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Beth Nielsen Chapman - Greatest Hits
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624730224
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
MPN: 47302
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: March 23, 1999
Studio: Reprise / Wea
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Editorial Review:
Throughout the '90s, Beth Nielsen Chapman was one of the most industrious and literate songwriters in Nashville, penning material for a new breed of female country star, including Kathy Mattea, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, and Lorrie Morgan. However, her own recordings have barely dented the country charts, for the simple fact that they're not really country at all. As a singer and arranger, Chapman owes much to the jazz-folk of Joni Mitchell, while echoing the AAA soul-smarts of Shawn Colvin. Her spiritual sensibility shines on songs like "Sand and Water" and "The Color of Roses," as she confronts personal tragedy with an openness to healing. Chapman's music has gone through various transformations, and what this collection lacks in continuity, it makes up for in the ambition of Chapman's lyrical vision. --Roy Kasten
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - An emotional ride that will always lift the spirit
I came accross Beth when my sister died. I remember hearing "Sand and Water" being played in the house after the funeral. Her haunting voice tempered with a clearness seemed to rest the minds and spirits of the family.
6 years later and my partner lost her father and I was asked if I knew any music that could be played at the funeral. I remembered the music of Beth and bought this album. My partner and her mother immediately fell in love (and cried) when "Say Goodnight" was played and ... Read More
Rating: - A truly great CD.
A collection of depth and beauty. Haunting melodys and meaningful lyrics. An inspiring piece of work. One of my most played CDs.
Rating: - If you've never heard of Beth before . . .
. . . then this is a great place to begin. Many of the tracks are earlier material and songs which Beth has written for other artists who went on to have hits with them, i.e. HAPPY GIRL, as done by Martina McBride and THE COLOR OF ROSES as covered by Bette Midler. Beth's versions are superior, in my opinion. She has a unique and distinctive voice which is capable of generating all kind of emotions in a person. Special mention must be made of the track ALL I HAVE, which still gets much radio play here ... Read More
Rating: - Great disc
I enjoy this music and the artist. The songs are for a very laid back feeling and easy to listen to.
Rating: - A brilliant singer-songwriter
Beth has established herself as one of Nashville's most prolific and successful songwriters (and for that reason she is sometimes classified inaccurately as a country singer), yet her own music owes more to folk, jazz and pop than it does to country music, even though Rodney Crowell and Jim Ed Norman (two noted country record producers) separately produced most of the tracks here. Beth's music has more in common with Joni Mitchell and Shawn Colvin than it does with Faith Hill, Kathy Mattea, Trisha Yearwood, ... Read More
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