You Can Depend on Me - Brenda Lee, Carpenter, Charles
That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee, Reed, Jerry
Emotions - Brenda Lee, Kearney, Ramsey
Break It to Me Gently - Brenda Lee, Lambert, Diane
Dum Dum - Brenda Lee, DeShannon, Jackie
Fool #1 - Brenda Lee, Fulton, Kathryn R.
Everybody Loves Me But You - Brenda Lee, Albritton, Dub
Losing You - Brenda Lee, Caldwell, Toy
All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee, Altman, Arnie
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A fir... more »st for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.« less
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
Barron Laycock | Temple, New Hampshire United States | 07/26/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"They once referred to Brenda Lee as Little Miss Dynamite because such big noises came out of such a little girl, but she sure wasted no time making her way to the top ten list. From her famous "I'm Sorry" to a soulful "Emotions" to "All Alone Am I", she was the perfect female vocalist of the early sixties, sharing the limelight with Connie Francis, who also had a number of top ten hits in the same era. With "Break It To Me Gently", "Losing You", and "Everybody Loves Me But You", she enjoyed a long string of consecutive hits. So, too, with "I Want To Be Wanted", "Sweet Nothings", "Fool Number One", "You Can Depend On Me" and "sweet Nothings", she guaranteed her place in popular music history. This is a great compilation of all her hits, and I am sure you will love listening to it again and again. Enjoy!"
Great example of singing talent that's timeless.
Peter G. van Dort | North Balwyn, Victoria Australia | 06/02/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD shows off the dynamic talents of Miss Lee to the full. Her superlative renditions, together with fabulous arrangements and superb backing makes ALL of her recordings great buying for just great music. Long may she reign over music."
Timeless
adriana | Los Angeles,CA,USA | 06/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is timeless, beautiful music that can be listened to for ages.It's funny to consider that this was considered "pop" music back in the day; all I know is that pop music sure don't sound this good nowadays. Every song is melodically beautiful, classically arranged, and delivered with Brenda's unmistakeable,TO DIE-FOR delivery.She doesn't have the strongest voice in the world-but there's that something-that raspy undertone mixed with sweet sassiness and sultry swoops that makes up for any lack of range or strength that she may have.Absolutely timeless,unforgettable music-each song greater than the last."
Brenda Lee is pop music
Richard C. Ferris | 08/30/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Who could be a better example of classic pop music than Brenda Lee. Her voice soars. The great hits are all here. Pop music was greatly influenced by Brenda Lee. Let's cherish her contribution. It was very significant !!!! Buy this CD."
There's no one like Brenda Lee
Richard C. Ferris | Rochester, NY | 01/20/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD represents Brenda Lee at the peak of her musical powers,1959-63. Her sweet, bluesy southern voice is truly unique.I feel guilty making this comparison but she, in my opinion,is the female " Elvis" when it comes to interpreting a song.The mark of a true artist is the ability to excel beyond musical catagory. You can't peg her simply in one of these buckets( country,blues, gospel,R&B,rock ). She incorporates elements of all these influences but mixes them up in a musical stew that is truly unique. What makes the CD a classic is a "perfect musical storm". First the artist, then the material, musicians and production values.
I discussed the artist, now lets explore briefly the other success factors.
1.Writers like Ronnie Self,Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and( who would of thought) Jackie DeShannon.
2. A pure production genius /legend, Owen Bradley
3. The early sixties Nashville studio and the studio musicians to numberous to mention. This assemblage of talent during this period has never been replicated in Nashville. Again, we tend to bucket artists. in this case, as if musicians residing in Nashville are only capable of playing C&W. Nonsense, these musicians, like any true great, were more then capable of playing any musical genre.
Sadly, Brenda never captured the magic on a consistent basis following this period. There's a wealth of reasons why but this isn't the time or place. It's just important to reinforce Brenda Lee and the recordings contained on this CD are classic and timeless.That is the key element that defines any great art that it transends time. Thank you Brenda."