A Gift of Love [PA]

Performer: Deepak Chopra M.D.
Artist: Blythe Danner; Sussan Deyhim; Goldie Hawn; Madonna; Demi Moore; Rosa Parks; Martin Sheen; Debra Winger
Producer: Adam Plack; Yaron Fuchs; Deepak Chopra (Compilation)
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: Personnel includes: Coleman Barks, Chris Barron, Robert John Burke, Deepak Chopra, Guatama Chopra, Blythe Danner, Laura Day, Sussan Deyhim, Jared Harris, Goldie Hawn, Noah Hutton, Madonna, Demi Moore, Rosa Parks, Martin Sheen, Sonja Sohn, Robert A.F. Thurman, Debra Winger. Includes liner notes by Deepak Chopra. Arrangers: Adam Plack; Yaron Fuchs. Adam Plack and Yaron Fuchs provide the Persian-flavored musical backdrop of A GIFT OF LOVE, but the real focus of this inspirational recording is the poetry of the 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi. Deepak Chopra is joined by a host of famous friends including Madonna, Martin Sheen, Demi Moore, Goldie Hawn, and others, reciting Rumi's poems about life, love, spiritual awareness, and worldly delights. The result is an album that will soothe both the ear and the soul. Both celebrities and religious figures contribute to this compilation of music inspired by Rumi poetry. Recording selections are Deepak Chopra ("My Burning Heart," "Intoxicated by Love," "Alchemy of Love," "Aroused Passion"), Jared Harris ("Looking for Your Face"), Madonna ("Bittersweet"), Demi Moore ("Do You Love Me"), Goldie Hawn ("The Meaning of Love"), and Martin Sheen ("Caught in the Fire of Love"). ~ Jenna Woolford It wouldn't be remiss to ask: Is A GIFT OF LOVE a meditation on erotic longing, a glorious paean to the Almighty? The answer is: both. The CD, like Jelaleddin Rumi's poetry, manages to be different things to different people. Here bite-size samples of Sufi wisdom cover a range of ideas, from "Desire," to "A Lover's Madness," to "Supreme Lover." Deepak Chopra's album features the voices of Madonna, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, and other stars, providing the project with instant allure, while bringing in a little street cred via civil rights activist Rosa Parks and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman. Chopra would have been wise to hand over his own readings to the other performers, but overall, the album makes a good introduction to these timeless 13th century verses, and the accompanying music is danceable in its own right.

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