(Folk/Folk Rock) Melanie (Safka) - Коллекция (18 альбомов), 1968 - 1997, mp3 (tracks), 128 - 320 Kb/s

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#77701. In The Hour (Safka)
02. I'm Back In Town (Safka)
03. Bo Bo's Party (Safka)
04. Mr. Tambourine Man (Dylan)
05. Momma Momma (Safka)
06. I Really Loved Harold (Safka)
07. Animal Crackers (Safka)
08. Christopher Robin (Is Saying His Prayers) (Mylne/Safka)
09. Close To It All (Safka)
10. Merry Christmas (Safka)

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#77701. I'm Back In Town (Safka)
02. Tuning My Guitar (Safka)
03. Soul Sister Annie (Kaye)
04. Any Guy (Safka)
05. Uptown And Down (Safka)
06. Again (Safka)
08. Johnny Boy (Safka)
09. Baby Guitar (Safka)
10. Deep Down Low (Safka)
11. For My Father (Safka)
12. Take Me Home (Safka)
07. Beautiful People (Safka)

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#77701. Candles In The Rain (Safka)
02. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) (Safka)
03. Carolina In My Mind (James Taylor)
04. Citiest People (Safka)
05. What Have They Done To My Song Ma (Safka)
06. Alexander Beetle (Mylne/Safka)
07. The Good Guys (Safka)
08. Lovin' Baby Girl (Safka)
09. Ruby Tuesday (Jagger/Richards)
10. Leftover Wine (Safka)
11. Almost Like Being In Love (Safka)
12. Dream Seller (Safka)
Personnel:
Herbie Flowers (bass)
Alan Hackshaw (keyboards)
Edwin Hawkins (keyboards)
Harold McNair (fiddle, flute)
Melanie (vocals, guitar)
Barry Morgan (drums)
Alan Parker (guitar)
Rico Reyes (persussion)
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The Edwin Hawkins Singers

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#77701. Close To It All
02. Uptown And Down
03. Momma Momma
04. The Saddest Thing
05. Beautiful People
06. Animal Crackers
07. I Don't Eat Animals
08. Happy Birthday (Traditional)
09. Tuning My Guitar
10. Psychotherapy
11. Leftover Wine
12. Peace Will Come (studio track)
Personnel:
Melanie (guitar, vocals)
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Sol Detroia (guitar on 12)
Greg Diamond (drums on 12)
George Devans (percussion on 12)
Ronald Frangipare (keyboards on 12)
Al Gorgoni (guitar on 12)
Art Kaplan (woodwinds on 12)
Joseph Macho (bass on 12)

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#77701. Little Bit of Me
02. Some Day I'll Be a Farmer
03. Steppin'
04. Brand New Key
05. Ring Around the Moon
06. Ring the Living Bell
07. Railroad
08. Kansas
09. Some Say (I Got Devil)
10. Center of the Circle
11. What Wonderous Love
12. Baby Day
13. Tell Me Why (Parish/Spaeth/Edwards)
Personnel:
Gilbert Chimes (harmonica)
Michael Chimes (harmonia)
Sal DeTroia (guitar)
Ron Frangipane (keyboards)
Joe Mack (bass)
Melanie (vocals, guitar)
Roger Kellaway (piano)
George Marge (drums, percussion, woodwind)
Hugh McCracken (guitar)
Johnny Pacheco (conga)
Don Payne (bass)
Buddy Saltzman (drums)
Peter Schekeryk (vocals)
Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Eric Weissberg (fiddle)

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#77701. Good Book
02. Baby Rainbow
03. Signe of Window
04. The Saddest Thing
05. Nickel Song
06. Ins't It a Pity
07. My Father
08. Chords of Fame
09. You Can Go Fishin'
10. Birthday of The Sun
11. The Prize
12. Baby Rainbow (reprise)
Personnel:
Vinny Bell (guitar)
George Devans (drums, percussion)
Margie English (banjo)
Ron Frangipane (keyboards)
George March (woodwinds)
Hugh McCrackin (guitar)
Melanie (vocals, banjo, guitar)
Dave Melaney (cordovox)
Sal DiTroia (guitar)
Buddy Saltzman (drums)
Eric Weissberg (fiddle)

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#77701. Garden In The City (Safka)
02. Love In My Mind (Safka)
03. We Don't Know Where We're Going (DeVorzon/Botkin)
04. Lay Lady Lay (Dylan)
05. Jig saw puzzle (Jagger/Richards)
06. Don't You Wait By The Water (Safka)
07. Stop, I Dont Want To Hear It Anymore (Safka/DeVorzon/Botkin)
08. Somebody Loves Me (Gershwin/DeSylvia/McDonald)
09. People In The Front Row (Safka)

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#77701. Together Alone (Safka)
02. Between the Road Signs (Safka)
03. Summer Weaving (Safka)
04. My Rainbow Race (Pete Seeger)
05. Do You Believe (Safka)
06. I Am Not A Poet (Night Song) (Safka)
07. Stoneground Words (Safka)
08. Song Of The South (Safka)
09. Maybe I Was (a golf ball) (Safka)
10. Here I Am (Safka)
11. Bitter Bad (bonus) (Safka)
Personnel:
Sal DeTroia (guitar)
Chuck Domanico (bass)
Fon Frangipane (keyboards)
Bill Keith (pedal steel-guitar)
Roger Kellaway (piano)
Mel Lewis (drums)
Hugh McCracken (guitar)
Donald McDonald (drums)
Melanie (guitar, vocals)
Don Payne (bass)

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#77701. Introduction
02. Baby Guitar
03. Iintro, Lay Your Hands Across The Six String
04. Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie)
05. Someday I'll Be A Farmer
06. Babe Rainbow
07. It's Me Again
08. Any Guy
09. Brand New Key
10. Some Say (I Got Devil)
11. Bitter Bad
12. Psychotherapy
13. Together Alone
14. Intro Beautiful People
15. Beautiful People
16. Medley
17. My Rainbow Race (Pete Seeger)
18. Poet
19. Ring The Living Bell, Shine The Living Light
20. Actress

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#77701.Chords Of Fame
02.Baby Guitar
03.Alexander Beetle
04.Nickel Song
05.Carolina In My Mind
06.Peace Will Come (According To Plan)
07.Babe Rainbow
08.Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
09.Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)

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#77701. Love To Lose Again (Melanie Safka) - 4:34
02. Lover's Cross (Jim Croce) - 4:24
03. Pretty Boy Floyd (Woody Guthrie) - 3:40
04. Wild Horses (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - 6:39
05. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Randy Newman) - 2:54
06. Maybe Not For A Lifetime (Melanie Safka) - 2:47
07. Holding Out (Melanie Safka) - 4:40
08. I Am Being Guided (Melanie Safka) - 3:15
09. The Actress (Melanie Safka) - 6:00
10. Pine And Feather (Melanie Safka) - 2:13
Personnel
Melanie: Guitar
Sal DiTroia: Acoustic Nylon and Steel string Guitars
Alan Schwartzberg: Drums
Don Payne: Fender Bass
Hugh McCracken: Electric and Steel Guitar
George Devens: Purcussion
Joe Macho: drums on Lover’s Cross
Denny Seiwell: Drums on The Actress
Rick Marotta: Purcussion on Love To Lose Again
Chuck Di Monaco: Acoustic Bass on The Actress.

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#77701. YANKEE MAN (3:49) (Jesse Winchester)
02. YOU'RE NOT A BAD GHOST, JUST AN OLD SONG (2:17)
03. RECORD MACHINE (2:57)
04. EYES OF MAN (3:26)
05. STARS UP THERE (1:24)
06. DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT (5:56) (Bob Dylan)
07. SWEET MISERY (3:12)
08. MONONGAHELIA RIVER (2:47)
09. YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY (2:31) (Gus Kahn)
10. AUTUMN LADY (3:19)
11. CHART SONG (4:16)
12. AS I SEE IT NOW (3:18)
Personnel
Roy Yeager: Drums, Conga, Tambourine, Sand Block, Background Vocals
John Mulkey: Bass, Background Vocals
Barry Harwood: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Angel Guitar, Pedal Steel, Banjo, Background Vocals
Frank Franco: Acoustic Guitar, Bottle Neck Acoustic, Xylophones, Sand Block
Steve Feldman: Piano, Electric Piano, Conga, Bongos, Celeste, Tambourine, Background Vocals
John Shane Keister, Piano, Electric Piano, Honky Tonk
Sy Moon: Tack Piano, Cliff Nivison: Background Vocals, George March: Wood Wind
Gene Bianco: Harp, Toots Thielemans: Harmonica, George Ricci: Cello, Harry Wimmer: Electric Cello
Richard Davis: Bowed Bass, Susie Watson Taylor, Background Vocals

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#77701. Percieve It (Melanie Safka) - 3:03
02. Almost Like Being In Love (Alan J.Lerner, Frederick Lowe) - 3:48
03. Loving My Children (Melanie Safka) - 3:07
04. You Can't Hurry Love (Holland, Dozier, Holland)/Mama Said (Luther Dixon, Willie Denson) - 2:37
05. People Are Just Getting Ready (Melanie Safka) - 4:51
06. Ol' Man River (Roger Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) - 1:49
07. I've Got My Mo-jo Working (Preston Foster) - 3:35
08. Where's The Band? (Melanie Safka) - 3:11
09. Dream Seller (Meet Me On The Corner) (Rod Clements) - 3:29
10. What Do I Keep? (Melanie Safka) - 5:15
11. Sandman (Melanie Safka) - 3:09
12. The Sun And The Moon (Melanie Safka) - 4:32
13. Afraid Of The Dark (Melanie Safka) - 1:46
Personnel:
- Melanie Safka - lead vocals, guitars
- Barry Lee Harwood - guitars, mandolin, background vocals
- Quittman Dennis - recorder's, saxophone, flute
- Roy Yeager - percussion, drums
- William Boulware - keyboards, background vocals
- John Shane Keister - keyboards, string arrangements (10, 09, 02, 04)
- Buddy Spicher and Steve Smith - string arrangements (11, 10)
- Josh Graves - dobro (10, 08)
- John Mulkey - bass
- Ginger Holliday, Leah Jane Berinati, Jeannie Thomas - background vocals (11, 08)
- Neighborhood Choir - 03, 08
- McCormick Brothers - background vocals (07)

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#77701. I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager) - 3:42
02. Knock On Wood (Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd) - 4:05
03. Bon Apetite (Melanie) - 3:42
04. Spunky (Melanie) - 3:23
05. Runnin' After Love (Melanie) - 3:58
06. We Can Work It Out (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) - 3:10
07. Let It Be Me (Gilbert Bécaud/Manny Curtis/Pierre Delanoé) - 3:57
08. Yankee Man (Melanie) - 4:17
09. Record People (Melanie) - 3:58
10. California Dreamin' (John Phillips/Michelle Phillips) - 3:47
Personnel:
- Melanie - lead female vocals
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone solo on 1,3,6
- Randy Brecker - flugelhorn on 2
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone solo on 7
- Hugh McCracken - guitars
- Richard Tee - piano, keyboards
- Will Lee - bass
- Chris Parker - drums
- Rubens Bassini - percussion
- Arthur Jenkins - percussion on 3
- Steve Jordan - percussion on 5
- Dan Dugmore - pedal steel on 8
Horn section - Randy Brecker (trumpet), Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone), David Sanborn (alto saxophone), Lou Marini (alto saxophone), Eddie Daniels (alto saxophone)
Backing vocals - Cynthia Jackson, Teri Jo Burnet, Beverly Owens, Linda Smith, Jimmy McLaine, Laura Scott, Cathy Nativo

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#7771.Holdin' Out (Alternate version from Madrugada)
2.Any Guy (Alternate version from Affectionately album)
3.Groundhog Day
4.Friends & Company

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#777CD1
01. ARROW (3:36) (Cheryle Wheeler)
02. FREEDOM KNOWS MY NAME (4:18)
03. PURPLE HAZE (3:31) (Jimi Hendrix)
04. BRAND NEW KEY (4:16)
05. TOO LATE TO GO (5:03)
06. LONG, LONG TIME (5:48) (Gary White)
07. LIFE WILL NOT GO AWAY (3:26) (Melanie Safka/David Bruen)
08. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (5:56)
09. CANDLES IN THE RAIN (5:21)
10. RAINBOW RACE (4:32) (Pete Seeger)
11. BABE RAINBOW (4:26)
12. CYCLONE (4:15)
CD2
01. LIVE COAL (5:29)
02. RUBY TUESDAY (5:18) (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards)
03. PERCEIVE IT (3:51)
04. TONIGHT'S THE KIND OF NIGHT (6:09)
05. FRIENDS AND COMPANY (5:10)
06. SUN AND MOON (5:04)
07. RING AROUND THE MOON (2:11)
08. PEACE WILL COME (6:09)
09. LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG MA (4:19)
10. NATURAL MAN (SAN BERNARDINO) (4:02)
11. CLOSE TO IT ALL (4:55)
12. BALLERINA (2:21) (Melanie Safka/David Bruen)
13. HOW CAN I HELP YOU TO SAY GOODBYE (4:30)(Karen Taylor Good/Burton B.Collins)
Personnel
Jess Leary and Melanie: Background Vocals
Tim Franklin: Upright Bass
Mark Prator: Drums and Percussion
Jess Leary: Guitar and Mandolin
Melanie: Guitar
Sal DiTroia: Lead Classical Guitar

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#77701. Rock In The Road (Bruen)
02. No Time To Smell The Flowers (Safka)
03. Something Warm (Safka/Leary)
04. Old Bitch Warrior (Safka)
05. These Nights (Buskin/Batteau)
06. You Don't Know Me (Safka)
07. I Don't Know What Love Is (Edwards)
08. Beautiful People (Safka)
09. Any Time At All (Lennon/McCartney)
10. Freedom Knows My Name (Safka)
11. Summer Of Love (Safka)
12. Ballerina (Safka)
13. I Will Survive (Fikarris/Perrin)
14. Candles In The Rain (Bonus)
15. Ruby Tuesday (Bonus) (Jagger/Richards)
16. Look What They Done To My Song (Bonus)
Personnel:
Gary Burke (drums)
Rob Leon (bass, guitar)
Paul Harris (keyboards)
Melanie Safka (vocals, guitar)
Beau Jarred Schekeryk (background vocals)
Jeordie Schekeryk (background vocals)
Leilah Schekeryk (background vocals)

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#77701.Autumn Lady
02.Chords Of Fame
03.Almost Like Being In Love
04.Stoneground Words
05.Here I Am
06.Any Guy
07.Do You Believe
08.Leftover Wine
09.The Nickel Song
10.Beautiful People
11.Visit my Dreams
12.Up Town And Down
13.Baby Guitar
14.Tuning My Guitar
15.Ruby Tuesday
16.Rock'N'Roll Heart
17.Racing Heart
18.Apathy

No talent who came out of Woodstock and who continued actively performing more than a quarter century later remained as closely associated with the 1960s and "flower power" than Melanie. Born Melanie Safka in Astoria, Queens, in 1947, she made her first public appearance at age four on a radio show, later studying at the New York Academy of Fine Arts. After mounting a singing career while in college, she later sang in clubs in Greenwich Village, and was signed to a publishing contract in 1967. She recorded her first single, "Beautiful People," for Columbia Records that same year. Her relationship with the record company was short-lived, however, and after one more single she left the label.
In 1969, she chanced to meet producer Peter Schekeryk, and after a hastily arranged audition, he took charge of her career. Her first album, Born to Be, was recorded and released by Buddah later that same year. On August 16, Melanie took the stage at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in Bethel, New York; her song "Birthday of the Sun" was later released on the Woodstock 2 album, and 20 years later it was released on video as part of Woodstock: The Lost Performances, alongside the work of Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and the Who.
Soon afterward, she cut her second album, Affectionately, which did slightly better than her first; however, her commercial breakthrough came 11 months after Woodstock, when she released the song "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)," recorded with the Edwin Hawkins Singers. The song, written as a tribute to the audience at Woodstock and displaying the feel of a gospel hymn, rose to number six on the U.S. charts, while the accompanying LP, entitled Candles in the Rain, reached the Top 20.
After 1970's Leftover Wine, a live album recorded at a Carnegie Hall concert, she issued a plaintive version of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday." In January of 1971, Melanie's own version of "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma," a recent smash for the New Seekers, got to number 39 in Britain, where she emerged as a major star. In March, however, her new release, The Good Book, peaked on the U.S. charts at just number 80, despite the presence of several impressive tracks, among them a hauntingly beautiful cover of Phil Ochs' prophetic, doom-laden self-eulogy, "Chords of Fame."
At around this time, Melanie rebelled against her contract with Buddah, which required her to supply albums more or less on demand — she'd had four LPs released in half as many years, and wanted more control over her work and career. With help from Schekeryk, whom she had married, she organized her own label, Neighborhood Records, during the summer of 1971. Her first subsequent single, "Brand New Key" hit number one on the U.S. charts while on its way to becoming a million seller; thanks to its not-so-subtle sexual undertones, the song became a kind of "in" dirty joke in some circles, and was even censored on some radio stations, but it also made Melanie one of the top-selling artists of the year 1971.
The accompanying album, Gather Me, was the best produced long-player she had ever released, and reached a chart position of number 15, earning a gold record in the process. This huge success prompted Buddah to release Garden in the City, consisting of previously unreleased outtakes. At the same time that 1971's Gather Me spawned the single "Ring the Living Bell," Buddah decided to capitalize more directly on Melanie's catalog and released "The Nickel Song"; the presence of two singles in release simultaneously from two different labels and distributors — each competing for radio play and listener dollars — damaged both releases, and they effectively canceled each other out.
Garden in the City rose to number 19, but her next new album on Neighborhood, Stoneground Words, only got to number 70 late in 1972. In June of 1973, her double-concert album, At Carnegie Hall, recorded the previous year, didn't even make the Top 100. By this time, Melanie had withdrawn from the stage, and was devoting her time to more personal and domestic concerns, having the first of three children in as many years. She re-emerged in 1974 for a short series of concerts, but her new album of that period, Madrugada, barely made it on to the charts, and her subsequent two LPs, As I See It Now and Sunset and Other Beginnings, released in 1975, barely sold. Neighborhood Records was later closed down.
A year later, Photograph was released to lackluster sales on Atlantic; the follow-up, Phonogenic, also failed to chart, and her last album for the next five years, Ballroom Streets, appeared on the Tomato label in 1977. In 1982, Melanie cut a comeback album, Arabesque, for RCA; a year later, her single "Every Breath of the Way" scraped the middle of the British charts and led to a series of concerts in England. Neighborhood was soon reactivated just long enough for Melanie to release one last album, Seventh Wave.
At the end of the 1980s, she re-emerged once again with her theme music for the popular television series Beauty and the Beast. By that time, Woodstock nostalgia was beginning to be stoked by the media and concert promoters, and Melanie appeared at one of the 20th anniversary events. She continued to periodically perform at clubs in the United States and larger festivals in Europe, where her association with the 1960s made her a major draw, and every so often released an album of new songs or re-recordings of her classic numbers.