This is an album I've played again and again and I never cease to marvel at this woman's voice.  I could never get my ears arouind Tom Waits voice but he sure writes great songs and the emotion that Christine puts in to Tom's  Broken Bicycles just leaps out of the stereo.  And I wonder what divine force causes a woman with just an acoustic guitar to choose to sing the U2 song I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For?  Nowhere near an obvious choice but it works and it sends shivers up my back every time I hear that shouted ending.  U2 just faded it to nothing on the Joshua Tree.  Christine brings it to a stunning close.  Her own compositions show she is no slouch when it comes to writing songs as well and may surprise people who just know her from the past as a great voice alongside more established writers like Richard Thompson and Clive Gregson.  Fleeting visual snapshots of her singing with both these men are included in the CD-Rom section of the disk and hopefully we'll see more when the promised DVD appears.   I always thought Don McLeans Vincent was a bit of a nothing song but in Christine's hands it becomes gold dust.  Of the two versions on this disk (or three, if you include the video!) the one with the string quartet just shines like a diamond.  Here in the UK Eva Cassidy became a household name partly as a result of a video shown on the BBC.  Take note BBC!  We have in our own midst a singer who is infinately better than Eva, and thankfully very much alive.  SHow Christine's video of Vincent on the television and watch her soar!!
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Christine sounds fantastic on guitar and voice. She is a great interpreter of other people's songs and is also a gited song writer in her own right. The live recording gives us the public an insight to her brilliant performances and her fantastic sense of humour comes out nicely in the live recording. Highly recommended.
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Christine Collister has been preforming for a long time with Richard Thompson, Barb Jungr, Helen Watson, Chris While, Julie Matthews and Clive Gregson. Home is a great album to introduce yourself to one of the Best Vocalists around. Christine has matured as not only a great singer but also a fabulous songwriter as well. This cd introduces you to some of the highlights throughout her career in a very acoustic setting which makes her Vocal qualities stand out. If you love Great Vocalists give her a listen -- you won't be disappointed.
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Until and unless Christine comes to perform in the U.S. again, I can at least play this delightful CD.  Listening to it, I feel I'm in a small club, sitting near the stage, enjoying her extraordinary voice and her lovely and relaxed stage presence.  I'm especially pleased to have such a wonderful rendition of "Warm Love Gone Cold."
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