Stephen Foster: A Family Album

Douglas Jimerson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMERIMUSIC
• ASIN: B00005YDWZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #394,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Camptown Races, for voice & piano

2. My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano

3. Come with Thy Sweet voice again

4. Old Folks' Quadrilles

5. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, for voice & piano

6. The Merry, Merry Month of May, for voice & piano

7. Old Folks at Home, for voice & piano

8. Beautiful Dreamer, for voice & piano

9. The Village Bells Polka, for piano

10. Old Dog Tray for voice & piano

11. Nelly Bly

12. Was My Brother in the Battle? for voice & piano

13. The Glendy Burk, song for voice & piano

14. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming for vocal quartet

15. Old Black Joe, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

16. Jennie's Own Schottische, song

17. Gentle Annie, song for voice & piano or guitar

18. Oh! Susanna

Editorial Reviews

Stephen Foster is probably the most popular and enduring American composer of the 19th-century, and here is a release that really takes the measure of the man and his work. Inside is a 92-page booklet that includes a biography of Stephen penned by his older brother, Morrison; a foreword penned by his grand nephew, Richard K. Foster; and complete lyrics to the 18 songs the package contains, which are performed by 19th century music specialist Douglas Jimerson: Camptown Races; Oh! Susanna; My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!; Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair; Beautiful Dreamer; The Merry, Merry, Merry Month of May; Old Folks at Home , and more classics.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, May 31, 2003

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Florentius (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a Stephen Foster CD that was not "jazzed up" and maintained the closest fidelity to the old-time recordings. This CD did not disappoint. Most of the renditions of the lesser-known Foster classics are excellent. "Old Black Joe" is particularly moving.

My only problem is with the two old standards: Camptown Races and Oh! Susanna. I get the impression that the vocalist was trying to put his own "stamp" on these two very familiar tunes by accenting odd syllables or using strange intonations. At any rate, they ended up sounding cheesy so that my family members ended up making fun of the idiosyncracies introduced by the singer rather than singing along with the familiar words and melody. Oh! well...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gem of an Album, December 26, 2002

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This review is from: Stephen Foster: A Family Album (Audio CD)

I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering the full scope of Foster's musical genius through this biography and album of popular Foster songs, choral gems, piano delights, and chamber music arrangements. Douglas Jimerson and Sheryl Cohen have the ideal voices for Foster's beautiful parlor songs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excelleny CD., November 13, 2007

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Eugene J. Fottrell "Gene f." (eGG hARBOR tSP NJ) - See all my reviews
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This CD takes me back to a nicer time in our nhistory. Good to relive it.