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Reprise
by (Performer: Russell Watson) (Composer: Salvatore Cardillo) (Composer: Teodoro Cottrau) (Composer: Ernesto de Curtis) (Composer: Russell Dews / Gordon / Watson) (Composer: Rick Guard)
by Russell Watson
Product Group: Music
Studio: Decca
ISBN: B0000D1FI7
EAN: 0028947537021
UPC: 028947537021
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 2003-10-14
Release Date: 2003-10-14
SKU: 08050043
Condition: Like New Like New
Comments: Audio CD in like new condition with no scratches. Very nice jewel case with like new art work and labels and hole punched in UPC.
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Customer Reviews
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russell watson Reprise
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-02-13
Even tho this cd is a compilation of songs from other cd's it is wonderful.This young man's voice is unbelievable. It is definitely a great addition to your library.I also purchased the video and you can laugh, cry, shout and clap when you watch it.
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What a Great Voice!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-01-05
13 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
Adding another album to his growing list, Russel Watson presents 13 more tracks to his fans and new listeners. If you enjoyed The Voice and Encore you're definitely not wasting your money on purchasing yet another album.
Watson's combination of classical operatic pieces with symphonic pop orchestration puts a new twist on some old favorites. If you prefer listening to old remastered Caruso recordings this may not be the album for you, but if you like hearing old favorites remade with a twist and a great voice this is definitely for you.
With just enough spice to promote further interest and the same stunning delivery of each song as in his previous albums, Watson delivers another nearly flawless piece of work for us to enjoy!
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"Reprise" is no Prize
Rating  (1)
Date: 2004-11-04
7 out of 13 customers found this reveiw helpful
A very poor CD both in choice of music and voice quality. Mr. Watson's voice sounds strained and tired in many of the songs. I was very disappointed and sorry that I purchased "Reprise".
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Better than the second time around
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-10-05
7 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
Russell Watson and his hyper publicity machine have returned to bless or curse us once again with both pop and operatic selections, over orchestrated and over-hyped as always.
I bought this CD knowing full well what to expect because I have the first 2 and had absolutely no reason to buy this other than to see how Watson would fare against a spinto aria like Canio's lament in "Vesti La Giubba".
I didn't expect it to go that well and I wasn't disappointed.
Seems this guy's voice is starting to sound stranger with each release....not bad mind you, just well...not good in an operatic context either.
Anyhow, I liked this CD much better than his sophmore CD "Encore".
The song selection is well balanced between arias, neapolitan favs and the usual fare of Euro-pop.
I even like some of his Euro-pop stuff like "In the living years".
The main reason I couldn't bring myself to give this a 4 star rating, though tempted, was because of the odd sounding vocalizations on the operatic arias. His voice seems like it's tired or pushed...I can't place it but it has me wondering why this kid doesn't take some time off, buy himself a top-notch coach / teacher, fix his vocal problems and come back better than ever.While he's at it he should really go live in Italy for a year and get a grasp of the language. One would think that over the span of 3 CD's his Italian would be near perfect by now but that's not the case....thus 3 stars.
Being a tenor myself I respect his talent, but I also believe that singing operatic selections is a touchy deal and can hurt an artist as much or more if not done right, as it can help.
I'm glad that Russell's label continues to promote his career as well as it does but I hope that the self-proclaimed "people's tenor" will give the people a finished product, vocally, in his next release.
All in all this could be called "The Voice" part 3 because the formula hasn't changed and it seems to be quite profitable to both Decca and Watson so I don't expect things to change too much in the years to come. Love him or hate him...he'll be back.
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Terrifyingly bad
Rating (1)
Date: 2004-07-09
2 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
The worst singing I've ever heard is embodied in this recording. Russell Watson just don't have the voice and emotional intensity for almost all the music that he has chosen to sing. The result is hoarse vocalism and uninvolving performances. A thoroughly bad recording.
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