Review of the "Ultimate Dirty Dancing" CD
Review of the "Ultimate Dirty Dancing" CD
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American film about the relationship between a male dance ilesheet r and one of the guests at the resort where he works. It's a romantic movie which is basically a showcase for Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's dancing prowess. The film was something of an iconic 80's event primarily because of Swayze dances and movie star status, and also because the main hit movie climax "(I Had) The Time Of My Life." This song was a big hit for Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes earning a Golden Globe Award, the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as a Grammy Award for best duet. ".
It has a distinct style, 80-year arrangement with its insistent bass line and highly processed drum sound with lots of Latin percussion - congas and shaker.
It was a feel-good anthem with great harmonies of the two lead singers:
The Ultimate Dirty Dancing CD contains all songs from the film in the order you hear in the movie.
The majority of the tracks on ULTIMATE DIRTY DANCING to 1960's R & B classics with a sprinkling of 80's recordings and a number Latin-American dance instrumentals.
Here are some of the highlights:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow - was released by the Shirelles in 1960 and was ranked number 125 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin famous appearance on the album of King's Tapestry. Watch for the jazz-flavored live version on YouTube BYD ArticlKing with a live band with a nice descending bass line in the first part of the verse.
The Ronettes' Be My Baby "was a hit in 1963 with producer Phil Spector when making his famous "Wall of Sound" approach to recording. This was achieved by having many of the parts of the song played in unison with more than a musician so the sound was rich and full. The entire song was also treated with a broad mix, which also added a sense of space and the size of the sound. The resulting recording asked to call Brian Wilson My Baby "the greatest pop album ever made."
Songwriter Bruce Channel "Hey Baby" released in 1961, has a strong harmonica theme and following the vocal melody on harmonica. This harmonica sound no doubt influenced John Lennon's solo on "Love Me Do "and Frank Ifield's" I Remember You "- both big 60's hits.
Otis Redding's pleading ballad "These Arms of Mine "is my absolute joy and his gently probing piano part 6 / 8 triplets, and the whole song. The guitar is exactly the style that Stax label veteran guitarist Steve Cropper would have played, but was in fact played by Johnny Jenkins of the Pinetoppers (source: http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/behind-the-song-these-arms-of-mine/). Redding also bears "Love Man" which is a high-energy dance workout with classic Sd = "copyrrd label and strong brass snare drum backbeat. <Br /> <br /> Solomon Burke's comforting, soulful "Cry to Me" (recently covered by Duffy) is one of his most important and influential recordings and a song about loneliness and longing and features early Elvis-style instrumentation with xylophone and some nice rhythmic improvisation at the end.
All in all a good mix jazz-oriented styles of ballroom dancing with some real classic artists as a soundtrack for a simple sentimental plot.