Mantovani's Golden Hits - INTERCONTINENTAL
Artist: The Mantovani Orchestra

Intercontinental's Golden Hits is a budget-priced collection of re-recordings of such hits as "Granada," "Theme from Moulin Rouge," "Moon River," "Gone With the Wind," "Around the World," "Estrellita" and a suite of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs. These may not be original recordings of the hits, but it's still an enjoyable listen. ~ Stephen Thomas... Read More

The Godfather Pt. 3
Artist: Nino Rota
Community Score: 10.00

Nino Rota's original Godfather motif is the most distinctive part of the score, but Carmine Coppola effectively weaves it in to his own music. Harry Connick Jr. performs the film's love theme, "Promise Me You'll Remember." ~ Brian Mansfield, All Music Guide Read More

Donde Hay Musica
Artist: Eros Ramazzotti

Eros Ramazzotti stretches his wings and covers a wider variety of styles on his 1996 album Donde Hay Musica. This outing is much less rock-oriented than the previous Todo Historias. The album opens with the pop feel of the title track and never really ventures into the guitar-laden territory that dominated his previous effort. Standout cuts... Read More

Sahra
Artist: Khalèd
Community Score: 10.00

If Khaled and N'ssi N'ssi introduced Khaled and incorporated rai into the hip, global dancefloor mix, the gleaming production and lush arrangements on Sahra leave no doubt that French pop mainstream is the target here. It worked -- "Aïcha" was a breakthrough pan-European pop hit, and even though the disc jumps around from song to song and style... Read More

A Portrait
Artist: George Dalaras
Sogno
Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Community Score: 7.00

Sogno consists entirely of new compositions, much of which are deliberately skewed toward the pop audience whom Andrea Bocelli was well on his way to earning in the spring of 1999. In other words, it's an album that seems to be a progression, at least on the surface, but it's also a consolidation of the crossover audience that he wooed over the... Read More