Hunter

First the good - musically this is a great album. The recording is pretty good in terms of production, although first track has WAY too much low end and not in a good way. I love an 808 used in the right context and application, but its just too thick and overpowers the rest of her voice. Most of the other tracks are nice but there's quite a bit of compression employed, which appears to be the sad norm these days, even on so called "audiophile" recordings. For the most part I could listen to this album quite a few times, but that leads me to the not so good part...Now the bad - this vinyl pressing is not so good. More than likely I got a bad copy and there's a ton of surface noise on both sides as well as repeating scraping noise towards the end of side one, mainly hroughout the last two tracks. There's also a bit of sibilance in a few places which drives me nuts and I tried various things to isolate it, making sure it wasn't the fault of my turntable/cartridge setup. The sibilance is worst on the first track on side one and only in a few places on that track, but it has the tendency to be right on the ragged edge of coming through in most of the first track and a little less throughout the rest of the tracks. It may just be a pressing from a worn out dye or the vinyl wasn't hot enough when it was pressed.I'm going to return this and request another copy. Hopefully I get a better one next time.

Jennifer Warnes output is very low by pop standards which is why she is not to be considered to be a pop singer but rather an artistic vocalist. A rarified group in the business of music today. Jennifer releases a very highly crafted disc every four or five years and they always prove to be worth the wait. The tunes are very carefully considered as is the disc as a whole piece. The quality of the production (sonics) is second to none.A full, rich warm bodied sound that establishes a benchmark for all others to aspire to (but very few do .... unfortunately). Why is it that so many others produce discs which are characterised by poor production values and that someone such as Jennifer continually provides you with such a glorious sound listening experience. She is a true artist who obviously holds her work and her audience in the highest regard.thank you Jennifer.

The sound quality is excellent, the most beautiful packaging I have seen (or touched) feels silken to the touch on the outside, and like The Well, has all the words to the songs. I like listening to both these albums in a quiet room to enjoy the great words in all the songs, and feel the emotion Jennifer puts into each word with no interuptions, great night time listening when you are relaxed. Background listening doesn't do it justice, the better your system the more you willlike it, it is FLAWLESS and BEAUTIFUL. The material of Jennifers is FRESH, not just another overplayed cover. The fewcovers are great though.If you load this into iTunes, when the track list is downloaded you will see that song 2, Somewhere Somebody,is spelled Somwhere Somebody... don't edit that to Somewhere Somebody, UNLESS you also edit Max Carl fromthe credit TOO or this song will no longer appear, and your song list will be 1,3,4,...10. and a new album will appearunder Max Carl's name, containing ONLY the now missing song 2. (The misspelling of Somewhere is intentional tokeep this from happening done by those that make the song list data base. It is a quirk in itunes they are fixing to keep number 2 where it belongs, and give proper credit to Max Carl.Some Columbia CDs, and SACD ones DO have the track list on the CD, and my Hi-end Sony SACD Shows them, butthat is rare, and the error is NOT a CD problem. Back to the CD itself, I first loved Way Down Deep, and The Hunter but after a few listens to the whole album,I like all the songs, they grow on you, and I now like this one as much as The Well.I finally found a place to get Jennifer's Blue Raincoat 24k one! I Love all three!MrBruceThose are free programs, and I certainly have no problem with how they did it. AT HOME, we don't need to give credit,so correct Somewhere, delete Max's name at the same time, and all is WELL! oops, this para moved. (I refer to ITunes andTrack List.)

Although I find this to be the premiere showcase for a supremely underrated singer-songwriter, three tracks elevate it to near-greatness. They are the Donald Fagen penned "Big Noise, New York," which sounds for all the world like a Steely Dan song sung by a female (with Fagen on backup vocals); the oft-mentioned heartfelt cover of Todd Rundgren's ultimate breakup song "Pretending To Care;" and my personal favorite, "The Hunter," which, with its string quartet accompaniment, pristine vocal and oddly playful lyrics combine to make one of the most perfect songs I've ever heard. Warnes has been unjustly maligned and relegated to "movie title song singer" status, but this album proves that she is (and always has been) an artist worthy of standing alongside greats like Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. A wonderful, wonderful CD.

A great album for Jennifer Warnes fans, that has virtually disappeared - you can’t even stream it.

Wonderful album. Audiophile quality. One of my favorite system checking standbys.

I already had this album on CD and purchased the vinyl version hoping for the usual far superior sound. Unfortunately, this album was originally recorded digitally and as per usual the ADC is rubbish therefore there is absolutely no improvement over CD and not really worth using 180 gram. vinyl. Very disappointing.

I just love this woman's unpretentious and honest voice. This album is her best work in my opinion. The production is sumptuous and brings out the best in a good sound system. I have enjoyed it since its release back in 1992, but alas, so did my kids, who took off with it, so here I am buying it again.

A rediscovered oldie and a goodie. Definitely up there with Th.e Well and Famous Blue Raincoat. A great voice and a great knack of re-working others songs into something very special.

It's well over ten years since I bought this, and it's still one of my most-played CDs. Just a gorgeous voice and a hugely under-rated artist.

I'm very glad to have this recording because it belongs to a period when music was something , carrying feelings and not empty clouds. Paolo

super

as good as described