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Il Divo
Ancora [ RCA Records / CD - released 8/Nov/2005 ] This is the follow up to Il Divo's NZ double-platinum self titled debut, and features such classics as "Hero", "Unchained Melody", plus a duet with Celine Dion ("I Believe In You") and much more. |
K.D. Lang
Ingenue [ Sire / Warner Bros Records / CD - released 30/Mar/1992 ] Featuring some truly passionate songs with stunning arrangements, 'Ingenue' is one beautiful album, which includes "Constant Craving", "Miss Chatelaine" & more. |
Soundtrack / Various
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [ Verve Records CD / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] Lian Lunson's film celebrates the legacy of one of music's most celebrated and influential troubadours. This soundtrack features powerful performances of Cohen masterpieces by top singer / songwriters - including Martha & Rufus Wainwright, Teddy... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Lonely Runs Both Ways [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] Her voice has never sounded more pristine or commanding; while on fiddle and viola she colours each song. A recording with aching beauty and depth - Recommended! |
Anne Murray
Duets: Friends & Legends [ EMI Music / CD - released 10/Mar/2008 ] Featuring duets with Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Nelly Furtado, Sarah Brightman, k.d. lang, Celine Dion, Emmylou Harris, Isabelle Boulay, Celtic Woman, Carole King, Dusty Springfield, Jann Arden, Amy Grant, Olivia Newton-John, Shelby Lynne, Indigo... |
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
In The Heart Of The Moon [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 30/Jun/2005 ] The GRAMMY winning In the Heart of the Moon is a unique album of duets from Ali Farka Toure (guitar) and Toumani Diabate (kora), two of Africa's greatest musicians. It was recorded using a mobile studio in the Hotel Mandé, on the banks of the Niger... |
Eric Clapton
Complete Clapton [ Universal Music / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2007 ] This is a specially priced 2-disc set that encompasses the full breadth of Clapton's musical career for the very first time on one compilation - including tracks by Cream & Blind Faith, plus collaborations with B.B. King & J.J. Cale. |