Limited five disc (four CDs + DVD) 25th Anniversary edition. This collection, overseen by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, contains the original recording of The Phantom of the Opera and its 2010 sequel, Love Never Dies, packaged in a collector’s once-only design, and with the added bonus of a captivating hour-long DVD including original music videos, rare …
2009 holiday release, the first Christmas album from the superstar vocalist. Includes duets with Reba McEntire, Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige and The Muppets. Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocelli’s, My Christmas. The album is a heart-warming collection of songs destined to become a holiday classic for years to come. Produced …
Legendary Motown icon and Grammy® award-winning singer-songwriter, Smokey Robinson is set to release his highly anticipated duets album, Smokey & Friends this September 2014 on Verve Records. Produced by American Idol star and record producer Randy Jackson, Robinson will be joined by an all-star roster of acclaimed artists. Smokey & Friends will feature Robinson alongside a celebrated roster …
From the opening bars of “Wild and Peaceful” (almost a description of the group’s style) with its soaring strings, crystalline piano, and flawless vocal harmonies, it’s apparent that No Time Like the Future is rich with Incognito’s patented blend of soul and finesse. “It Ain’t Easy,” with its refrain of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Goin’ On,” is a classic …
Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist Mary J. Blige has recorded her first-ever holiday album, A Mary Christmas, for Matriarch Records/Verve Records/Interscope Records. A Mary Christmas is an extraordinary collaboration between collaboration between Blige and legendary producer and Verve Music Group Chairman, David Foster. ‘Working with David Foster is a singer’s dream. I am fortunate to …
2013 two CD release from the British guitarist, songwriter, producer and former Dire Straits leader. Privateering is Knopfler’s first double album, each song an original. They cover a wide range of locations and characters from both sides of the Atlantic and move through a number of genres which include several new Blues originals. The album is a soulful …
Universal Classics presents a spectacular new DVD/CD combo package from Andrea Bocelli, featuring his first-ever pop concert performance taped live at the Lake Las Vegas Resort. This special holiday package will include music from Amore, Andrea’s platinum selling CD, along with exclusive bonus content including duets with American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee, Tonyr Award winner Heather Headley, Stevie …
The evening before Louis Armstrong recorded this album, both he and Miss Fitzgerald were appearing in an all-star concert also featuring Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson that was recorded for an album entitled Live At The Hollywood Bowl (1956). The following day the two singers, along with the Oscar Peterson Trio, were in a Los Angeles studio to …
The legendary pianist and innovator explores the words and music of another musical pioneer JONI MITCHELL on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998’s GRAMMYr Award winner Gershwin’s World. Inspired in equal parts by Mitchell’s poetic lyrics and unique melodies/harmonies, the musicians play with a restraint and elegance (on both the instrumental and vocal tracks) that …
River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) – Amazon.com Exclusive
This Amazon.com exclusive version of River: The Joni Letters includes two bonus tracks, “All I Want” featuring Sonya Kitchell and “A Case of You.” The legendary pianist and innovator Herbie Hancock explores the words and music of another musical pioneer, Joni Mitchell, on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998’s GRAMMY® award-winning Gershwin’s World. Inspired in …