Midnight Soul [Import]

Track Listings

1. Sidewalk

2. Fur Meine Sohne

3. Midnight Soul

4. Mack The Knife

5. Playing In The Yard

6. Reflection

7. Bouncing Baby

8. Red Nose

9. Guilty

10. Havanna Drive

11. Devisl Disciples

12. Almenrausch

Tracks:

When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)
Midnight Believer
I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone
Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)
Never Make a Move Too Soon
World Full of Strangers
Let Me Make You Cry a Little Longer
Better Not Look Down
Same Old Story (Same Old Song)
Happy Birthday Blues
I've Always Been Lonely
Second-Hand Woman
Tonight I'm Gonna Make You a Star
Beginning of the End
Story Everybody Knows
Take It Home

Album Description

UK twofer combines two of the blues legend's 70s albums, 'Midnight Believer' (1978) & 'Take It Home' (1979). 16 tracks packaged with a slipcase. BGO Records.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Two Albums on a Single CD from the King of the Blues from the Late 70's and Recorded in Collaboration with the Crusaders and Will Jennings.

Customer Reviews:

a terrific twofer CD that offers lots of great material.......2004-11-20

Now here's a heck of a great reissue--a big thumbs up to the BGO label for releasing this terrific twofer. It combines B.B. King's 1978 album "Midnight Believer", & the follow up, 1979's "Take It Home", on 1 disc. "Midnight Believer" had been quite tough to find on CD prior to this release. Both of these two albums were basically flat-out collaborations with the Crusaders. Both of the albums were produced by Stewart Levine, who was the producer of previous Crusaders material, and Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, & Joe Sample of the Crusaders. Also, apart from a couple King co-writes on "Take It Home", Crusaders members, along with their regular songwriting collaborator Will Jennings, were responsible for all of the songwriting. Also, Sample played all of the keyboards on both albums, Hooper played drums & percussion on the majority of tracks from each album, & Felder played bass on 2 "Midnight Believer" tracks & all of the "Take It Home" tracks. All that said, it's entirely logical to pair these 2 albums together--it's additionally nice since these individual albums both run less than 35 minutes apiece. There are some tracks on this CD that aren't up to snuff, but they are far outweighed by the highly worthwhile and excellent tracks which, when put together, make for a great CD. "Midnight Believer" offers irresistibly catchy & funky mid-tempo songs like the title track, "A World Full of Strangers", & the sly, infectiously fun "Never Make A Moon Too Soon". "I Just Can't Your Love Alone" is a tad overproduced, & has an excessive, overlong fade, but it's still really catchy. There's also a strong, moody ballad with "Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)", & a nice (though somewhat slight) feel-good tune with "When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)". The slow "Let Me Make You Cry A Little Longer" is frustratingly sappy, lacking in catchiness, & runs over 5 & ½ minutes, making it an exhausting tune to have closed the original album with, but it's the only dud on the album. "Take It Home" is overall a weaker album, but still has some great stuff. It offers some irresistible, funky tracks including "Happy Birthday Blues", the infectious feel-good tune "Better Not Look Down", which combines amusing spoken verses with an ultra catchy chorus, and "Tonight I'm Gonna Make You A Star", which was written by Jennings & King, and seems to be an ode to Lucille (his guitar). On the other hand, "The Beginning of the End", also written by Jennings & King, is a hard-hitting slow blues with an impassioned B.B. vocal. The funky "A Story Everybody Knows" is pretty great too, but the ends of the verses, with B.B. going into spoken word mode, are annoyingly corny. "Same Old Story (Same Old Song)" is ultra catchy, but runs itself into the ground a little with the excessive, overlong fade. The title track is a nice pop-ish feel-good tune, but it's frustratingly slight & sugary. "I've Always Been Lonely" is a rather dull ballad, & "Second-Hand Woman" is a bit grating & plodding--these 2 tracks aren't so bad that they'll compel you to instantly skip to the next track, but they fall way short of being fully satisfying. Still, the "Take It Home" album is never less than good background music. And like I said before, all of the really good/ excellent tracks from each album give you a heck of an album's worth of material. The sound quality on this disc is excellent & provides some nice liner notes as well, as well as full performance, songwriting, & production credits for each album. Even if it was the idea of someone at ABC Records (the label they were both on at the time) to bring B.B. King & The Crusaders together, it was a great idea nevertheless, & this CD offers conclusive proof that they made some excellent music together.

Average customer rating:

a positive suprise
Are you looking for one of the best Diva albums of the year?
Quality and expression.
Jody Watley-Midnight Lounge
A bit of a bland one from Jody

Midnight Lounge
Jody Watley
Manufacturer: Mca Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Q7SH
Release Date: 2001-10-24

Tracks:

Midnight Lounge
Whenever...
Photographs
I Love to Love
Skin Deep
More
Saturday Night Experience [Ron Trent Remix]
Clouds
Don't Give Up
Midnight Lounge (Reprise)
Photographs [Remix]

Album Description

Japanese exclusive edition of the dance-pop diva's 2001 album. 11 tracks including 'Midnight Lounge', 'Whenever...', 'Skin Deep' & 'Photographs'(Remix).

Album Details

Japanese exclusive release.

Customer Reviews:

a positive suprise.......2005-06-21

It's so good to hear Jody's voice again and see her going her way. The album is smooth and catchy and the title "Midnight lounge" fits very well. You find a cover of the Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush song "Don't give up" with a new flavour. The album works completely well and gives us a back a relaxed Jody Watley. Hopefully there'll be more releases coming.

Are you looking for one of the best Diva albums of the year?.......2002-12-31

Any fan will rate an album from thier favourite artist as five stars which upon seeing I would think that they are being biased. However, please take my advice and buy this album as you won't be dissapointed.

I've always been a fan of Jodys - loved the Affection and Intimacy albums, but this is a real jem. Tracks like Photographs,Clouds, Whenever, Midnight lounge and I Love to Love will either get you on your feet, or relax you gently. Even the cover version of Don't give up will surprise you as it seems Jodys vocals take a brisk walk over the melody, in the right direction.

It's about time this lady got the attention she deserves and moves up the ranks, past other "divas" who are just commercially sussessful with only minimal talent. (If you've seen this lady live you will know what i mean)

Quality and expression........2002-12-28

Jody doesn't stay static. As she grows in life experience, she shares that growth in her music. She is among the underappreciated artists/entertainers who keep on making quality music regardless of the popular music or industry environment. This album is great and I wish it had been released in the US and given the attention it deserves.

Jody Watley-Midnight Lounge.......2002-10-28

Jody Watley has come a long way professionaly, and it shows in her latest CDs Midnight Lounge and Saturday Night Experience. I am a long term fan, since day one when I first heard "Looking for a New Love". This CD is about the new Jody, one full of soul, feeling, and groovy rhythems. Her voive is smooth, inviting, and she has never sounded better. I urge any JW fan, or anyone into jazzy and funky vibes to get this CD, you will not be disapointed. This is one for the perminate place in the CD changer.
What is disappointing is the lack of airplay Jody gets today, especially compared to the [stuff] that is commonly played on comercial radio.
Hopefully strong word of mouth will give her the attention this truely unique talent deserves. I have seen her twice in concert, and I watch and wait for her to tour.
Midnight Louge is exceptional for those who want and expect sophisticated sounds and funky inspiration.

A bit of a bland one from Jody.......2002-10-22

I was a big Shalamar fan and have liked some of Jody's work from the 90's ("Off the Hook" & "I'm the one you need" spring to mind).

I bought this on the basis of it being the source for the UK single "Photograph" - which is great. That, however, was remixed for domestic release and the original version that appears here is less strong. If you also already own the previously released "Love to Love" and "Saturday Night Experience" the rest of what you get here is a bit wishy washy. Nice production but rather bland musically. The best tracks being the ones I already had.

Tracks:

Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
Let's Make This Precious
All in All (This One Wild Last Waltz)
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
Old
Plan B
I'll Show You
Liars a to E
Until I Believe in My Soul
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners,

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Expanded Edition of the Classic 1982 Album that Brought International Acclaim and Attention to the Irish Rockers, Thanks to the Worldwide Success of the Single "Come on Eileen". This Expanded Edition Comes with a Plethora of Super Bonus Tracks for the Ardent Fan Drawn Primarily from a Super Night in Concert at Newcastle, BBC Radio Sessions and Other Rarities.

Average customer rating:

Midnight Love/Dream of a Lifetime
Marvin Gaye
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006AO16
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

Midnight Lady
Sexual Healing
Rockin' After Midnight
'Til Tomorrow
Turn on Some Music
Third World Girl
Joy
My Love Is Waiting

Tracks:

Sanctified Lady
Savage in the Sack
Masochistic Beauty
It's Madness
Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around)
Symphony
Life's Opera
Dream of a Lifetime

Music Review:

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Face to Face

1. Sidewalk
2. Fur Meine Sohne
3. Midnight Soul
4. Mack The Knife
5. Playing In The Yard
6. Reflection
7. Bouncing Baby
8. Red Nose
9. Guilty
10. Havanna Drive
11. Devisl Disciples
12. Almenrausch