Rita Chiarelli - Breakfast At Midnight

Size: 111,4 MB
Time: 47:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Woman In Blue (4:05)
02. Horse Of A Different Colour (4:57)
03. Never Been Loved Before (3:55)
04. Memphis Has Got The Blues (4:02)
05. Midnight In Berlin (3:27)
06. I Can Change For You (5:20)
07. Since I've Had You On My Mind (4:31)
08. Loving You (Is Killing Me) (4:30)
09. If You Were Crying Over Me (4:16)
10. Last Train (4:11)
11. Eggs Over Easy (4:37)

Personnel: Rita Chiarelli (vocals, acoustic guitar), Al Cross (drums), Colin Linden (electric guitars), Kevin Breit (electric guitar, mandolin, dobro), Richard Bell (piano, organ, accordion), Pat Kilbride (bass), George Koller (bass), Carlos del Junco Band (harmonica), Jackie & Shirley Richardson (backing vocals).

Rita Chiarelli may very well be the most powerful singer in Canada! Bringing her brand of rock and blues to an ever-increasing loyal audience since she was 15 years old, Rita finished high school in Hamilton Ontario and formed the band Battleaxe, a nine piece R&B band which toured Canada and the US. She then joined the Ronnie Hawkins school of rock and roll for a year and in 1981 left Canada on a trip to Italy, staying six years, touring and working in studios.
Back in Canada in the late 1980s she released a succession of independent singles and had one of her most powerful songs, "Have You Seen My Shoes?", used on the soundtrack of Bruce McDonald's Canadian-made movie Roadkill, now a cult favourite.
The success of the first Stony Plain album Road Rockets helped cement Chiarelli's solid reputation on the club circuit as an exciting, powerhouse performer with a stunning 3 octave range and a no-holds-barred delivery that rocked audiences across North America and Europe. Her second album was co-produced with John Switzer, best known for his work with Jane Siberry, and featured guest appearances by Juno Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Colin Linden and members of country rock band Prairie Oyster. All songs with the exception of the Elvis Presley hit "Love Me" were written by Rita, who has developed her songwriting skills to the point that other artists are paying attention; Long John Baldry recorded Rita's song "Midnight in Berlin" on his album Right To Sing The Blues.
There are not many female singers in Canada who can handle the blues and it's close cousin, powerhouse rock and roll, with Rita Chiarelli's understanding, authority and sheer attitude. If you need a little demonstration, check out the incredible Breakfast at Midnight. Not only will you hear "a voice so blue that it makes the angels cry" (Ronnie Hawkins), you will bear witness to Rita's wealth of talent as a storyteller and songwriter.

Breakfast At Midnight MP3
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Various Artists - Saturday Night Blues: The Great Canadian Blues Project Vol. 1

Year: 1991
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:08
Size: 164,8 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Gerald Laroche - Danser Le Loup (3:01)
2. Colin James - No More Doggin' (4:16)
3. Jackson Delta - Path To The Liquor Store (3:36)
4. Johnny V & The Houserockers - I Need A Woman (3:32)
5. Dutch Mason - Just Your Fool (3:44)
6. Lester Quitzau - Thinking About You (4:07)
7. Amos Garrett - Bert's Boogie (3:05)
8. Ken Hamm - Bad Luck Blues (3:35)
9. Rita Chiarelli & The Road Rockets - Love U 2 Much (4:19)
10. Dean Cottrill - Pussy Fottin' (2:50)
11. Downchild - Rockin' Little Boogie (3:47)
12. Bill Bourne - Goin' Down South (3:02)
13. Brent Sam Parkin & The Stingers - Satellite Dish (3:32)
14. Drew Nelson Band - Nothing To Show (4:19)
15. Big Dave McLean & The Muddy-Tones - TV Preacher Blues (3:15)
16. Jack Semple & The Luxury Blues Band - Love Of A Woman (3:52)
17. Paul James - Hey Rosita (3:53)
18. David Raven - Tombstone Boogie (3:48)
19. Roger Howse - The Drifter (3:20)
20. Rusty Reed & The Southside Shuffle - Clear But Confusing (2:03)

From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland, the spirit of the blues - on the face of it so different from what people percieve to be our national Canadian character - is alive and well. What began in Mississippi and migrated to Chicago, has spread all over the world. There are probably blues bands in Baie Comeau and Brandon, as well as in Camrose and Cornwall, Stephensville and Saskatoon, Windsor and Wetaskiwin.

Each week, Saturday Night Blues - the national radio network's weekly two-hour extravaganza of downhome music - offers a two-hour tour of the best blues in the world. When the program was in its initial planning stages, it was decided to feature as much made-in-Canada blues as possible - and there was no shortage to choose from. This compilation celebrates the fourth season of the program, and it also celebrates the rich diversity of home-grown music in the blues traditions. /Excerpt from the liner notes by Holger Peterson

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Rita Chiarelli - Just Gettin Started

Size: 105,8 MB
Time: 45:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Just Gettin Started (4:57)
02. Shallow Water (3:44)
03. Hurtin Chain (5:21)
04. Tupelo (5:30)
05. Heartbreak Of The Week (4:14)
06. Satisfied (4:47)
07. Blue Rain (4:45)
08. 72nd Street (5:11)
09. Lawless (4:17)
10. Love Me (2:52)

Rita Chiarelli is one of the most exciting new singers in Canada. Her unique blend of rock and blues has been compared favorably to Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, and Susan Tedeschi. In 2000, she was named the "top blues singer" at Canada's Maple Leaf Awards. The world's discovery of Chiarelli comes after years of her paying dues. Singing with Hamilton, Ontario-based group Tempest at the age of 15, she toured throughout North America with a nine-piece R&B band, Battleaxe, after graduating from high school. Chiarelli continued to sharpen her chops as a member of Toronto-based rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins' group. After a year, however, she moved to Italy, where she worked as a studio vocalist for six years. Returning to Canada in the late '80s, Chiarelli had her first success when her tune "Have You Seen My Shoes?," which was featured in the film Roadkill. Releasing her debut album, Road Rocket, in 1992, she took things a step further with her second effort, Just Gettin' Started, three years later. Produced by Jane Siberry-producer John Switzer, the album showcased Chiarelli's hook-laden songwriting, with all but one song -- a cover of Elvis Presley's "Love Me" -- original. Long John Baldry covered Chiarelli's song, "Midnight in Berlin," on his 1996 album Right to Sing the Blues. Breakfast at Midnight, released in 2001, includes such guests as ex-Band keyboardist Richard Bell and guitarist Colin Linden. ~ Craig Harris

Just Gettin Started

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Rita Chiarelli with The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - Uptown Goes Downton

Styles: folk
Released: 2008
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 114,7 MB
Time: 50:06
Scans: front, tray

1. I Can Change For You - 5:27
2. Back To Blue - 3:28
3. Midnight in Berlin - 4:17
4. Serves You Right - 4:49
5. Reginella - 4:40
6. Loving You is Killing Me - 4:34
7. Baby Please - 2:46
8. If You Were Crying Over Me - 4:21
9. The Thrill is Gone - 4:41
10. Dicitencello Vuje - 6:26
11. You Don't Say - 4:31

The one thing Chiarelli is not; is predictable. Over the past five years she has released Cuore, a recording of traditional Italian folk songs, which won the World music category at the prestigious Canadian Folk Music Awards; Uptown Goes Downtown Tonight, a highly acclaimed collaboration with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra; and Music From the Big House, a documentary movie filmed in Louisiana, at Angola prison, which premiered in New York and L.A. Her CD Sweet Paradise, heralds a return to Chiarelli’s blues roots, and is her first
album of all original tunes since 2001 ‘s JUNO nominated Breakfast at Midnight.

Uptown Goes Downtown

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Rita Chiarelli - Sweet Paradise

Styles: folk, blues
Released: 2010
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 113,2 MB
Time: 49:27
Scans: front

1. I Believe - 4:12
2. Rest My Bones - 4:31
3. Home - 4:06
4. Light The Fire - 4:49
5. French Kiss - 3:04
6. Stone By Stone - 4:12
7. If it was Love - 2:48
8. Going Down To New Orleans - 4:44
9. 1000 Miles - 4:58
10. Back To Blue - 3:34
11. Cowboy's Lullabye - 4:41
12. If It Was Love (reprise) - 3:42

I hope more and more people discover Rita Chiarelli; she has a big, powerful, emotional voice and you'll hear it on this collection of tunes that are, for the most part, based on traditional blues forms. While I enjoyed the CD, I must admit to being a bit disappointed. I guess it's a matter of personal preference, but I wish she had been unchained from her backing band for a few of the tracks. My first exposure to Rita was her Music From the Big House soundtrack- all but three of the tracks recorded live at Angola prison in Louisiana. These Four Walls, one of the tracks not recorded at the prison, is what I was hoping for with Sweet Paradise. On These Four Walls, there's Rita and her guitar backed only with a steady percussive beat. Her voice is strong and her guitar playing compelling- a great example of traditional blues. Compare Rest My Bones [a truly excellent song] on the Big House and Sweet Paradise recordings. While good, the Sweet Paradise version lacks the intensity of the Big House version which features Rita singing with passion while strongly strumming chords- with back-up vocals provided by a chorus of Angola inmates. For me, the Big House version more clearly captures the soul of the song. For those who prefer Rita in a studio setting with a back-up band, this CD probably deserves five stars. For me, Sweet Paradise is good but I think it would have been great if Rita had been let loose a bit.

Sweet Paradise

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Rita Chiarelli - 2 albums: No-One To Blame / Music From The Big House (Soundtrack)

The one thing Chiarelli is not; is predictable. Over the past five years she has released Cuore, a recording of traditional Italian folk songs, which won the World music category at the prestigious Canadian Folk Music Awards; Uptown Goes Downtown, a highly acclaimed collaboration with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra; and Music From the Big House, an award winning documentary movie filmed in Louisiana, at Angola prison, which premiered in New York and L.A. Her CD Sweet Paradise, heralds a return to Chiarelli’s blues roots, and is her first album of all original tunes since 2001 ‘s JUNO nominated Breakfast at Midnight.

As if creating beautiful music wasn’t enough, Rita has entered the film world starring in the critically acclaimed Music From The Big House. She also developed the original concept for the film, one that takes Rita on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues, Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary a.k.a Angola Prison. She never imagined that her love of the blues would lead her to a historic jailhouse performance with inmates serving life sentences.

Her most recent release is the critically praised Music From The Big House Soundtrack, recorded LIVE with the musical inmates of Angola Prison as seen in the film and featuring Rita’s gut wrenching performance of "These Four Walls".

Over the past decade Rita Chiarelli has won every major Canadian blues award, including multiple Maple Blues awards, CBC’s Great Canadian Blues Award, Toronto Independent Music Awards, Hamilton Music Awards, Manitoba Blues Society and the Hamilton Blues Society’s Lifetime Achievement Awards. Most recently Rita was awarded the prestigious Maple Blues ‘Blues With A Feeling Award’ for Lifetime Achievement in January 2011.

Showing no signs of slowing down, Chiarelli continues to tour incessantly in North America and Europe and intends to spend more time performing in the U.S. over the next few years.

Album: No-One To Blame
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:33
Size: 104.3 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2004/2011
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. Grits Ain't Groceries
[3:14] 2. Lonely Avenue
[3:51] 3. I Don't Know What You Got
[2:59] 4. You Are My Sunshine
[2:44] 5. Two Steps From The Blues
[3:09] 6. Hey Memphis
[2:53] 7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
[2:45] 8. Driving Wheel
[3:55] 9. Doggin' Around
[2:54] 10. I Pity The Fool
[3:13] 11. Why Are People Like That
[4:09] 12. The Thrill Is Gone
[2:57] 13. Yes, It's Me, I'm In Love Again
[3:18] 14. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

No-One To Blame

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Album: Music From The Big House (Soundtrack)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:34
Size: 92.9 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[1:17] 1. Rita's Journey
[4:28] 2. These Four Walls
[4:10] 3. Mississippi Boy (Performed By The Jazzmen)
[4:27] 4. Don't Let Him Catch You (With Your Work Undone) With Pure Heart Messenger
[5:01] 5. Mercy Blues (Performed With The Jazzmen Feat. Ross)
[4:06] 6. Harvest (With Pure Heart Messenger Feat. Al Patterson)
[2:26] 7. Rest My Bones (Prisonyard Rehearsal)
[3:55] 8. Glory Glory (Performed With Pure Heart Messenger)
[0:54] 9. Rain On Me (With Pure Heart Messenger Feat. Ray Jones)
[3:35] 10. Rain On Me (With Pure Heart Messenger Feat. Ray Jones)
[2:21] 11. I Love You Still (Performed With Little Country)
[3:49] 12. Midnight Special (Rita Chiarelli With All Bands)

Music From The Big House (Soundtrack)

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Rita Chiarelli - What A Night: Live!

Size: 143,6 MB
Time: 61:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Intro (0:16)
02. Love You Too Much (6:53)
03. Strange Behaviour (6:40)
04. Satisfied (6:26)
05. 72nd Street (5:41)
06. Night Time Is The Right Time (6:51)
07. Hound Dog (7:26)
08. Me And Bobby McGee (6:50)
09. Tupelo (4:51)
10. I'm Confessin' (4:22)
11. How Blue Can You Get? (5:20)

Rita Chiarelli, Canada's most highly acclaimed female roots and blues artist, has just released the soundtrack for her award winning documentary, Music From The Big House, her 9th recording. With a JUNO (a Canadian Grammy) award and 4 subsequent JUNO nominations, she is known across Canada as the "Goddess of the Blues". Chiarelli is a gifted songwriter and an entertaining performer, but it is her soaring 3 octave voice that sets her apart from her peers, inspires awe and often tears in her audiences, and causes critics to gush. " a voice so blue it could make the angels weep"... "a voice that can growl at her demons or soar with the angels, a gift for lyric, an ear for melody and the heart to combine them".

The one thing Chiarelli is not; is predictable. Over the past five years she has releasedCuore, a recording of traditional Italian folk songs, which won the World music category at the prestigious Canadian Folk Music Awards; Uptown Goes Downtown Tonight, a highly acclaimed collaboration with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra; and Music From the Big House, a documentary movie filmed in Louisiana, at Angola prison, which premiered in New York and L.A. Her CD Sweet Paradise, heralds a return to Chiarelli's blues roots, and is her first album of all original tunes since 2001's JUNO nominated Breakfast at Midnight.

As if creating beautiful music wasn't enough, Rita has entered the film world starring in the critically acclaimed Music From The Big House. She also developed the original concept for the film, one that takes Rita on a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues, Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary a.k.a Angola Prison. She never imagined that her love of the blues would lead her to a historic jailhouse performance with inmates serving life sentences.

Over the past decade Rita Chiarelli has won every major Canadian blues award, including multiple Maple Blues awards, CBCs Great Canadian Blues Award, Toronto Independent Music Awards, Hamilton Music Awards, Manitoba Blues Society and the Hamilton Blues Society's Lifetime Achievement Awards. Most recently Rita was awarded the prestigious Maple Blues 'Blues With A Feeling Award' for Lifetime Achievement.

Showing no signs of slowing down, Chiarelli continues to tour incessantly in North America and Europe and intends to spend more time performing in the U.S. over the next few years.

Thanks to DrPeak.
What A Night: Live!

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