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Olivia Newton-John - Disney's Music From The Park Audio CD

A fair review of the Olivia Newton-John "Disney's Music From The Park" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Olivia Newton-John reviews here, or go back to the Olivia Newton-John tabs.

Olivia Newton-John Band: Olivia Newton-John
Title: Disney's Music From The Park
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Release Date: 1996-09-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah [Splash Mountain] - Patti Austin 2: Yo Ho [A Pirate's Life for Me [Pirates of the Caribbean] 3: It's a Small World/When You Wish upon a Star Medley - Etta James 4: Ballad of Davy Crockett [Frontierland] - Tim Curry 5: Grim Grinning Ghosts [The Haunted Mansion] - Barenaked Ladies 6: I Just Can't Wait to Be King/Hakuna Matata Medley [Fantasyland] - The Rembrandts 7: Circle of Life/Can You Feel the Love Tonight Medley [Fantasyland] - Richard Page 8: Spectromagic Medley [Spectro Magic Nightime Parade][Instrumental] - David Benoit 9: Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Linda Ronstadt 10: Part of Your World [Voyage of the Little Mermaid] - Olivia Newton-John 11: Mickey Mouse March/Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Medley [The Walt Disney World Ba][ 12: When You Wish upon a Star [Pinocchio's Daring Journey] - Take 6 13: Remember the Magic (Theme Song) - Brian McKnight

Basically just for Collectors
I enjoy their song, and I view this CD as basically one for die hard fans to complete their discographies of the recording artists who are on this CD. I bought this CD because I'm a big POINTER SISTERS fan and wanted their one song on here to complete my collection. Fans of OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN, LINDA RONSTADT, BARENAKED LADIES, POINTER SISTERS, PATTI AUSTIN , and the rest will probably just want their one song each just for their collection. I'm not a big fan of Disney songs. This CD is okay, not great. Probably the biggest goof is TIM CURRY doing THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT. He intentionally mocks the song with ad-libs & lines not in the original version. Surprising how they actually put it on this CD. I guess Disney purists will not like the new arrangements of most of these songs. Just for die-hards & completists, in my opinion. .


You can teach a new dog old tricks!
Great new arrangements of some of the best Parks music ever! To me Barenaked Ladies and Tim Curry are stand outs. I truly enjoyed this CD. I could have done without The Pointer Sisters doing "Yo Ho" but over all it's still a great listen!!!.


Takes Awhile To Sink In
In fact, I only recently broke this out after I planned my daughter's first trip to Disney World. This album wasn't in my frequent rotation for a long time. Though I question some of the interpretations on here, especially the Pointer Sisters' version of "Yo Ho," I must admit that this album has really captured my ear. Take 6, Barenaked Ladies and Patti Austin give wonderful performances of their respective songs. They are the highlights of a mostly good album. One song stands apart from the rest. Brian McKnight's stirring rendition of "Remember the Magic" is a moving experience. It alone makes this album worthy of purchase.

Overall, this album really is a good purchase. It's perfect for packing your bags for Disney World or just a quiet evening at home. All of these songs are fun, uplifting numbers that will quickly brighten the spark of childhood that all adults have somewhere deep inside of them.


Some Great Cuts
These are Disney song covers by a variety of artists. If you want the actual music used in the rides and attractions, buy one of the official WDW albums. Etta James makes "It's a Small World" meaningful and beautiful, Tim Curry has his tongue planted firmly in cheek in "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," and Take 6's lush accapella harmonies are outstanding on "When You Wish Upon a Star. " As another reviewer said, David Benoit's "Spectromagic Medley" shimmers like the parade itself. Linda Rondstadt and Olivia Newton-John sing pretty straight-forward versions of familiar tunes, and Brian McKnight's sentimental "Remember the Magic," used in Disney World advertising, might bring a tear to your eye.


False advertising in the title
D because I wanted "Music from the Park" not remakes of the true music that is in Walt Disney World. I bought this C. I was very disapointed when I started listening to the songs. A couple of years later I found the true music from the park called "Where magic lives, The official album from Walt Disney World". I bought it at Downtown Disney in Orlando but I'm not sure if it's available other places outside the park. The closest album available for sale here on amazon. com is "Walt Disney World Resort in Florida". It has almost all of the songs my CD has plus a few more. If you love the true music from the park I'd recommend one of these other CD's.


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