Songs Without Words

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B000000NMI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Water Fountain - David Foster

2. The Stone Quilt - Desmond Child

3. Major Dreams, Minor Lies - David Benoit

4. Songs Without Words - Eric Bazilian

5. A Hollywood Nocturne - John Corey

6. Miracles - Walter Afanasieff

7. Garbo Redux - Bob James

8. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Michael Kamen

9. If You Asked Me To - Diane Warren

10. Generations - Jim Brickman

11. Not Like This - Jeremy Lubbock

12. This Isn't Love - Brian Wilson

13. What Can You Lose? - Stephen Sondheim

14. Life Is a Circle - Michael Whalen

15. Cousin Stu - Jeff Lorber

16. Blue Modal Morning Alive - Carole King

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So good they don't need words., January 26, 2000

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DSWANDA (Southeast USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs Without Words (Audio CD)

"Everything I Do" by the original composer, Michael Kamen, is alone worth the price of the entire CD. Everything else is an incredible bonus.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solo piano for many moods, September 6, 2001

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Songs Without Words (Audio CD)

There are many different styles here, as well as several very familiar names. No one person will likely enjoy every piece played here, but each person should find a few favorites. I've listed some of my favorites below, but you might well have others.

John Corey's "A Hollywood Nocturne" really grabbed me with it's contrasting image of sadness and loneliness against, as Corey put it in the notes, "the beauty, wealth, and grandeur or Hollywood".

Then, overly familiar or not, Michael Kamen's "Everything I Do" indeed was a highlight.

Diane Warren's playing of her song which has been recorded by Celine Dion and Patti La Belle is also a personal favorite.

However, I found Carole King's "Blue Modal Morning Alive" my favorite, with its evocation of Idaho's wilderness.

Other notable ones include David Benoit's "Major Dreams, Minor Lies", Jim Brickman's "Generations, Stephen Sondheim's "What Can You Lose?" and the opening "Water Fountain" by David Foster. All in all, a very satisfying CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD for a nice evening / dinner ambiance, August 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs Without Words (Audio CD)

I love it. They were playing it at a restaurant I went to not long ago (outside terrace, nice warm evening, breezy, etc...), and it was the PERFECT CD to enjoy a glass of wine. I recommend it to all the music lovers and wine afficionados.