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1. Strawberry Wine
2. Sleeping
3. Time To Kill
4. Just Another Whistle Stop
5. All La Glory
6. The Shape I'm In
7. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show
8. Daniel And The Sacred Harp
9. Stage Fright
10. The Rumor

Todd Rundgren was the engineer on this CD.

1. Mad
2. Afraid
3. Mercenary
4. Gun
5. Courage
6. Weakness
7. Strike
8. Pissin
9. Today
10. Bardo
11. Mountaintop
12. Panic
13. Manup

1. The Monster Is Loose
2. Blind As A Bat
3. It's All Coming Back To Me Now
4. Bad For Good
5. Cry Over Me
6. In The Land Of The Pig, The Butcher Is King
7. Monstro
8. Alive
9. If God Could Talk
10. If It Ain't Broke Break It
11. What About Love
12. Seize The Night
13. The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
14. Cry To Heaven

Todd and Kasim play on this CD.

1. Living Color
2. Sad Beauty
3. Too Cool to Fall in Love
4. Life Goes On Without You
5. Pilar (Things Here Are Different)
6. Evian
7. So Kind
8. Tell Me Your Dreams
9. Disinformation
10. Golden Cage
11. The Gifted Child

1. Vertigo
2. Miracle Drug
3. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
4. Love And Peace Or Else
5. City Of Blinding Lights
6. All Because Of You
7. A Man And A Woman
8. Crumbs From Your Table
9. One Step Closer
10. Original Of The Species
11. Yahweh

1. Needle and Thread
2. I'll Never Give It Up
3. Take Care The Road You Choose
4. Mr. Stupid
5. Dad's Gonna Kill Me
6. Poppy-Red
7. Bad Monkey
8. Francesca
9. Too Late To Come Fishing
10. Sneaky Boy
11. She Sang Angels To Rest
12. Johnny's Far Away
13. Guns Are The Tongues
14. Sunset Song

1. A High Price To Pay
2. I Am A Gambler
3. I've Got A Solution
4. Everlasting Love
5. Summer In El Barrio
6. Long Times Gone
7. Future Train
8. Mountain Man
9. Funky Friday
10. It's Been A Long Time
11. I Am Free

1. Wonder Girl
2. Fa La Fa Lee
3. Roger
4. High C
5. Fletcher Honorama
6. Simple Ballet
7. Slowboat
8. Biology 2
9. Saccharin And The War
10. Big Bands
11. (No More) Mr. Nice Guys

1. Move On
2. Colorado
3. Moonlight
4. Angels Cry
5. Used to Be
6. Falling On the Run
7. Lifestyle
8. Lightning
9. Great Divide
10. Leave Yesterday Behind
11. Song for Someone

1. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
2. Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
3. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
4. It Just Won't Quit
5. Out of the Frying Pan (And into the Fire)
6. Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
7. Wasted Youth
8. Everything Louder Than Everything Else
9. Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
10. Back into Hell
11. Lost Boys and Golden Girls

1. Wreck This Heart
2. Wait For Me
3. Face The Promise
4. No Matter Who You Are
5. Are You
6. Simplicity
7. No More
8. Real Mean Bottle
9. Won't Stop
10. Between
11. The Answer's In The Question
12. The Long Goodbye

1. It's Growing
2. (I'm a) Road Runner
3. Wichita Lineman
4. Why Baby Why
5. Some Days You Gotta Dance
6. Seminole Wind
7. Suzanne
8. Hound Dog
9. Sadie
10. On Broadway
11. Summertime Blues
12. Not Fade Away

1. Lay Me Down
2. Hey, Mr. Manager
3. Keep Believing
4. Passed Fast
5. Rock 'N' Roll Contract
6. Savile Row
7. Moonshine
8. Back Again
9. Turn Around
10. Rockin' Machine

1. Gargoyle
2. Lust Never Sleeps
3. Cosmic Kiss
4. Bored Baby
5. Top of the Pops
6. Little Bit of Whore
7. Jacuzzi Jungle
8. 13 Wrong Turns
9. Claw Bite
10. I'll Be Your Sister

1. Learning the Hard Way
2. Come On Hard
3. Someday Soon
4. Heart Shaped Locket
5. The End of the World
6. Long Time Gone
7. Super Girl
8. Let's Play Two
9. Curious Thing
10. Jet Black Sunrise
11. Fool for the Taking
12. California Sun

1. Tinkerbell's Mind
2. Princess of the Gingerland
3. Sassafrass and Cinnamon
4. Child of Darkness
5. I Lost Me a Friend
6. Times Are Getting Hard
7. Where Have You Been Hiding?
8. Hey Woman
9. Happy to Have You Here Again
10. Barbarella
11. Love Drags Me Down
12. I Love All the Love in You
13. Rumpelstiltskin
14. Ode to an Unknown Girl
15. Alice in Wonderland
16. So Many Roads
17. New York Blues
18. Born to the Blues
19. It's Going to Take Some Time
20. Grandma, Why Do You Live in Harlem?
21. Going Home
22. Rainbow Child
23. For Ann, Liz and Harvee

1. The Really Serious Introduction
2. I'm the Greatest
3. Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go
4. Yellow Submarine
5. Desperado
6. I Can't Tell You Why
7. Girls Talk
8. Weight of the World
9. Bang the Drum All Day
10. Walking Nerve
11. Black Maria
12. In the City
13. American Woman
14. Boys
15. With a Little Help from My Friends

1. Personality Crisis
2. Looking for a Kiss
3. Vietnamese Baby
4. Lonely Planet Boy
5. Frankenstein
6. Trash
7. Bad Girl
8. Subway Train
9. Pills
10. Private World
11. Jet Boy

1. Overture / The First Noel
2. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
3. No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas
4. Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday
5. Home for Christmas
6. Christmas Must Be Tonight
7. Children, Go Where I Send Thee
8. Mary Had a Baby
9. The Christmas Song
10. Jingle Bell Rock
11. O Holy Night

1. Everything Is Backwards
2. Rhythm Of The World
3. World Of Poetry
4. Lazy Monkey
5. Too Much
6. Inspiration
7. State Of Equilibrium
8. Perpetual Motion
9. Secret Admirer
10. Creative Spark
11. Division
12. Dream Time
13. Oh La La
14. Trippin Upstairs

1. A Pretty Put On
2. Low Man
3. Doll House
4. Father To Son
5. Simpleton Sam
6. Don't Want You Hangin'
7. Franklin
8. Everything Is Temporary
9. Hair
10. Fence
11. Rising Up
12. And When

1. Time the Conqueror
2. Off of Wonderland
3. The Drums of War
4. The Arms of Night
5. Where Were You
6. Going Down to Cuba
7. Giving That Heaven Away
8. Live Nude Cabaret
9. Just Say Yeah
10. Far from the Arms of Hunger

1. Life Short Call Now
2. See You Tomorrow
3. Mystery
4. Beautiful Creatures
5. Peace March
6. Slow Down Fast
7. Tell the Universe
8. This Is Baghdad
9. Jerusalem Poker
10. Different When It Comes to You
11. To Fit in My Heart
12. Nude Descending a Staircase

1. The Fuse
2. Your Bright Baby Blues
3. Linda Paloma
4. Here Come Those Tears Again
5. The Only Child
6. Daddy's Tune
7. Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate
8. The Pretender

1. How Shall I See You Through My Tears 
2. Century Plant 
3. Here's Where I Stand 
4. I Sing For You 
5. The Want of a Nail
6. Wild Horses 
7. Ladies Who Lunch 
8. Turkey Lurkey Time 
9. Skyway - The Replacements
10. The Size Of A Cow - The Wonder Stuff
11. On/Off - Snow Patrol
12. Right On Be Free - The Voices Of East Harlem
13. I Believe In Us - Warren Wiebe
14. Round Are Way - Oasis

The Hollywood concept shorthand for Todd Graff's semi-autobiographical musical comedy may be Fame-meets-Meatballs, but the film (nominated for the Grand Jury prize at the '03 Sundance Film Festival) has an energetic musical heart all its own. The original songs of Michael Gore (the original Fame) and Lynn Ahrens (Schoolhouse Rock, the Broadway adaptation of Ragtime) revolve around poles of upbeat gospel fervor ("Here's Where I Stand," "How Shall I See You Through My Tears") and introspective ballads ("I Sing For You"), while the score's choice of covers initially echo those concerns via Todd Rundgren's "The Want of a Nail" and the Stones' "Wild Horses," respectively. But the teen-voiced covers of Sondheim's middle-age missive "The Ladies Who Lunch" and Bacharach/David's loopy "Turkey Lurkey Time" also underscore its youthful sense of anything-goes abandon. The pop songs that round out the collection are a well-chosen and emotionally sympatico lot, especially the Replacements' "Skyway", the Wonder Stuff's "The Size of a Cow" and even Warren Wiebe's weepy ballad "I Believe in Us." This enhanced CD features include behind the scenes footage, film trailer, cast photos, and bios.
- Jerry McCulley 

1. Shinin' On 
2. To Get Back In 
3. Loco-Motion 
4. Carry Me Through 
5. Please Me 
6. Mr. Pretty Boy 
7. Gettin' Over You 
8. Little Johnny Hooker 

Todd produced/engineered and played guitar on "Shinin' On."

1. Man On A Mission
2. Do It For Love
3. Someday We'll Know
4. Forever For You
5. Life's Too Short
6. Getaway Car
7. Make You Stay
8. Miss DJ
9. (She) Got Me Bad
10. Breath Of Your Life
11. Intuition
12. Heartbreak Time
13. Something About You
14. Love In A Dangerous Time

Todd sings with Hall & Oates on the New Radicals' song "Someday We'll Know."

1. Bat Out Of Hell
2. You Took The Word Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
3. Heaven Can Wait
4. All Revved Up With No Place To Go
5. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad 
6. Paradise By The Dash Board Light 
7. For Crying Out Loud

Todd produced, engineered and mixed this digitally remastered CD. Kasim Sulton played bass.

1. Food
2. Two Girls in One
3. New Language
4. Something Physical
5. The One Thing
6. No Safe Place
7. Shave Your Legs
8. Runs in the Family
9. All I Want
10. Forbidden Fruit
11. Little Platoons
12. Survival

Todd was the producer/engineer on "One Sided Story."

Not since the heyday of Rough Trade has a hip Canadian band been so obsessed with sex as The Pursuit of Happiness. While Carole and Kev probed the darker side of lust (though oft with tongues in cheeks), Moe Berg and Co. bring a much lighter, happier tone to matters of the heart and flesh. Their superb debut LP, Love Junk, marked TPOH as real power pop/rock contenders whose charms were better appreciated in Europe and the US than here; their exclusion from any Juno nominations was scandalous. Their second album, One Sided Story, was again produced by Todd Rundgren, clearly one of singer/songwriter Berg's heroes. A song like "Survival" is too Todd-like for comfort, and the band would be well-advised to move elsewhere next time out. That's the only real reservation here. Berg's spirited vocals and guitar work are nicely enhanced by a no-frills rhythm section and female backing vocals, and his hook-filled songs again offer plenty of naughty fun. On his first hit, "I'm An Adult Now," Berg pledged to write songs about women, not girls, but most of the songs here do, in true pop tradition, sing the praises of girls. The first song, "Food," is a hilariously lewd comparison of his lover to various food forms - "Your love is like greasy fried noodles, instantly gratifying, makes me want to come back for more." The next song, "Two Girls In One," accurately nails the modern girl - "Sensitive and vulnerable, that's the kind she like best, but he's got to have muscles and lots of hair on his chest." Just occasionally, Moe's gaze is averted from the groin; "Little Platoons (My Neighborhood)" being an evocative depiction of his decaying home area. Their pop vision may be one-sided, but Canadian music is indeed invigorated by The Pursuit of Happiness.
- Kerry Doole

1. Whispering Your Name
2. Standing Still
3. All Through The Night
4. I Need It
5. Longest Drink
6. Never Full
7. I Know I Know
8. She's In Love
9. Love Will Come Again
10. Marriage Made In Heaven
11. When Love Surges (Extended Version) *
12. When Love Surges (Instrumental Dub Mix) *

* Japanese CD Version Only

The opening track on Jules Shear's first solo album, "Whispering Your Name" is one of his best and most popular songs. Although it hasn't become as famous as "All Through the Night" or "If She Knew What She Wants" (Alison Moyet's fine 1994 single wasn't a hit, unfortunately), it's still a remarkable tune. Opening with a vaguely threatening battery of cellos and electric guitars (producer Todd Rundgren's fingerprints are all over this song, and the album as a whole), the song has a relentless forward momentum exacerbated by Flo and Eddie's oddly syncopated, high-pitched vocals in the chorus. Shear's elliptical lyrics are directed at the ex-boyfriend of the new woman in the singer's life; it's left deliberately unclear exactly what's going on between the singer and the woman, or indeed if she's still in love with her ex, and, indeed, the lyrics convey this confusion so well that it's clear that the singer himself has no idea what the emotional ramifications of his situation are. It's like a Raymond Carver short story set to a bouncy little post- new wave synth-inflected pop tune.
- Stewart Mason

1. I Don't Understand 
2. Yeah, Whatever 
3. Monotone 
4. Space Boy
5. Special
6. I Think God Can Explain
7. Supernatural
8. Irresponsible
9. I Apologize
10. Spin
11. Cigarette
12. Wallflower
13. London

Todd produced "Halfway Down The Sky."

1. Rosewood Bitters 
2. Denver Rain 
3. Louisville A.D. 
4. A Friend And Nothing More 
5. Rock And Roll Man
6. Moving Right Along
7. Resurrection
8. Good Time Charlie
9. Song For A Friend Soon Gone
10. Subterranean Homesick Blues

Todd plays clavinet on this CD. Also featured is Patti Austin and Joe Walsh.

This CD is extremely rare. There is only one copy in stock!

1. Punting The Ganges - (Whittemore)
2. Chasing My Own Tail - The Neos
3. Invisible Man - Reynold Philipsek
4. Any Way But Love - Doug Powell
5. Secret Smile - Lucid Dreamers
6. Mythopoeia - Zud
7. Release - Barbara Hamilton
8. Open Our Minds - Andre Cholmondeley With Hidden Agenda
9. Somebody's Hero - Dee Allen
10. Wonderful Thing - Billy Marsh
11. Easy Way - Ditto
12. Into The Deep - Luthor M & His Del Bartonians
13. I Just Want To Touch You (All Jacked Up) - Phil Gill
14. Toddsongs - Ron Napoli
15. Heart To Heart Connection - John Ferenzik
16. Initiation (Theme From Christabel) - Don Lindbergh
17. Paper Dreams - Lucid Dreamers

As stated in the CD insert, "This is not a real Todd Rundgren recording. This is just a musical representation of certain rundgrenian themes: the search for inspiration and the creation of beauty. True inspiration may come to a lucky few but beauty exists for all those inspired enough to perceive it. Some of these songs are uncanny simulations while others ring true in tone and spirit. At any rate, we should all have fun listening! . . . so GROK THIS!"

1. International Feel - Mitch Easter
2. Long Flowing Robe - Viral Satellite
3. Healer - Ben McMurtrie
4. Izzat Love - Jamie Hoover
5. The Fire Of Mind - Greg Jennings
6. Too Far Gone - Rocket Scientists
7. Couldn't I Just Tell Ya - The Guild
8. Compassion - Missy Miller
9. Hello It's Me - Mitch Cooper
10. Pretending To Care - Fred Froom
11. There Goes My Inspiration - Parthenon Huxley
12. Lucky Guy - Roy Goldberg
13. Broke Down And Busted - Don Dixon
14. Torch Song - Van Cooper
15. The Wheel - David Melbye
16. You Cried Wolf - Ken Gullic & Kirk Carlson
17. Cliché - Kenny Collins
18. Slut - The Woods
19. Love Of The Common Man - Nate Kennerly
20. I Don't Want To Tie You Down - Bill Lloyd
21. Hideaway - Secret Society

Open My Eyes - Nazz
Hello It's Me - Nazz
We Gotta Get You a Woman - Todd Rundgren
I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
Couldn't I Just Tell You - Todd Rundgren
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren
A Dream Goes on Forever - Todd Rundgren
Real Man - Todd Rundgren
Love Is the Answer - Utopia
Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren
Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
Mated - Utopia
Something to Fall Back On - Todd Rundgren
The Want of a Nail - Todd Rundgren
Change Myself - Todd Rundgren
Love Thing - Todd Rundgren
Property - Todd Rundgren
Parallel Lines - Todd Rundgren

Tracks:
CD One:
1. 10538 Overture - Bobby Sutliff & Mitch Easter
2. Ma Ma Ma Belle - Earl Slick
3. Telephone Line - Jeffrey Foskett
4. Do Ya - Jason Falkner
5. Sweet Is The Night - Ben Lee
6. Rockaria! - Pat Buchanan
7. Every Little Thing - Michael Carpenter
8. No Time - Peter Holsapple
9. Showdown - Richard Barone
10. Handle With Care - Jamie Hoover
11. Strange Magic - Mark Helm
12. Evil Woman - Ross Rice
13. Steppin' Out - Carl Wayne
14. Don't Bring Me Down - SWAG
15. One Summer Dream - Prairie Sons & Daughters
16. Can't Get It Out Of My Head - Doug Powell
CD Two:
1. Twilight - The Shazam
2. Mr. Blue Sky - Tony Visconti
3. You Took My Breath Away - The Heavy Blinkers
4. Message From The Country - The Balls Of France
5. The Minister - Ferenzik
6. Xanadu - Neilson Hubbard And Venus Hum
7. When Time Stood Still - Bill Lloyd
8. Above The Clouds - Sparkle Jets UK
9. Rock And Roll Is King - Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings
10. Morning Sunshine - Jeremy
11. Boy Blue - Rick Altizer
12. Livin' Thing - PFA
13. On The Run - Sixpence None The Richer
14. Bluebird Is Dead - Todd Rundgren
15. Turn To Stone - Roger Klug
16. Eldorado - Fleming And Jo