Respect: A Century of Women in Music [Box set]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 5, 1999
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00001T3K3
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,901 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. By the Light of the Silvery Moon

2. Some of These Days

3. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

4. She's Good Enough to Be Your Baby's Mother and She's Good Enough to Vot

5. Crazy Blues

6. I'm a Jazz Vampire

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart

2. Pretty Polly

3. Over the Rainbow

4. A-Tisket A-Tasket

5. Strange Fruit

6. Me and My Chauffeur Blues

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Maybe

2. Fever

3. Funnel of Love

4. Will You Love Me Tomorrow

5. Sweet Nothin's

6. Heat Wave

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just keeps getting better and better, January 7, 2000

By 

HLD "Pragmatic and Always Learning" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respect: A Century of Women in Music (Audio CD)

When I received this for Christmas, I was overwhelmed to tears reading all the wonderful talent that I held in my hand. Rhino has once again outdone themselves, working extremely hard to represent a century of women who impacted and reflected the times in which they sang. The music is amazing, I continue to get goosebumps hearing many of the songs. Rhino execs admit that they weren't able to include everyone, and have graciously printed the names of hundreds of women who were musicians in the past century. The liner notes continue to match Rhino's top quality standards. What I appreciate most about this box set is that Rhino admits they chose not to include performers who buyers likely already have in their collection (Indigo Girls, the Mamas and the Papas, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, ABBA, Helen Reddy, Karen Carpenter, etc.), but worked to expose listeners to undiscovered nuggets, while still satisfying the craving for well known treasures. I defy any 60s fan (any race, any gender) to listen to Disc 3 and not be overwhelmed with joy at the outpouring of passion, fun and love. This just rocks, plain and simple.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-researched, great choices, wonderful boxed set, December 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Respect: A Century of Women in Music (Audio CD)

Every selection in this boxed set is musically interesting and adds to the enjoyment of the other selections. Some of the songs are so well known, but don't usually appear together in one place--so it's fun to hear Lesley Gore next to Buffy Sainte-Marie, and only a CD away from Rickie Lee Jones or Billie Holliday. This set doesn't only include the music I already love but I exposes me to outstanding songs from other times that I wouldn't regularly hear otherwise or have the patience (or money) to search out. This boxed set is for anyone with intelligence, taste, and an open mind who wants to hear a great selection of music spanning the last 100 years.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's not Rhino's fault..., March 22, 2002

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Agro (Trenton, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respect: A Century of Women in Music (Audio CD)

I love this boxed set, but my main mission here is to fill some of you in. Yes, the collection would be better with Joni Mitchell, but if you bothered to read the liner notes, you'd know that SHE is the one who said she would never allow any of her work to be on any collection of strictly women musicians.