Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back

Brent Spiner

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dead Line
• ASIN: B00000DPEY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #188,135 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Time After Time

2. Very Thought of You

3. More Than You Know

4. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye

5. Embraceable You

6. It's a Sin to Tell a Lie - LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart,

7. Long, Long Time

8. Carolina in the Morning

9. Marie

10. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart

11. When I Fall in Love

12. Goodnight Sweetheart

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the record..., June 11, 2006

By	Randy Goldberg "Voracious reader" (Yonkers, NY, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For the record, Brent Spiner was a Broadway star long before he joined the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. He had a featured role in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George in 1984, and replaced Rene Auberjonois (another Trek alum who can sing) in Big River in 1985.

I agree that this is a mediocre album - the very title tells you that it's a gimmick. The arrangements are lackluster, and I've heard Brent sound much better (on the cast albums of the aforementioned Sunday and his starring role as John Adams in the 1997 revival of 1776). He was clearly leaning on his Star Trek connections to sell the album.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album by a Star Trek alum... period., September 18, 2003

By	Melissa Hunnefield (Lititz, PA USA) - See all my reviews

A beautiful collection of oldies preformed by Brent Spiner. His singing on the show is nothing compared to the mellow tones put forth on this album. I've included a track listing for those who haven't heard any more about it... in order:

Time After Time
The Very Thought Of You
More Than You Know
Toot Toot Tootsie
Embraceable You
It's A Sin (To Tell A Lie)
Long, Long Time
Carolina In The Morning
Marie
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
When I Fall In Love
Goodnight, Sweetheart

Only one song is even slightly annoying, and it's not due to Spiner. "It's A Sin (To Tell a Lie)" features a monologue by Captain Jean-Luc Picard actor Patrick Stewart. It's total cheese, but the song is lovely.

Great music for a romantic evening by the fire, playing around on the computer, or driving on a rainy night. Not the terribly trashy stuff of former Star Trek albums, but a very nice collection of remade oldies. I'd like to hear more from Brent.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars How sad it makes me, July 13, 2004

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Yes, this album is by "Data" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Brent sings mostly standards here, with the exception of one recent song by Randy Newman. Brent has a decent tenor voice, but he can't really sustain a note. Any time he tries to hold a note, there is quite a bit of vibrato. Not Tiny Tim level, to be sure, but still a bit distracting. The main fault with the album is that arrangements by Dennis McCarthy are rather dull and unimaginative. The two songs here that were arranged by John McKinney, on the other hand, are lively and fun. Too bad he didn't arrange the whole album. This album will appeal to Star Trek fans only. Trekkies will be especially interested in "It's a Sin (To Tell a Lie)", which features back-up vocals by LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart, plus a recitation by Stewart. The songs are:

1. Time After Time
2. The Very Thought of You
3. More Than You Know
4. Toot Toot Tootsie
5. Embraceable You
6. It's a Sin (To Tell a Lie)
7. Long, Long Time
8. Carolina in the Morning
9. Marie
10. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
11. When I Fall in Love
12. Goodnight, Sweetheart