COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING NANCY WILSON MAY 24TH 2016.

NANCY WILSON...TWO ON ONE..... EMI 100.

Tracks played.....
One note Samba / Wives and lovers / Our day will come / You've got your troubles / Call me / No one else but you / And I love him / The shadow of your smile.

The first slightly commercial albums from the usual jazzy Nancy Wilson originally released on the Capitol Label. Great vocalising and great orchestrations make this the most popular British recordings from  this American Chantez. ****.

PLAYLIST.

Falling in love with love....Caterina Valente     I HAPPEN TO LIKE NEW YORK.****.
Improvisation on Carmen.....Ray Conniff.....THE PERFECT "10" CLASSICS.****.
Moonlight becomes you....Jack Jones....THIS WAS MY LOVE.****.
Baby love.....Supremes....GREATEST HITS.****.
Gorilla....Bruno Mars......DOWNLOAD.****.
Careless whisper.....George Michael...DOWNLOAD.****.
To sir with love.....Glee cast....PLAYLIST.***.
Dock of the bay....Peggy Lee....A NATURAL WOMAN.****.
Send in the clowns...Perry Como.... PERRY COMO LIVE ON TOUR.****.
How....Helen Reddy...THE VERY BEST OF...****.
How little it matters.....Frank SinAtra...THE SINGLES(ON CAPITOL) *****.
Wichita Line man....Glen Campbell.......PLAYLIST.****.
You don't know......Helen Shapiro......PLAYLIST.****.
I can't let Maggie go.....Honeybus.....PLAYLIST.***.
Don't be so hard on yourself....Jess Glynne......SINGLE.***.
Dance with my father....Joe Elderberry.....DOWNLOAD***.
Sweet and lovely.....Nino Tempo & April Stevens....DEEP PURPLE.***.
Come dance with me.....Michael Buble.....TO BE LOVED.*****
My confession....Englebert Humperdink.......LET THERE BE LOVE.***.
What will my future be.....Patti Page....GOLDEN HITS.***.
It had to be you....Overtones.....SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES.****.
You do something to me....Ray Anthony....PLAYS FOR DANCERS IN LOVE.****
Honolulu city lights......Carpenters.....LOVELINES.****.
You have to be there....Susan Boyle....SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tundo.co.uk     Every Tuesday evening 8-10pm on LISTEN LIVE.

DORIS DAY"THE LOVE ALBUM" ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY17TH 2016.

THE LOVE ALBUM....DORIS DAY...VISION MUSIC.

TRACKS PLAYED...

For all we know / Are you lonesome tonight / Sleepy lagoon / Let me call you sweetheart.#

The lushest album you can find sung by Doris Day. Sentimental, slow and beautifully recorded
and a lesson in popular vocalizing  which is attractive and romantic. ****.

PLAYLIST.

What would I be...Val Doonican.....THE BEST OF...****.
Wasn't expecting that....Jamie Lawson.....JAMIE LAWSON.***.
Your game....Will young.....FRIDAY'S CHILD.*****.
Barcelona....Freddie mercury,Monserrat Gaballe......SINGLE.****.
You've got your troubles....Fortunes....THE BEST OF...***.
On the rebound....Floyd Cramer......THE BEST OF....****.
I love it when you call...The Feeling....SINGLE.****.
All cried out....Dusty Springfield.....PLAYLIST.***.
Hail to the conquering hero....James Darren...TEENAGE TEARS.***.
Frankfurter sandwiches....Joanne & the streamliners....DOWNLOAD.***.
A hatchet, a hammer, a bucket of nails...Perry Como...THE SCENE CHANGES.*****.
What kind of fool am I......Joe Harnell piano and orchestra....FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
If I only had a match...Don McLean....FOR THE MEMORIES.****.
Maybe it's you.....Carpenters.....40/40.****.
You are my sunshine.....Carly Simon.....INTO WHITE.****.
That's all.....Bobby Darin.....THAT'S ALL.*****.
San Francisco....Petula Clark.....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION.( 3CDS)****.
Baby Face.....Vikki Carr.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
42ND Street....mel Torme.....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
You're the only good thing.....Jim Reeves....,.GREATEST HITS.****.
Don't blame me.....Frank Ifield....THE BEST OF...****.
Fancy meeting you here....Bing Crosby, Rosemary Cloony...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****.
I can't give you anything but love(live)..THE GREAT DEAN MARTIN.**.
Two different worlds......Jane Morgan....GREATEST HITS.****.
Cupid...Sam Cooke....PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND.****.
Here's that rainy day....Frank Sinatra....NO ONE CARES*****.
Loin D'ici....Zoe....EUROVISION 2016.***.

Tudno fm 107.8
www.tundo.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE.

EUROVISION SPECIAL ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 10TH MAY 2016.

COME TOGETHER....EUROVISION SONG CONTEST STOCKHOLM 2016...UNIVERSAL.

Tracks played.....
Lovewave...Iveta Mukuchyan / Loin d'ici..Zoe / Sound of silence...Dami im / Amir...J'ai Cherche...
You're not alone...Joe and Jake / No degree of separation ....Francesca Michielin / Heartbeat...Justs
Walk on water...Ira Losco /  Goodbye...ZZA Sanja Vucic / You are the only one...Sergey Lazarev
If I were sorry...Frans / 1944...Jamala.

43 Tracks on this Bumper Eurovision feast of everything  that resembles slightly dated Europop.
It's quite an ordeal to listen to this CD......it could damage your power ballad ears and mind. On the other hand you could stick it on at a party...It's great background music.**.

PLAYLIST.

Don't forget....Nat King Cole....LAZY HAZY DAYS.****.
They gotta quit kicking my dog around....New Christy Minstrels....COAT YOUR MINDS WITH HONEY.***
Come on Eileen.....Dexy's Midnight Runners....SINGLE.***.
Lego House.....Ed Shereen....SINGLE.***8
Summertime Blues...Eddie Cochran.....THE BEST OF...***.
Maria...Andrea Bocelli.....CINEMA.****.
I can't say no.....Nelson Riddle.....OKLAHOMA.***.
I get ideas.....Jane Morgan.....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
The first time ever I saw your face....Harry Connick Jnr....YOUR SONGS.****.
Shall we dance....Ella Fitzgerald....SINGS THE GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN SONGBOOK.*****.
Seattle....Perry Como....THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION****
What's new....Julie London.....LOVE ION THE ROCKS.*****.
Mary in the morning...Al Martino....COLLECTOR'S SERIES.****.
Cry me a river.....Joe Harnell and the Bossa Nova Pops.....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Right Now....Pussycat Dolls.....PCD.****.
Wonderful night....Don McLean.....CHAIN LIGHTNING.****.
Little rock getaway.....Les Paul.....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
The last time I saw Paris....Dean Martin....FRENCH STYLE.*****.
Back it up.....Caro Emerald....DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES " GUILTY PLEASURES" ON THE EASY LISTENING SHOW 4TH MAY 2016.

These  are the guilty pleasures I enjoy playing on the radio shows, not because they are particularly good but because...... they are sometimes ridiculous .....I can usually sing along with them....they are enormously catchy.....or they make me feel happy....probably the latter.

PLAYLIST.

That old black magic....Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF....***.
Never be anyone else but you...Ricky Nelson...GREATEST HITS.****.
Don't worry, be happy....Bobby McFerrin.....SINGLE.***.
Jai Ho....A R Rahman, Pussycat Dolls....SINGLE.****.
Travelling light....Cliff Richard....THE BEST OF...***.
Don't go near the Eskinos...Ben Colder...THE MGM VAULTS.***.
Move over darling....Doris Day...THE BEST OF...****.
Palisades park.....Freddie cannon....PLAYLIST.***.
Here comes summer....Jerry keller....PLAYLIST.***.
Running bear......Johnny Preston...PLAYLIST.***.
One way ticket....Neil Sedaka....PLAYLIST.***
All about the base....Meghan Trainor....DOWNLOAD.****.
Oowee oowee oowee.....Perry Como...THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
Exactly like you....Andy Williams.....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.****.
The song is love...Mary Travers....DOWNLOAD.****.
Walks like Rhiana......DOWNLOAD.****.
The man who plays the Mandolino....dean Martin....THE BEST OF...*****.
Cake to bake / Cliche love song.....EUROVISION 2014.***
Piltdown rides again....The piltdown men....CAPITOL UK VAULTS.****.
The boy does nothing....Alisha Dixon...THE ALESHA SHOW.***.
People who are born in May....Julie london....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Quando Quando Quando.....Engelbert Humperdink....SINGLE.****.
Fairytale....Alexander Rybak...FAIRYTALES.****.
Everybody's out of town...B.J.Thomas....MAGIC MOMENTS.****
You know what I mean....Vernons girls.....THE VERNONS GIRLS 1963-64.***.
You don't know girls.....Kathy Linden.....DOWNLOAD.***.
One way or another....One Direction....SINGLE.****.
Paper tiger....Sue Thompson....SUZIE.***.
Downton Abbey Theme....DOWNLOAD.****.
Speedy Gonzales....Pat Boone....PATS 40 BIG ONES.****
With open arms...Jane Morgan....JANE IN SPAIN.*****.
All about you......McFly.....SINGLE.****.
Some enchanted evening......Frank Sinatra ( 1964)THE REPRISE COMPLETE COLLECTION.*****

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE