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Persuasions Sing the Beatles

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This group was once one of the mose exciting forces on the American music scene. However, this CD is awful. There is no song on it that was not vastly better done by The Beatles. Instead of the group singing that once marked the Persuasions it is merely a lead singer singing everything at the same pace (one song is nearly indistinguishable from any other) with the other members of the group doing a little doo wop on the side. Boring! Buy the material by the original artists and enjoy some really good music. The Persuasions are now merely riding the coat tails of their earlier reputation.

Chesky Records is well known for their fantastic "Audiophile" CD's, and the acoustics on this album are absolutely unbelievable. Innovative and smooth......I highly recommend it.

I've actually never heard the Persuasions before, but as a huge Beatles fan, I decided to give this album a try. I have to say that for Beatles fans this is a fantastic way to hear their music. I love "With a Little Help..." and "Ob La Di" especially, but they're all great! If you want to hear the music of the Beatles as you've never heard it before, this is the album to get. It's not just another "cover" album.

The new CD, "Persuasions Sing the Beatles" is FABULOUS! The Persuasions' harmonizing voices and trend-setting style are memorable, unique and classy!

Their voices are truly their instruments!  Everytime I hear "Octopus's Garden," I am amazed at how they are able to sing it totally a cappella...How do they do that?

The Persuasions' talents are really special and say, "Persuasions all the way!"

This CD is a hit! It's a wonderful surprise to hear the "world's best" vocal group perform the songs of the "world's best" pop group...It's a fantastic "fab-four" union!

The CD feels "live," but to see The Persuasions perform the Beatles songs in-person has got to be an awesome treat, too! I hope to see The Persuasions performing these songs in concert very soon. 

Thank you, Persuasions for sharing your voices, your inspiration and creativity with the rest of us.

Whether you're a Persuasions fan, a Beatles fan, or a fan of both phenomenal groups, the "Persuasions Sing the Beatles" is a "must have" CD for all music lovers.

The Beatles should be proud!...I know that this Persuasions fan is!...Keep on surprising us fellas!

WOW!!
This cd is fabulous. These tunes sound as if the Persuasions are singing in my living room LIVE.
"Eight Days a Week" .. really stands out.
"Oh Darling"... sends a chill up my spine..
This is the best cd I have heard in a very long time.
The sound quality is great!!!
Thanks for such a wonderful record!!

This is truly a phenominal CD. The voices of the Persuasions are as clear and crisp as they have always been. The treatment of the Beatles songs makes you hear them in a totally new way. Each time you hear it , it just gets better. If you dont have it already, buy it. Also if you have a chance to see them live , it is an experience you wont forget. Schedule is available at the persuasions.com

...even by The Persuasions, whom I have loved since 1975. It's un-natural! & to me, that's what have always made the Persuasions great - their "naturalness". All of their early albums sound like 5 friends standing on a street corner of 1950's/60's USA, singing doo-wop accapella unpretentiously and from the heart, in a natural, not-too-rehearsed, almost-spontaneous kind of way. The Persuasions were the best at this genre for years, and propably still are. Guys, PLEASE - stick to your roots: Gospel, blues, and doo-wop. I recommend these as some of the best Persuasions' albums, and give them all 5 stars++!: Stardust (their first)(recorded in the 60's!)(Rare), We Came to Play (their 2nd), Street Corner Symphony, We Still Ain't Got No Band, and Sincerely. As for Beatles music, I wish that almost everyone would leave it alone and as it was: Brilliantly orchestrated, arranged, produced, written, and recorded by the George Martin & The Beatles in the 1960's, unless they absolutely believe honestly that they can improve it.....Let It Be!