Fell in love with this beautiful romantic music. my friend translated some of the songs for me. i was in awe of the beauty of this wonderful collection. Thank you!
I was strolling on the Champs Elysee in Paris a few years back, wandered into the big Tower Record store and "found" this amazing album being played at many of their headphone "listening" stations.It was a must buy, must have, must play repeatedly album.There is not a bad song on the album.Zucchero's voice has always reminded me of another of my favorite singers ... Joe Cocker.So, if you love Joe Cocker's raw, gut-wrenching, spine-tingling, emotive music ... buy anything you can find by Zucchero ... you'll love the sugar-man, as I do. This is definately a DID (desert island disc) ... the one you'd most want to have with you to survive SURVIVOR!
I was strolling on the Champs Elysee in Paris a few years back, wandered into the big Tower Record store and "found" this amazing album being played at many of their headphone "listening" stations.It was a must buy, must have, must play repeatedly album.There is not a bad song on the album.Zucchero's voice has always reminded me of another of my favorite singers ... Joe Cocker.So, if you love Joe Cocker's raw, gut-wrenching, spine-tingling, emotive music ... buy anything you can find by Zucchero ... you'll love the sugar-man, as I do. This is definately a DID (desert island disc) ... the one you'd most want to have with you to survive SURVIVOR!
Although this is not the latest album from his large collection it's the most memorable. If you're not familiar with Zucchero's work, you'll be pleasantly surprised by his blues/funk/rock style. Listen to sound samplesat Zucchero's Official Website, if they don't have them listed here. Ifyou're just starting your Zucchero collection, stray away from the abumswith songs that he's either translated or sung originally in English. Forsome reason, his raspy style of belting out tunes works best in Italian.
Great album for anyone collecting the Italian Bluesman's music. Don't expect a CD full of hispassionate love ballads. Oh child, this disc gets you rocking! The best advice is to get some Sugar in your life and get thisCD!
Not your typical love songs from Italy.This CD gives you the ethnicflavor of Sicily.It includes twelve titles that you will come to love.
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While I can't claim to be any sort of an expert on Italian music, I must say that this is a fantastic cd. Being a fan of old movies, there are quite a few times while listening to this cd that all I can picture in my head is Sophia Loren circa 1958 strolling along a beach. Yeah it's THAT good.
This particular "Greatest Hits" has mostly English lyrics, and a different song selection from the Polydor Italian version. I have both versions.This one is a lovely compilation of some of his best songs sung in English.I have been listening to Zucchero for a couple of years now and still have not tired of his sound.If you have never heard him, this is a perfect CD to start out with, since it showcases his songs being sung in English and therefore does not put a language barrier (in my case) between the music and the words. But, I also love all of his Italian versions and buy both when ever available. As a 'starter' CD this one is perfect.
This album showcases Zucchero's greatest quality, his beautiful voice.Here, he melds Mediteranean rythms with soul and creates beautifully melodious songs.Zucchero is an amazing talent and is muchunderappreciated in America, take it from artists such as Miles Davis, Ericclapton, Sting and Bono who have worked with him.This is a beautiful cdthat anyone interested in his music should own.
This is NOT highlights from a radio broadcast, it IS the radio broadcast - in its entirety - with commentary/introduction from the host.After the radio broadcast portion, the quality on some of the tracks is poor and crackly, and one is not even professionally recorded.It is noted on the program that it is not a professional recording, but the synopsis here by Amazon does NOT reflect any of this.This is NOT what I was expecting in format OR quality.
This is a very good CD of typical Italian mandolin music, perfect dinner music for an Italian dinner. With over seventy minutes of music, it shouldn't run out while you're still enjoying your espresso.