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Desiderata [Explicit Lyrics][Import]

Les Crane
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Best remembered for his 1971 spoken word smash "Desiderata," Les Crane was born Lester Stein in San Francisco in 1935; after first rising to local success as a rock and roll DJ at Bay Area station KKYA, he moved to KKGO, where station manager Don Curran gave him the new surname Crane and tapped him to host a late-night talk show. Crane's program quickly became a hit, its star's growing notoriety… Read more in Amazon's Les Crane Store

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  • Audio CD (December 28, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: 1971
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
  • Label: Wea International
  • ASIN: B00000DB2L
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #251,797 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #5 in  Music > Imports > Miscellaneous
    #92 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Self-Help

 
1. Prologue
2. Desiderata
3. Vision
4. Friends
5. Beauty (Shining from the Inside Out)
6. Happiness (I Got No Cares)
7. Esperanza (Hopme)
8. Nature (Wilderness)
9. Courage (Eyes That See)
10. Independence (A Different Drummer)
11. Love (Children Learn What They Live)
12. Epilogue

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Unavailable on CD in the U.S., this is a reissue of Crane's Grammy-winning 1971 album. Similar to & thanks to the popularity of Baz Luhrman's 'Everybody's Free', the spoken word recording is based on a 1927 poem by Max Ehrmann that hippies clung to in the '60s. The rest of the tracks on the long player continue along the same touchy-feely self-help theme, with musical accompaniments varying from Native American vibes to gospel to rock to opera. 12 tracks (though only 10 are actually printed on the CD).

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Desiderata by Les Crane is my most remembered song., June 4, 1999
In 1966 I entered the Army and between 1966 and 1969 I was in Vietnam two years and when I returned home it was a nightmare, the people was divided, America was in turmoil and the returning Vietnam Veterans was called everything from baby killers to animals. In november of 1971 Desiderata came out and made it to the number 7 position on the R&B Charts. The song was a breath of fresh air for me and it was a release of pressure in the years after I came home from Vietnam. I have been hunting for the song for around 25 years, I have contacted every body but no one even know the song but finially I got on the internet and foung it in Amazon.com. Anyone who hears the song will have their life changed.

Be gentle with yourself, let life surround you and enjoy life because it can be gone in a wink of an eye.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Original Recording, October 1, 2003
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Contrary to what some have posted, this is the original recording of Desiderata by the original artist, Les Crane. If you'll do a little digging on the web, you'll find that Les won a grammy for this song in 1971 for Best Spoken Word Recording. Excellent rendition. Worth every penny.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Inspiring, March 3, 2004
I first heard this song in Germany back in 1983 when I was 17 and visiting there. The woman I was staying with had it and as I played it she told me that this song stopped her from committing suicide. That stayed with me always. Many years later I was working at a Women's Shelter and saw the words to Desiderata hanging on my Supervisor's bulletin board in her office. It all came back to me. I just had to get the song again. This is a beautiful song and I am now going to give a copy to my sister in law who is having some real problems. Hopfully it can inspire her, like it did the woman in Germany I stayed with.....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Words To Live By
I have not heard this poem in a music format, but just found it on Limewire tonight and am currently dowloading it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robspace1

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect...absolutely perfect!
I'm not sure why some of the reviewers write that this CD is not like the original. I still have my album (white jacket, poster and everything) and a turntable on which to play... Read more
Published on April 3, 2007 by indigo

2.0 out of 5 stars Desiderata
I agree with the reviewers who say that this is not the voice recording that we remember from the early 70s. Read more
Published on January 8, 2007 by Lawrence L. Bailey

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the real thing...
... and it is awesome! It was great hearing these familiar lyrics from my childhood. My intent is to pass them on to my only child. Read more
Published on August 21, 2005 by Cheryl Thompson

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE ORIGINAL
I was 12 years old when I heard the beautiful Go Placidly. (about 1970.) I ordered the Les Crane version thru Amazon, and while it is still inspiring, it is NOT the original... Read more
Published on July 21, 2003 by Kathleen Lucy

2.0 out of 5 stars This Is Not the Recitation of Desiderata That Inspired Me
Les Crane's performance of Desiderata, with high-pitched female gospel-like backup and 70's quality electronic music is not the recording that inspired me during my teenage years... Read more
Published on October 5, 2002 by Michael W. Sumner

5.0 out of 5 stars Desiderata
My husband and I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CD. WE HAVE BEEN FOR LES CRANE FOR YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Published on August 20, 2002 by Virginia M. Maynard

5.0 out of 5 stars Desiderata/Les Crane
In my opinion if everyone would listen to not only the title cut but the other cuts and learn to practice them in ereryday life there would be far less problems in the world!
Published on September 3, 2001 by Brian George

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLANT! WONDERFUL! A "MUST-HAVE"!
For those who remember the LP from the early '70's -- here it is, again! Crisp and clear, an excellant quality CD. Read more
Published on January 25, 2000 by owenthinker

5.0 out of 5 stars why are the songs on the album not listed?
I remember Desiderata as a child. It was instrumental in helping me resist peer pressure.

Amazon, I still want to know why some albums are not accompanied by song titles.

Published on November 23, 1999 by RH

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