- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: CREC
- ASIN: B00013T7VE
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 912,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Jamie Come Try Me |
| 2. My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose |
| 3. Willie Stewart/Molly Rankin |
| 4. Ae Fond Kiss |
| 5. Brose And Butter |
| 6. Ye Jacobites |
| 7. Wild Mountainside |
| 8. Charlie Is My Darling |
| 9. John Anderson My Jo |
| 10. Winter It Is Past |
| 11. Auld Lang Syne |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I hesitated about buying this album. I was thinking 'oooh, will I like it? Will it be a waste of £11?'. I was being a bit stupid really, cause I've always like Eddi's voice & material. Nearly everything I hear her sing is great. She could even bring out an album entitled 'Eddi Reader Sings The First Five Pages Of The Glasgow Telephone Directory' and I'd still love it.
But this is special. It's one of those all-time classic albums where u know everything has come together perfectly. It's more than just the musicianship. It's the enthusiasm, the inspiration, the *vibe*. This album will lift you up, chill you out, make you cry, make you smile. It conjures up everything that you'd want a poem, a song, or piece of music to. I'm so glad that I didn't hesitate too long - neither should you.
Buy this.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I think I can safely say that, in my oppinion, Eddi Reader has the most clear and astonishingly heartwarming voice.
The album is full of lovely renditions of old favourites, instantly recalled when heard again.
Each song has a little story behind it, which the artists have detailed in the CD pamphlet and allows you to come closer to knowing what Robert Burns was feeling when he wrote these songs. A more interesting way to learn.
Each song is different and can be listened to time and time again without becoming monotonous. In fact the music and Eddi's voice can take you somewhere either very calm, or very fun and occasionally fill you with enough warmth of spirit to make you tearful.
An album worth its weight in gold, and not just for Burns' fans!
The album is full of lovely renditions of old favourites, instantly recalled when heard again.
Each song has a little story behind it, which the artists have detailed in the CD pamphlet and allows you to come closer to knowing what Robert Burns was feeling when he wrote these songs. A more interesting way to learn.
Each song is different and can be listened to time and time again without becoming monotonous. In fact the music and Eddi's voice can take you somewhere either very calm, or very fun and occasionally fill you with enough warmth of spirit to make you tearful.
An album worth its weight in gold, and not just for Burns' fans!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Anyone thinking that an album devoted to a modern interpretation of Burns' poetry with support on some tracks from orchestral musicians can be forgiven for being a bit sceptical. I was. However, something made me buy the album nonetheless, and I'm so glad I did.
The music is truly original and fresh. Each track is given a unique interpretation and there is a dizzying array of styles on show - as well as the versatility of Reader's fantastic voice. Not knowing much about Burns before I started listening, and worried about whether I would be able to make head or tail of it, I found that I really enjoyed they lyrics as well as the music and really want to find out more about the poet.
Perhaps most surprising of all is Reader's rendition of Auld Lang Syne which she transforms from drunken cliché to a moving song of longing and memory. There are fast-moving foot tapping tracks, such as Jamie Come Try Me and Brose and Butter (which is apparently quite bawdy, although a bit over my head) and beautiful lyrical tracks such as Wild Mountainside and John Anderson My Jo.
Also interesting is the timelessness of some of Burns' lyrics - such as Ye Jacobites - an "anti-war" satire which has a particular resonance at the moment and which Reader sings with great feeling.
All in all I thoroughly reccommend this album as something pretty different and enjoyable.
The music is truly original and fresh. Each track is given a unique interpretation and there is a dizzying array of styles on show - as well as the versatility of Reader's fantastic voice. Not knowing much about Burns before I started listening, and worried about whether I would be able to make head or tail of it, I found that I really enjoyed they lyrics as well as the music and really want to find out more about the poet.
Perhaps most surprising of all is Reader's rendition of Auld Lang Syne which she transforms from drunken cliché to a moving song of longing and memory. There are fast-moving foot tapping tracks, such as Jamie Come Try Me and Brose and Butter (which is apparently quite bawdy, although a bit over my head) and beautiful lyrical tracks such as Wild Mountainside and John Anderson My Jo.
Also interesting is the timelessness of some of Burns' lyrics - such as Ye Jacobites - an "anti-war" satire which has a particular resonance at the moment and which Reader sings with great feeling.
All in all I thoroughly reccommend this album as something pretty different and enjoyable.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Och aye an am a thinkin I'll hae it the noo
The usual crude review from the Amazon rock critics.
But it hardly matters about the bawdiness of some of Burns' poetry when it was from centuries ago and is no different to... Read more
But it hardly matters about the bawdiness of some of Burns' poetry when it was from centuries ago and is no different to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard
Brose and Butter
I can't listen to her singing this song without wondering when she is gonna draw breath - does she actually sing this live ? It is AWESOME !!!!
Published 23 months ago by Lunar Sway
Excellent tribute to Burns
I wrote this review before I knew about the expanded edition with seven extra tracks. If you're interested in this album, you may wish to buy that version instead. Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by Peter Durward Harris
Glorious voice, but not regular Burns. A pity!
Being Irish, I am naturally a Burns' fan. I consider him the greatest poet of all time. I also think Eddi Reader has a beautiful, haunting and searing voice. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2007 by Bugs
Genius...
Well. Rabbie Burns and Eddi Reader. One a genius poet, and the other the voice of an angel. Burns has been sadly neglected as a poet, and generally over sentimentalised when he is... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2005 by "james_r_fortune"
Beautiful
Thought I'd struggle with this one due to the indeciferable words of Robert Burns. However, the music is beautiful and the words are sung with such emotion that the meaning is... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2005 by Kevin
debhruin
This is a brilliant album. I hadn't heard of Eddie Reader as a solo artist until she did an interview on RTE radio early 2005. They played a few tracks and I was instantly smitten. Read more
Published on 19 April 2005
A superb album, appealing far beyond the folk world
A very impressive album from Eddi Reader, showing what a truly professional singer can achieve with a theme that would not necessarily appeal to the mass audience. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2005 by A Common Reader
Ae Fond Kiss and then we slevver
The glowing comments about Eddi Reader’s great arrangements and singing on this beautiful collection of Burns songs are all true. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2004 by Dobester
Eddi at her best
After seeing Eddi performing this live on Celtic Connections 2003, I just had to have the CD when it came out. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2004 by "elmsella_of_scotland"
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