Songs From Venice Beach

Ted Hawkins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Evidence
• ASIN: B0000014QO
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,354 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Searching for My Love

2. I Got What I Wanted

3. Ladder of Success

4. Having a Party

5. There Stands the Glass

6. Quiet Place

7. Good Times

8. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)

10. He Will Break Your Heart

11. Gypsy Woman

12. Somebody Have Mercy

13. Share Your Love With Me

14. All I Have to Offer You Is Me

Editorial Reviews

Audio CD - genre acoustic guitar R&B/Soul/Country made by Ted Hawkins solo.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best live performance I've seen, January 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs From Venice Beach (Audio CD)

I was strolling down the Venice Beach boardwalk in the Summer of 1983 when I came upon a small crowd. If you've been on the boardwalk you know that's nothing out of the ordinary. But the music coming from the middle. Wow! I won't try to describe it in words except to say that tired man sitting on a milk crate delivered the best live performance I've seen in 30 years with a beat up acoustic guitar and no amplification. I walked straight to Penny Lane records and bought "Watch your Step." Grab anything you can find by Ted.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for anyone who buys CD's, June 15, 2000

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TambourineBeats (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs From Venice Beach (Audio CD)

This man is a genius in my eyes. A voice and an acoustic guitar that entertains me for an entire album. His voice is pure butter. A struggling street singer who eventually got a record contract but died before he recieved a check. His story is an amazing one that almost seems like a movie. On this disk he covers mostly old classic soul songs. Hence the title "Songs From Venice Beach" Ted knew how to make the money on the street buy playing songs people were familiar with. Don't get the wrong idea though these songs are definetely performed in true Ted Hawkins style. This CD is very comforting it's kind of hard to explain unless you listen to it. You can tell from his music that Ted Hawkins was a very genuine man.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Agent Double-O Soul, April 20, 2001

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs From Venice Beach (Audio CD)

Some of the songs on this CD, and the aching in Ted Hawkins' voice, will make you want to cry. Hawkins chose to sing about many dark, dark subjects, but his voice was a gift from God. Spiritually uplifting and damn depressing, sometimes within the same song. It's a mystery why, but I love it...