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| | High Hopes and Heartbreak | | | Music Artist : | | Brooke White | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | June Baby Records | | Release Date : | | 2009-07-21 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $12.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Radio Radio
2. Hold Up My Heart
3. Out of the Ashes
4. Phoenix
5. When We Were One
6. Use Somebody
7. Smile [Demo Version]
8. Little Bird
9. High Hopes & Heartbreak
10. Sometimes Love
11. California Song
12. Be Careful
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Great CD
Submitted on: 2009-11-10 |
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| This is a great CD. Good mix of upbeat and slow songs. Her songs have a kind of Jewel and Carly Simon feel to them. |
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 Brooke touches my soul
Submitted on: 2009-10-30 |
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| If you connect with the sound and feeling that Brooke projects in her vocals and music, this CD is a joy even though some of the lyrics are sad. I feel that there are at least 2 or 3 songs on this CD that could hit the charts. The question is will they get played on the radio, etc. so people will hear them. I would love to see her get an opportunity to be on a show such as Leno, etc. |
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American Idol finalist mixes `70s vibe with modern orchestrations
Submitted on: 2009-10-22 |
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This American Idol top-five finalist's first post-show album slipped out with surprisingly little hoopla, and that's a shame, because she brings her retro-70s singer-songwriter vibe in spades. There are hints of country in the piano and guitars, but White relies in large part on the Carole King style she brought to her performances on AI. Unfortunately such a nakedly retro album would have little chance in the modern radio market, and so her producers have dressed things up with orchestrations that, despite the drippy George Harrison-styled guitars, tend to generic modern.
The album opens promisingly with the retro styling and starry eyes of "Radio Radio," a tune whose quivery emotion and chorus hook would fit perfectly between top-40 hits by Carly Simon and Gilbert O'Sullivan. White's heartfelt emotion threads through other tracks, but occasionally finds itself competing with the orchestrations. Particularly egregious is the dance beat and disco style of the title track. Still, she uses her upper range to add terrific emotional trills on "Out of the Ashes," and sings with a directness that is enchanting. Similarly, her lower range on "Phoenix" is tremendously warm and inviting. White co-wrote eleven of the twelve songs, offering up mid-tempo numbers and piano-based ballads, and adds a cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody."
Having taken the indie route, rather than releasing her album through the AI machine, one might have hoped she'd stay true to her unique musical assets. Unfortunately, the record industry's ADD dictates that you find a sound already friendly to radio, rather than build career momentum over three or four albums. That said, there are enough of White's charms here to please those who enjoyed her pre-AI release Songs in the Attic, even if they're occasionally buried or sidetracked by the production. What made White compelling as an American Idol makes her compelling as a recording artist, just not on every track. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com] |
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doesn't disappoint
Submitted on: 2009-10-08 |
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| If you liked Brooke on American Idol than you'll love this CD. I loved "Hold up my Heart" instantly when she sang it on a results show this past season and and the rest of the CD is catchy too. You'll find yourself singing along or getting the songs stuck in your head. |
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Very highly talented songstress/composer from Idol
Submitted on: 2009-10-05 |
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| Anyone who appreciates roughy yet melodic female voices and a very talented meaningful writer of her own songs, plus being a talented player of multiple instruments, will MOST CERTAINLY enjoy and appreciate this cd by Brooke White. For me, what separates her and brings her near the top of former Am. Idol contestants is indeed her versatility in the music arena. And she does them ALL well! That is why I feel this CD is well worth the purchase, and that she is deserving of and would be most appreciative of that & her fans. Read her liners & song lyrics included in the neatly & uniqely packaged CD, & you'll understand why. "High Hopes and Heartbreak", enjoy! |
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