Search - Jose Feliciano :: Light My Fire

Excellent Collection

Carlos Rodriguez | 07/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For those of you who love the sound of a crisp and clean acoustic guitar and a soulful voice to go with it, this is a great album to own. This collection of HITS is not by any means the complete and definitive anthology of Jose Feliciano's Greatest works but is a great place to begin. After you listen to this CD in its enirety you will realize why this artist is so loved and respected by the masses. For the people that don't enough about this artist amazing talent and international appeal this set delivers to the maximum potential and provides the listener a beautiful and rewarding listening experience. Jose is the kind of musician/performer that once you have listen to his easygoing layback style of singing you will be immediately hooked on what has been universally known for more than 30+ years as the Feliciano sound. This album include's four of Jose's greatest classics that are an absolute MUST to become more familiar with this artist's classic repertoire. They are LIGHT MY FIRE, the only song in pop history to go to #1 twice. The Doors original in 1967 and Feliciano's colossal remake in 1968. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN, another remake of a classic by the Mamas and The Papas. CHICO AND THE MAN, the song that Jose wrote and performed for the popular TV sitcom of the same name starring the late Freddie Prinze. Last but certainly not least RAIN, another Feliciano composition who is a favorite among his many fans (myself included). The rest of the album's tracks are superbly performed and a few of them make their debut for the first time on CD. One of my favorites AND THE FEELING'S GOOD from the fantastic LP of the same name release in 1974, is a true Feliciano classic in my opinion. BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX, is a beautiful instrumental that displays Jose's gentle and pure but nevertheless brilliant skill as a guitarist. This track was originally included in what many consider to be Feliciano's greatest album ever 10 TO 23 released in 1969, produced by Jose's longtime friend and collaborator in the studio Rick Jarrard. Overall this CD and his legendary career now in it's fourth decade prove to be a powerful account of how a little boy from Puerto Rico who was left permanently blind at birth defied all the obstacles and insurmountable odds and went on to become one of the most versatile and gifted entertainers the world has ever known. Accumulating massive stardom and phenomenal wealth along the way. Get this CD, you will love it."