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Dreamgirls

The big question about this soundtrack is: how's she doing? No, not Beyonc?, silly--how's Jennifer Hudson doing? And more specifically, how's she doing by "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"? To this reviewer's ears, she doesn't top the original Effie, Jennifer Holliday--or even Lillias White, from the 2001 Dreamgirls in Concert. On the other hand, Hudson isn't afraid to pullout all the stops, whipping herself up into a total diva frenzy as the song getscaught up in an unstoppable crescendo. As for Beyonc?, she adapts superbly to the 1960s- and 1970s-tinged material, though "Listen"--a ballad that also appears on her own B'day album--lacks the spirit that infuses the classic tunes on this album. For make no mistake: this is hard-hitting, high-octane music, infused with an urgency and passion that makes most contemporary R&B albums sound timid. When Hudson and Beyonc? duke it out on "It's All Over," or when the "One Night Only" ballad gets reinvented as the dance-floor burner "One Night Only (Disco)," the sheer energy flowing from the speakers is transporting.

Note that the two-CD Deluxe Edition features a larger booklet and additional tracks, including dance remixes of "One Night Only" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," as well as composer Henry Krieger's demo of "Patience." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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5/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Mar-13-2008
Dreamgirls CD

If you enjoyed the movie, now enjoy the music. Great complilation of songs from the motion picture soundtrack. A worthy add to anyone who enjoyed the movie as well as good music.

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5/5
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Posted: Feb-08-2008
Fantastic

The CD was delivered timely. The sound quality is excellent. Sounds as though I'm in the theatre watching the movie.

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5/5
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Posted: Nov-23-2007
DreamGirls

As stated,the CD was in excellent condition and the shipping was expediate. Very Satisfied!

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5/5
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Posted: Sep-29-2007
Jennifer Hudson-need I say more?

Jennifer Hudson's booming voice makes it worth the price of the CD. If you saw the movie listening to the CD is almost like reliving the movie.

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5/5
From: Amazon
Posted: Mar-13-2008
Dreamgirls CD

If you enjoyed the movie, now enjoy the music. Great complilation of songs from the motion picture soundtrack. A worthy add to anyone who enjoyed the movie as well as good music.

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3/5
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Posted: Jun-04-2007
Skipped through most of this CD

Of the 20 songs produced on this CD, I only liked 9 of them. I bought the CD because I enjoyed the music in "Dream Girls" the movie much more than the actual movie itself. Now, I think both are over-rated. For some reason, when I first...

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Posted: Apr-19-2007
Obviously I am the minority on this

Maybe many of the reviewers can not remember the original soundtrack with Jennifer Holiday. I certainly can and each time that I hear Ms. Hudson's version of "I am telling you", I have to turn the radio off because it is so bad. There is...

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