Artist: Raul Malo Title Of Album: Around The World Year Of Release: 2012 Label: Concord Genre: Neo-Traditional Country, Vocal, Easy Listening Quality: Mp3 Bitrate: ~320 kbps Total Time: 61:25 Min Total Size: 148 Mb WebSite: Now settled in at Concord Records, former Mavericks lead singer Raul Malo delivers a new set of classic love songs backed by Britain's 30-piece Northern Sinfonia orchestra, including versions of "Let It Be Me," "Make the World Go Away," "Dance the Night Away," and "Around the World." Tracklist: 1. Indian Love Cell 2. L'Appuntamento 3. Every Little Thing About You 4. Lucky One 5. Let It Be Me 6. Make The World Go Away 7. La Vie En Rose 8. I Said I Love You 9. Besame Mucho 10. A Man Without Love 11. Moonlight Kiss 12. Dance The Night Away 13. Guantanamera 14. Around The World Around the World is a simply gorgeous collection of songs that Raul Malo has made his own. Listening to this one for the very first time is like getting a superb Valentine's gift any time of the year! Long hailed as one of THE finest vocalists in music (today or in any previous generation), with a range that has made comparisons to Roy Orbison unavoidable, Around the World does not disappoint. And, when you add the accompaniment by a top-notch Orchestra to back up Raul on the vocals, well...the result is merely a modern masterpiece. Malo's rendition of the title song alone (the theme song from "Around the World in 80 Days") is a lush, smooth concoction and the variety of songs, particularly Raul's magnificent rendition of La Vie en Rose, is a carefully selected assortment of classic and romantic songs performed as only Raul can. His renditions of Make the World Go Away, A Man Without Love and Indian Love Call are timeless. Also included on this CD album are his more recent masterpieces, Moonlight Kiss and Lucky One, as well as standards such as Besame Mucho and Guantanamera--covered as only Raul Malo can. If it were possible to rate Around the World with more than 5 stars--well, that goes unsaid! The orchestral arrangements, with the additional support of Malo's band, particularly John McTigue on drums and percussion and Michael Guerra on accordion and vocals, are exquisite. Whether you are a long-time Malo fan, or a new one just now discovering this magnificent artist, you will doubtlessly be pleased with the assortment of songs and the superb quality of an orchestra/studio arrangement backing up the incomparable Raul Malo. (amazon)