Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000087N17
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,222 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't understand why all these people hated it. I loved it, May 20, 2005

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J. Starr "q.e.d." (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (Audio CD)

Caught the show on PBS. I watched it only because Sandra Bernhard and Debbie Harry were in it. I was blown away by Rufus Wainright's "Paper Moon." It was like he was singing it to me and me personally and he meant every word. Very sexy, very hot. And I had never heard Wainright before, so I'm not just a fan. Then Marc Anthony Thomas sang "I've Gotta Right To Sing The Blues". Threw his head back, closed his eyes, and belted it out like he was the only person in the world and he just loved the song and wanted to sing it for himself and himself alone. Beautiful. Nothing in the rest of the show stood out as bad. Yes, some performances were worse than others. But these two astounding performances have haunted me for months. Now I've decided I just have to have the CD. I really want this on DVD, so I can watch those two again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars marvelous renditions for new generation!, September 28, 2005

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ej "ej,musique fan" (kuala lumpur,malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (Audio CD)

i cant fathom why people hate this cd.i personally think it is a really great tribute to the works of mr.harold arlen.it's really fresh,yes,i admit when u first press play,you wont get the lazy,lushful drawl of rufus's "it's only a paper moon" and you must wonder where and why debbie harry sings "stormy weather" in such a way that seems so outta place.but listen and keep on listening,you'll find all these performers are really one of a kind.they are unique in giving these tunes a zestful spritz as if it were really written exclusively for 'em singers in this cd.best of all they arent copycats like michael bubble,trying oh-so-hard to be like the originals.this is a tribute,a really honest tribute and a good intro to the new generation!stormy with marvellous good drenching of rain,this piece of record!

3.0 out of 5 stars Reconstruction Time, September 21, 2011

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Richard "Alice Collector" (Blackpool England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (Audio CD)

Just what is the point of a review which says "don't buy it".
I mean Harold Arlen's songs have always attracted rock & pop stars and after Patti La Belle & the Bluebelles' radical revival of Over The Rainbow in the 60s anything which sound more normal
Stormy Weather has been done by at least a dozen doowoppers including the 5 Sharps whose original single is supposed to be the most valuable in the World because only a few copies exist.
In the 80s Stormy Weather was revived by Richard Jobson of the Skids-probably an acquired taste but there you go