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Stan T. from CHEEKTOWAGA, NY
Reviewed on 6/23/2007...

Enjoyable cd by Michael Ball singing 19 songs.

Love the voice!!

Walter P. Kramer | Jacksonville, Florida United States | 06/25/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is full of wonderous songs.......however,
altho Michael's delivery and voice is tauting
i am afraid its trying to hard to outcome the strings!
Too much strings and its constant and they overwhelm
his fantasitic delivery!!Why this more than talented
and charming individual doen't leave the strings to
a limit is worth considering! The songs are fantastic
but lose so much in his trying to overcoming instead
of the strings overpowering his enormous voice. I can
only think that the music is karaoke and he came to
the studio and sang afterwards. I admire his choices
of material on every CD but too much orchestration does
not benefit on this remarkable voice..I await when he
reduces of strings on any recording..That why I can only
rate this as 3 1/2 because he does not show his
deliverence so as to honor his voice...sometimes I think
i am listening to Living Strings or Mantovanti..I love ya,
Michael but will not invest in you.....yet!!"

A True Collection!

Z. Yang | Hockessin, DE USA | 05/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Some singers are relying on songs to bring out his/her vocal glamour, while others can flesh out the songs and put personal stamps on any songs he/she sings. Michael Ball is one of the best among the latter.
"The Collection" is a collection of the songs from Michael's debut album "Michael Ball" and the second album "Always", a good mixture of songs of power and passion seasoned with gloominess of Jazz. His is a rarely rich and solid voice, full of core and fervor, when he delivers "Love Changes Everything", "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me", "A House Is Not a Home", and "You Made Me Love You"...with his trademark vocal heft. It's astonishing that he can simply pour out the sound with such ease. His is also a voice that brings unique elegance to jazz. Just for hearing Michael crooning in Jazz tunes is worth buying this album, especially considering that "Always", the only album in which Michael gives his soulful readings of Jazz, is hard to find in these days. "Cry Me a River" and "Stormy Weather", just these two numbers are enough to make the tunes stay in your ear. One more reason to buy this album is "The First Man You Remember", a duet sung by Michael and Diana Morrison, which is amazingly soothing and refreshing.
Buy it!"