Downtown: Journey of a Heart

John Waite

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 2007)
• Original Release Date: January 9, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B000KG4BNQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,438 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
DOWNTOWN...Journey of a Heart is a musical journey, a collection of new recordings of John Waite's greatest hits, including a stunning duet with Alison Krauss on a new rendition of the radio staple "Missing You," plus extraordinary re-recordings of other songs John made famous such as The Babys' "Isn't It Time" and Bad English's "When I See You Smile." Waite also adds an infectious version of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61," and the sweeping balladry of "St. Patrick's Day" and 'New York City Girl."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth listening to for JW fans, January 27, 2007

By	B. Kagan Ceylan "rg760" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While there are no new materials in this album, remaking of some of the songs are definitely worth listening to for JW fans. When Bad English albums are selling for pennies these days, one should not expect a huge success from remaking of Bad English songs like When I see you smile. However, as a long time Bad English and JW fan, I have no complaints. Missing You featuring Allison Krauss is definitely worth listening to.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maybe for JW fans but I love this!, July 28, 2007

By	S. L. Knights "Simon" (England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a JW fan since Missing You/Tears (and then went back to The Babys and forward to Bad English etc.) and I totally love this release. I appreciate that there is little in the way of new material here but I really enjoy the remakes/different takes on some of the classics.

JW's voice has lost none of its sparkle and there are some great (and poignant) moments here. I am suprised at the negative comments by other reviewers, I am more excited by this JW release than I have been since Rovers Return! And this is a much better record too.

Give it a chance!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Time for some new music, April 6, 2007

By	J. Gilbert (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a self-professed John Waite devotee and own most everything he's done (except for the impossible-to-find King Biscuit Flower Hour CD) in his various incarnations. I'm disappointed to see the second straight "new" album with next to zero new tracks (the one real exception being St. Patrick's Day). This is the same problem I had with "The Hard Way" which had one new song, one new instrumental, and an acoustic version of "Missing You" along with reissues of other material. Great if you're an enthusiast, but otherwise, keep your fingers crossed we'll actually get some NEW material from John at some point soon!