Customer Reviews
Russell Watson, 3rd album (Reprise) - By: Mart Music, 03 Aug 2008 
Reprise, releasedin November 2002, is Russell Watson's third album & probably represents a more confident & self assured release than his previous `The Voice' & `Encore', thanks to his increasingly successful concert touring & lifein the limelight.
But it was also a worrying time during which he suffered a throat polyp, threatening to end his singing career, which was thankfully removed without causing long term problems to his voice.
The songs are a mix of classical, opera & popular, with a distinctly more dramatic feel to those opera choices, the best example being the version of `Granada' which takes on epic proportions with the orchestral score & an individual vocal interpretation which, while straying from the conventional, certainly works.
Notable also are Ave Maria (Schubert's version) & a lovely performance of `The Pearl Fishers' duet (oddly no mention of who the duet was with, I suspect both voices are Russell Watson's!)
Bohemian Rhapsody is a bold choice let down by lame electronic backing, which is a shame for it represents one of Russell's best recorded examples of his talent for singing rock music. Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash offered Watson the job of Velvet Revolver frontman, which he declined, but I'm sure he could handle `Sweet Child o' Mine'.
In fact, on the strength of this album's wide ranging style of music, he can probably make a good job of almost everything.
new version of REPRISE - By: sandy mclaughan, 09 Nov 2003 I have already reviewed REPRISE but I just had to make comment on the new U.S. version. It is WONDERFUL . RUSSELL has co-wrote 4 NEW songs. They are IMMENSO SOGNO,TUTTO SEI PER ME, ALL OR NOTHING & DID YOU EVER. The "VOICE" is sensuous & intimate & every time I hear these songs I amin absolute BLISS. If it was on salein the U.K. it would be flying off the shelves. If you get the chance buy it ,you will not regret it. The 4 new songs are worth the price of the CD. alone. THIS is RUSSELL at his very best..... Sandy.
American Version - By: , 27 Oct 2003 I'm ordering the UK version, but wanted to let y'all know that even though there are differencesin each 'version' of this album, Russell Watson still delivers everything one could ask for! As I write, I am listening to "Reprise", & am as always awed by the versatility of this man! I hope he continues to record the charming mix of popular & classical that he's done so well with. I cannot say enough about the wonderful music this latest offering holds...buy, listen, enjoy!
a year later - By: , 10 Oct 2003 It is nearly a year since I bought "REPRISE" & I still listen to it at least 3 times a day. This is a C.D. that never gets boring. AVE MARIA,and POURQUOI ME REVEILLER still bring a tear to the eye,CORE N'GRATO makes me go weak at the knees. TORNA A SURRIENTO, GRANADA, THAT's AMORE are wonderful.In fact the whole C.D is WONDERFUL, just the same as "THE VOICE" & "ENCORE". "REPRISE" has gone from no. 25in the classic charts back UP to no. 8 this week.(4 th OCT.) DOES this not prove how good the C.D is. SASHA.
RUSSELL WATSON - THE BEST TENOR IN THE WORLD. - By: , 20 Jun 2003 This is so different from the first 2 CDs but just as good if not better. TORNA A SURRIENTO & GRANADA ,full of power & a smoochy version of THATs AMORE just to start with. Then comes the amazing PEARl FISHERS with RUSSELL singing both parts, which I found out by reading the CD leaflet, & what about the fantastic pictures of RUSSELLin the leaflet,he looks as good as he sounds. He proves he can sing difficult opera with LA DANZA & VESTI LA GIUBBA . BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY is fantastic but my favourites are POURQUOI ME REVEILLER which reduces me to tears & CORE N GRATO this is so heart wrenching,he puts so much feeling & emotion into it I just melt each time I hear it. Once again RUSSELL outclasses the other tenors with his VOICE ,style & choice of songs. SANDY.
