Wednesday 26 March 2014

ELLA FITZGERALD SIX CLASSIC ALBUM S ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 25TH MARCH

ELLA FITZGERALD...SIX CLASSIC ALBUMS 2....4CDS...REAL GONE(JAZZ)

Another good-value package from Real Gone music with the two outstanding albums with
Nelson Riddle...Swings brightly and swings gently. Also Porgy and Bess with Louis Armstrong
and three other late fifties swinging albums. Her voice is clear , the backings are excellant and if
you are an Ella fan,and even if you have these albums on Vinyl , this is a treasured
collection. *****.
Tracks played.....
I only have eyes for you / The gentleman is a dope / Imagination / My one and only love
Georgia on my mind.

PLAYLIST.
So little time / You and me against the world / Another....Matt Munro...THE COMPLETE
SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
Senza Fina....Joe Harnell Bossa Nova pops orchestra....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Frenesi....Mel Torme....OLE TORME.*****.
Book of love....The Monotones....REMEMBER THEN...***.
Let her go....Passenger.....SINGLE.***.
Bonfire night....James Blunt.....DOWNLOAD.***.
It's a beautiful day....Michael Buble.....PLAYLIST.****.
Human....Christina Perri.....PLAYLIST.***.
She's the one.....Andy Williams....I DON'T REMEMBER EVER GROWING UP.**.
Faded love....Vic Damone....COUNTRY LOVE SONGS.****.
Jump in the line....Harry Belafonte / Bossa Nova Baby...Elvis Presley / Eso Beso....Nancy Ames
LATINO PARTY.***.
There goes my heart....Joni James....THIS IS JONI JAMES.****.
Love is the sweetest thing.....Peter Skellern....THE BEST OF...*****.
Small Town Girls....Gary Barlow.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Am I that easy to forget....Jim Reeves....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
I've been married....Gerard Kenny.....TIME BETWEEN THE TIME.****.
Walking on new grass....Buddy Greco...IN A BRAND NEW BAG.****.
Fancy meeting you here...Bing Crosby,Rosemary Clooney...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****
Do nothing till you hear from me....Robbie Williams...SWING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING.***.
Crazy words,crazy tune / Bye bye blackbird / Whisper song...Dorothy Provine...ROARING TWENTIES.****.
Wives and lovers....Jack Jones....THE BEST OF....****.
Grace....Will Young...LET IT GO.****.

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Wednesday 19 March 2014

SINATRA SINGLES ON COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEB 17TH.

FRANK SINATRA. THE SINGLES HE MADE TO GET IN THE CHARTS.

Frank Sinatra loved the long playing record when it arrived at  just about the same time
he signed up to Capitol records.A mood was created through a dozen tracks with Orchestrators
such as Billy May or Nelson Riddle conducting behind him. He had achieved many Hit Parade
successes on Columbia records in the forties as the bobbysocks favourite and this stayed with
him as he progressed through his career making sure that he acknowledged the need to appear
regularly in the current charts. He needed to move with the times and he almost always
succeeded. These are the tracks released as singles with the intention of keeping up with
the times and selling lots of  records which would ultimately sell long playing albums.
Both Capitol and Reprise released singles lifted from albums and these I have ignored
as they were never intended for chart positions although on some occasions this occured.
Below are the singles played on the show. All are available on ...THE COMPLETE
REPRISE STUDIO RECORDINGS   and THE CAPITOL SINGLE'S RECORDS.

Lean Baby.***.
Young at heart.*****.
Three coins in the fountain.(not played on show)****.
Learnin' the blues.****.
Witchcraft.*****.
The lady is a tramp.****.
The tender trap.****.
Come fly with me.*****.
Love and Marriage.****.
High Hopes.***.
Nice'n'easy.*****.
River, stay away from my door.****.

Tina.***
Granada.****.
Pocketful of Miracles(not played on show)***.
Everybody's Twistin'.***.
Me and my shadow. (With Sammy Davis Jnr.Not played on show)***.
Call me irresponsible.*****.
Love isn't just for the young.****.
Softly as I leave you.***.
Somewhere in your heart.***.
When somebody loves you.***.
Summer wind.(Not played on show)****.
That's life.****.
Something stupid.****.
Cycles.****.
Whatever happened to Christmas.(Not played on show)****.
My way.*****.
Love's been good to me.****.
I will drink the wine.***.
Let me try again.****.
Bad,bad Leroy Brown.**.
Anytime(I'll be there)***.
I believe I'm gonna love you.****.
A baby just like you.(Not played on show)**.
New York, New York.*****.
LA  is my lady.***.
Mack the knife.***.

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Wednesday 12 March 2014

VIKKI CARR ON EASY LISTENING SHOW. COLIN HOLMES MARCH 13TH.

VIKKI CARR.. THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION...EMI.
tracks played....Beside a bridge / Nothing's new / Baby face / Everything I've got /
                          Your heart is free just like the wind / My heart reminds me.

Just about every important single made by Vikki Carr at the height of her career is on this
triple CD album. Vocally very interesting with comedy songs and ballads sang with heartfelt
sincerity. Vikki Carr is an excellant singer as this collection proves.****.

SINGLES THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
Welcome to my world...Jim Reeves.****.
You're so vain...Carly Simon.***.
It's impossible...Perry Como.*****.
Tea for two cha cha....Tommy Dorsey.****.
Speedy Gonzales.....Pat Boone.****. *(You can't dismiss the wailing Spanish dive and the
                                                               Mexican bandit!!!)

PLAYLIST.
Makin Whoopee....Harry Nilsson...THE BEST OF...****.
She's just a quiet girl.....Julie London....FEELING GOOD.***.
Smile...Dean Martin....EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY.*****.
On a night like this...Kylie Minogue....ULTIMATE KYLIE.***.
1492 conquest of Paradise...Blake....BLAKE.****.
You know what I mean....Vernon's girls....THE VERNONS GIRLS.***.
L.A. is my lady....Frank Sinatra....THE BEST OF...*****.
Jeaslousy...Frankie Laine....GREATEST HITS.***.
You have to be there...Susan Boyle...SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.****.
Let me go...Gary Barlow...SINGLE.****.
Suddenly...Michael Ball.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Crazy little thing called love....Michael Buble....MICHAEL BUBLE.*****.
Don't stop me now...Queen...PLAYLIST.*****.
Dreamer....Supertramp.....SINGLE.***.
Dreamin' ...Johnny Burnette....BEST OF...***.
Eleanor Rigby....Hank Marvin...PLAYLIST.****.
Good time....Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsom...PLAYLIST.***.
I need a dollar....Aloe Blacc...SINGLE.****.

next week  THE FRANK SINATRA COMMERCIAL SINGLES.
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Wednesday 5 March 2014

CARPENTERS + "THE VOICE" ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MARCH 3RD.

THE VOICE.

Now the series has reached the " Battle" and the "steal" version of the programme we have to
put up with 2 hours 10 minutes,for two weeks, of 48 singers reducing to 24. Too long! The will
to live deserted me after one hour of wailing female singers and slightly embarrassed judges
who have to dump one of their precious chosen choices. Get ready for a rating collapse.
The mature lady Sally is going to win anyway.

CARPENTERS. THEIR GREATEST HITS.   A&M RECORDS.
tracks played....Yesterday once more / Superstar / Top of the world / Touch me
when we're dancing / All you get from love is a love song.

The smooth voice of Karen Carpenter over clever production from her brother Richard
makes this a nostalgia blast of excellance from the early seventies. So relaxed, so sad
yet superb stylings from a wonderful duo.****.

RECORDS THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.

All I have to do is dream....Everly Brothers.
Unfailingly THE record of the late fifties. Beautiful harmonising. Beautiful music.

Let's face the music and dance...Nat King Cole.
A track from a swinging album of well known songs released as a single. Featured
on a TV advert obliterating every other version of the song. There was magic at this
recording session. Nelson Riddle?

What do you want... Adam Faith.
John Barry responsible for those Pitzzicato strings plinking in the background with
Adam Faith's voice growling out the catchy words. A million seller.

Big Spender...Shirley Bassey.
Not high in the charts at the time, but Shirley hit the mark like no other female
vocalist could manage.Special!!

I can't help myself...Four Tops.
Unforgettable, get on the floor and dance, backing with a great commercial lyric,
this is an outstanding Four Tops record that deserved it's success on both sides
of the Atlantic. Still played by DJs today.

PLAYLIST
One more time....Dean Martin....DOWNLOAD.**.
I'll see you in my dreams...Joe Brown...SINGLE.***.
An improvision on "Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy"...Ray Conniff...CONCERT IN RHYTHM 2****.
In the cool cool cool of the evening...Rosemary Clooney...THE BEST OF...****.
Young girl...Gary Puckett & Union Gap....DOWNLOAD.****.
Witchcraft...Frank Sinatra....SINGLE.*****.
My time of day / Right Now....Mel Torme....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
Fight the dragons...Norbert Leo Butz...BIG FISH.****
Roundabout...Connie Francis....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Best Days of my life...American authors...SINGLE.****
Back in my arms again....Mavericks...DOWNLOAD.***.
Melancholy March....Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
New world in the morning....RogerWhittaker....50 YEARS OF CLASSIC HITS.*****.
When I found you....Peggy Lee....NORMA DELORIS EGSTROM****.
Java...Floyd Cramer...THE ESSENTIAL...****.
A hatchet, a hammer,a bucket of nails...Perry Como...THE SCENE CHANGES****.
Face it girl,it's over....Nancy Wilson..THE VERY BEST OF...****.
When you really loved someone...Agnetha....DOWNLOAD.***.