Songbird

Anita Carter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Omni Recording Corp.
• ASIN: B001MVYVD8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,080 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 2001 (Ballad To The Future)

2. Travelin' Minstrel Band

3. Set The World On Fire (With Love)

4. I Won't Change For You

5. It's My Life (And I'll Live It)

6. I'm Gonna Leave You

7. I've Heard The Wind Blow Before

8. Poison Red Berries

9. I Don't Need You Anymore

10. Hang A Little Sign

11. Love Me Now (While I Am Living)

12. The Trains Don't Go There Anymore

13. No One's Gonna Miss Me

14. Rings Of Gold

15. I Got You

16. All Of You Belongs To Me

17. Promised To John

18. A Song To Mama

19. Twelve O'Clock High

20. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Anita Carter is the great 'lost' voice of Nashville. The Appalachian siren, who once heard will break your heart and mend your soul. Daughter of the legendary Mother Maybelle Carter and sister to the exalted June Carter Cash, Anita sang, played (a mean upright bass) and recorded her entire life (solo, in duet and with The Carter Family). Featured here are rare and previously un-reissued sides and 45 only cuts from her mid-1960s and early 1970s tenures with RCA Victor and Columbia Records. 28 track deluxe collector's edition remastered with love and care from the original master tapes including exclusive liner notes and rare photos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally Some Carter Family Reissued, April 7, 2009

By 

B. Martin "carter family" (Stevens Point, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songbird (Audio CD)

The Anita Carter "Songbird" CD is an excellent choice as a "Best of" disc. All of Anita's solo tracks have been previously released by Bear-Family Records of Germany on the 7-CD set "Appalachain Angel." I applaud the producing company of this disc (Omni) for finally bringing out some of the previously-unreleased on Compact Disc Carter Family songs from the Travelin' Minstrel Band (1972). The harmonies on these songs are just beautiful, featuring Mother Maybelle, June, Helen and Anita. Unfortunately, Omni left off three songs from the Travelin' Minstrel Band album and only added one track (Sweet Memories) from the Carter's "Three Generations" (1974) album. All of the songs on the Songbird CD are excellent, featuring Anita's voice. For the diehard collector, you'll need to purchase this one to fill out the Carter Family void in your collection. For the casual listener, I recommend purchasing this disc, along with Bear-Family's single disc of Anita Carter, "Ring of Fire." And, if you like what you hear, step up to the plate and purchase the 7-CD boxset and you won't be disappointed.
I hope that Omni or other companies reading this will follow suit with this album and release the beautiful albums of the newer Carter Family on CD, including the rest of the Travelin Minstrel Band, Three Generations, I Walk The Line (Best of), The Carter Family album and The Country Album.

5.0 out of 5 stars unique voice, January 11, 2012

By 

donika - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Songbird (Audio CD)

a great female singer, anita carter was before her time,a beautiful voice that can't compare,i'm glad amazon sold this cd.