I first met Ronnie Spector & The Ronnettes, when they were teenagers.
Before they sang, they were Murray The K's Dancing Girls. I saw them
at all his shows. I love Ronnie's raw, sexy voice. She seems to get better
with age. Now that you know I'm not an impartial reviewer, lets talk
about this C D. Cut 4 = " Never Gonna Be Your Baby " - remind you of
one of her earlier hits ? Cut 11 = remake of Frankie Lymon's " Out In The
Cold Again. " I think I heard her say she went out with Frankie, back in
the day. I say buy it, you'll enjoy it.
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Originally released in 2009. this CD is being reissued with a new, lower price point. This CD is Ronnie's first album that she had co-produced, and also features a duo with Keith Richard on Ike & Tina Turner's classic "It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.62 x 4.92 x 0.4 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Manufacturer : ELITE ARTIST SERVICE
- Original Release Date : 2009
- Date First Available : September 24, 2009
- Label : ELITE ARTIST SERVICE
- ASIN : B002Q4TKLS
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #162,441 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #193 in Girl Groups
- #71,508 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2006
If you are here, you are probably a big Ronnie Spector fan. 40 years past her prime will not attract a general audience. While I find this cd enjoyable I also must recognize that her voice is not even close to what it used to be.
Perfect example "You can't put your arms around a memory" is not new, its off the Joey Ramone produced "She Talks to Rainbows" from 8 years ago. For some reason, its also on this disc. The 8 year old voice is dramatically different from the more recent songs here. "Memory" is in a different league from these songs!
Rather than a knock on Ronnie Spector, its a testament to Johnny Ramone. With only 5 songs, he truly brought the best out of Ronnie Spector.
My spin is this...The Ronnettes were great. Her work with that group is superior to anything else. When she sings today, we (the eccentric Ronnie fans) want to hear something that echos "Be My Baby". We want to hear the trademark vibrato in her voice and classic drum intro. When you hear it on another song, it brings a nostalgic twinkle to your eye.
On Springsteen's/Joel's "Say Goodbye to Hollywood", Money's "Take Me Home Tonight" and Southside Johnny's "You mean so much to me baby" isn't that what they were looking for to give the song its gleam?
Johnny Ramone recognized that and incorporated the Ronnettes' cliches into his 5 song EP. He also knew to not allow any instrumentation to compete with her voice. He knew what to do with her voice.
On this latest cd, it is a hodepodge of many different songs. Any song that rocks out, with loud distorted guitars, does not do Ronnie justice. The first song on this cd does that and fails.
You would think that her version of the Ramones' "Here today, gone tommorow" would be a good choice, but this song fails too. Guitar solos, Ramones song, Ronnie's vibrato...its not a winning mixture.
The best songs are the ones with a familiar 1960s feel to it. It is a more natural vehicle for her voice. "Hey Sah Lo Neh". "Work out fine" and "There is an end" are the best songs.
I saw Ronnie Spector live during the winter of 2006. Her band was made up of, like, teenagers. They were not impressive musicians but, they injected youth, vitality and coolness into her work. Their versions of the classic Ronnettes songs gave them new life. Forget about the guest musicians here (they bring nothing to the cd. You would not even know they were there if they were not on the liner notes) Ronnie should be playing with musicians that are not all nostalgic.
An ideal cd would be a live cd, performing her classic songs, in an intimate setting, with her right-out-of high school bandmates. This is inferior to "She talks to Rainbows" but much better than her 1970s 1980s tacky dance songs.
Perfect example "You can't put your arms around a memory" is not new, its off the Joey Ramone produced "She Talks to Rainbows" from 8 years ago. For some reason, its also on this disc. The 8 year old voice is dramatically different from the more recent songs here. "Memory" is in a different league from these songs!
Rather than a knock on Ronnie Spector, its a testament to Johnny Ramone. With only 5 songs, he truly brought the best out of Ronnie Spector.
My spin is this...The Ronnettes were great. Her work with that group is superior to anything else. When she sings today, we (the eccentric Ronnie fans) want to hear something that echos "Be My Baby". We want to hear the trademark vibrato in her voice and classic drum intro. When you hear it on another song, it brings a nostalgic twinkle to your eye.
On Springsteen's/Joel's "Say Goodbye to Hollywood", Money's "Take Me Home Tonight" and Southside Johnny's "You mean so much to me baby" isn't that what they were looking for to give the song its gleam?
Johnny Ramone recognized that and incorporated the Ronnettes' cliches into his 5 song EP. He also knew to not allow any instrumentation to compete with her voice. He knew what to do with her voice.
On this latest cd, it is a hodepodge of many different songs. Any song that rocks out, with loud distorted guitars, does not do Ronnie justice. The first song on this cd does that and fails.
You would think that her version of the Ramones' "Here today, gone tommorow" would be a good choice, but this song fails too. Guitar solos, Ramones song, Ronnie's vibrato...its not a winning mixture.
The best songs are the ones with a familiar 1960s feel to it. It is a more natural vehicle for her voice. "Hey Sah Lo Neh". "Work out fine" and "There is an end" are the best songs.
I saw Ronnie Spector live during the winter of 2006. Her band was made up of, like, teenagers. They were not impressive musicians but, they injected youth, vitality and coolness into her work. Their versions of the classic Ronnettes songs gave them new life. Forget about the guest musicians here (they bring nothing to the cd. You would not even know they were there if they were not on the liner notes) Ronnie should be playing with musicians that are not all nostalgic.
An ideal cd would be a live cd, performing her classic songs, in an intimate setting, with her right-out-of high school bandmates. This is inferior to "She talks to Rainbows" but much better than her 1970s 1980s tacky dance songs.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019
Ronnie's music is hard enough to find as most of it is out of print. This cd is very good with some of her old songs on it.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009
If you like Ronnie, the 'bad girl' of pop, you'll like this CD. Her voice ain't what it used to be but the Marianne Faithful gravely sound of her voice adds a certain authenticity to her music. She's been through the mill and her voice let's you know it. No stand out tunes here and some songs are plain bad but overall it's worth a listen or two.
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2019
a great cd by a beauful and great singer
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
bought this cause I love ronettes. disappointing as most songs sound like rock rejects . GIRL FROM THE GHETTO, starts out nice but ends as a disgruntled, bitter rock song. best cut ,ALL I WANT tops the album. rest is just ok, for ronettes fans only.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2009
This album far exceeded my expectations. Ronnie sounds great and the music is good. It left me wanting more and let's hope she continues to record. There is a very nice Christmas song to close the album.
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016
love Ronnie
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KaleHawkwood
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ronnie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2020
Ronnie Spector is one of my musical heroes ~ after all, she sang Baby I Love You. That's enough!
Only a fool would say that all these songs are worthy of her iconic voice, but only a fool would dismiss this very enjoyable album.
It's worth buying for her vocal duet with kindred spirit Keith Richards on the old Ike & Tina Turner classic Work Out Fine, which you may well find yourself playing on repeat. He plays slinky guitar and interjects with apt comments as she sings ... and hell, does she sing! A marriage made in rock heaven.
No, this isn't exactly a great album, but it's a damn good one, and if you love the lady as I do, you'll have have it.
Only a fool would say that all these songs are worthy of her iconic voice, but only a fool would dismiss this very enjoyable album.
It's worth buying for her vocal duet with kindred spirit Keith Richards on the old Ike & Tina Turner classic Work Out Fine, which you may well find yourself playing on repeat. He plays slinky guitar and interjects with apt comments as she sings ... and hell, does she sing! A marriage made in rock heaven.
No, this isn't exactly a great album, but it's a damn good one, and if you love the lady as I do, you'll have have it.
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Stevef
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not her greatest but still worth five stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021
This is a great album and it’s always a bonus to listen to Ronnie Spector. I suppose it’s not her best work and not as good as the recent British album, but it it is still wonderful and she is in great voice. Got it for a good price as well so all in all a great purchase.
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mea
4.0 out of 5 stars
いい感じ
Reviewed in Japan on April 6, 2021
前から欲しかったので、中古だけどお安くなってたので買ってよかったです。最近、女性ボーカリストに凝ってます。
Eckhard Schoop
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hammer-Scheibe
Reviewed in Germany on May 30, 2016
War ein Kauf "auf Verdacht", kannte diese "Röhre" nicht wirklich, nur durch "Goodbye To Hollywood", dass Billy Joel für Miss Spector geschrieben hatte. Das ist nicht mal drauf... dennoch, oder umso mehr überzeugt diese CD durch perfekte Song-Auswahl, bei der jedes Stück der Interpretin sitzt wie ein Neopren-Anzug, und eine richtig "runde" Einspielung. Da haben gute Leute etwas besseres erschaffen als die Summe ihrer Fähigkeiten. Synergie! Der Preis? Jeden Cent wert. Der Anbieter? TOP! Hatte die Sendung innerhalb von 2 Werktagen - Zauberei? Vor allem das Album!!! Kaufen!
マック
5.0 out of 5 stars
大変満足
Reviewed in Japan on October 15, 2021
大変満足しています