Straight Up With A Twist

Kristine W (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Fly Again Music LLC.
• ASIN: B003TPTC8O
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Feel What You Want

2. Stairway To Heaven

3. On The Radio

4. Save My Soul

5. What I Like About You

6. Some Lovin

7. Window To Your World

8. Stronger

9. Wonder Of It All

10. Dream On

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. River Divides

2. Feel What You Want

3. Stairway To Heaven

4. Some Lovin

5. The Boss

6. Save My Soul

7. Stronger

8. On The Radio

9. Window To Your World

10. Dream On

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE NEVER SAY DIE DIVA, September 16, 2010

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Daniel E. Ervin (DALLAS TEXAS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Straight Up With A Twist (Audio CD)

"STRAIGHT UP WITH A TWIST" is Kristine W 6th album a double disc and also her first attemp at releasing a full jazz and chill out album, latin jazz and bosa nova influenced simply amazing. this album proves that Kristine W's life span in show business will be very long, also that she is very comfortable singing any style of music,she has been and will always be a performer without limits, her chops are powerful. she can use her voice in low and high range.and she's a fantastic scat vocalist... as well Straight up with a Twist, in prodution for 4 years it was truley worth the wait, reimagining her popular dance hits songs that added extra sweat to the dance floor, are now being served chilled with much more.Straight with a Twist will introduce Kristine W to whole new audience. her version of Donna Summers" on the radio" is outstanding.

stand out tracks are:" stairway to heaven" ," on the radio" " some lovin" ,"first time ever i saw your face" , "who knows" ," window to your world "
" take it to the limit" , "stronger", and "feel what you want"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With a Twist Indeed~!, September 18, 2010

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Michael McCLain "Amberbaer" (West Chester, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Straight Up With A Twist (Audio CD)

WOW - for her latest release - Kristine digs into the vault and serves up a selection of hits from her years of being a #1 dance artist and does something to those songs that breathes new life into these dance classics...she slows them down to a jazzy pace that merely takes them to a new level of pure entertainment.

From track 1 to track 30 - yeah THIRTY! - you get to hear the vocals that have driven the dance floors crazy for years and will be filling the jazz clubs for years to come. Her music has naturally had a jazzy vocal edge to it all these years. No stranger to the field, she has infused so many of her songs with hints of jazz over the years, but now she takes those same songs and gives them a complete jazz workout that will make even the hardest of jazz fans wonder why she's been doing dance songs!

Never fear, there is plenty of ear-candy for all to enjoy - it's worth the cost to get the double cd - the digital download, put it on your favorite player and enjoy the day.....I guarantee that you will be singing along to all these tracks by the end of the first listen....and only wet your appetite for more and more from this lovely, gorgeous, smokey-voiced dance diva who not only puts her foot into the world of jazz....she gives it her mind, body and soul~!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Atmospheric Twist!, December 18, 2010

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Sergio - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Straight Up With A Twist (MP3 Download)

Although disc one of Straight Up With A Twist is primarily being marketed as the meat of this album, I found disc two to be far more compelling because it appeals to my nocturnal sensibilities with its rich textures and dreamy atmospheric landscapes.

Stand out tracks are as follows:

Wonder Of It All (Emoticon Remix) which has an overall tone of hopefulness to it when compared to the somber version found on the Fly Again album.

River Divides (Emoticon Remix) is beautiful as ever with the inclusion of the lyrics "race and religion still divide" at the end.

Window To Your World (Emoticon Remix) has a mesmerizing vocal introduction which reminds me of Let Love Reign found on the Stronger album. This version has given me a new appreciation for this overlooked track from the Power Of Music album.

Meet Again (Emoticon Remix) completely takes the uplifting version found on the Power Of Music album and emphasizes its bittersweetness which somehow escaped me in its original form.

On The Radio (Emoticon Remix) - I am wondering what Donna Summer feels about this unique remake with the absence of Disco elements.

Who Knows (Emoticon Remix) and (surprisingly enough the Jazz mix as well!) is heartbreaking.

Both Some Lovin' (Emoticon Remix) and Feel What You Want (Emoticon Remix) are very soothing without any dance/club elements overshadowing Kristine's soulful voice and lyrics.