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9/16/08

Starting 9/16/08, for every hard copy CD of “Charles J-Crooner Classics” sold through CD Baby, I’ll be making a $1.00 contribution to “The Bright Side,” an on-line non-profit organization which aims to provide support for anyone who is feeling emotionally overwhelmed with life. To learn more about “The Bright Side,” please use “The Bright Side” link found on the Links Page.

9/15/08

Many thanks to the iTunes and Napster users who enjoy independently produced music and have purchased songs from "Crooner Classics;" your support is greatly appreciated! To date, in addition to “Crooner Classics” being sold by iTunes-USA, I have also had sales from iTunes-Europe, iTunes-UK and iTunes-Australia…I’ve gone international! Don’t you just love technology when it works!

Copies of Reviews Originally Written on the CD Baby Website.

Crooner Classics
Reviewer: Caroline D. Fukuda
Sung with passion, a smooth voice, and depth, Charles J's Crooner Classics is a listening experience. The purity of this man's voice is distinct and compelling. The feeling with which each of these classics is sung touches all your senses and grabs your soul. Classics sung like you've never heard them before, Crooner Classics is a timeless collection. I had no idea that listening to music could be so powerful!

Great music performed with haunting emotion and endearing simplicity
Reviewer: Devin (Video Store Guy)
Timeless indeed. An impressive collection of music that sends me back to simpler times when life wasn't so darn complicated and love was all that mattered whether it hurt you or not. After recently going through a messy break-up this is just what I needed to perk my spirits up. Music like this inspires deep introspection and I'm liking what I'm seeing and hearing. There is hope over that rainbow...who would have thought?

Enjoyed Immensely, and So Will My Folks
Reviewer: Paul Corcoran
I had the pleasure attend the debut event for the CD with Charles J and friends. My wife and I both enjoyed that event and this CD immensely! It certainly took me back to my childhood; gathered in the family room with Mom on the piano, and family singing many of these timeless standards. I highly recommend the CD - for you and perhaps for your parents that certainly know and love each and every one of these selections! Thanks for the great memories, Charles!

Reviewer: Winnie Strohmeyer
As soon as we received the CD we played and enjoyed it immensely! Charles J has taken these timeless songs and made them his own through a purist approach and a powerful crooner style complimented by an excellent piano accompaniment. I highly recommend this CD to those who can get comfortable, relax and just enjoy a tenor doing his thing!