Heaven & Paradise

by Don Julian & the Meadowlarks, The Meadowlarks, Don Julian

Overview

Anyone who's suffered through the sound quality of Collectables Records' Golden Classics should seriously consider Ace's collection as an alternative. The Meadowlarks' best work on Dootone, RPM, and Original Sound are all represented. The sound isn't perfect, but it is very, very good, and all of the songs from Golden Classics are here, along with ten more that are just as good. This CD covers a wide range: hauntingly ethereal slow ballads such as "Heaven And Paradise," "Untrue," and "Devil or Angel" (the latter previously unreleased); upbeat dance numbers like "Love Only You," "Oop Boopy Oop," and "Boogie Woogie Teenage"; and rip-roaring rockers like "I Got Tore Up," all of them impressive in their vocal dexterity. Perhaps the best track here is "Blue Moon," a reverent yet bluesy harmony rendition that might've charmed even Richard Rodgers. Some of the stuff leans toward conventionality, such as "Doin' the Cha Cha," but even it is so surprising in its sultry vocalizing, that's it's well worth the three-minute digression. On the other end of the spectrum is the endlessly witty, comical "Embarrassing Moments," the epitome of teenage libido in action. The moody "L.F.M.S.T. Blues" and the presence of some highly detailed annotation kind of seal the deal; this is the CD to get on the Meadowlarks. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	09/19/1995
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667155229

Tracks

1. Heaven and Paradise
2. Love Only You
3. I Got Tore Up
4. Untrue
5. Oop Boopy Oop
6. Devil or Angel
7. Boogie Woogie Teenage
8. Blue Moon
9. Pass the Gin
10. Doin' the Cha Cha
11. Always and Always
12. Embarrassing Moments
13. L.F.M.S.T. Blues
14. Thrill Me Night and Day
15. Please Love a Fool
16. Big Mama Wants to Rock
17. I Am a Believer
18. Real Pretty Mama
19. This Must Be Paradise
20. Mine All Mine
21. Please (Say You Love Me)
22. I Got Tore Up

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Don Julian & the Meadowlarks   Primary Artist
The Meadowlarks   Primary Artist
Don Julian   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Walter DeVenne   Archive Research
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Don Julian & the Meadowlarks   Performer
Blanche Carter   Composer
Leroy Jenkins   Composer
Don Julian   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Dootsie Williams   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
David Young   Post Production
Carol Fawcett   Liner Notes
Philip Lloyd-Smee   Photography,Package Design
Ella Tate   Composer
Arthur Egnoian   Composer
Peter Gibbon   Compilation Coordinator