BURTON CUMMINGS
''UP CLOSE AND ALONE''
RECORDED DECEMBER 20 & 22, 1995 AT THE GLENN GOULD STUDIO, TORONTO CANADA
AUGUST 26 1997
76:46
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1 Albert Flasher 03:24
2 Timeless Love 04:24
3 Stand Tall 04:58
4 Sour Suite 04:25
5 Break It To Them Gently 05:34
6 Laughing 03:08 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
7 Undun 04:19 (Randy Bachman)
8 Clap For The Wolfman 04:14
9 I Will Play A Rhapsody 03:26
10 Share The Land 03:53
11 Gordon Lightfoot Does Maggie May 02:10 (Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart)
12 You Saved My Soul 04:31
13 No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature 05:45 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
14 Ferry Cross The Mersey 03:54 (Gerry Marsden)
15 Take One Away 04:19
16 I'm Scared 04:20
17 Dream Of A Child 04:44 (David Forman)
18 These Eyes/Goodnight Everybody 05:09 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
Tracks By Burton Cummings, Except As Indicated
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This is a live performance of just Burton Cummings singing and playing the piano
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REVIEW/AMG
Richie Unterberger
Burton Cummings unplugged, in a fashion, performing 18 songs from throughout his career on solo piano. Recorded in December 1995 in front of a small but very vocal and appreciative audience. The repertoire includes reprises of old Guess Who hits (including "Undun," where Cummings sounds, probably unintentionally, like a lounge singer deliberately taking the piss out of the tune) and a cover of "Ferry Cross the Mersey," as well as the brief and weird "Gordon Lightfoot Does Maggie May." Mostly it's his own compositions, though; not a recipe that's bound for success in the U.S., but one that worked quite well in Canada, where Cummings retains a devoted audience, and where this album went gold.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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''UP CLOSE AND ALONE''
RECORDED DECEMBER 20 & 22, 1995 AT THE GLENN GOULD STUDIO, TORONTO CANADA
AUGUST 26 1997
76:46
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1 Albert Flasher 03:24
2 Timeless Love 04:24
3 Stand Tall 04:58
4 Sour Suite 04:25
5 Break It To Them Gently 05:34
6 Laughing 03:08 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
7 Undun 04:19 (Randy Bachman)
8 Clap For The Wolfman 04:14
9 I Will Play A Rhapsody 03:26
10 Share The Land 03:53
11 Gordon Lightfoot Does Maggie May 02:10 (Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart)
12 You Saved My Soul 04:31
13 No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature 05:45 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
14 Ferry Cross The Mersey 03:54 (Gerry Marsden)
15 Take One Away 04:19
16 I'm Scared 04:20
17 Dream Of A Child 04:44 (David Forman)
18 These Eyes/Goodnight Everybody 05:09 (Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings)
Tracks By Burton Cummings, Except As Indicated
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This is a live performance of just Burton Cummings singing and playing the piano
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REVIEW/AMG
Richie Unterberger
Burton Cummings unplugged, in a fashion, performing 18 songs from throughout his career on solo piano. Recorded in December 1995 in front of a small but very vocal and appreciative audience. The repertoire includes reprises of old Guess Who hits (including "Undun," where Cummings sounds, probably unintentionally, like a lounge singer deliberately taking the piss out of the tune) and a cover of "Ferry Cross the Mersey," as well as the brief and weird "Gordon Lightfoot Does Maggie May." Mostly it's his own compositions, though; not a recipe that's bound for success in the U.S., but one that worked quite well in Canada, where Cummings retains a devoted audience, and where this album went gold.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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