It's hard to call Joe South a neglected artist, since so many of his songs have become pop standards, often through covers by other artists. "Hush" was Deep Purple's breakthrough, "Down in the Boondocks" was Billy Joe Royal's big hit, Lynn Anderson is forever identified with "Rose Garden," the Tams had a hit with "Untie Me," and Elvis Presley turned "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" into a signature anthem late in his career. Plus, South himself had big hits with {&"Don't ...   [ read more ]

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Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch÷nberg's follow-up soundtrack to Les Miserables is another sung-through operetta with a serious theme and a classic source. This time, they have placed Madame Butterfly in the waning days of the Vietnam War. Jonathan Pryce stands out as a pimp named The Engineer in this highlights' collection off Miss Saigon, taken from the London cast recording, and the score has the same rock feel as Sch÷nberg's Les Miserables music. ~ William Ruhlmann, All...   [ read more ]

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