REGINA SPEKTOR: Songs

Regina Spektor

Songs

© 2002 Regina Spektor (766481200222)

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Magical realism involving pickles, death penalties and hot baths... influenced by the anti folkers, the punkers, tom waits, bjork, mozart, and many others... a secret let loose.

tracks

1 Samson
2 Oedipus
3 Prisoners
4 Reading Time With Pickle
5 Consequence of Sounds
6 Daniel Cowman
7 Bon Idee
8 Aching to Pupate
9 Lounge
10 Lacrimosa
11 Lulliby
12 Ne Me Quitter Pas

notes

Regina Spektor has been writing songs that are a new type of songs for her... new in comparison to her other CD "11:11"... starker? darker? lighter? simpler?

Who knows...

Voice and piano, 12 songs, recorded, one take each, at Antenna Studios, NYC by Joe Mendelson... who is true cool! This was planned as an archiving... but David Poe said, among many other interesting things, "...put it out" and so it is out now.

She is glad that it exists, because it didn't before. And the songs are special. And she hopes you enjoy..... yeah...

soon
i
might
start again
soon
i
might
start
aging
and then it will be
un-
stop-
able
the
words
getting
lost
loster
more lost than i thought possible
can you help me out?
interwhat?
internet.
oh...
oh.
o.........
o
.

reviews

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  • Just beautiful
    author: Lucy, London UK

    I'm so glad I bought this album, it's so wonderfully addictive. I love Regina Spektor anyway and her other albums are equally amazing but there's something quite special about this one. I've been listening to it again and again and it seems to get better each time. Perfect. And a huge thank-you to CD Baby for making it possible for me to own this wonderful CD =D

  • AAAAHHH!!!
    author: Max Schafer

    I love this album. My first copy of the CD was malfunctioning... I wasn't sure if the repetition and skipping were supposed to be on the CD... but the second CD worked great! I especially love Oedipus, this version of Samson, and Ne Me Quitter Pas.

  • Stunning
    author: Colin Douglas

    This is music best listened to lying flat on your back on the floor - absorbing the words and the swooping skylark voice - as you have probably gathered I adore this album - best thing since Wonderbread.

  • Addicting
    author: J.

    Regina Spektor is the only musician that can make me lovesick; her lyrics and beautiful instrumentals are to die for. If you're looking for something new, you need this album. If you're looking for anything, you can stop now.

  • Magical
    author: chris jackson

    Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Wonderfully irreverent at times, heart-meltingly beautiful at others. All we can do is pray that Regina never gets tired of writing new songs for us to fall in love with. Ps. Please tour England. Pwetty pwease with a whole pound of sugar and a punnet of cherries on top.

  • je adore
    author: Marie Thomsen

    I love it. The original version of Samsom makes her sound so much more vulnerable. *cry cry cry*

  • Sheer Brilliance!
    author: Christy Farion

    How I wish it were easier to find Regina’s CDs in Canada! Regina never ceases to amaze me. I love how one person can come up with so many songs that are vastly different from one another. Her voice is unmistakably Regina, but each song is so unique it makes you wonder, how can that be the same person? She has an incredible imagination. Her songs are storytelling at its most captivating. And as much as I love her diversity, I could listen to a single song repeatedly and never get bored (if only my family felt that way, they’re the ones that have to put up with me singing her songs all the time). Regina seems like a lovely, sweet, sincere person and I’d so love to meet her. It feels good to know that when you buy a CD it’s supporting someone who is (simply put) good. Now I’m just waiting for the day that she comes close to Vancouver so I can see her live! What a wonderful day that will be… Thank you Regina. You inspired a girl who previously didn’t listen to music to actually find excitement in ordering a CD!

  • The Real Deal
    author: Sarah

    The reason I love Regina Spektor is because she is the real thing. She writes, sings, and plays her own music. And she's good at it!! Not only that, but every single song/album she puts out has been unique from the others. There is not a single song she's put out that I haven't fallen in love with. Some people don't understand it, but there's something so beautiful about her music. It touches me. I also love that she sings about historical/fictional figures, like Samson and Oedipus. I really hope that she comes out with a new album soon, because I know when it comes out, it will be absolutely amazing!!

  • In Love
    author: Vernon

    I have fallen in love with music again --gosh this girl is can't-quite-put-your-finger-on-it awesome!!

  • Real Art
    author: John

    With all these other reviewers (rightfully) shouting their praise from the desktops, I don't know what I can add, but I'll give it a shot. There's such a personal thing going on between Regina and her music. It's real art. Oh yes, it's real art. It comes out of her without the taint of trying to please anyone else. So how then do albums like 'Songs' become so easy to connect with when you're not Regina Spektor? It must have something to do with her being, where her art comes from. She must live life on a deep level, on a plane common to all existence, so *anyone* can connect with her songs. Which is probably why so many reviewers here seem to be genuinely in love with Regina Spektor. You do feel like you get to know her listening to this. And when the songs are so lovable of course you're going to fall in love with her. Do yourself a favour and buy her CD. It's better to have loved and lost... (and if you look after your things, chances are you won't even lose your CD--heaven).

  • Great!!!!!!!!
    author: Forest Robin

    Love your music, and a beautiful voice. I too have CD's on CDBABY. Luv Forest Robin

  • Authentic
    author: Emiel, The Netherlands

    Regina Spektor is such an authentic artist. With only a piano, her voice and some bodysounds, she has created a varied sounding album. Regina's music makes me remember how beautiful life can be, even when I'm traveling through concrete landscapes.

  • O Regina!
    author: Richard Feathers

    Any of your albums are creative, wonderful, and most of all fun! Songs is no different! Regina your the best, I will always be a fan! -Feel free to e-mail me back, lol-!

  • author: Karina M.

    Regina is like no other artist I've ever heard. She and her music are quirky, entertaining, endearing, enigmatic, and beautiful. (And kudos to CD Baby for awesome service and nice e-emails! Regina would approve!)

  • Songs
    author: Randy Hills

    How fun would it be to spend a day with Regina....!!! What an incredible imagination and sense of humor mixed with a slightly skewed view of life! My daughter got me hooked with Begin to Hope, and Songs completes my collection. I can't wait to see her live in Brooklyn in August at the Pool. I'll be the old guy in the front row ! :-)

  • author: Bernard

    bought "begin to hope" and then "soviet kitsch"... and saw regina live in feb. '08 (fun!)... thought i'd take a listen to her early stuff... nice to hear where she has come from and how her work has evolved... looking forward to your next cd, reginka! ;)

  • More Great Songs from Regina
    author: Jason

    I had most of the songs from this CD already, but this was the last CD I needed to have all of Regina's CDs and I love it. "Reading Time With Pickle", "Bon Idee", and "Ne Me Quitter Pas" were worth the price of the CD alone. Add to the fact that I now have another version of "Samson", which is one of my favourite songs on "Begin to Hope". I will cherish this CD always with all my collection. I must say, Regina's works keep me entertained and give me a lot to think about. Buy all her other CDs, trust me.. you won't be sorry!

  • Musical Genious
    author: jonathan wiksten

    Have been a spektor fan for long and just extended my collection with songs. This album is awsome. I love songs like Oedipus and Samson. It's simply an awsome cd and i can't get enough of it. The best investments i've done this year, no doubt.

  • regina is awesome anywhere anytime
    author: ben debiase

    and this album is no exception...anything she's done is great....my fave off this album is reading time with pickle...a great song travelling the from the absurd to the majestic...the fact that you can tell most of these were first takes adds to the sincerity and spontonaety...

  • Rex, rex, rex? Regina, regina, regina!
    author: Andersen Silva

    After getting my hands on "Begin to Hope" last year, I quickly snapped up Regina's other CDs, and finally got "Songs" from CD Baby. I wasn't disappointed. "Ne Me Quitte Pas" always puts me in a good mood, and "Reading Time with Pickle" just makes me laugh. I'd have to say that "Aching to Pupate" is my favorite track from this collection, athough I like the sudden solemnity of "Bon Idee" a lot, too. Of course, that gets counterbalanced by the mouth solo in "Lounge!" I love this entire album, and if you can appreciate non-traditional songwriting and quirky lyrics, you will, too.

  • i LOVE this album
    author: krista

    i think edipus was the first song by regina spektor i ever heard, and right away i was hooked. ive been trying to get hold of this album for months just to hear the origional sampson, and so i can sing along to ne me que te pas! truly this is regina at her best, its nice to see that besides all her songs being so different, she really hasnt changed beyond developing and broadening her most imense talent!!! 10 out of 10!

  • begin to hope regina spector alternative
    author: Merlin

    I've been listening to her music for less than a year and I felt the deep meaning of her poetic lyrics. It's a high level type of music which evolved from her profound emotion. I can't describe my thoughts whenever I listen to her.

  • Songs
    author: Jeremy Levi

    This is just like all ReSpektor music. Profound, courageous, melodically adventurous, vocally sublime, beautiful, funny, interesting, engaging and compelling. I'm addicted to Regina's singing and I am entranced by her Songs. Love ReSpektor and love cdbaby!

  • Songs
    author: Joe W

    This is an awesome CD. I listen to it over and over and especially like "Ne me quitte pas" "Consequence of sounds" "Reading time with pickle" and "Lacrimosa". Thank you Regina and CD Baby for making it available.

  • Songs
    author: Amanda McCreary

    I love Regina Spektor!!! I have all of her albums, and keep them on constant rotation in my house, iPod and car. She is incredible...very artistic. The only way for me to describe it is art in the form of sounds. Love it. Thanks cdbaby!

  • marissa
    author: marissa

    amazing! i love it

  • Amazing!
    author: Jorge

    Really. What more is there to say? The CD starts out with the lovely "Samson" and finishes with the fun "Ne Me Quitter Pas." I think one has to be in a certain mood(or maybe it's just me!) in order to listen to this CD in its entirety, without skipping tracks, but when one does... it's simply amazing. My favorite songs are, "Consequence of Sounds," "Daniel Cowman," "Prisoners," "Reading Time With Pickle," "Aching to Pupate," and "Ne Me Quitter Pas." If you have an open-mind, this CD will not disappoint. One other thing is the lyrics themselves. They're great!

  • Just Wonderful..
    author: Amy

    I love this album so much. Since I bought it I have played it over and over and it hasn't lost any of its magic. The simplistic and not overly produced approach of this album is lovely, leaving nothing but the pure essence of quality music. I couldn't recommend this album more.. Regina is such a talent. (p.s. Amy loves CD Baby)

  • author: owllove

    I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!

  • a gem
    author: R. Steeneken

    Songs is a genius gem. Can't explain better that this. When I first heard of Regina, I admit that wasn't quite easy to get into her music but as I decided to give another chance, I was drawn into an unique world of lyrics and sounds. Regina's style is very peculiar, rich and varied and each song have their own sound which is something that pleases me a lot. In a short time I own 3 of her albums and I'm looking forward for more of her work and even seeing her live. And by the way, how about re-releasing 11:11?

  • Songs Regina Spektor
    author: John Sculley

    The most innovative musician of our time.This is the first CD i have purchased from CD Baby and i was thrilled to finally track it down.Regina's quirky yet brilliant attack on songs is such a taste of freshness compared to the majority of music out there. Amazing ..............sums her up perfectly.

  • Listening time with Regina
    author: Hannah

    Thank you CD baby for making me quite the happy lil bunny when I saw the white plastic package waiting for me by my mailbox! After listening to "reading time with pickle" over and over again on www.reginaspektor.com, I knew I had to make it mine. I added my email to the waiting list, and in a few weeks time...*poof*..I got a pleasant email telling me the CD was now available! I second Jim up there's request for a reissue of 11:11. Pretty please?

  • My Favorite
    author: Jim

    I'm new to Regina's music, so I'm still "getting into" her four albums. Right now I would definitely consider this my favorite. The service from CD Baby was excellent and I hope to order something else from them soon - a reissue of 11:11 would be perfect!!!! Please, please, PLEASE put this out again for those of us not happy with mp3 downloads. I look forward to seeing Ms. Spektor live hopefully sometime this year.........

  • TGF CD Baby
    author: Mary Jurney

    A month ago I considered myself a Regina Spektor fan... I owned her three albums, had all of her singles, had been to her concert, had introduced four of my friends to her, and had listened to each and every single song enough times until I could sing nearly every song word-for-word with great precision. I could play many of her songs on the piano, I'd written a small paper on her... when SUDDENLY I discovered that she had FOUR ALBUMS! NOT THREE, BUT FOUR! I realized my folly in calling myself one of her true fans, and set out trying to find a copy of Songs. I searched far and wide until stumbling upon the only less-than-fifty dollar version of Songs I could find. CD Baby to the rescue! And now that I finally have the record, I am ecstatic. This version of "Samson" totally destroys the one on Begin to Hope, and "Lacrimosa"/"Lounge" are perhaps her two most beautiful tunes ever. The part on "Daniel Cowman" where Regina sings "and I said no/you gonna drown," followed by "A man destined to hang/can never drown" and "A man destined to drown/can never burn" prodded me to listen to the entire song on loop for four hours straight. "Consequence of Sounds" is Regina's closest thing to poetry, and last but not least her "Oedipus" is practically a novel when a the words are married to music. THANK YOU CD BABY and THANK YOU REGINA.

  • Magical, pure and unique
    author: Jason

    As a latecomer to the splendorous music of Regina Spektor, I was very pleased to be able to get hold of this early CD of hers. I learnt of its availability from CD Baby after reading the note from Regina included in the booklet of the UK compilation Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers... I thought it would probably no longer be available but I visited the site and there it was! Although I'd already heard some of the songs on this CD on the aforementioned compilation, it's great to be able to hear them in their original context. I think as a set of songs this album works very well. Also, I prefer the version of Samson on this CD to the one that's on Begin to Hope - a sublime example of the unnadorned purity/simplicity of voice and piano. And what an incredible voice! Such a stunning vocal performance throughout the album. It's the combination of such a spellbinding voice, beautiful melodies, delightfully bizarre lyrics and great piano playing that makes this CD such a joy to listen to. I like all the songs but my absolute favourites are Samson, Oedipus and Consequence of Sounds. I think these three songs are simply stunning. Out of the songs I hadn't previously heard, the standout tracks are Reading Time With Pickle [this makes me smile every time I hear it], the acapella Aching to Pupate and the jaunty/catchy Ne Me Quitte Pas.

  • Amazing!
    author: Marian Y. Robbins

    Quirky, wonderful, earthy, amazing!

  • gorgeous as always
    author: Josh

    always has been and always will be one of my favorite singer/songwriters EVER. gorgeous, raw, beautiful talent. nothing less. She's even more outstanding live, which I didn't even know was literally possible. Words can't even express how great this album is, much less her entire work. Beautiful, in absolutely every sense.

  • Songs
    author: Delray Curtis

    REGINA SPEKTOR? I am still unsure exactly why I like this girl, but I like her singing nonetheless. As it just so happen I was listening to Songs when I found your e-mail and was wondering the same thing. Here we got this little city girl singing her songs, and me, a boring suburban redneck (also fat and balding and way to old), really liking what I hear not only in lyrics and melody, but her vocal talent just blows me away.

  • bitter sweet lovely
    author: Jodie Spector

    this is my favorite album by her yet

  • Songs
    author: Gordon

    Beats paying $40 on eBay for people selling "rare collectors out of print" copies of this CD!

  • Just some brilliant songs
    author: Jus

    Simply, "Songs" consists of some of Regina's earliest unforgettable songs. She accompanies her beautiful voice only with piano and you can really sense the wide scale fascinating mood in this album. Recommended :)

  • Songs
    author: Jacuqie

    Bought this CD for my daughter for Christmas so she hasn't heard it yet. But wanted to say how much I appreciate CD Baby! Fast shipping, excellent customer service. Thank you so much!

  • Queen of mood
    author: Izabela

    "Songs" are just perfect. Twelve precious things. Strange and not easy music. A little bit violent, you can hear it all the time inside your head.

  • Honest, raw regina
    author: M.J. Savastano

    Songs displays not only Ms. Spektor's amazing vocal abilities (one take for each song, anyone?) but also her affinity for finding true, honest emotion in each word, each note, each syllable. When listening, one feels as if one is listening to Regina tell her deepest, darkest secrets in such a way that woos and beguiles the listener. Pared down to their simplest forms, these songs all evoke something--whether it be anger, joy, or sorrow. Finding this album wasn't easy, but it was certainly worth the search.

  • Songs
    author: Arrow

    This being an early (first?) work, it demonstrates incredible potential for a break-through artist. Kind of a cross between voice exercises and piano recital; not for beginners, but definitely a must have for the true regina fan. We are let in on a little secret!

  • author: Allison Griffith

    this is the best regina album.

  • Awesomeness!!!
    author: abi

    Regina is the greatest and this record is just perfect. Thank you sooo much CD baby

  • Fantasic Selection of Regina Spektor
    author: Sule

    Overall I was extremely pleased with this CD. It contains many more songs which are pointedly unique and indicitive of her many styles. The Sound was extremely refreshing.

  • Beautiful and quirky
    author: Fara Tabatabai

    I love Regina Spektor, and this was the one album of hers I hadn't heard yet. It is incredible, crazy, all-over-the-place, soft, loud, gorgeous, witty, smart, and full of spirit. I also have to say that I have never dealt with a company as cool or friendly as CD Baby. Thanks CD Baby for offering such great music, for shipping it so fast, and for being so nice!

  • Gooood!
    author: vader

    This album is cool and warm.

  • Magnifique!!!!!!!!!
    author: dave delacroix

    I may have to go back to the drawing board! Hats off!!

  • My favorite treasure!
    author: Birdy

    Regina's music is absolutely necessary to the evolution of modern music; she's eclectic, eccentric, and a true visionary. 'Songs' offers a genuinely rare sense of sentimentality for obscurity and quirky beauty that cannot be found, with such insightful whimsy, anywhere else.

  • Songs
    author: claire

    beautiful.

  • my favourite yet
    author: hubby

    possibly my favourite regina spektor record although the mouth trumpet got me some odd looks :-) amazing service from cd baby as well, i can't recommend both enough

  • Outstanding!
    author: Ian McMillan

    Not much more needs to be said: her voice is extraordinary, her songwriting sublime, and her playing is perfection. One of the most talented artists around.

  • Songs
    author: Holly Glissmeyer

    Great experience buying from CD Baby. The cd is amazing. What a talented artist!

  • pretty much her best work
    author: Michel Robitaille

    This cd has just become the soundtrack of my days!

  • Songs
    author: Alexandra Matthews

    Songs is just perfect.

  • author: Amanda Hale

    Awesome. I love her.

  • Songs
    author: Jean-Marc Jaquier

    Regina, discovering your unpolished ways is a rare pleasure, like looking at a rough opal bursting out of its ochre rock. Just wonderful. And a big thank you to CDBaby for making such a treasure available. Now, as I do not buy i-tunes, wouldn't it be lovely to see 11:11 re-issued on CD...? Please Regina, please...

  • Love it
    author: Tom Theisen

    Great CD shipped super fast. Couldn't find this hard to find CD anywhere else.Great service

  • awesomely beautiful Regina Spektor cd!!
    author: Sarah Crowley

    this cd is so beautiful!! i love the version of samson on it! so raw!! and CD Baby rocks my world!! couldn't have been a more amazing shopping experience!!

  • Songs
    author: Bruce

    What a talent this lady has.This is a great album.I really enjoy all her work.The service provided by CDBaby is second to none.Thanks.

  • Songs
    author: mary walton

    i absolutely adore this album. Regina's ability to pull anything off is simply amazing. i love love love her. and this album

  • Great for Spektor Fans!
    author: Riley Patterson

    I personally love this CD, but if you aren't already a Spektor fan, I would recommend getting one of her newer albums first... it'll make you appreciate this one more. And I second the previous comment about the quality of service at cdbaby... it's outstanding!

  • Sweet Spektor!
    author: Jon M Bell

    Amazing Album! Regina Spektor is a true genius. CDBaby is awesome. The only place to shop!

  • Different, in a Good Way
    author: Alexandra Ludovina

    I got this album for consequence of sounds, but the whole thing is fantastic, if not a little off the beaten path for those of us who found her post-fame.

  • Songs & CD Baby
    author: Louise

    If you're reading this you already know how brilliant Regina Spektor is and that this albumn is essential to own. This earlier version of Samson is more 'pure' than the latest version on Begin to Hope, and personally I think its more powerful. CD Baby is fantastic. I live in Australia and CD Baby notified me as soon as the CD was in stock, shipped it out immediately and I received it in less than a week - amazing service! Thank you CD Baby and thank you Regina.

  • Spektacular
    author: Matt Anderson

    I...don't even have any words for how great this album. Like most people, I started with Begin To Hope and worked backwards. How I wish I lived in New York when Regina was first starting out. This album is simply amazing, from start to finish, just like 11:11, Soviet Kitsch and Begin To Hope. Buy this album, and buy it here! (by far the best online shopping experience you can have...you'll see what I mean!)

  • Spektor
    author: David Mews

    An amazing CD. I remember hearing Samson in 2005, and am sad only that it took me this long to find somewhere that sold this amazing CD. Hopefully I can find 11:11 soon.

  • songs
    author: john marceline

    regina is an amazing songwriter and has the most beautiful voice on the planet. fantastic cd, only here was i able to locate this album. cdbaby.com is the best

  • Great Album
    author: Cassandra

    This is a great album and I recommend you buy it from CD Baby!

  • Awesome
    author: Cate

    Songs is such a great album, I can't wait for what's next from Regina! All the songs on this disc are itty-bitty epics, and that’s what so awesome about Ms. Spektor, she is a true artist both with her lyrics and her music. Songs should be a plumb line for all other artists, so amazingly simple, yet stunningly complex. Do buy it. If you don't love it right away you'll grow to love it more than words can say...

  • Love It!
    author: Daniel P. Gleason Jr.

    I don't know how many 50 year "young" men out there are fans...but count me in. I love this CD. Her voice is amazing!

  • author: Maria Anastasiou

    Regina can do no wrong. This is an amazing album. More kooky and less produced that her newer stuff and hard to get hold of. Lounge is my favourite on the album.

  • all
    author: isa i am a boy

    sche is sow grait i think I love her and I am just 14

  • one of my favorite c.d.'s- love samson
    author: kelly tubre

    My favorite c.d. in the world is Annie Lennox Bare and this c.d. is now right with it

  • So awsome!
    author: Eva

    Regina Spektor is soooooo awsome and so are all of her cds! i was supposed to see her at lollapalooza but it didn't work out. :( well hopefully she comes to manitoba!!

  • Wow, love this cd!!
    author: jen

    this cd is great, really nice to have just her and the piano, and to her some slightly different versions of other songs. totally love it!!

  • So Basic and Raw but great
    author: Steve

    Regina is soooo different and takes getting used to. She sings with so much raw emotion. Some of her songs are soooo sad while others are so funny and simple. Her clasical training is obvious here. Some of her piano playing is so complicated. Love it.

  • A new star!
    author: Paolo

    This album is amazing!

  • I discovered Regina about a month ago...oh my gosh!
    author: Stephanie

    This CD is so raw and real. Regina's voice is so beautiful, I connect with her music on a much deeper level. I apprectiate her quirky lyrics and story-like songs. So beautiful, out of all her CD's this one is one of the best!

  • regina spektor is most excellent
    author: chainofcommand02

    Hello there soviet kitsch -> begin to hope -> live @ bull moose -> songs As you can see, I listened to her latest "big" albums before going back and picking up her earlier indie stuff. & I enjoyed it just as much as her "big albums." Highly recommend.

  • regina spektor takes risks on Songs; I respect that and enjoy it immensely.
    author: Ted

    Songs is a wonderful CD, playful yet serious at the same time. From the soulful Samson to the risky Oedipus to the ballad Daniel Cowman, spektor's eclectic musical interests are nicely show-cased on this cornucopia of sounds, running nearly 50 minutes. It's a keeper for anyone interested in what's going on in music (or what ought to be at least).

  • Highest compliment possible
    author: Big Joe Zillmer

    All I can say, is that she is a female version of Tom Waits. Similar posing, expressions and "nightclub" piano licks. What a gem! Take a break from normal radio or videos and give Regina a listen. Prisoners is awesome.

  • spektacular!
    author: emily

    regina is amazing! ive never bought something off the internet but no stores would order it for me! i was recopmended this site and im so glad. regina is one of the few good artists out there... her voice is so cool

  • I really love this CD, and CD Baby for having it!
    author: Vivi

    I really, really love this CD, and all of the songs on it. I couldn't find it anywhere and iTunes didn't even have it, but now that I have this CD I can finally listen to it. This is probably my favorite CD by Regina Spektor.

  • Amazing.
    author: Allyson

    I ordered. Arrived the same week. In love. I love this CD AND the company. Now bookmarked on my explorer.

  • superb 5 stars
    author: angus cooney

    Great soul and feel,reminded me of reachel fuller, top class. angus cooney

  • Excellent Album
    author: keoghangel

    fantastic album, mind blowing music and soulful lyrics!!!

  • Who are you kidding? It's worth it.
    author: Steve H.

    This CD is probably her quirkiest and that is certainly not a bad thing. Each song really grabs you, and you'll find yourself smiling at her lyrics and diction. My only qualm is the CD case itself. A thinline jewel case and a no-fold insert for 14 bucks? C'mon now. But this CD is worth it.

  • Spectacular spectaular!
    author: Cecilie

    I found this album streamed on Regina's website and immediatly fell in love. So of course I had to buy it and I surely haven't regret that. It's a fantastic little album that makes you a lot more happy after listening, and I haven't yet found anyone who didn't like it. It's simple and entertaining and full of talent. Let's get more of that!

  • Check it out
    author: rick

    The album was exceptional. it is the second album i got of Spektor's and it was not a dissapointment. It is a well written CD with many different sounds that go along with it

  • A haunting funky view of the world.
    author: Ciaran C.

    The album has a very real feel to it. The fact that it's a recording of a jam session just exites me about the music even more as it's really an unguarded look into Regina's music. The songs are provocative, some haunting others really funky and fun. And some, like 'Reading Time with Pickle' are just too funny for words. I bought this album for the recording of 'Samson' I love this album for all the other awesome songs I hadn't heard before.

  • AMAZING
    author: Amy

    This CD is truly a work of art. Each song is completely its own and they are individually filled with so much talent and originality. This CD, along with all of Regina's music, is so incredibly unique, you have to love it!

  • Rich ! Golden! Lush!
    author: Micah Klotz

    This album rocks in so many ways that so many albums do not rock. The Raw naked emotion of this album grabs you and knocks you over with connection. Rich! Golden ! Lush!

  • Absolutely stunning!
    author: Logical Radio

    I run an Internet radio station (It's fully legal and all artists receive their royalties for airplay.) and am a strong supporter of independent or under-appreciated artists and stumbled upon Regina Spektor almost by accident. I was making a purchase here and this was a recommendation. I had to but it immediately. I can't wait to receive it and add it to my playlist!

  • Very nice !
    author: Tworowski

    I like it ! the compositions are good. With some arragements, they could easily become great hits. Regina Spektor is getting a little bit more famous every day and i'm sure she'll do something great... I wish i could play with her one day... Good Cd, really !!

  • author: andrey ghostell

    very nice and unusual, just like i was in on a secret, pure live piano, i can definitly feel the confidence of the performer and unique...

  • Regina bares her soul
    author: Jens Christensen

    I absolutely love this album. It's the first one I heard of Ms Spektor, and it became an instant necessity. More mature and refined than 11.11, and in comparison with Soviet Kitsch, it's slightly more honest and stripped down(although I like SK for its qualities as well). Songs is my favorite among her albums, and the version of Samson on this album is so much more powerful(don't know how else to describe it) than the one on Begin to Hope, an album which I think sounds more catered to the average audience. I like music that compels you to listen rather than just hear...

  • Ms Spektor is phenom
    author: Geoff Boswell

    Have you got this CD? Why not? Have you got any other Regina Spektor CD? No? Where the hell have you been? Buy one from here before you regret it...

  • FABULOUSITYNESSSSS!!!!!!

    I LURVV IT!!!!! I LURV REGINA SPEKTOR!!! Great cd, but not quite as good as Soviet Kitsch...

  • OMGoodness
    author: heart respekt

    This CD was AWESOME!!!!!!! it is so original. I could listen to it on repeat for the rest of my life.

  • I love this CD!
    author: K. Smith

    This a great album! A few of the songs can be found on the European import "Mary Ann Meets the Gravediggers...", but there are a few songs not on any of the other albums. It is definitely worth buying if you are a fan of Regina Spektor--especially if what you most appriciate about her is her quirkiness--though this album may appeal mostly to fans rather than casual listeners.

  • Different, but good.
    author: Keith

    The CD was delivered in adequit timing. The CD is enjoyable. DEFINITLEY for hard core Regina fans. NOT for the casual Regina listener.

  • Regina is habit forming.
    author: Liska

    If you're a Regina fan, it's a must. Like everything she does, these songs are intelligent and beautiful. She has musical intergrety that is rare.

  • Fantastic musical talent and creativity!
    author: Janie-Lynn

    This CD is GREAT! It really demonstrates the quirkiness and creativity of Regina! Oedipus, Reading Time With Pickle, and OF COURSE Samson --- such great songs that are so original and amazing! These songs never get old! This CD rocks!!!

  • Fantastic! cd and service
    author: Mike

    I think "Songs" is an awesome cd. It sounds great, Regina's voice is extremely powerful. Very different songwriting from other artists. Hard to find and WELL worth it.

  • author: Kathy

    Received the cd in good order! Thanks for the excellent service. Regina Spektor is a new found artist for me. I'm enjoying getting to know her work. Thanks!

  • Lovely
    author: Laurie

    I loved the entire cd. Samson, Oedipus, and Prisoners were extra fantastic.

  • This cd shows genuine love and passion for music
    author: Classicfreak

    Regina specktor has become my new favorite artist. Her style is unique and refeshing; its a nice change from the sexually grotesques 'music. you here on the radio.I would recomend this cd to anyone, its words are thought inducing and regina's creative noises will bring a smile to your face.

  • Incredible. Best word to describe this CD.
    author: KTJ

    Regina Spektor is amazing. I've liked her for a long time and this CD is breathtaking. The songwriting, as always, is astonishingly beautiful and quirky, and she's outdone herself with Songs.

  • Original and Amazing
    author: Christine

    Regina's Songs is absolutely amazing. Every song is original. The sound is raw piano and vocals. This does not sound like anything poppy. I love it.

  • This CD rocks
    author: Cat

    On the insert, it says something to the effect of, "when you listen to this little disc, try to imagine that you are in on a secret..." That is absolutely how I felt when listeing to "Songs." I can't wait to listen to it again. In fact, I'm going to listen to it right now. Thanks CD Baby and Regina!

  • This is a good intro to Regina
    author: Stephen Heffernan

    This is brilliant. Samson,Oedipus and Ne Me Quitte Pas are excellent. Please, Regina! re-release 11:11!!!

  • author: Alex

    Amazingly honest and raw. Regina, strippped back and open this is the closest i think we'll get to her, unable to hide behind over production.

  • A must for fans, not so much for the newly initiated...
    author: Michelle

    First, I should mention I am a huge Regina fan. I have a tattoo of her lyrics on my back that I got after seeing her live for the first time. However, this doesn't mean I am unable to be impartial. I bought 'Songs' mostly because I felt I ought to, and I am glad I did. The raw, original version of 'Samson' we hear here is pretty much worth the cover price alone, and the whimsical oddity 'Reading Time With Pickle' displays the ingenuity and general strangeness we love about Regina. A lot of the songs, however, are fairly forgettable, and I certainly wouldn't recommend this as the first purchase for a new fan. For early stuff, 11:11 seems more accomplished. However, the one certainly has its high points; 'Consequence of Sounds' is absolutely brilliant; a pseudo hip-hop odyssey with some deftly woven wordplay is certainly a standout. Buy it, listen to it, then happily add it to your collection. You will feel better for knowing its there, just waiting for that rainy day...

  • Fantastic lyrics, profound accompaniment, and, of course, beautiful vocals
    author: Cara

    There is such intensity and thought-provoking depth within all of Regina's pieces--in everything from her voice, the piano pieces, and (what I am astounded by the most) the lyrics to the songs themselves. There is so much experimentation, I believe it would be almost impossible to deny the art that exists within this music.

  • author: Francis Femino

    I discovered Regina shortly after signing up with CDbaby for promotion of my own cd. I think I just randomly clicked on her link, thinking there may be a possible connection with Phil Spec(k?)tor?? That would have been neat, but either way she's still is a ok. Oedipus is an amazing track; I just like the vocal phrasing throughout it. I can hear the hip-hop influences and haven't really heard anything like it before. So Im sure ill be checking out other stuff by her.

  • My favorite Regina album
    author: Melissa Trinchere

    I am a sick Regina fan. I love all her albums. I love every song I hear. But this album is still my favorite. The quirkier Regina is, the better she is. She is the Queen of Quirk. My favorite songs are: "Prisoners", "Lounge", "Daniel Cowman" and "Reading Time With Pickle". I think "Lounge" is my favorite Regina song ever. Anyways, you can't go wrong buying ANY of her albums. She is a raw, interesting, unique talent.

  • Awesome CD! Awesome Artist!
    author: Chad Smith

    I'm newly introduced to the music of Regina Spektor. This particular CD is great because the recordings are so raw and emotional... let's not forget that the music is quite quirky too. An Excellent Buy!

  • Fantastic!!
    author: Laura Elizabeth

    This is now a regular in my car and for my artistic moments. Beautiful lyrics and soulful voice is weaved throughout every single song. i love love love it!

  • Oh, yeah!
    author: Joe

    Spektor + solo piano = raw beauty. "Songs" is a great album and really shows her growth as an artist. Her lyrics, as usual, are quirky and original, especially on the fantastic "The Consequence of Sound". This disc also has the original "Samson", which is far superior to the one found on "Begin To Hope".

  • buy it. do it. do it.
    author: Marina

    Basically, songs is the best cd by regina spektor. the lyrics and music are touching and beautiful. buy this, and you'll be very happy (:

  • An inspiration.
    author: Worth Taking

    I love Regina Spektor. Always have. This CD definitely inspired me. I am really glad that she is now getting some attention from the mainstream. Thank God!

  • Golly!!!
    author: Jon Jon

    Jeepers, this CD is soooo beautiful! I can't stop playing it. Buy one, or 2 or 10 now cuz it's that good. You just want to give a copy to everyone you know. Do it now!!!!

  • Experimental, but in a good way...
    author: Business

    This is by far the most out there CD in Regina's discology. Songs proved Regina's vocal range and showed us more of her child-like antics while taking us on a trip around her head. I would have to say that though this CD rocked, I would re-order her set list to put Samson more towards the back of the CD seeing as its a more somber, though interesting, song.

  • author: Doreen

    "Songs" is the best CD that I've heard in years! It's refreshingly original from an extraordinarily talented artist..All of her CD's are AWSOME!..Thank-you for your music Regina!..

  • mind-blowing!
    author: isabel

    I absolutely love all of my Regina Spektor CDs - and this one is an absolute treasure! I often wonder when I'm listening to this CD - how'd she do it?! The music comes so easily - your ears will be accepting, readily, because you know you want to receive the songs as you hear the first note. Then, when it ends - your soul will yearn for more... again and again! It's raw and real and mind-blowing!

  • beautiful cd
    author: Sara

    If anyone loves any other of Regina's later CDs, you must buy this one as well. The lyrics are poetic and powerful, and the songs are sure to get stuck in your head for hours. You will be addicted, I promise. It is one of the most beautiful CDs I own.

  • Intelligent song writing, beautifully performed.
    author: Susan

    I love this CD. The tunes loop in my head all day, before bed and again in the morning...My favorite songs are Samson, Reading time with pickle and Consequence of sounds. Well done--thank you-- i will look for more.

  • A secret everyone should know
    author: Darren

    In the sleeve Regina say's "think of this as a secret" or something along those lines. The album is absolutely lovely, that everyone should be let in on this little secret Regina has. This version of Samson is my favourite and ne me quite pas is absolutely adorable. Well done Regina!

  • The greatest CD track- number 1 in my collection!
    author: Magda

    SONGS belongs to pop-chamber music class: voice and one instrument (here: the piano). This CD is beautiful- full of great melodies and interesting conceptions of using the voice (Regina proofs that she can do everything with her clear voice). Very important thing to me are also lyrics- sometimes funny, but mostly intellectual involved and full of meaning, connected with ancient history (like "Oedipus Rex"). This artist has something to say and she chooses interesting way for that! Her music is full of the atmosphere. And those unusual voice… I recommend that to every sensitive person.

  • Songs is impressive, enjoyable, smooth.
    author: Melissa

    I enjoyed Regina Spektor's Songs. It is more low-key than her newest Begin to Hope, but still exhibits Spektor's phonic creativity at it's best. And of course her piano skills shine...possibly more so than in Begin to Hope, as Songs has less accompaniment. A must for any Spektor fan!

  • Melodies that stick in your head.
    author: Eddie

    I'm 55 yrs old and love this music. So many melodies junping around in my head now. Keep up the good work. Can't wait for more.

  • AMAZING doesn't even begin to cover it..
    author: d

    I first heard this cd on Regina's website and instantly fell in love with it. The entire album is wholly original and every track deserves repeated listening. Songs is a refreshing escape from the monotony present in much of today's music. It doesn't sound like anything else except maybe Regina's other albums. Beautiful lyrics, beautiful music, beautiful voice.. It doesn't get any better than this folks.

  • *insert wittily shortened review*
    author: Em

    Each song is different from the others, with a distinct feel and air of its very own. These songs do not make me jump with joy or droop with sadness; rather, they make me feel more comfortable in my own skin. I hope the intelligence, wit and strange melodies of this cd feed your heart and soul as it does mine.

  • It speaks to the soul.
    author: SunHoney

    I got this CD for my husband and he said it speaks to his soul.

  • I love U Regina Spektor xoxoxoxoxo
    author: Peyton boi

    regina , the human mind might not be able understand how much i love U!!!! just thought u would want to know (just so you can feel wonderful) if U read about Urself

  • Very good songs
    author: Vinny

    This is a very nice CD. I like the melodies. Excellent job. Very touching

  • Awaken Sleepy Dreamers from your Snoring Slumber
    author: X. J. Scott

    This is an impossible review to write because Songs is so good that no words can substitute for its experience. There are secrets within this album; I don't want to give the twists away. I love all the tracks. 'Lounge' is especially delightful. Pickles is a modest and mundane story made sublime and breathtaking through her glorious perspective. Regina smacks you in the face and wakes you up with the wonderfulness of the way she sees things, willing you to want to open your eyes, revel in life once again and revert to the exuberance of your youth.

  • Absolutely Wonderful and Creative
    author: Erika

    This cd is AMAZING! I was so suprised to see that there were more than just one or two good songs on the entire cd(typical of many other cds I have purchased). Cos is my absolute favorite. This cd is clever very clever!!!!

  • fantastically amazing
    author: stephanie

    my friend put on the consequence of sound in the car, and i really like the song. she let me rip this cd onto my computer; i liked it so damn much that i had to buy the cd. this cd is freaking amazing, and the song daniel cowman will stick in your mind for the rest of the day. absolutely a must have

  • great CD
    author: vinnierulesocc

    I was suprised to see that this CD is still in print! Overall its a great CD, the best track is Samson. Regina Spektor is very talented, a good rival to Fiona Apple!

  • Sweet, fun little album!
    author: Julienne for SONGS

    SONGS is naturally not as produced sounding as the subsequent albums. However, I like the fact that this early album does not use too many of the gimmicky vocals Regina incorporates these days (I find them to be ryhthm breakers that accentuate the unflattering aspects of the human voice). This is a fun and melodic cd!

  • weird and so much fun
    author: Bruce

    The more you listen to this album the more you will love it.

  • Just Plain Wonderful
    author: Jeff

    It is extremely difficult to review or classify this album. I could simply string together several superlatives, but I always secretly admonish those who do so as mere "fans" that will eat up whatever a musician releases. "Songs" was my introduction to Regina Spektor and I suppose this album turned me into just such a Regina Spektor fan. After listening to this album twice, it shot into my own personal top ten. Regina Spektor's minimalist approach succeeds because of her beautifully expressive voice, her quirky lyrics, and her disarming charm. In fact, these elements combine with the minimalism to make it sound more intimate.

  • Semplice e geniale
    author: Musilosophy

    La semplicità è sinonimo di bellezza. La musica di Regina Spektor è diretta, arriva con semplicità ed immediatezza al cuore, senza filtri perchè quando canta è semplicemente se stessa. Credo sia questo il segreto del suo grande successo. E' anche una affascinante donna, con un carisma unico.Ho notato che spesso che le sue canzoni compaiono nella classifica Italiana di Itunes. Complimenti vivissimi!

  • Regina...why are you so good?
    author: alex

    I can't believe "Songs" was made in 2002, when I was 12! If I'd known about this when I was 12, I would've had better music taste alot earlier. This is so amazing. Samson gave me chills the first time I heard it. I felt like I'd listened to an orchestra when I finished listening to Oedipus. Daniel Cowman is disturbing and beautiful. Reading Time With Pickle is a quirky fun song that I never get tired of. Consequence of Sounds is brilliant to listen to the first 50 times you listen to it, but I must admit I'm a little tired of it. Clever, nonetheless. Prisoners has a wonderful climactic ending. Lacrimosa is jaunty and sounds quite classical. Very original sounds. Gorgeous. I could rave for ages about Regina.

  • Something New
    author: Meghan

    Songs is sweetly simple. Many tracks are just Regina acapella or singing with only a finger tapping the microphone over it. This is very refreshing and gives the songs a soulful raw quality. The lyrics can be quirky and cute, or sad and powerful. The non-acapella songs have beautiful or jazzy piano, still a visceral quality to them. These are some of my favorite Regina songs! It gives her an entirely new dimension. I would strongly recommend this CD if you have only heard her two newest albums.

  • Something New
    author: Meghan

    Songs is sweetly simple. Many tracks are just Regina acapella or singing with only a finger tapping the microphone over it. This is very refreshing and gives the songs a soulful raw quality. The lyrics can be quirky and cute, or sad and powerful. The non-acapella songs have beautiful or jazzy piano, still a visceral quality to them. These are some of my favorite Regina songs! It gives her an entirely new dimension. I would strongly recommend this CD if you have only heard her two newest albums.

  • Genius, but not the best place to start off.
    author: John Paul Feehily (Ireland)

    This album is well worth a look if you're already a Regina Spektor fan, but maybe not the best place to start off. Check out Soviet Kitsch or Begin to hope first. The songs are kooky as ever, eg. check out her car impression, brumm brummmmm brum. Genius

  • She is... in fact... good!
    author: a human

    She is... in fact... good! Glad I found her and I've enjoyed every track so far. She has that something special that so many other artists lack. She is not a pretender.

  • Very evocative!
    author: Vince

    The songs are well written and fun. The simplicity - just a piano and Regina's voice - is very evocative to me. On about a third of the songs the shivers literally run down my spine while listening! Very powerful these songs... Love it!

  • Very talented- vocalist
    author: Leon

    The songs are great on this album! Regina Specktor vocals are dripping with honey, and your ears will be like tongues waiting to taste the honey over and over again.

  • fun;)
    author: christine ~

    my friend came back talking endlessly about regina's songs after going to one of her concerts when she was in the States. spread the word out and that's how this asian girl ended up buying regina's album online. loved it! i don't know how to say it right but the music was so different from anything else and so fun to listen to. thank you for the great music!

  • Regina does no wrong.
    author: eric deven

    I've been listening to miss regina only a short while, since i saw her on Conan, and i think her music is flawless. I have bought everything i can find and my addiction has yet to be satisfied. This cd as all the others hasn't left my rotation since i have acquired it. Consequence of Sounds Is my Favorite on this cd, but my second favorite s hard to choose, they are all great. I am a fan for life. eric deven

  • author: Aki L

    Regina is great! This album is beuatifully made, as all her albums, and I love her voice and piano playing!

  • author: timothy

    Simplicity makes a lot of the songs shine. Sometimes LESS is MORE.

  • excellent
    author: dirk kusters

    This is and will always be the best cd by Regina Spektor. Simple and honest. Her lovely voice, quirky rhythm and pounding piano play. Listen and love.

  • WOW! Love this CD
    author: stephaniepirate

    This CD is so amazing and great to listen to. I was NOT disapointed in the least. My favorite songs are: Samson, Oedipus, Consequence of Sounds, Aching to Pupate, and Ne Me Quitter Pas, though EVERY song is great. This CD is wonderful because it's just Regina and her piano .. and amazing voice. If you like anything by Regina, PLEASE get this CD!! You won't be let down.

  • Talent
    author: Zana

    A talented musician/songwriter/singer. I love all i've heard so far, and play the CD's to death in my car. Please Please get to UK soon and tour again :-)

  • Stripped down, but wonderful.
    author: Randall

    Excellent CD -- used this as an introduction to Regina Spektor and wasn't disappointed. Words don't do it justice, so I won't waste anytime. While the music is a little more stripped down than what I expected, it's still excellent indie-girl-piano rock, with lyrics of an almost punk rock variety. Wonderful -- recommend it to anyone who loves this sort of stuff.

  • Beautiful and weird
    author: Robyn

    Songs is just another of Regina's excellent collections of music. "Reading time with pickle" and "lulliby" are especially great, showcasing her wonderful lirics and melodies. An incredibly satisfying selection.

  • Truly unique and charming talent.
    author: LudwigVan66

    What a talent, I'm a huge fan, where do I start? I'm a middle aged guy, raised on classic rock, but is there anything more sincere that a gal with a piano? I'll have to admit that I was first atracted to Regina because of comparisons to Tori and Fiona, but these comparisons dont't do her justice. I love those ladies too, but Regina has a special hold on my soul. First off her voice..........WOW! Never before have I heard such an emotive singer, you can even tell when she smiles at the mic. Although I'm a drummer, I love her the most just solo behind the keyboard. If your a fan, or not, you owe it to yourself to get this album. I own over 700 CDs, but Regina has resided in my various devices more than any other artist lately. All of her releases are special. Many fans have been critical of her latest album, Begin To Hope, for trying to be too commercial, but she isn't the type to be pushed around in the studio. If her new sound is different, it's because that is what she wants, and if that brings new fans to discover her, so be it. I hope we will hear a lot from her in the future.

  • Simply Amazing...
    author: Shannon

    The best way to experience Regina is just her voice and her piano and this CD is probably the closest experience to hearing her live. All of the songs are excellent - quirky, fun, and unique with just enough pop appeal to be catchy and addictive. Definitely a must have for any Regina fan and for those who haven't heard her, acquaint yourselves immediately! You're really missing out.

  • Must love this.....
    author: Whitney

    Please purchase this lovely CD from a most talented artist and spread the word that it is one of the best CD's you've ever gotten, ever!

  • Bit bloody good
    author: Boobalaboobala

    Better lyrically than Soviet Kitsch her lyrics really seem to flow on this album particularly on consequense of sound and oedipus ('sometimes I'd sit by the royal wall/the sky so big that it broke my soul'). Her voice continues to knock my socks off, so effortless and pure. The album does drag a bit and her eccentricity can be little bit wearisome sometimes but all in all it's a bit bloody good. Furthermore it has the original version of Samson...and it's rather good too.

  • where do you get your inspiration from?
    author: Erica Disaster

    this cd is the cd. this artist is the artist. regina is regina. she is herself, and her voice is phonomenoal. i can't explain how her music makes me feel. i suppose she's had porfessional vocal training either or her music is simply perfect and uncomprehendable. her voice is beyond words in every possible way. living is feeling. and her music makes me feel. regina is my inspiration. where's yours? the end.

  • Very, very, very good! Real artist.
    author: Musilosophy

    Regina is a real artist. Her voice is emotional. Her music make me feel emotions.(She is very beautiful too!) Just piano and voice = pure art and feelings. I like how she plays piano and I suppose she has recorded this album in a live session. GREAT!!!!

  • A piano/vocal journey to many sonic worlds.
    author: MAC

    Incredibly varied in style and content, this is an impressive record. A song doesn't go by without a switch in genre - from classical to even hip hop, all done with simply piano and vocals. Even the individual songs posess sudden musical twists and turns that are ingenious. The lyrics wander from the serious to the frivolous, and back again, often in the same song. Full of heart, humor, and endearingly offhand comments, from pickles to the troubles of Oedipus, this is a record for the quirky and the aware.

  • Wow!
    author: Dean Cargill

    This album is not the best album I have ever heard from an unsigned artist, it is the best album I have heard from any artist. Each song is amazing and beautiful. I now have all four of her albums and this is still my favourite of hers (and anyones). Please listen to her and your life might never be the same...

  • I LOVE THIS ALBUM!
    author: DoMiNo

    I Really Love this album...so beautiful and lovely music

  • I LOVE Regina and I LOVE this CD.
    author: Holly

    This particular album is incredible! It is a must for any Regina Spektor fan because it provides a lot of insight into her early work as a foundation and the evolution of her musical talent as it is produced currently. Tres magnifique!

  • Beautiful voice
    author: Jen

    Regina has a beautiful voice, which she fills with such emotion (such as with "Samson") and offbeat concepts ("Oedipus," "Reading Time with Pickle"). Well worth the money.

  • great, i love the cd
    author: mike

    this cd is emotional and shows how regina feels. there is no cover up and no superficiality because it is just regina and the piano and everything is exposed and it is beautiful.

  • Songs is a step on the way to better things.
    author: Rick

    Songs is good studio work. But it leaves you wanting more. A live performance seems to be the way to hear the music. Songs is better than 11:11 but not as good as Soviet Kitsch. It surprises, moves, hits, and hypnotizes. It is unique, stirring, and disturbing. It has the aftereffects of well-written poetry stirring up thoughts and other affects that bring you back for more. It is deep, rich, and complex enough to inspire repeated listening. I want more.

  • She does it again. and again.
    author: Lindsay

    firstly, regina spektor is amazing. everything she touches is solid gold. all her albums are consistantly breathtaking and 'songs' is no exception. i'd try to pick a favorite song, but its like asking a mother to pick a favorite child. each one is an exceptional masterpiece, but what shines through is regina's achingly beautiful voice and her abundant talent. check it, yo.

  • Distilled Spektor, straight up, with a beer back
    author: Sasha Drumure

    Music just doesn't get any better than this. This album is, in my humble opinion, the blotter test for everything she'll ever do. It's got the best of all the things she's so blessed with. The lyrics meander all over and follow chains of thought so daringly that she can get you to jaunt from a random image in your mind to your deepest emotions and intellectual ideas and back again, and end with tears and or giggles. Every single song on the disc is good, which puts in it that rare category of 'best' albums. If you already like Regina's music at all, it's a MUST have. If you've never heard her, and you can appreciate either singers, piano players or poets, it's a MUST have. If you have any money, it's a MUST have. Go get it now. You'll play at least 5 times through in the first three days........YES.

  • Pretty raw, good raw, real!
    author: Jeremy Byrne

    A pretty vulnerable CD. about 40% is very palatable and listenable. The other 60% requires a taste for creative expression, and an appreciation for art above that of just tickle your ears music. Good stuff. Many amazing musical moments.

  • This is what songwriting is about
    author: wim jannes

    Beautiful voice and lyrics with an original touch and charming accent Samson alone is worth buying this one

  • Wow. Incredible voice and lyrics.
    author: L Wilson

    Sampson is my favorite, but all the songs are great. My husband was shocked that he loves it too.

  • Definitely one of the best cds I own.
    author: Kelly

    Songs is an absolutely amazing cd. Buy it. It's worth it. Regina Spektor is a true talent. Her voice, piano skills, and lyrics are all amazing. Service was great as well as the product. Thanks again!

  • One of the single most haunting CDs I own
    author: Michael Moricz

    For me, SONGS is still the most satisfying single release so far to come from the eccentrically fertile mind of Regina Spektor (the British "Gravediggers" compilation is probably second place). All her greatest strengths are on display song after song in this collection, and there is a great deal of variety given that the entire album is just one woman sitting at the piano and singing, with no overdubs and no production gimmickry. --- She opens with two back-to-back songs based on historical characters ("Samson" and "Oedipus") which set the tone for us to realize that very few of her songs are actually overtly in her own voice or persona. She likes to create elaborate miniatures from the perspectives of various individuals. --- A few of her most hauntingly beautiful songs are in this collection (Samson, Lulliby, the whimsical Reading Time With Pickle) as well as examples of her accustomed fearless quirkiness (with the Pickle song and the audacious "Daniel Cowman" with its Bert Kaempfert overlay the most eccentric). There is an acapella track (the charming Aching to Pupate) and darker, more edgy material (Prisoners or Lacrimosa). Her jazzier side is represented by "Lounge," though this song is not her best foray into that aspect of her writing. --- Each song is fascinating in its own way, and there are no two songs which occupy the same world, stylistically, harmonically or in terms of image. She is a natural poet, offbeat but sure of herself. She repeats phrases in her lyrics a lot, but it always seems intentional, and feels as though it represents a kind of variation that builds the tension of the song. --- Her deep classical roots make her a persuasively expressive pianist, and the fluidity of tempo, the total lack of commercial compromises in the construction of the the material and the chamber-music like approach all bring her songs somehow closer to "art song" or performance art than pop music, especially on this unusual and rewarding CD. --- What's most refreshing is how she doesn't actually sound like anyone else. She's odd, yes, but she is fully and triumphantly herself, and there is a genuine aesthetic at work here. Her lineage seems to connect back more to people like Leonard Cohen, Laura Nyro or Joni Mitchell than to the contemporaries people seem to want to compare her to. And on this CD, with its simplicity of texture, you can concentrate on the intensity of the material and her performance of it. --- This is one of a very small handful of CDs that I can put on from the beginning and listen through to the end without skipping anything. She's not for everyone, I realize, but she's uncompromisingly good on her own terms. She's a true artist, with both an innate gift and a craft that's uniquely hers. In my opinion, there's no more persuasive a collection of songs of hers than this one. It's hardly her best-known CD (far from it), but it shows Regina at her best from one end of the CD to the other.

  • Awesome awesome AWESOME.
    author: Benny-Cooch

    I don't write reviews ever, but I have to write and say I LOVE Regina and I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE this CD. Fin.

  • Great!
    author: Brandon

    I loved the CD. Regina is awesome and SONGS is to. it came to me with speed and grace to!

  • great as always
    author: Sawyer

    I have actually been listening to Regina for a while, and this is the fourth album that I purchased. Songs is a great CD for people who have been listening to Regina for a while. It is by far her least commercial album. It is refreshing to hear just Regina's voice and the piano. Songs is an experimental album (note that is was recorded for archival purposes)filled with great songs. A must for Regina fans.

  • Very Addictive!
    author: Martin Robinette

    It starts off beautifully and then ends with a song I keep singing all day long. Great songs in between. Highly recommend this CD.

  • this is a review (for pretend)
    author: taryn

    im not the reviewing type so i'll just say this, buy this cd and listen to it over and over and over...

  • Magnifique !
    author: Johan R.

    Je ne te connaissais pas, je suis tombé sur ton album par hasard, et franchement j'adore ! A bientôt.

  • poetry in motion
    author: meredith

    simply brilliant

  • highly recommended
    author: jandy

    to keep it short - this cd is good stuff. i've had 'samson' on repeat ever since i got it in the mail. i say buy this, if you haven't already.

  • 100% awwsome!!!
    author: Joolz

    This CD is a symphony of tunes. Regina does a great job and I can't wait until she comes back to L.A so I can go see her again. She is even better live. I recomand this CD to anyone that likes talent.

  • If something could be TOO good, this CD would be it.
    author: DLR

    I can not stop listening to this cd. If my voice sounded like Regina's, I would sing EVERYTHING. I don't think I can recommend it enough.

  • this cd is beatifully smart and great to listen to!!!
    author: Buddy

    I loved the cd!!! The cd really captures Regina's ability to sing about anything, silly or serious, and make it incredibly beatiful and meaningful.

  • Irritatingly good
    author: Nicholas

    The fact that someone can just casually sit down at a piano and casually something so nice makes me fly into a rage. This disc contains what is now one of my favorite songs, Oedipus, which has the unnerving effect of leaving you feeling as though you've listened to a rich, cinematic overture with full orchestration. Other highlights, about which I'll not say much on account of I'm not very good at this sort of thing, include Reading Time With Pickle, Daniel Cowman, Lacrimosa, and the downright adorable Ne Me Quitter Pas. This is the kind of album that can inspire stalkers. You find yourself thinking, hey, this lady would be fun to hang out with . . . I'M GONNA GO HANG OUT WITH HER! Be warned.

  • irrasistable crazyness at its best
    author: kevkevkevkev

    this girl is so facinating and intrancing that its actually quite hard to remove the cd from your player!!!!!!!!! buy it now i tell you!!!!

  • i don't exist
    author: elodie

    daniel cowman is an amazing song. this cd is an intimite, fucking awesome experience. songs is a regina lover must. or else.

  • a blossom of infinite madness
    author: Rachel

    this is an amazing CD full of original stylings, track 5 is a "hip hop" song from a folk artist, oedipus rex, heroin and the meaning of life. you get the idea... worth every penny and a thousand more

  • it's all good
    author: Luis

    I love it. I like Samson's new version better, though. But in general it's pretty awesome. What one would expect from Regina...

  • hey Regina,,,,,, i love you!!
    author: johnnybouy

    excellent tunes --> samson, reading time with pickle, lulliby. just as good as soviet kitsch. i'd fall asleep to this anytime.

  • this girl can tell a story
    author: laurie

    This is the first cd I've bought of hers. It's wonderful. I adore her songs Samson, Oedipus and Reading time with Pickle. Her story telling ablitily is magical and her voice so comforting and wise. I highly recommend!!!

  • i loved it
    author: amanda

    i love the song sampson and opedious. i heard sampson on csi ny. it was good and the song made cry.love the cd. thank you.

  • Absolutely one of the most moving and fascinating cds I have ever heard.
    author: Courtney

    I had the opportunity to hear one of the songs on this cd on a show I happened to be watching. I was so moved by it that I waited until the end of the show to check for the song title, but it never came up. I HAD to find it, so I remembered some of the words and found it on the internet. When the CD arrived, I found that I loved every single track. It is heartfelt and original-I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys original and prolific music.

  • author: megan

    As expected, i love my new CD. Even my brother liked it who is pretty much a mainstream style guy, so congradulations.

  • Amazing voice
    author: shazzypupp

    Regina has a fabulous voice and the material is unique. A little flavor of PJ Harvey in there but with a simpler accompaniment. Her vocals definitely take the front, and it is georgeous.

  • Amazing
    author: Kelly

    I love Reginas work. This CD is a great example of how talented she is. I love it.

  • Just so lovely.
    author: Alec

    If more beautiful music exists, I have yet to find it. Great, simple production. Intimate sound. Lovely songs. Nothing bad to say, really. Buy it. Enjoy it.

  • Spunky and fun
    author: Corey

    Fun, delightful CD. She is very spunky and original.

  • Fab
    author: Lau

    Brillaint cd, very melodic and lovely choice of songs..some pretty strange but lovely all the same. Defo worth the price. Fave is samson!

  • Beautiful record
    author: Peter Mitchell

    I unfortunately came late in finding Regina Spektor, but oh boy is she good. I have over the last ten or so years got fed up with finding nothing new to excite me in music, then in the last six months I find Regina and The Dresden Dolls. I made it my mission to get everything released by Regina and so far she has not disappointed me. Songs is a beautifully crafted and executed set of songs. Buy it or miss out on one the the most exciting artists around.

  • il pleut
    author: tralala

    qu'elle sache qu'à paris qu'elle aime sous la pluie, ses mélodies ne me quittent pas...j'irais m'y perdre sous la pluie pour elle...qu'elle revienne nous le chanter, la pluie de paris l'attend, c'est promis...ton cd "ne me quitte pas", c'est un joli clin d'oeil à jacques brel qui lui rêvait d'offir Des perles de pluie Venues de pays Où il ne pleut pas.....mais il pleut à paris....merci regina... écoutez pleuvoir le son de son piano-voix -écoutez- écoutez!

  • funny and beautiful
    author: Anna

    simply beautiful, the consonants and vowels and piano. fun :-)

  • JOHN
    author: JOHN PALADINO

    Hard to find This great CD in Belgium. Just love it by the way applause for the service

  • Refreshing
    author: Caleab

    This is one of Regina's best. It's fresh, raw, quircky, naive, experimental, honest and bold. The lyrics in coordination with the melodies are solid and offer nothing but complete satisfaction for the ears. I'm highly impressed and in love!

  • Absolutely amazing!
    author: Jordan

    This is Regina's best out of her albums. If you love Regina, and have her other c.d.s you really need to get this one.

  • author: Michelle

    The album was really awesome. It's very different from her latest album in my opinion, much more jazzier. I enjoyed the overall form of the CD, considering many songs were minor. Very refreshing, and superbly original. Very Regina.

  • excellent
    author: Haylan

    we all know how great the cd is, cause we have either bought it or are here to do so. if you ware wondering if you should, just order it already. on the other hand, i was very very VERY overly pleased with cd babys customer service, speed, and quality. it was all faster than any other place, and very funny and friendly to boot!

  • Incredible
    author: Adam

    This is definately my favorite cd I own. I am completely stunned at how so much emotion can be portrayed in so few notes. I can't help but carry a huge grin on my face whenever this cd is on. It carries all of the little quirks and randomocities that only Regina can deliver. Kudos Regina.

  • endearlingly weird
    author: nell

    I couldn't get samson out of my head for a week and a half, nor did I want to. I enjoy the idea of a song as a character study. Certainly weird, but in an if-it's this-much-fun-who-wants-to-be-normal kind of way. And the playing with the words: charming.

  • Great CD!!!
    author: Anna

    As much as I loved 11:11 and Regina's Jazz experimentation, The SONGS - is her masterpiece till now!!! Apart from wonderful lirics and Regina's mesmerizing voice of a Siren, the music is a true account of the our generation perfectly incorporating the great tradition of Classical music, Jazz, French Chanson, and much more. Original and breath-taking this disc is my favorite!

  • awesome
    author: analucia

    ive basically been listening to this cd on repeat since i got it. im in love.

  • author: holly

    The cd was in great shape and really like consequence of sound

  • Ah!-mazing
    author: Kate

    Honestly THE best CD I own. Just as fun and quirky as Regina's other stuff, but with a little more structure. You can't deny the allure of the a cappella "Aching to Pupate" or the sad but hopeful "Prisoners" or the magical madness of "Daniel Cowman" or...I could go on forever!! You will SURELY love this CD. Thanks for continuing to amaze me, Regina!

  • Nothing more
    author: Nils

    I cannot say anything more than has been already said. This album, like anything else Ms. Spektor does is beyond words anyway.

  • Genius of the 21st Century!
    author: Fran

    Regina Spektor shows off her wit, genius, and playfulness in 12 songs. Good for showers, bus rides, and carnivals. Good for anyone who likes to listen to lyrics and ponder at the skies - and laugh.

  • In need of more than a piano...
    author: ...

    Regina has a wonderful voice with loads of talent behind it, but the piano soon becomes repititious after 10 or so songs. I just wish she would've had a little bit more variation.

  • Positively superb!
    author: Nicolle

    This CD is quite possibly the best one in my collection. Lyrically, I've never heard anything as brilliant. Buy it, and you will not be sorry.

  • I love it....
    author: Andyllae

    It's the best, I absolutly love it..

  • just...amazing
    author: Lola Henderson

    well... music is SUCH a huge thing for me... it just can make me change.. it can make me cry, laugh, or want to confess my undying love to somebody totaly random...even though it may sound deep and real... usually its all an illusion... fake... but not regina...shes real... she dosnt care if she is singing about pickles... its ok to sing about pickles. I guess i just like her. Shes realllllllly good~ you gotta buy this cd... especially listen to track "1" Samson... i cried the first time i heard it...

  • Love the cd...love the songs
    author: Patrick O'Donoghue

    I just recently got into Regina Spektor and this is the first album that I've purchased, and it was a good choice I reckon. Beautiful songs, especially Samson, ne me quitte pas, aching to pupate and lacrimosa. There all fab though!! Her talent is obvious and if anyone doubts whether to buy this cd or not...think again. After a few listens you'll fall in love with it.

  • charmingly whimsical
    author: Clare

    Been trying to get hold of this for a while, and at last it arrived in a shiny envelope of joy. And I was not disappointed. 'Samson' is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, and the vocals are quirky and interesting throughout. Occasionally the songs do not hold up whilst Regina's voice does its thing, hence the 4 stars, but overall, a totally worthwile and highly recommended purchase. ... waiting to pupate ...

  • Brooklyn by way of USSR songstress amazes with her quirky lyrical style
    author: Jillian Putnam-Smith

    Miss Spektor's second release delves into the realm of poetry and gives us only a splash of music. The free-flowing anti-folk album starts off with "Samson" the most traditional of all songs. The rest of the cd deals with topics such as "Reading Time with Pickle" where Regina's imaginative and almost childlike lyrics are backed by her delicately powerful voice. Her Brooklyn by way of USSR accent is oh so appealing and leaves you fascinated by her free and quirky spirit.

  • ROCKS MY SOCKS OFF
    author: Mandy

    Introduced to Regina by Soviet Kitsch, Songs is much more relaxed. Incredible. The lyrics on this albumn are exquisite. REGINA YOU ARE AMAZING

  • beautiful!
    author: Kelly Stewart

    great opening song, samson, and overall fabulous. my whole hall asks me to play this cd all the time. we love it!

  • BEAUTIFUL
    author: Amy

    Regina is a musical genius... be prepared for bizarre stuructures in her songs and many little surprises. This is intelligent, daring music and I adore it!

  • Such sweet music
    author: Jay Red Eagle - Native American flutist

    Such sweet music. Regina is phenomenal!

  • Amazing
    author: Katrina

    Regina Spektor is an amazing artist, her musical style is something all to her own. It is unique, fresh, and extremely enjoyable to listen to.

  • Absolutely fantastic!
    author: Cate Doefer

    You've just got to hear it. Indescribable. Excellent. Each song gives me aural whiplash, and I mean that in the best way! Delicious songs climbing up piano vertebrae to your mind, connecting to your senses in so many ways! So simple, yet so very complex. Um, I liked it. A lot.

  • awsome stark and intersting
    author: danny

    Ace reallly ace a bit difficuilt maybe at first but genuine talent for once. I mean it GENUINE TALENT!!!

  • Beautiful and poignant, Tori Amos without the angst
    author: Hannah

    Regina's voice is precious and honest, pure with and unadulterated longing, powerful, thoughtful and heartbreaking. I loved the cd

  • A cut above
    author: Adam

    Excellent music, so much talent. I'd also recommend seeing her play live if you get the opportunity! CD Baby - thanks for the quality service.

  • AWESOME!
    author: Spencer

    You are Great I'm a huge fan!

  • Wow, just wow....
    author: Libbz

    Absolutley amazing. Sampson is wonderful, definatly my favourite on the album. I have liked Regina for a while now, and am going to see her soon (can't wait!!). If you don't have this album, why? Your life needs it, its nothing like the run of the mill music you hear these days. Amazing.

  • they're just old light
    author: Rosie

    i thoroughly enjoyed her vocal range and quirky piano style. this cd has playful and intellectual undertones. prisoners, samson, consequence were fast favorites and the other more talk-art songs grow on me. i only wish i get to see her in person.

  • Like a sigh blown into your lungs and soul
    author: Ricardo Morales

    It´s hard not to write with a lot of exclamation marks about Regina. I never knew about her until about 4 days ago, and listening to her 3 cd´s it´s a lot to take. 11:11 makes you cry a little inside, without actual tears. It´s like a B/N photography in a pentagram. It´s like a jazz song in a dream. Hope you get my meaning cuz this is the best I can explain.////// SONGS is also melancholyc and the lovely almost-hurtful quality, but here she´s more free about using different sounds and painting stories or landscapes with words. SONGS is very contrasting, and the mix of that powerful, innocent (happy?, childish?) voice with the reality portraiyed on a non-stop flow of harmony makes you love this woman.

  • Brilliant songs, with the very best up front.
    author: Nicolas Martin

    This CD was great. The first few songs are nothing short of spectacular in concept and execution. Though the CD drags in the middle and the end, this is only because you are still thrilled from the first songs, and will probably replay them countless times before you even get past #3.

  • Regina is truly one of the most unique singer-songwriters in today's music world
    author: Jen L.

    Regina is truly one of the most unique singer-songwriters in today's music world! "Songs" is an unusual blend of folk, punk, jazz, blues, and pop. Regina uses her piano as a forceful yet minimalistic instrument and experiments with many different vocal techniques… such as using her voice to imitate a trumpet in "Lounge" and creating vocal percussion in multiple songs. I would recommend this to any one who likes Tori Amos, The Dresden Dolls, Hammell on Trial, and/or Bjork.

  • A Very Delicate Kind of Beauty..
    author: siren

    I adore this CD, utterly, totally, completly and hopelessly adore it.. I was hooked right from the start, 'Samson' is so achingly beautiful, it's heartfelt and honest and simply magical.. There isn't a song on here that I wouldn't listen to, they're unique and refreshingly different. Very much looking forward to seeing them live (9 days to go!!! Yay! *^^* )

  • Beauty incarnate
    author: sascha

    Fantastic- an album that you can listen to incessantly without any song ever sounding overplayed or boring. Every listen I find a new and interesting way to love this CD. The music is raw, fluid, touching and gentle and finds its own special way of endearing itself to the listener. Samson and prisoners are my particular gems of this veritable treasure chest- just pure, unadulterated, charming beauty. And a word of advice- if you at first detest this music- listen again and again- it will soon find a way of anchoring itself in your heart. Thankyou to Cd Baby for the fantastic service and delivery- my life has unequivocably been changed for the better.

  • Awe inspiring
    author: shortcake

    This album is completely awesome,I heart Regina.Your site and service are also incredible,I will definitely shop here again. Infinite thanks x

  • quirky fun
    author: Josh Wilder

    Spektor's really fun, unique, quirky, but it's rare that I'm in the mood to listen to all these songs; her minimalist piano playing and raw bjork-like voice can get kind of grating after awhile; you just want to switch to Celine Dion or Cher or something. But some of these songs are absolutely great -- "reading time with pickle" works on this amazing cute-but-tragic double layer that's very human; and "Samson" is a hit, one of those songs you think you've heard a million times even though you probably haven't (and I mean that in the best of ways). Other highlights: "prisoners," "bon idee," "lacrimosa," though for the most part it's up to personal taste. Give it a listen and don't judge it too soon.

  • Most Impressive Regina Album
    author: Ben

    This album demonstrates the best of Regina's quirky and enigmatic lyrics, layered with remnants of classical, jazz and blues music. If you're a fan of Regina this is the CD that won't leave your head, and if you're not this is the one that will get you hooked.

  • I THINK I LOVE REGINA
    author: JC

    I saw her at the Glee Club in Birmingham about a month ago. Only knew the new stuff then but now i have the other albums too. Going again in January, and this time i think im going to take a ring, a bottle of moet and some roses. And a pickle.

  • I THINK I LOVE REGINA
    author: JC

    I saw her at the Glee Club in Birmingham about a month ago. Only knew the new stuff then but now i have the other albums too. Going again in January, and this time i think im going to take a ring, a bottle of moet and some roses. And a pickle.

  • Fantastic!
    author: Steve

    Brilliant CD. Would recommend it to anyone....

  • So Good
    author: Jen

    This CD was great. It is somethign that a co-worker and myself have in common and it turns out we ended up buying each other this exact CD for christmas. Kinda funny. We both enjoy her music. It is so much more different than other stuff that is out. It is nice to find a good artist with great CD's like this.

  • the cd is great
    author: nick

    love this cd. blends in seamlessly along with her other work. i like that it's not too long but you could listen to it over and over again.

  • How does she do it?
    author: Angi Kang

    This is my second Regina album, and my fave. She sounds beautifually raw. Regina, why are you so cool?

  • i love this regina album!
    author: Amanda

    this cd is wonderful! i bought it for a friend who introduced me to regina. so so good and very original. my favorite is prisoners, but every single song is great. i HIGHLY recommend "songs".

  • Love Regina, absolutely brilliant, will be seeing her in Feb
    author: Harry Munk

    Love the CD, starts with a superb track and don't end half bad either. It's one of those albums where you can just sit down with your headphone on and listen from start to finish. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

  • just what i'd hoped for
    author: anikita

    This is the third cd of Regina's that I've gotten, and of the three it's my favorite I think..."Samson" melts my heart and "Ne Me Quitte Pas" is not to be missed. She has a unique voice in this world of carbon-copy pop and I can't wait to hear more!

  • Fantabulous!
    author: Luke M

    Fantastic, CD Baby has been a life-saver. Couldn't get hold of this CD and now, as I write this review, it's spinning on my CD player. Possibly better than the amazing 'Soviet Kitsch'. The first 4 tracks are the best but the whole thing is top-notch. Eagerly awaiting next year's new album.

  • Awesome!
    author: James

    This CD is amazing. Opening track 'Samson' is a heartbreaker of epic proportions. This woman is so talented.

  • Grows On You
    author: CV Tharp

    In the short time I've owned this CD, it's become my favorite by Regina Spektor. It's hard to believe each of these tracks was recorded in one take. "Consequence of Sounds" might be one of my favorite songs of all time. The instrumentation is as simple as can be, but the vocals are so fun to listen to. I'll be recommending this album to everyone.

  • such beauty and style
    author: libby

    regina is brilliant it started with the song "us" and i went to the website cause i loved it so much i found more and more songs lulliby,aching to pupate,lacrimosa, all a favorite a good chance to get away from all this hip hop rap which i usually listen to. she's a gift to ears.

  • masterful quirky piano-driven pop
    author: "betty"

    this cd is well worth the money!! regina has a rare talent - her tunes are eccentric and emotional...with such a creative turn of phrase and melody. frequent melody changes and bizarre vocal phrasing makes this an interesting listen every time! she has the spirit and creative bravery of the best of tori amos! enjoy...

  • Nice Musicianship!
    author: Mishal Moore

    Beautiful voice!!! Love the dynamics! and your Piano playing is so musical theater! I love it! especially the pickled song!

  • it's stuck in my head!
    author: Hannahbelle

    This CD is still stuck in my head. I got it, tore open the package, and listened to it three times through, then went to work and listened to it on headphones a couple of times through. Regina's work is so clean and on so many levels: this CD is jazzy and soft and satirical and weird and jagged and a little scary all at once. But all the way through it's damn good.

  • Fabuleux
    author: ghislain

    What is a genius? Answer : Regina Spektor. For me, she's the moment's artist, I listen a lot of different music and I french so, it's not very easy for me to know some singer like her but Regina Spektor is my favorite artist for 2 years and i think, for a long time. This album is too dificult to find, so, "chapeaux bas" to CD Baby and thanks for us to met me her! LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM

  • Brilliantly literate and quirky
    author: acia

    I adore Regina, and this is my favorite album, though I think her better songs are on Soviet Kitsch. From the very beginning, Songs pulls the listener into Regina's little world. Like Soviet Kitsch, each song is filled with literary and pop-culture references, and listening to a song is analogous to reading a short story. Amazing talent.

  • I am a 48 year old male.Why do i listen to this music....
    author: Boneman

    I am a 48 year old male.Why do i listen to this music? i hear you ask. Well its inspirational,the girl has an immense talent and visual way of expression which I find incredible, everyone is a gem and it is a tribute to her skill as a performer that these are single takes.Thankyou CD Baby for your extremely fast delivery across the Atlantic

  • You won't be sorry you bought it
    author: BacaChaca

    very, very good. The first two songs are excellent, as well as Lacrimosa and Ne Me Quitte Pas. Her usage of piano and voice is far beyond categorization: you really have to hear it to understand, but then, how can you completely understand something you love? You just do. Buy the cd, and give it a good home.

  • Reviewing "Songs"
    author: Cervantes

    An exceptional collection of the artist, alone w/ piano. Apparently this was not originally meant to be released as an album, but simply recorded to hold onto the songs... Either way, what I found was the artist at what I think is her best, carrying her voice through unlimited ranges and emotions, the piano following with the minimal accompaniment, sometimes just a few single notes... I've listened to samples of other albums and have not been too impressed with the production development / accompaniment. This one is unrefined, one of the most amazing, soulfull and dynamic voices I have ever heard. I could only hope future albums sound more like this. Highly recommended...

  • Refreshing and honest...
    author: Lahja

    It is so refreshing to hear honest and straight-from-the-heart -singing and playing. After listening this cd I am ready to say that Regina is as unique and talented as Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, Patti Smith or Björk. And this is a lot to say!

  • Songs = excellence
    author: cs0321

    Songs is brilliant!!! Each track has it's own creativity. I love it.

  • Incredible
    author: Judith Shimer

    Each song is a gem. The range of styles is unbelievable, and all with just the simple piano and vocals. Most definitely active listening; it would be hard to go to sleep to Songs, except maybe "Lulliby." Especial favorites include "Oedipus," "Daniel Cowman" and "Consequence of Sounds."

  • WOW!!
    author: Lindsay

    Wow! Everyone needs this CD; it is to die for!

  • God sends angles to speak to our hearts, i belive.
    author: ricchard p

    This music is so simply, powerful. I finaly found that songs can make you break down and cry. I have bought music for over fourty years. None do to me what this music does, its fun. I want to send this to all the people I love most, it seems to remind me of them all anyway, so why not. Buy this cd if you love anything in this world. Regina Spektor, i belive. this album is a must. 10 stars**********

  • Love Love (fucking) Love
    author: Adam

    THIS CD IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST I HAVE EVER HAD THE PRIVELEDGE OF OWNING. Regina is amazing, as always. Sometimes, thinking about it, it's hard to understand. She recorded each song in one take, and yet they sound so perfect and exquisite and sparkly and special and wonderful. This is the album that YOU MUST BUY if you liked 11:11 or Soviet Kitsch. YOU MUST BUY IT. You have no choice, really. You WILL REGRET NOT BUYING IT WHILE YOU CAN if you don't, and then it goes out of print like 11:11. Because Regina is so amazing and incredible, and this will surely go soon.

  • everything was perfect
    author: kid

    It was just like you said everything was perfect... but then I knew it always would be. I love this cd and the artist who made it. love love love.

  • Spektakular
    author: Nobody

    Your customer service is insane. Wonderful. Immaculate. As far as I'm concerned this is the ONLY place to buy this particular cd, and I'm so glad I found you. A quick shoutout to your Red Cross idea, I love that you and all of those musicians are pumping love and good sounds into the world, for a great cause. Songs? Spektakular. Regina is like a crisp breeze amongst the other music of today. Orginal, quirky, and lovely.

  • perfect cd, perfect music !!!
    author: Jason Ball music J-Ball

    Only the best cd that ever past the halls of www.CDBaby.com by far. & Yes, this is the best'' thirteen word ''review you've ever seen. & yes, Regina Spektor is the best ''blues'' musician of her time. So please listen and buy, buy, buy. peace, j-ball aka: www.jballmusic.com www.j-ball.com jason ball music cd love.

  • must hear must buy must love
    author: Nicole in Ohio

    a beautiful blend of classic, jazzy, funky, and heartfelt tunes. the lyrics are real and raw with no tolerance for censorship. there are times you are reminded of tori amos, fiona apple, ani difranco, and billie holiday, yet she still expresses a style and voice that is all her own. Track 12 is a must hear (i'm a sucker for foreign languages)! and if you can, get regina's first album too!

  • LOVE IT ! !! ! ! ! ! ! She is truly an amazing artist. I can't wait for the next
    author: Lubna Bazzy

    The cd was great, I loved EVERY song on it!!

  • pretty like regina, her other cd's and her performances
    author: fro land

    this is truly and excellent cd. there are tiny little crevaces that come up from time to time and pop up in front of me when i listen to this cd. regina has such a wonderful voice that it captured the entire crowd at a potluck dinner i was throwing. i hope she can only continue to share such generous portions of her soul and talent with us as time goes by. i have nothing to look forward to except for regina spektor and the truth (or what exists of it)

  • incredibly talented
    author: diver

    One take, no overdubs. The songs touched me. There's no better way to get near Regina Spektor.

  • absolutely brilliant
    author: molly

    This is one of the most refreshing cd's I've heard in a long while. Every song is different, with something for all moods. Samson is probably the most beautiful song I've heard in years. I highly highly recommend it.

  • I love it!

    I love her musical renditions! It's unique and creative. Some may think the music may be rather eerie but I think it's genius and uninstitutionalized.

  • There aren't enough adjectives to describe it
    author: Adam K

    I have a new favorite CD! Songs by Regina Spektor has been in my playlist since I've gotten it, and I don't anticipate it disappearing anytime soon. This is just a wonderful CD, full of beautiful stories and beautiful music. Regina really has an amazing gift.

  • Not my favorite Regina album but still wildly intriguing-- unique.
    author: Matthew Lafon

    Regina Spektor is an absolute treat. Her music is always intriguing and unimitable and unique. Songs, however, is not my favorite collection of her music. It doesn't have the musicality of 11:11 and it isn't as poignant as Soviet Kitsch. That is not to say that this album is not an amazing achievement. Samson is possibly my favorite song by Regina and Ne Me Quitte Pas is so infectious and entertaining. The lamenting Lulliby is hauntingly beautiful and Bon Idee is so interesting. Songs is definately an album for fans of the artist--if you are new to Regina purchase Soviet Kitsch or download 11:11 from itunes.

  • Superb
    author: CHINASKI

    This CD is absolutely superb. Spektor's voice is extremely jazzy and beautiful. She is sharp and witty, and quite funny as well. Her music has more in common with cabaret and chansons than with the confessional ballads of her female contemporaries. A unique talent.

  • uh huh
    author: elvis presley

    hey little mama thats some good ole fluffy music very good i gotta go now thank you very much hotter than buttermilk biscut bye little mama

  • Instrumental and Diverse
    author: Lia Antimony

    I already had Soviet Kitsche and 11:11 when I heard about this cd. I listened to it on her website first and thought it was terrific, so I bought my own copy here. Regina uses her voice in ways I have never heard singers use theirs before. She really treats it as an instrument and utilizes every aspect of it. The songs on ...uh... Songs heh... show such diversity. Everything from amazingly beautiful (Samson) to silly (Reading Time with Pickle) to dark (Daniel Cowman) to cheery (ne me quitte pas). The cd is fantastic, really. It is well worth it.

  • Absolutely Fabulous!
    author: Kristy

    This is a really, really fantastic cd. I would reccommend it to anyone who appreciates thought provoking lyrics with beautiful music. This cd is in my top 10 list of perfect cds.

  • All I can say is WOW!!
    author: Teresa

    This album is fabulous!!! I love all the songs, and the Consequence of Sound is my favorite. Regina-- you're wonderful, insightful and you make great music!!! This CD proves it!!

  • Listening to 'Songs'
    author: Blake

    I loved her other two albums and had no idea that this one even existed until I visited her website. I fell in love with 'songs' from the very beginning. Samson is still my favorite song on the cd...along with Reading Time with Pickle and Ne Me Quitte Pas.

  • Respect(or)!!!
    author: Matthias

    It's truly astonishing what this girl can do with her mouth and her fingers. This cd will grip you. Go get this!!

  • This CD was incredible, all thanks to the beautiful and amazing Regina Spektor!
    author: Blunge

    This album is great. Altough Soviet Kitsh's is awesome, songs is less cutsy and less produced. Always a good thing.

  • 32isStillaGodam#gunna uhuhuh make it count-go regina
    author: rosie

    my first reply was way better but it was never posted-come to mama regina-"c'mon daddy" you are hot-----the consequence of sound----mmm, thank u..............this is the 2nd review i wrote and the other one was way better-post my first one or post em both whatever-just post it!!!!!love to all.....peas

  • ladada
    author: rosie

    she is the greatest thing ive discovered in music lately-so beautiful in all ways-"32 is still a goddamn number-32 still counts-gonna make it count gonna uh uh uh uh uh...." thank you regina-and thank you for giving an identity/persona to a pickle-but track 5 is my favorite-u should read Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins if u havent

  • onnnn fireeee
    author: Christina

    This CD is fantastic! I love all of the allusions, and Regina's piano playing skills are off da hizzzzle. But seriously, I recommend this CD [and her other 2, as well] to anyone who enjoys good music.

  • Truly a Masterpiece of delicacy and power
    author: Smurph

    I heard Soviet Kitsch before Songs, but this CD is simply breathtaking. It plunges you into deep emotional melody one minute, and then staccato lyrical ballet the next. Truly amazing, Regina is firmly in my list of favourite artists ever. Thankyou Regina x

  • Compelling
    author: Eric Livett

    Ms Spector demonstrates her strange and unusual imgination to good effect on this album. Very compelling.

  • Beautiful!
    author: Weird FUNK musician TAKi76

    Gr8 stuff!

  • Regina Spektor should be mentioned in the Bible!
    author: Tonya

    I do believe this CD has once again proven that Regina is amazing. This album has so much depth, it's incredible. The best part is that it's just her and her piano, nothing more. No effects or other musicians getting their greedy little hands on her magic, and every song still seems full and complete. What else can I say? Nothing, is what.

  • i was awe struck
    author: katy j

    the first time i heard "samson" i was left speechless this cd is incredible. i was awe struck when i went online and listened to the rest of the songs on this cd. i dont have a favorite from the cd, they're all my favorite.its amazing. if i could i would give this cd 100 stars

  • awesome
    author: Andrea

    The songs just blend together so well, it is a beautiful cd!

  • Chopine
    author: john lanou

    True genius. "Samson" always makes me cry, no matter what my mood is.

  • Haunting melodies, beautiful vocals, and intelligent lyrics- great CD!
    author: Christina

    Haunting melodies, beautiful vocals, and intelligent lyrics make this CD one to own. If you like your music to have style AND substance, with a twisted sense of humor then buy this. Words are insufficient. Thank you, Regina, for giving me hope in a world both tainted and oversaturated...And thanks, CD Baby, for giving me the opportunity to own this. Now, if only they would offer 11:11 again...

  • ne me quitte pas
    author: Leah

    after listening to soviet kitsch on a whim i knew i needed anything else i could get by this magician. 'songs' is amazing. samson breaks my heart and ne me quitte pas makes me want to hang out with regina every day, frolicking in the gardens of paris. alas, i cannot. so i listen to this album every day. amazing.

  • regina!
    author: comoc

    Regina's jammming piano would make MOzart swim.. and then the artists voice comes in to remind us that we're here and now with Regina Spektor. My fav.. Flower.. Regina is great for her skills, compositions, integrity, and soul. Five stars for the best new artist that I know of, for years.

  • Poetic
    author: Leon

    As a poet myself I have an appreciation for your style

  • Existential and björkish
    author: **iliana**

    Envisage a debate over capuccino between Foucault ('frying, lucky that I'm dying by burniiiing and not draaawning') and Sartre ('III don't exist, IIIII don't exist') through the pueril eyes of Amèlie Poulain ('I love Paris when it rains, I looove I loove') which, mixed with a Freudian touch ('and I thought Aedupus, Aedipus, Aedipus...'), is interpreted by a Björkish falsetto on the piano, and you got a sketch of 'Songs'. Regina uses the most beautiful instrument available (her voice) to create such an effect in melancholic tunes like 'Sampson' (my fave) which she artfully combines with smart lyrics (check out 'the consequence of sound'). A must-have if you (like me) already ran out of tunes to donwload from Kazaa, then, do not hesitate putting money on this one.

  • Oddly wonderful
    author: Sarah

    Oddly wonderful. Refreshing. This is unlike anything I have heard. She has a unique talent of writing for herself and not sacrificing.

  • wonderful, beautiful tunes
    author: jcourting
  • Awesome cd
    author: Raymond

    Great cd. I saw her when she first went on her US tour in philly and shes and awesome chick.

  • Her voice is magic!..Very,very special!,a true artist!
    author: Mad Max

    The songs on this CD touched me in a special way and got me through some tuff times.The song US is mind blowing!..her words have meaning in a fun sort of way,but her voice is true talent.I'm waiting for more CD's from her.

  • gorgeous
    author: for the passion

    This music touches the soul, I feel almost reborn eveytime I listen to it. Thanks Regina, for sharing your god given talent. Don't stop, keep touching the drab little souls of the world.

  • Step into the world of Regina...
    author: Buttafly G

    I think she has a strange way of singing, which I think is a normal for me. I like the piano playing thoughout. I think it plays out her personality, and her singing defenitly plays her world. Like opening up a book of Regina. I'm putting this on my list of albums to buy. You get lost in her creativeness.. P.S.I used to write like this when I was 13 my brothers said I sound depressed, a bunch of other things, and told me to shut up...of course they were into hiphop back then..

  • Sweet gerkin!
    author: Alyssa

    It was quite fun to listen to--one of those cds to sit down and understand the lyrics--was very happy about the social/political commentary...shows her depth as a person as well as a musician.

  • song of songs
    author: Becky

    This CD is a must! Samson and Oedipus are amazing. Regina's voice and song-writing abilities are mind-blowing.

  • great music to eat sandwiches too.
    author: eddie

    the music is genuine and poetic, which music ought to be right? pretty interesting music given it's just her and the piano. one of my favorite cds and artists now.

  • Lovely and Creative
    author: Emily

    Regina Spektor has an amazing way with words. Her lyrics are beautiful.. mythology.. biblical references.. and very often funny. The piano is beautiful and imaginative, and when she sings a capella, it is equally beautiful. Daniel Cowman is unlike any other song, changing styles a couple times throughout. Very lovely album.

  • a tangled imagination
    author: A Pickle

    Whether the narrative form of Daniel Cowman, or the near-rap of The Consequence of Sounds, Regina Spektor has tons of quirky lyrical presentations. Sit down with a book and a pickle to enjoy this awesome trip!

  • Stunning
    author: manda dugay forrester

    Stunning and brilliant work by a quirky, playful, & talented piano goddess. Spektor reinvents the form of woman at piano. I think "Sampson" is one of the most touching and haunting and romantic songs I have ever heard. I cannot stop listening to it. When she croons "I loved you first..." Ahh, yes. Fabulous.

  • Beautifull
    author: Kim

    I heard Regina's song Sampson for the first time a month ago and imediatly wanted to find what ever I could from Regina Spector and buy it. My favorite song From This CD is definatly Sampson. A beautifully haunting song that makes me remember what its like to be in Love.

  • I heart Regina!
    author: Meg

    Regina Spektor is a brilliant woman whose music has just recently entered my world. I listen to her almost everyday. I am very proud to say that I have memorized "Consequence of Sounds" and I sing it to myself whilst at work on occasion. The song that made me buy the album is "Samson" for I believe it to be one of the most beautiful songs that she has ever written. To me, "Soviet Kitsch" and "Songs" are separate but similar in that they are both amazingly haunting and beautiful, and each has a kick of humor. I believe that everyone should own this album, it will move you, that is, if you have a pulse. Five stars goes to the magnificent Regina and her masterpiece "Songs".

  • awesome web site, the cd was great and you made it fun dc baby!
    author: sam bailey

    this cd "songs" by regina spektor was very morbid but clever. if you listen to it try to catch the greek mythology references. i only wish there were more liner notes.

  • If only you knew!
    author: Devin

    It gave me the chills and it killed me,i feel that samson was written for me, i love Regina! she knows me too well.

  • Great stuff
    author: Nick

    Some great stuff here - Not as accomplished as Soviet Kitsch but definitely containing must-have gems. If in doubt, buy it.

  • It is impossible to be in a bad mood when you listen to this CD.
    author: Ruthie

    Every song on Songs is special and unique. All the words are written by a mixture of the brain and the heart. Everybody should have this CD in their lives

  • Peoples! Buy this album!!
    author: Lambchop

    Peoples, peoples, peoples!! If you like to hear songs about simply everything, sung by a little genius with the most interesting voice this side of Bjork, then purchase this album!! That is all. :)

  • No better female singer released in the past decade!
    author: M in Oz

    There is a personality in this album that makes the listener feel as though they are sharing a room with the artist. The mood and tone created within the songs, allows the listener to connect with the characters. Songs is an album that will remain timeless, because it is like no other.

  • Weird, But Catchy
    author: DrJ

    I got the import version of Soviet Kitsch which made me seek out more of Regina's music but I was specifically interested in the stuff where it was just her & the piano so I was delighted to find "Songs" was available. I couldn't say that I really liked it at first but I couldn't stop listening to it either. Truth of the matter is, she is an acquired taste. And once you acquire the taste, you find yourself hungry for more. She's got an awesome voice & her talent for weaving lyrics together is wonderfully unique & as far as I know, unmatched. If you like her, you'll like this album. No doubt about it.

  • author: regina

    check out the song i did with mikie da poet on cdbaby!!! its a good song

  • This is an amazing record. A MUST have! 11:11 should be rereleased!!!
    author: JOA

    This is an amazing record. A MUST have! 11:11 should be rereleased!!! Regina is so talented and fun and quirky and she shows wonderful range.

  • Best voice since Bjork and Joni Mitchell
    author: Marj Herbert

    I loved the unique voice timbre. It was very interesting harmonically, not the usual 2 or 3 chord changes. I especially liked the first two songs the best. I enjoyed the CD very much!!!

  • Awesome! Just Awesome!
    author: T-Baum

    The CD was Awesome! Very chill and great to lesion to on a crazy day. The vocals and piano together really made it interesting. Also the vocals are magnificent so if your mood for a chill out relaxing CD this is the one!

  • amazing
    author: lenepope

    This cd is amazing. its as simple as that. from the first line of sampson right through to the end you cant help but adore the quirky lyrics and touching insight within her songs. her voice is perfection.

  • Music for thought
    author: Katie

    Dude let me tell you the first time I heard Regina's song "consequence of sound" I fell in love with it... just the beat. We did an awesome dance to it for competition. As we continued to listen to it, it made me think. Take for example, "we keep on paying those freaks on the TV who claim they will save us, but wait to enslave us. sweating like demons they scream thru our speakers but we leave the sound on cause silence in harder... the consquence of sound" how powerful is that. It not music it is art at its finest, if her lyrics we paintings, she would be a Picasso. Her work is not only vivid and beautiful, it is insightful and genius!! I LOVE IT!!!

  • something strange but abselutely cool about this sound
    author: richard poythress

    to be abale to creat something so simple yet so real is a true gift from god. like these songs

  • So utterly amazing and beautiful!
    author: Regina D.

    Wow .. the CD "Songs" is truly amazing. It touched my soul the first time I listened to it (which honestly was about 5 minutes ago) and I am the biggest fan already. Its so relaxing and Regina's voice gives off sort of a jazzy feel thats so romantic and beautiful. The music takes you to New York City which just happens to be my favorite place in the world and where most of her music takes place and it makes your whole day brighter. Regina Spektor is my new favorite artist .. and we have the same first name!! :-) Well .. I dont want to keep babbling on and on about how wonderful this CD is so all I can really say is BUY THIS CD. It will be the best you've ever heard.

  • Alternative/Punk Piano Player/Songwriter. I think we could call her all of these
    author: Eliot Wien(Norman's Sound & Vision)

    Regins Spekter is an amazing artist, who's songwriting and performance are both original and refreshing to hear. Seymour Stein from Sire Records just signed Regina. Take a good look at the artists that came from Sire Records. Seymour knows talent, and I'm sure he figured it out from listening to "Songs". An incredible CD that should definately be listened to, so you can kinda go back a little bit and bring yourself up to date about this artist. I saw her at The Bowery Ballroom in NYC. She had a huge Big Red Piano that she played. She's an amazing talent, and this is an amazing CD.

  • author: Jacqui

    This CD is fabulous, when I listen to it it brings me to Manhattan in the middle of the night, where the streets are full of snow and your cuddled in a warm lighted apartment listening to songs that have beauty and passion. It's the kind of CD where it will bring you creativity and warmth

  • Nice CD. I like such stile. SaskGS.com

  • Beautiful. Blunt. Exciting. Historic. Pretty. Creative. Different. Jumpy. Lovely
    author: Lauren

    This album called 'songs' has to have the most lyrics that any cd has ever had in history haha. But they work so damn well. It has a rythmic flow of an 80's hip hop mc, but the folky and beautiful vocal of 70's soft rock. ahhh all in all its the f****** greatest cruisin in a 67' convertable top, shopping at the vintage shop, holdin up a peace sign and then spit in the face of a cop, cd in the wholest biggest world : )

  • most original artist of the decade!!!
    author: Roy&Lindsay

    Samson has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever written...if we'd written it we would die happy!!!!

  • well well well!
    author: Adele Sande

    What can I say?Miss spektor, I bow down!this cd makes me go....aaaahhhhhhh!I am desperatly searching for other fans near me so we can sit back and go....aahhhhhhhh together!so far I have converted 3 people with this cd!!!its so refreshing so raw so different I experience so much in such a short time!ALL I CAN SAY IS BUY IT!

  • Original, brilliant, quirky, but utterly natural.
    author: Monique

    This CD is what you get when you have a talented singer/pianist/songwriter who is not afraid to draw outside the lines and listens to what's within rather than trying to fit in. It's rare to find such a talented pianist who has such an original voice who also kicks ass as a songwriter. Can't wait to see her live.

  • a french fan
    author: Denis

    I saw Regina Spektor few months in Paris : her voice and the piano. It's the same on this album, nude and beautiful, violent and wonderful... It's a perfect link between voice and melody ans this is not a fashion cd : in ten years i will listen this one with the same success

  • Spell-binding...
    author: Darren

    Beautiful music which instantly puts you under its spell. You won't hear anything else like this. Eccentric yet melodic - a rare combination. Love it or hate it, it'll leave an impression. Buy it people, buy it!!!

  • yummy and warm
    author: sophie

    not as good as soviet kitsch but still amazing.prisoners makes me cry!!a yummy voice:)i love regina's bizarre lyrics and the way in which she uses her voice as an instrument

  • mighty fine listening
    author: jon

    Great songs + weird lyrics + regina's fantastic voice = mighty fine listening. Bit incoherent and scattered at times but always facinating. I love reading time with pickle!

  • I LOVE her!
    author: Annie

    Songs is just so beautiful. If you don't have it, you must buy it. Right now. I can't recommend it enough, its the biggest ray of sunshine and so different from anything else you'll hear. Pure magic. My heart is full.

  • Enchanting, and worth 5 stars!
    author: Marc

    Sorry, meant to give it five stars, this is better than just "great"!

  • Enchanting
    author: Marc

    I think Regina Spektor is at her best live, just the piano and that lovely voice (and maybe the occasional barstool ;-)), and "Songs" is as close as you can get to a private, one-on-one concert. So turn down the lights, snuggle up with your favourite drink, and let Ms. Spektor delight and enchant you...

  • Visions of paradise
    author: Edouard

    Regina makes the best Songs! Reading Time with Pickle has to be one of the touchiest song I ever heard; Although every song is magical and along with Soviet Kitch it will be one of my most played cd... Shame we can't get 11:11 anymore! If you get the chance to see her live, go and prepare to be blown away from inside out xxxx

  • no booklet, but still a great cd
    author: Simon

    My only wish would be a cd booklet with nice pictures and lyrics. oh well. still a great cd.

  • Amazing Artist!
    author: Elizabeth

    I saw Regina Spektor in concert with the Strokes once, and I decided to get her cd. "Songs" has to be one of the best cd's I've ever heard! The way Regina uses her voice is amazing! Like a whole orchestra! =D My fav songs are Samson (its reminds me of someone close to me) and Reading Time with Pickle.

  • WOW
    author: stuntmonkey

    this cd will make you want to go out and share it with the people you love the most. absolutely mind blowing, mind opening, genre shattering stuff. highly recommended!

  • Absolutely amazing..
    author: J

    This CD is amazing.. songs like samson and oedipus are awesome, as they all are! I saw regina last night at bush hall in london, and she was amazing, everyone should buy this CD!

  • Brilliant!
    author: Angel

    Regina is painting pictures for my walks through the city,the boring paths I take,I can imagine other places when listening to her music.She uses her voice like it is an instrument, the way I really believe it should be used.Very creative woman she is.After listening to "Songs" for the last week or so,I can honestly say, I wish I had written it.If you like, Bjork or Tori Amos you will like Regina!Buy this C.D!

  • Beautifully Simplistic. Unique, and very worth a listen or two.
    author: amy

    This CD is really quite amazing. There is really so much to listen to, even though it's just piano and voice. Her voice really fits over the parts she plays, and they are all of course very unique. Awesome man.

  • Excellent
    author: Kate

    "Songs" is an amazing CD, I might even like it better than Soviet Kitsch, but I don't know that one is pretty awesome too. My favorite song is "Samson" it's such a beautiful song. Regina Spektor is an amazing artist.

  • Perfect
    author: Marzipan

    She is so talented it it's truly amazing. Her songs are like brain candy. You really want to know what she is going to say next. Her voice is raw at times and so beautiful at others that you can't even be jealous. She is truly a powerhouse and I hope she keeps making music that is real and honest.

  • Fantabulous!!!
    author: Cdbaby

    Spectacular work of Regina again, Could listen to Samson for hours! I also loved the Consequence of Sounds, Ne Me Quitte Pas, and Oedipus. Loved It!

  • Beautiful Music...
    author: J-Ball

    How could something so simple be something so beautiful and heart-filled? I truely think Regina is musical marvel. Absolutly Brillant cd !!

  • Regina Spektor is awesome!
    author: Jaime

    Regina Spektor is amazing. I like Soviet Kitsch better - more consistent, better production, but Songs is a worthy disc and songs like Oedipus and Samson are phenomenal. It might take a while for her to "break" but she will be huge.

  • Charming and witty
    author: mamanez

    Heard this first on her website having seen her support Kings of Leon at Brixton Academy last year and was captivated by the musical creativity and the little stories woven by the lyrics. Fresh, brave, intriguing, amusing............. She has a lovely voice and the melodies are brilliant. Have also bought Soviet Kitsch, but enjoy this album more. Had to have it in the collection - it will haunt you.

  • so unique and fantastic lyrically
    author: bella

    i love regina's lyrics and the uncontrived beautiful delivery, like nothing around at the moment or that i've heard before. can hear the likes of bjork, joni mitchell and L.cohen in there, but in such a unique mix. im recommending it to everyone with a interest in good music. thankyou! bella xxx

  • super
    author: rowan

    amazing - worth every little penny. the songs are inspiring, and regina is lovely. you can tell.

  • it's hard to explain
    author: linda

    listening to this CD reminded me of when i was a small child and i would record myself being interviewed by made up characters, and make up songs. even though regina's topics are more pressing than those that a 7 year old would think up, there's a child-like innocence about her songs that is simply delightful.

  • amazing.
    author: Stephen McGlennon

    This cd is truly amazing. If you can manage to let your cd player get past track 1 Samson (my favourite) you are in for a treat. Really refreshing.

  • if it were a meal, it would be reginaliscious
    author: Joe

    Excellent CD, an accoustic Dadaist collage that touches all the great ingredients of singer/songwriter and folk/anti-folk genres. Romantic one moment, angry the next, hilarious after that, and always quirky. A must have.

  • funkilicious and intriguingly energetic
    author: Rebecca from Austin

    I heard about Songs from a friend (she is mentioned on his website here: www.phluaria.blogspot.com) and haven't been able to get enough of her since then. Samson steals my heart away, one of those songs that I could listen to all day long. My other favorites: Consequence of Sounds, Reading With Pickle, and Oedipus. Her style is invigorating; it crawls under your skin with a certain warm ingenuity and leaves you sitting wonderously perplexed about life and the world.

  • crescendo plus plus plus
    author: Jules

    "Songs" never stops growing on me. It makes familiarity with an artist's music seem continually fresh and refreshing, adding new intricacies with each listen. beats are unique, lyrics cosmically creative, touching on some pretty ancient themes. i am so glad this woman is getting the attn she desserves - simply phenomenal. can't wait to hear the next effort!

  • Exquisite
    author: Al

    This Regina CD is fucking awesome, but it doesnt quite compare to Soviet Kitsch. I still strongly reccomend it.

  • Amazing!
    author: Lyn

    This is perhaps the best cd I've heard in a few years. Genuine, powerful, and lovely. I want to drink up everything this woman does. Fabulous!

  • "Songs" is easy on the soul
    author: SI

    Samson is one those songs that you listen to and you just stare at the monitor mesmerized. Finally when the sound sample is over you get pissed because you got teased so badly. The other tracks are good too. Tremendous talent and voice. Should tour....but it seems you got an online fan base so it doesn't matter. Visit me at www.cdbaby.com/si2. Peace....SI

  • Great.
    author: cookie

    Good to listen on off days.

  • delicious, intimate, lovely
    author: Rebecca

    I picked this one up by reading the reviews and it was a great thing I did. I keep playing it and each time I'm still surprised. There's something so interesting about the one-take-not-even-for-a-release quality - extra edge to sweetness, extra sweetness to the edges, smart & sassy and so often just plain lovely. It is universally appealing. . . at least to me. ; )

  • author: Colleen

    One of the best CD's I have purchased In a looooong time. Worth every cent!

  • Great voice, lyrics, style
    author: Dan

    My only worry is that I am going to overplay it. It's fantastic, she has great command of her voice, smart lyrics with a unique style. Can't wait for more.

  • génial
    author: stephanie

    ce CD est très bien, Regina est talentueuse,imaginative, drôle. elle a aussi une très jolie voix, bref, j'attends la suite. bonne continuation! (à quand un petit séjour en France?)

  • Breathtaking, simply sensational.
    author: Carrie

    This album, although brave in the leaps and bounds towards a new style of serious quirk, it's a must have. Once recieved it didn't leave my cd player, "samson" plays on repeat simply so I can indulge in the haunting piano, picturesque lyrics and unforgettable melody. Indulging is what it feels like, this "little secret" (as regina described) proves to be an re-awakening of music that will endure with ease unlike fad releases of this era. Probably the best cd I've ever bought.

  • this is a terrific cd
    author: tobias

    this woman is quite talented and this is a fabulous collection. i heard about her in her interview on www.wnyc.org

  • Regina's songs is simply fantastic cookie monster sweet genius. I can think of
    author: Carlos (female)

    This Cd is the most angelic cookie monster fantastic cd I have ever heard. Regina coats the world in icing sugar and sings songs about pickles,love and pretty much anything sweet and delicious you can think of. Regina's songs make me feel both melancholy and light all at once but sying that is not doing the album justice. It is far too good for words. Please, if you listen to anything, listen to songs by beautiful Regina.

  • Love This CD
    author: St. James

    Purchased this cd last year and still have it in the cd player in full rotation. I love it!

  • amazing
    author: gina

    songs is so so beautiful, a perfect introduction to regina's music. 'oedipus' has all these tempo and style changes, like all these different excellent surprises in one song, and 'daniel cowman' made me all teary, in a good way. i am in love with this cd.

  • Very cute
    author: Audrey

    Regina has a beautiful voice. The CD is very peppy & fun, makes you want to go out and buy a doughnut with sprinkles on it. More female vocalists that have real voices should mimic her.

  • Finally! Some TALENT
    author: Matt Vincent

    Songs is an amazing album. With Regina's voice and the sounds of the piano, music has finally been created the way it should be. If you want to just relax and have great music flow into your ears, pick up this album.

  • love this cd
    author: Jenny

    This cd is fabulous. Unique, interesting, smart, tender, beautiful. The best cd I have purchased in the past year. Thank you Regina.

  • Regina Spector's Songs are wonderful.
    author: Julie

    I saw Regina Spector on Valentine's day this year and I was an instant fan. Her voice is so spectacular. The lyrics are both fun and sincere. The CD is really great. I give it my top recommendation!

  • Absolutely entrancing
    author: Steve

    I've never been so touched by any album just from the first listen. I've played Songs pretty heavily now, and its still amazing from each individual song to the album as a whole. No recording has ever seemed so real and at the same time divine. It would be beyond my comprehension to understand the reasoning of any person to not find this to be wonderful.

  • out of this world
    author: izz

    waited so long for it to come in stock again..completely worth it. her incredible voice is so individual and versatile. listen to lounge..magical...like bringing flowers into your room ...sortof..but way better

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  • Consequence of Sound is the best
    author: Marcos Stafne

    The Consequence of sound is quite possibly one of the best songs written. The simple background piano in juxtaposition with the incredibly clever and thoughtfull lyrics have made me hit this track over and over.

  • Ludicrously talented woman
    author: James Grant

    Will touch your soul. Thank you Regina. With Love.

  • Absolutely astounding talent
    author: Joe

    I agree with another reviewer - "Samson" is the BEST song I've ever heard in my life!!!!! I own 700 CDs, 200 cassettes, and I've enjoyed my share of songs. Through 20 years of collecting music, I've overplayed many a CD when I first got it - but NEVER like this. I've had the CD for a week now, and if I go most of a day without listening to "Samson", the next time I listen it STILL brings tears to my eyes, just like it did when I first heard a clip on NPR. *Soviet Kitsch* is a stronger album all the way through, but I wouldn't trade *Songs* for anything - based mostly on "Samson" and "Ne me quitte pas".

  • absolutly great! I want more of Regina.
    author: Angela J

    I think the collection is suburb. Definitly a wonderful introduction to the artist.

  • this is beautiful
    author: siobhan

    ive got both soviet kitsch and songs in heavy rotation at the moment and this album is soooo beautiful. the most gorgeous songs on this album in my opinion are samson, reading time with pickles, ne me quitte pas and aching to pupate, i have had that one in my head for days!!

  • Somebody put a piano in my head.
    author: Jay Jose

    Regina Spektor Songs Somebody put a piano in my head. Apparently it happened in December 2001 when Regina Spektor and Joe Mendelson decided to archive a few songs. The story is that they took one pass at each song and left it at that. The recording is of such quality that it would be unbelievable were it not for a faint buzz in the background of a few songs that seems to say, "you think this is good? We weren't even trying." The songs feature near dada lyrics of everything from prison, to pickles, or Paris in the rain. If you need a record to make any system sound good, or lyrics to confuse passers-by, this disc will work very well.

  • Great CD!!! Amazing voice and interesting songs, highly recommend it!
    author: jwoods

    This is the only CD of Regina's I own, so its hard to compare, but I think its great. The last few songs are borderline bizarre, but I could listen to her sing all day. I can't wait for her next album.

  • Fun, Quirky, Interesting, Many Moods
    author: Jennifer

    If you're looking for a CD that runs the gamut of human emotion, don't miss Regina Spektor's Songs. From lushly melodic ballads to semi-rap to the quixotic and almost atonal, the songs on this CD will warm you, warn you, hug you, and make you blue. Don't miss it.

  • Wonderful, creative cross between Ricki Lee Jones and Bjork
    author: Karen Gilmore

    Quirky touching funny odd...what more can you say? She's terrific.

  • Amazing!
    author: masaru

    sensitive songs and beautiful voice! Awesome!!

  • Catchy, beautiful, fun, and she's just getting started, what a future!
    author: Jeremy Fershleiser

    Buy this album, you'll be glad you did.

  • beautiful
    author: Jla64

    thank you cdbaby, thank you regina for all this beautiful songs, "à bientôt"...

  • WOW! absolutely amazing!
    author: Roisin

    I've been wanting this CD for a whilem, soooo glad I finally got it- how I lived without it before I do not know! Right now Samson is my personal fave- so beautiful.

  • Talent!!
    author: Vicki Salz

    I heard more influences in regina than I've ever heard in an artist before. She has Amazing talent. Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Joni, Fiona Apple, and many others.... amazing lyrics, vocals, and skill on the piano. can't wait for another cd. I WISH she toured.

  • princess of quirk
    author: Tamara

    im so happy that i finally got this cd. i fell in love the night i saw regina in london. this cd is quirky in the most beautiful way. its a ray of sunshine breaking through the dull music industry. please come and play in canada. :)

  • Continue à nous écrire d'aussi belles chansons
    author: Ne Me Quitte Pas !

    J'aime énormément ce CD, plus qu'original, poétique, plein de sensibilité. Je suis simplement triste de ne pas pouvoir acquérir son premier disque (j'appelle à l'aide). Très très beau travail !

  • Wonderful, original.Hints of Joni Mitchell.
    author: Carolyn

    A brilliant, original, slightly whacky album,with heartfelt emotions. PLEASE perform in Exeter when you tour England, we Love you.

  • Refreshing, feisty, melodic
    author: Muriel DeBlasio

    We accidently happened onto this album while visiting CD Baby for the first time. Samson sent us. We hunted for the album in new and used music stores to no avail and finally ordered it from CD BABY online. What an absolute treat. We have played the album multiple times a day. Well worth the purchase. Can't wait to share with friends, family and co-workers. Would love to find a copy of 11:11.

  • so damn good i could cry
    author: pamelllar

    a brain & voice so unfettered & original & bizarre & funny as to have produced this crazy inspiring collection of one-take songs - she's something precious & rare. the cd is doing amazing things to me as i drive...

  • This album is amazing.
    author: Ineke

    I love this woman. You can tell she had fun with this album - especially from the lawnmower/trumpet sounds on "Lounge". If you wanna hear absolutely amazingness, get your hands on a copy of Post Modern Girls, with The Strokes featuring Regina Spektor. The two have a sound that meshes amazingly well together.

  • great disc
    author: mat

    I love this singer

  • author: anna

    this disc is off the chain!

  • Super gassy!!
    author: Biff

    This is one super gassy babe! The music is in the air all around you - and that ain't all... she's easy on the eyes fellas!

  • EEEK!
    author: BoB Turdster

    Super wacky! Smooth and creamy!

  • wow ... i'm in LOVE!!!
    author: J-BALL

    ''SAMSON'' is the BEST SONG I've ever HEARD!!! I am SPEECHLESS!!! MARRY ME REGINA?? I'm Moving to Brooklyn!!!

  • Unique and wonderful
    author: Kelsie

    A fantastic cd, unique and brilliant.

  • excellent songs that are truly ORIGINAL
    author: Al Jablonski

    Regina Spektor is truly original. That is truly rare. The songs remind me paintings from 17th-19th Century Europe. Throw in a dash of Freudian humor and some deeply felt singing and that sums it up for me. I heard about Regina Spektor on Jim Boggia's website

  • Just wonderful,precious,special and oh so moving.
    author: Colin Attwood

    The only thing better than this CD is actually going to a gig to see Regina perform in person. Do either, you won't regret it. no quotation marks needed

  • so addictive...
    author: Simon in Japan

    This is a great little album - spontaneous, honest, lovely singing and piano work, and a wonderful story-telling style of writing. Well, some of it is a bit too self-consciously quirky for me (perhaps strange coming from a massive Beck and Bjork fan) but overall this is magical stuff, especially ne me quitte pas, Oedipus and Samson, one of the best songs I have heard in ages and ages and ages. Buy, why not?

  • falled in love
    author: Mathieu Bich from France

    Got no words to explain how it is good...that's magic

  • My FAVORITE cd
    author: Susan

    This CD is TOTALLY worth every penny.

  • author: Yass Ghaffarian

    I love this CD. I saw Regina, like many others open up for The Strokes at Bill Graham Civic in San Francisco, and she blew me away, the voice, the piano, she kicks major A. Love the CD, can't wait to pick up the others. I cannot stop listening...Buy this CD NOW.

  • worth buying
    author: Elizabeth I (sunshine)

    i love the cd. the songs are spontaneous and beautiful. so soothing...i recommend buying it. you won't regret it.

  • this is a hauntingly beautiful, ingenious work of art
    author: benji

    Regina spun a 180, or maybe just around in a circle until she got dizzy, from where 11:11 left off and put out this magical, astounding disc. It showcases her minimalist quirky style and groundbreaking, brilliant song forms. But most of all it features her precious voice which can morph into any instrument or character at the drop of a pickle. Beethoven, Eminem, and Ella Fitzgerald have miraculously found a way to collaborate. This record breaks my heart and makes me think, but most of all it makes me listen.

  • Essential CD
    author: sookoun

    I was at The Fillmore in San Francisco, enjoying a great show by Death Cab for Cutie. After their last encore SAMSON comes on and my friend Alina and I stop our conversation and we're listening trying to figure who it was. We were just amazed by this one song. We go up to one of the sound guys and he tells us who it is. That night I logged on to her website and listened to the whole album twice and finally fell asleep to it. I'm in LOVE with this CD. I purchased two copies and I hope she will come to San Francisco soon. It's child-like, mature, and innocent at the same time. CONSEQUENCE OF SOUNDS is fucking awesome. Buy two CDs so you can give one to a friend.

  • hourra pour Régina
    author: Maxime

    Really good cd, just listen to it on her website www.reginaspektor.com after that you can buy it if you want. Regina did not play at the Strokes' mississauga show. zannen.

  • What a great new sound.
    author: Jen

    Regina Spektor was supposed to play with the Strokes in MA but she lost her voice. They played the full CD instead. What a great new sound - different from the same old-same old music going around. If you have an open mind and are tired of what you've been hearing, I'd highly recommend this CD.

  • magically delicious
    author: bethany

    i first found out about regina when i saw her open for the strokes a few days ago. she was quite tipsy and nearly knocked her tooth out picking up the microphone. and then she opened her mouth and started singing and of course the day after i had to get on her website and listen to the entire cd and then buy it. the album is in the great tradition of billie holiday and joni mitchell, with just a beautiful voice and a piano, and the lyrics are lovely and whimsical. buy it, you'll love it.

  • Freaking awesome, Regina
    author: Amanda

    This cd was amazing. I saw Regina live in LA with the Strokes, and I snatched up this CD the next day. It's so clever and beautiful. Definitely recommended.

  • love it, love her
    author: rhoda ramone

    Regina Spektors lyrics make one fall in love with her. Not a single song has ever made me cry...that is until I heard Samson. Her ironic and honest lyrics are funny and beautiful, and I was lucky enough to catch her in San Fransisco on 10/21/03 while opening for The Strokes. Right on Regina!

  • Really inspired stuff
    author: Jeff

    This is a really great album. On the first track, Samson, her voice reminds me of Bjo:rk, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Merchant, and Ani DiFranco all rolled into one. And Aching to Pupate is a really refreshing bare-bones song. The whole thing is great.

  • Simply Great!!!
    author: Mike Sikorsky

    Piano supporting a great singer songwriter has never sounded sooo good!! Fun, and attention grabbing. Great accoustic work!

  • Inspiring
    author: E

    Regina inspires me to take my own music to a whole new level. Her words, her music, her poetry, her voice - breathtaking, amazing ... an excellent CD for anytime.

  • Lucky to see her Live
    author: Jim Shepherd

    I give it one less than perfect simply because it sounded so pretty live + you get the sweetness of Regina herself. Samson is a beautiful song!

  • genius
    author: Paul harrison

    Regina recently became my friend, before this though her music was a compulsory companion. She is amazing, and touring america with the strokes right now!

  • author: Chrissy

    There is no doubt here. You MUST buy this CD. Your ears, mind, soul, and heart, will thank you repeatedly. Now stop reading reviews, and put it in your cart!

  • Flawless and fun, what more could you want?
    author: Matthew Ryan

    So, this CD is amazing! I cannot get tired of it! I am in love with women who play piano as it is, but this pretty much confirms the very unhealthy affliction that I have for quirky ladies with a talent for storytelling from a 'left of centre' perspective. Samson is my absolute favorite track, but her voice and playing is flawless on every one of these. it is amazing to think these were all recorded in one take as each songs stands quite strongly and brilliantly on it's own. So much character in each inflection of her voice. Sounds like what would happen if Tori Amos and Bjorks cousins were married and had a child raised by jane Siberry. WOW!

  • Refreshingly original
    author: Lisa

    This cd has become my "Friday Music" - a great way to end the week! I started listening to it at work from the website, and bought the cd for my car (so I could play it louder). ;-) The music is amazing, fun to listen to, and refreshingly original. I've only seen Regina perform once at SUNY Purchase, and I can't wait to go see her again.

  • Simply one of thr rarest talents around.
    author: Robert H. Kressly

    Just listen . . . . . and be prepared to fly.

  • Bizarre and beautiful
    author: Carrie Hart

    Simple music highlights complex words, ideas - I put the CD on repeat until I learned all the words. Now I'm working on figuring out what all of them mean. Thank you.

  • amazing
    author: Jennifer

    Weird and wonderful

  • Simply amazing...
    author: Fael

    Ever since I received this CD Regina's songs have been spinning through my head day after day (especially 'aching to pupate'). 'Songs' has been played so much I need a new CD. She's original and unique, and highly recommended by me.

  • A journey through legends, lovers, losers and . . . yourself
    author: Milt Trachtenburg

    I have had the pleasure of hearing Reginka's work twice in person and several hundred times on this brilliant CD. Her command and depth of understanding of music, language and life is remarkable and when you have finished the journey through her album you feel uplifted, dropped, spun around, elucidated and feeling that you have just had a private audience with a magical being who sees the world through its legends, bedrooms, pickel jars and other places that were simply places before Regina Spektor took them for a psychedelic ride. From "Samson" to "Ne Me Quitte Pas" I was taken through the wonders I already believed in but had no idea someone could translate into words and music. I would use this recording as a tool to judge people's worth. There are those who are transported by her magic . . . and those who are soul-dead. Hey, friends! Buy it. Change your perspective about everything you ever thought you believed. And, if she is ever performing at a club near you, see her work in person -- and ask her to autograph a copy of her CD for you.

  • This disc hasn't left my CD player in days.
    author: Richard D. (NY NY)

    My favorite CD to come out in the last year! I saw her open for the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, and I was simply hooked. Lyrically, musically, just an amazing disc. Her vocal phrazings are the most unique I've heard in years. A must have CD.

  • Essential
    author: Jen

    This CD is definitly on my list of essential CDs.. it was Excellent, for sure. Prisoners is an amazing song, Daniel Cowman is remarkable.. You MUST listen!

  • Real - Worth Checking
    author: Bobin

    My best new discovery in Ages. Her potential is unlimited. An original and intense work. E.g., consequence of sound and aching to pupate are classics. Please keep at it.

  • Jesus on a motorcycle w/Mary riding side car..
    author: Eric (humanidiot.diaryland.com)

    I saw Regina 01/19/03 at the Knitting Factory, and she was indescribable - and only indescribable because my own words could never suffice and would take away from her amazingness. Go see her.

  • Overflowing her mortal banks.
    author: Jay Jasch

    How does one go about describing musical brilliance without coming off sounding easily taken? Few will believe my opinion and that is fine - everyone is touting their favorite artists as brilliant, amazing, etc. People seldom pay attention when you say an artist is brilliant. They've heard it before and their eyes glaze over. On occasion an artist comes up through the cracks without the help of major labels and marketing teams. Thank God! Thank CDBaby.com! Whether you buy Regina Spektor's Songs or 11:11 you will witness depth and beauty from an artist in the truest sense of the word. She will puzzle, shock and flat out wow you at times. The music is full of mystery, wonder, excitement, exploration and discovery coming right from her overflowing soul. It captivates me each time I listen to it.

  • a top 2 CD!
    author: Mark

    I can't decide which is my favorite of the 100's of CDs I own, but it's either this one or 11:11. Like Tom Waits with a pretty voice ... like Billie Holiday on laughing gas ... like e.e. cummings with rhythm ... Regina rules!

  • Whip-smarting and breathtakingly catchy
    author: Lance Monotone

    As one who is new to Regina's music, this CD made me an instant fan. I can't stop singing the hooks (in falsetto, yet) and the people I work with have stopped asking me to stop. Now, they sing along. Yeah, her voice has that Bjork-ish quality but Bjork was never this clever. Each song is a minimalist masterpiece, sometimes bordering on absurdity - but in the sweetest way imaginable. A few stand out: In 'Consequence of Sounds' the lyric stumbles over itself waving frantically for your attention. 'Aching to Pupate' finds her competing with street-corner hustlers, a capella, to beautify a city against its will. And then 'Reading Time With Pickle' is something you will have to experience for yourself. The song, that is. I guarantee that after a night of listing to 'Songs' the next day the gang at work will be telling you to shut up. But only for the first hour.

  • Good
    author: Hogan

    Best darn peice of plastic I own.

  • Absolutely Amazing
    author: Mouse

    Regina's new CD "Songs" is currently probably my most valuable and favorite CD. It is the same type of creative, cunning, witty and beautiful music except this time it comes in a more personal and intimate package. Every time I listen to this CD I feel like it was made personally for me-just Regina and her piano. It's brilliant and anyone who enjoyed Regina's first CD 11:11 must acquire a copy of "Songs".

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