EUROVISION 2015 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 28TH 2015.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST VIENNA 2015......UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP.

Tracks played . These tracks are my top twelve. One of them is the winner in my opinion. I give
stars out of ten for each performance.

Face the shadow....GENEALOGY.*****.....ARMENIA.
Tonight again....GUY SEBASTIAN.******....AUSTRALIA.
One thing I should have done....JOHN KARAYIANNIS.********. CYPRUS.
N'oubliez Pas......LISA ANGELL....******. ...FRANCE
Still on love with you...ELECTRO VELVET.******...UNITED KINGDOM.
One last breath....MARIA ELENA KYRIAKOU.******. GREECE.
Golden boy......NADAV GUEDJ....*******.   ISRAEL.
Grande Amore....IL VOLO.********...ITALY
Goodbye to yesterday....ELINA BORN, STIG RASTA.********. ESTONIA.
Heros....MANS ZELMERLOW.******. SWEDEN.
Here for you....MARAAYA.********  SLOVENIA.
Chain of lights....ANITA SIMONCINI, MICHELE PERNIOLA.*******.SAN MARINO.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE i HAVE GIVEN EIGHT STARS TO THREE SONGS.
ONE OF THEM SHOULD WIN.

THE EUROVISION CD(2)

It's a question of can you handle it. Certainly not in one sitting ....and there are are lot
of female diva choruses in these Cds. Europop at it's medium best.***.

PLAYLIST.
All I ask of you...Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson....STAGES.*****.
Hold my hand....Jess Glyn......DOWNLOAD.****.
Got to get you into my life....Cliff Bennett....PLAYLIST.***.
Think twice.....Celine Dion.....THE BEST OF....*****.
He's so fine.....Chiffons......PLAYLIST.***.
Patches....Clarence Carter...PLAYLIST.***.
Don't make me over.....Dionne Warwick....THE BEST OF...*****.
To be loved....Michael Buble.....TO BE LOVED.****.
It was such a good day....Perry Como....RARITIES FROM NASHVILLE.*****.
The garden of Eden....Frankie Vaughn....PLAYLIST.***.
No good advice....Girls aloud.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Counting stars...One Republic....PLAYLIST.***.
At the river...Groove Armada.....THE BEST OF.***.
Gambling man....Overtones.....GAMBLING MAN.****.
I ain't got nobody....Rosemary Clooney...ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGING RIDDLE.****
Teensville...Chet Atkins.....GUITAR MAN.****.
Music and memories.....Patti Page...THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.*****.
Everybody loves somebody....Dean Martin....EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY.****.

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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD + INSTREMENTEL ALBUMS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 21ST 2015.

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.. THE LOOK OF LOVE...UNIVERSAL(2CDS) ****.

tracks played....
The look of love / In the middle of nowhere / I only want to be with you / I'd rather leave while
I'm in love / I'll try anything / All I see is you.

An excellent collection of Dusty's great songs. It misses a few of the hits but makes up for it
with choices from albums. Great clarity on the CDs  and they do contain some rare re-mixes
and unreleased material.

THE EASY LISTENING ORCHESTRAL TRACKS.

Take 5...Dave Brubeck...PLAYLIST.****.
Sunny  afternoon....Hank Marvin....PLAYLIST.****.
Tijuana Taxi....Herb Alpert....THE BEST OF...****.
Theme from a Summer Place.....Percy Faith....SUMMER PLACE.****.
Fly me to the moon....Joe Harnell....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Tico Tico....Edmundo Ross...THAT LATIN SOUND.***.
On the street where you live....Richard Clayderman.....AT THE MOVIES.****.
I get a kick out of you....Ray Conniff...S'WONDERFUL/S'MARVELLOUS(2CDS)*****.
Let's call the whole thing off....George Shearing...LATIN LACE.****.


PLAYLIST.

Wild world....Cat Stevens...PLAYLIST.****.
You take the mood and I'll take the weather...Daniel and the Scandals..PLAYLIST.***.
Tine...Craig Douglas....THE BEST OF...***.
Ain't that a kick in the head...Dean Martin....DOWNLOAD.*****.
Just one look....The Hollies....PLAYLIST.***.
Here comes summer....Jerry Keller....PLAYLIST.****.
Havn't met you yet...Michael Buble....SINGLE.*****.
The nearness of you.....Nancy Wilson.....THE CAPITOL RECORDINGS.****.
The one I love belongs to somebody else....Frank Sinatra....NO ONE CARES.*****.
Girl Talk...Julie London....FEELING GOOD.****.
I want to be evil...EArtha Kitt....PURRFECT,****.
The folks who live on the hill...Acker Bilk....IN A MELLOW MOOD***.
Till then my love.....Matt Munro....THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.
Mr Music Man....Tommy Edwards....IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.****.
I'm gonna be strong.....Gene Pitney....2O GREATEST HITS.****.
The Boll Weevil song....Brook Benton....THE BEST OF....****.
C'est La Vie....Shania Twain....UP.****.
Strong...Glen Campbell...GHOST ON THE CANVAS.****.
Get ready....Ella Fitzgerald.....ELLA THE REPRISE YEARS.*****.

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1962 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 14TH 2015.

25 YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL 1962 ...BMG ENTERPRISES.CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS.

Tracks played...
Crying in the rain...Everly Brothers / Dream Baby...Roy Orbison / Ain't that funny...Jimmy Justice.
Nut Rocker...B.Bumble +Stingers / Swiss maid...Del Shannon / Love me warm and tender...Paul
Anka / Devil woman...Marty Robbins / Walk on by...Leroy Van Dyke.


20 tracks from the 1962 hit parade all with clearly recorded original performances. There were
many other hits from that year but this is a well recorded representation of what we were all
listening to just before the Beatles came onto the scene, ****.

PLAYLIST.

Lullabye of Birdland...Mel Torme....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
Heartaches at sweet sixteen / So in love with you....Kathy Linden....KATHY.***.
Tea for two cha cha 2...Tommy Dorsey....TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS.***.
Quando Quando Quando.....Pet Boone....PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.****.
Accentuate the positive...Paul Mc Cartney.....KISSES ON THE BOTTOM.****.
The Anniversary waltz....Connie Francis...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Into white....Carly Simon....INTO WHITE.****.
Run to my lovin' arms...Billy Fury....THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE.****
Swingin' down the lane.....Frank Sinatra....SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS.*****.
You took advantage of me....Rosemary Clooney....ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGIN' RIDDLE.****.
The moon was yellow....Jane Morgan....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
I had the craziest dream.....Nat King Cole....THANKYOU PRETTY BABY.****.
I'm just a lucky so and so.....Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington....STANDING ON THE CORNER.***.
A very precious love.....Doris Day.....THE MAGIC OF...*****.
Things....Bobby Darin......THE BEST OF...****.
Don't worry, be happy....Bobby Mc Ferrin.....PLAYLIST.***.
Make it with you...Bread....THE BEST OF...***.
The lazy song.....Bruno Mars.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Tequila...The Champs.....PLAYLIST.***.
Believe.....Cher....SINGLE.****.
I could easily fall in love with you....Cliff Richard....PLAYLIST.***.
My foolish heart....Billy Eckstein......PLAYLIST.***.
The best is yet to come....Michael Buble.....CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.*****.
Stars....Collabro....DOWNLOAD.***
The sun always shines when you're young...Val Doonican...THE V.D. SONGBOOK.****.

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JOHNNY MATHIS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 7TH 2015

JOHNNY MATHIS...THE VERY BEST OF. COLUMBIA...SONY MUSIC. 2CDS.

Tracks played...
Teacher teacher / Someone / Wild is the wind / Chances are / My love for you / I'm coming home

42 wonderful tracks on this album with Johnny Mathis at his vocal best . Clearly recorded and
including every  single  that was released in Britain.  The perfect ballad singer sings some very
good nostalgic ballads as well as some interesting updated material that is equally enjoyable. I
can only award 5 stars.*****.


PLAYLIST.

My one and only love....Joe Harnell + Orchestra....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
I'll remember April....Julie London...CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Blue eyes...Elton John.....THE BEST OF...****.
Baby I need you loving....Four Tops....PLAYLIST.***.
C'est Magnifique....Dean Martin....FRENCH STYLE.*****.
Just say goodbye....Petula Clark.....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Mambo Italiano....Bette Midler.....SINGS ROSEMARY CLOONEY.****.
Big Man....Four Preps...PLAYLIST.***.
Across the tracks....Vikki Carr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
The girl from Ipanema.....Peter Grant....PETER GRANT.*****.
Stargazer.....Paloma Faith.....PALOMA FAITH.*****.
Walk on by.....Gabrielle....SINGLE.***.
The Promise.....Girl's aloud.....SINGLE.***.
All kinds of everything....Dana....PLAYLIST.***.
Don't bring Lulu...Dorothy Provine.....THE ROARING 20'S.****.
They all laughed...Peter Ekellern....THE BEST OF...*****.
Somehow....Perry Como....JUST OUT OF REACH ( RARITIES FROM NASHVILLE)****.
All about the base.....Meghan Trainor....DOWNLOAD.****.
Pick a bale of cotton.....Lonnie Donegan.....THE SINGLES ANTHOLOGY.****.
Why should I cry over you.....Jane Morgan.....OUR LANGUAGE OF LOVE.****.
Hey jealous lover.....Frank Sinatra....THE CAPITOL SINGLES.*****.
Do you love me....Overtones.....SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES.****.
Alone again....Diana Krall,Michael Buble......DOWNLOAD.*****.
Let's fall in love...Vic Damone / Cerveza...Boots Randolph / Fly me to the moon....Tony Bennett....BEYOND THE SEA....50 SUMMER CLASSICS (2CDS)****.
Superstar.....Carpenters.....CARPENTERS.*****.
Quizas,Quizas,Quizas....Andrea Bocelli,Jennifer Lopez....PASSIONE.*****.
Lovely to look at....Ray Conniff....S'AWFUL NICE.*****.

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ELLA FITZGERALD +JESS GLYN ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MARCH 31ST 2015

ELLA FITZGERALD... A PORTRAIT OF ELLA FITZGERALD....STYLUS / POLYGRAM

Tracks played...
Manhattan / Ev'ry time we say goodbye / Desafinado / How high the moon / But not for me.
Lullaby of broadway / Can't buy me love.

Seven of the sixteen tracks on this golden CD. A selection of the best known Ella tracks on
one album. Excellent material gathered together from all sources and certainly suitable for
any new Ella collector if it is still available.*****.

JESS GLYN.....DOWNLOAD....HOLD MY HAND.

Topping the British charts in one week is no mean feet, and Miss Glyn has managed it
in this current week, despite the cold,windy weather.  It's catchy....it's hooky and you
can dance to it. I am now a retired DJ and after many years in the profession I can spot
a big hit instantly, and this is it.****.

PLAYLIST.
Misty....Ray Stevens.....PLAYLIST.***.
Blurred lines...Robin Thicke,Pharrell.....DOWNLOAD.***.
I drove all night...Roy Orbison....THE VERY BEST OF....*****.
From Russia with love...Matt Munro....THE ULTIMATE....*****.
It's just the real thing......Real thing....PLAYLIST.***.
Mighty Quinne....Julie London.....YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY.****.
Night and day....Frank Sinatra....MY WAY. THE BEST OF....(2CDS)*****.
For the first time in forever....Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel...FROZEN.****.
Where's the girl.....Buddy Greco.....AWAY WE GO.***.
Mr Sandman....Bette midler....ITS THE GIRLS.****.
Liverpool lullaby....Val Doonican....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
September in the rain...Dinah Washington.....THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION(2CDS)****.
Why don't you believe me....Joni James.....THIS IS JONI JAMES.***.
Nessun Dorma....Blake....TOGETHER.****.
Everybody's somebody's fool...Connie Francis....THE SINGLES.****>
Billy / Heartaches at sweet sixteen....Kathy Linden....KATHY LINDEN.***.
He's a tramp.....Peggy Lee.....THE VERY BEST OF...*****.
return to me....Andre Rieu.....MUSIC OF THE NIGHT.***.
Never do a tango with an eskimo.....Alma Cogan....CELEBRATION.(3CDS)****.
Some kind of wonderful....Michael Buble.....CRAZY LOVE.*****
Constant Craving....K.D.Lang.....INGENUE.****.

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