COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING "FUNNY GIRL" MAY 28TH 2017

FUNNY GIRL.....BARBRA STREISAND, SYDNEY CHAPLIN...EMI RECORDS / ANGEL.

tracks played....
Overture / If a girl isn't pretty / I'm the greatest star / Who taught her everything / I want to
be seen with you tonight / Henry Street / People / Don't rain on my parade / You are woman.
Rat tat tat tat / Who are you now.

The original broadway performance on record. It was very Streisand ( so was the film...even more)
and it has probably changed since then...but this is the definitive show on record. It has just a couple
of great songs but it was the stage performance that counted and Streisand gave it all. *******.

PLAYLIST.

Don't rain on my parade....Men Aloud......DOWNLOAD.*****.
Baggy trousers....Madness.....THE BEST OF....*******.
California Dreamin'....The Mammas and the Papas......THE BEST OF....*******.
In the navy.....Village people......THE BEST OF...******.
Morticia.....Nathan Lane.....THE ADDAMS FAMILY.********.
Ya got me....Cast....ON THE TOWN (NEW BROADWAY CAST ) ********.
You won't be an orphan for long....Cast....ANNIE (30th anniversary production )*********.
Together again.....Cast.....YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.*****.
Edelweiss...Vince Hill......PLAYLIST.******.
The boy from nowhere.....Tom Jones......THE BEST OF....********.
Lion sleeps tonight....Tokens......PLAYLIST.******.
Aquarius/Let the sunshine.....5th Dimension...PLAYLIST.******.
Mrs Robinson....Simon & Garfunkel.....THE BEST.********.
Another day of sun.....Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling......LA LA LAND.*******.
Anthem.....Alfie Boe, Michael Ball.....TOGETHER...*********.
S'wonderful....Cast....AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ( NEW BROADWAY CAST) *******.
Guys and dolls....Cast....GUYS AND DOLLS.(national theatre cast ) *******.
Sincerely me....Mike Faist, Ben Platt,Will Ruland....DEAR EVAN HANSEN.********.
Evergreen....Barbra Streisand.....THE ESSENTIAL...*********.
Steam heat...Cast....THE PYJAMA GAME.*******.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING PEGGY LEE " I'M A WOMAN" .MAY 23RD 2017.

PEGGY LEE " I'M A WOMAN"....EMI RECORDS. CAPITOL.

Tracks played....

The alley cat song / Mama's gone, goodbye / I'm walkin' / Come rain or come shine
I'm a woman / Mack the Knife / You're nobody till somebody loves you / I'll get by
I left my heart in San Francisco / A taste of Honey / One note samba.

This very relaxed small combo album with jazz tinges is a delight as is many of Peggy
Lee's albums of the sixties. In fact on the show I played all but one of the tracks from
the album.  No tracks is over three minutes but there are two albums on the release
and the other is a joy too. Great easy listening.*********.

PLAYLIST.

Right now....Mel Torme....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.********.
Who's sorry now.....Connie Francis... / The stripper....David Rose / My Melancholy baby.....
Tommy Edwards / I told you so....Jimmy Jones.    THE MGM VAULTS.******.
Tonight my love tonight.....Paul Anka.....CLASSIC SONGS.*******.
Crazy in love....Puppini Sisters....THE RISE AND FALL OF RUBY WOO.********.
Sway....Michael Buble....MICHAEL BUBLE.*********.
Your heart is free just like the wind...Vikki Carr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.********.
Hot hot hot....Arrow.....WE LOVE MAMBO.*******.
Ginny come lately.....Brian Hyland....GREATEST HITS.******.
Eternal Flame.....Bangles.....THE BEST OF....******.
Can't smile without you......Barry Manilow.....GREATEST HITS.*******.
Cotton Fields.....Beach Boys.....THE BEST OF.....********.
Beyond the sea......Bobby Darin.....THE GREATEST HITS.*********.
Mambo Italiano......Bette Midler.....SINGS ROSEMARY CLOONEY.********.
Please Mr Postman....Carpenters.....THE BEST OF....*********.
Matthew and son.......Cat Stevens.......THE BEST OF.....*******.
Me and the elephant,...Charlie Lansborough......PLAYLIST.******.
Just in time......Dean Martin....THIS TIME I'M SWINGING *********.
Dawn....Four Seasons..... THE DEFINITIVE.....*******.
Baubles bangles and beads....Frank Sinatra......COME DANCE WITH ME.********.
What do I know.....Ed Sheeran.....PLAYLIST.*******.
Story of a heart....Steps.....TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR.******.
Shake your bon bon....Ricky  Martin...GREATEST HITS.******.

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MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH COLIN HOLMES.FEATURING " LOST IN BOSTON" MAY 21ST 2017.

LOST IN BOSTON....VARESE SARABAND RECORDS.

tracks played.....

Waiting ( King and I ) /  Dear sweet sewing machine ( Fiddler on the roof ) / Like everybody else
(West side story ) / Ten percent (Chicago ) / Tick tock goes the clock ( Promises Promises) /  Take
it in your stride ( Annie get your gun ).

LOST IN BOSTON  indicates the songs that were cut from shows before they reached Broadway.
This is an interesting collection because they are professionally performed with the original
orchestrations and sadly they are unlikely to ever be heard again. This album restates what  was
once there. ********

PLAYLIST.

Poetry in motion....Johnny Tillotson ....PLAYLIST.*******.
The man that got away....Jools Holland....PLAYLIST.******.
Waving through a window.....Ben Platt....DEA EVAN HANSEN.********.
Spread the love around....Patina Miller.....SISTER ACT.*******.
Heigh Ho....Disney......SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS.******.
I have dreamed......Cast....THE KING AND I ( FILM) ********.
Footloose.....Kenny Loggins.....SINGLE.******.
Standing on the corner....King Brothers.......PLAYLIST.*******.
Welcome to the theatre.....Lauren Bacall.....APPLAUSE.********.
Thanks for the memory....Ray Conniff......HOLLYWOOD IN RHYTHM.*********.
It takes a woman.....David Burns......HELLO DOLLY.*******.
He lives in you...Cast....THE LION KING.*******.
Music of the night....Michael Ball, Alfie Boe......TOGETHER.*********
Can't help lovin' that man....Jane Morgan....SINGS SHOWSTOPPERS.**********.
Dear friend......Ruthie Henshall......SHE LOVES ME.....********.
Trail of the lonesome pine....Laurel & Hardy.....SINGLE.***.
I night in Bangkok...Murray Head......CHESS.*********.
Because they're young...Duane Eddy......THE BEST OF....******.
Under the boardwalk....Drifters........THE BEST OF....*******.
There's gotta be something better than this Cast.....SWEET CHARITY ( ORIGINAL BROADWAY ) ********.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING "ALMA COGAN'S TOP TEN HITS" MAY 16TH 2017.

ALMA COGAN...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION 3CDS.  EMI GOLD.

Tracks played....
TOP TEN..........Dreamboat / Bell bottom blues / Twenty tiny fingers / Never do a tango
with an Eskimo / Why do fools fall in love / Willie Can / Sugartime / Last night on the back porch.
OTHERS.........In the middle of the house / Blue skies / Ja-da / Help.

Alma Cogan was THE female singer of the fifties but sadly lost her battle against cancer in
the sixties. This collection is the best package of her lifetime output and must be pure nostalgia
to mature listeners. " The girl with the laugh in her voice" capitalised  on many recordings
but was also at home with standards and commercial recordings helped by her popularity
on Television and radio. A very sad loss.*******.

PLAYLIST.

Green onions.....Booker T and the MGs......PLAYLIST.******.
Cut copy me....Petula Clark.....LOST IN YOU.*****.
Lazy river.....Bobby Darin....THE BEST OF....********.
Knee socks....The Ideals....THE PYE INTERNATIONAL STORY.*****.
It's now or never....Elvis Presley....IF I CAN DREAM (With the Royal Philharmonic )********.
It could happen to you....Julie london.....YOUR NUMBER PLEASE.********.
Good ol' fashioned love.....Overtones....GOOD OL FASHIONED LOVE.*******.
Ode to Billy Joe.....Bobbie Gentry...THE BEST OF.....********.
It had to be you....Michael Buble, Barbara Streisand....DOWNLOAD.********.
Young at heart....Blue bells.......SINGLE.******.
Melting pot....Blue Mink.......PLAYLIST.******.
Yes sir that's my baby....Bing Crosby.......PLAYLIST.*******
Ride ride ride....New Christy Minstrels....COAT YOUR MINDS WITH HONEY.********.
It's your amazing Grace....Glen Campbell....GHOST ON THE CANVAS.  ********.
Beats there a heart so true....Perry Como.....THE BEST OF....********.
Gentle on my mind......Dean Martin.....THE VERY BEST OF....********.
Bits and pieces.....Dave Clark 5.......THE BEST OF....******.
Glad to be unhappy.....The Mamma and the Papas.......THE BEST OF....********.
You keep me hanging on....Diana Ross & the Supremes....PLAYLIST.******.
Until you come back to me.....Peter Grant....TRADITIONAL.*********.
Scared of the dark....Steps....TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR.******.
Big Spender.....Peggy Lee.....BIG SPENDER.********.

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COLIN HOLMES MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS FEATURING DORIS DAY. 14TH MAY 2017

SHOWTIME....DORIS DAY...CBS/SONY
WONDERFUL DAY / WITH A SMILE AND A SONG....DORIS DAY...SONY MUSIC.

Tracks played...

Pillow talk / It's magic / Getting to know you / Give a little whistle / I've got the
sun in the morning / Ohio / A wonderful guy / The sound of music.

The tracks from these albums ( apart from the first two ) were songs from musicals that Doris
Day almost could have been in.  It seemed to be always that her husband had signed her up
to those rom-com comedies that were extremely successful but somehow do not hold the gravitas
these days.   The two albums used are very good SHOWTIME  is the better but then you get two albums for the price of one with the other.   SHOWTIME *********  WONDERFUL DAY ******
WITH A SMILE AND A SONG.*******.

PLAYLIST.

Shaft.....Isaac Hayes.....SINGLE.*******.
Any dream will do....Jason Donovan....SINGLE.*******.
And I'm telling you I'm not going....Jennifer |Hudson...PLAYLIST.********.
Out there....Jim Dale....BARNUM.*******.
How I got the calling.....Cast.....SISTER ACT.*******.
The trolley song.....Judy Garland....HER GREATEST HITS.********.
You're the one that I want...Olivia Newton John, John Travolta....GREASE(FILM) ********.
Take me as I am.....Cast....JEKYLL & HYDE *******.
The lady is a tramp.....Frank Sinatra.....THE SINGLES( CAPITOL) *********.
Rock a hula baby....Elvis Presley....HISTORY.*******.
Johanna......Len Cariou......SWEENEY TODD.*********.
Finale.....Wilbur Evans, Kitty Carlisle...THE DESERT SONG.******.
You'll be back / Right hand man......Cast....HAMILTON.********.
I enjoy being a girl.....Sandra Allen......FLOWER DRUM SONG.********.
If the rain's gotta fall....Charlie Stemp.....HALF A SIXPENCE.(NEW)******.
Whatever Lola wants....Ella Fitzgerald.....ELLA SINGS BROADWAY.*********.
Papa can you hear me......Barbara Streisand....THE ESSENTIAL.....*********.
Give a little whistle....PINOCCHIO....ULTIMATE DISNEY.******.
Some enchanted evening....Ray Conniff....BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.*********.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING " STEPS " 9TH MAY 2017.

STEPS..TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR.....UNIVERSAL.SONY.

Tracks played...
Scared of the dark / Story of a heart / No more tears on the dancefloor / Glitter and gold
Neon Blue.

Concise nineties pop sounding just as it always did.  Steps invented the dance routine
specialities with catchy music and things don't seem to have changed. The standout
track here is the one written by Bjorn and Benny from Abba.....STORY OF A HEART
and the rest of the tracks don't quite come up to the catchy standard of this one. If you liked
it fifteen years ago you can't go wrong.  ******.

PLAYLIST.

Can't help falling in love....Julio Iglesias...THE GREATEST HITS.******.
Comes along a love....Kay Starr....HITS OF 1952.*******.
Mona Lisa.....Harry Connick Jnr.....YOUR SONGS.*********.
Daddy sang bass.....Johnny Cash.....PLAYLIST.******.
Galway Girl....Ed Sheeran.....PLAYLIST.*******.
Forget me not.....Eden Kane....THE BEST OF....******.
Side walks of New York....Caterina Valente...I HAPPEN TO LIKE NEW YORK.*******.
Maybe it's you....Carpenters....40/40. *********.
Solitaire....Andy Williams....THE LOVE SONGS.********.
Do  you know the way to San Jose...Dionne Warwick.....THE BEST OF...********.
Wind beneath my wings...Roger Whittaker...NOW & THEN.*******.
What a difference a day makes.....Dinah Washington....THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION. ********.
Albatross.....Fleetwood Mac....PLAYLIST.*******.
Wonderful baby.....4 Tops.....PLAYLIST.*****.
Just a little bit....Gina G....SINGLE.******.
The promise.....Girls aloud....SINGLE.******.
Who was that lady.....Dean Martin.....FOREVER COOL. ********.
And I always will do....Frank Ifield....THE COMPLETE A SIDES & B SIDES.********
Love him....Doris Day....HER LIFE IN MUSIC ( 3CDS) *********.
Save your kisses for me....Hylda Baker, Arthur Mullard..PLAYLIST.****.
Jerusalem.....Don Mclean.....THE VERY BEST OF.....********.
Keep searchin'......Del Shannon....THE VERY BEST OF....*******.
You have to be there.....Susan Boyle....SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.********.
Closest thing to crazy...Katie Melua...SINGLE.********.
Semi detached suburban Mr James.....Manfred Mann....THE BEST OF....*******.

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MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS WITH COLIN HOLMES. 7TH MAY 2017

PLAYLIST.

Stand by me....Soldiers.....PLAYLIST.******.
For your eyes only...Sheena Easton.... DOWNLOAD.******.
Candy man....Sammy Davis Jnr.....THE BEST OF....********.
If I loved you....Richard Anthony.....SINGLE.******.
Killer Queen.....Queen......THE BEST OF....*******.
Summer place.....Percy Faith......A SUMMER PLACE.*******.
I heard it through the grapevine.....Marvin Gaye....THE BEST OF....*******.
Days...The kinks......THE BEST OF....*******.
A thousand years.....Michael Ball, Alfie Boe.....TOGETHER.*********.
The Tiki Tiki Tiki room....ULTIMATE DISNEY.******.
Sincerely ,me....Cast...DEAR EVAN HANSEN.********.
Liza......Cast.....AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.*******.
Younger than Springtime......Ray Conniff.....BROADWAY IN RHYTHM.**********.
42nd Street....Cast....42 ND STREET.*******.
Send in the clowns....Collabro.....HOME.*******.
Make 'em laugh.....Cast....SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.*******.
The night they invented Champagne....Seth Mc Farlane....MUSIC IS BETTER THAN WORDS.*******.
Sounds while selling.....Cast....SHE LOVES ME.********.
It's legitimate...Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes mitchell......DO RE MI...*******.
The Aggie  song.....Cast.....THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS.*******.
Stars.....Roger Allam.....LES MISERABLES.**********.
Gooch's song.....Jane Connell....MAME.********.
Sunset Boulevard...John Barrowman....ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER ( 3CDS)********.
The glory of love....The Andrews sisters.....Maverick...Lawrence Welk....HOORAY FOR
HOLLYWOOD ( 3CDS) *******.


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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING 1957 . MAY 2ND 2017

MUSIC YEAR 1957    SPECTRUM MUSIC.

Tracks played....

Love letters in the sand...Pat Boone / Young love..Tab Hunter / Gotta have something in the
bank Frank...Frankie Vaughn,Kaye sisters / Around the world....Bing Crosby / Travellin' home
...Vera lynn  / Passing strangers....Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine / Handful of songs...Tommy
Steele.

A mixed bag of 1957 singles that made the charts...probably not available anymore. ******.

Wonderful wonderful....Johnny Mathis.....THE VERY BEST OF...*********.
Jai Ho....Pussycat Dolls, A R Rahman.....SINGLE.********.
Fragile....Sting....THE VERY BEST OF.....*******.
Happiness....Alexis Jordan.....SINGLE.*******.
Never let her slip away....Andrew Gold....PLAYLIST.******.
I say a little prayer.....Aretha Franklin.....THE BEST OF....********.
Mamselle.....Dean Martin.....FRENCH STYLE....**********.
Whole again.....Atomic Kitten......PLAYLIST.*****.
One voice......Barry Manilow.....PLAYLIST.*****.
I don't believe in if anymore.....Roger Whittaker....THE VERY BEST OF....********.
A sweet old fashioned girl....Teresa Brewer   THE BEST OF....*****.
Love me forever....Marion Ryan....IT'S THE FABULOUS FIFTIES.******.
Darlin'...Beach Boys......GREATEST HITS.*******.
Rock and roll music....Beatles......PLAYLIST.********.
Shape of you......Ed Sheeran.......DOWNLOAD.*******.
Good old desk.....Harry Nilsson.....THE BEST OF....*******.
We didn't start the fire.....Billy Joel.....THE BEST OF.....********.
Foot tapper.....Shadows.....THE BEST OF....*******.
Better best forgotten.....Steps........SINGLE...*****.
Moonlight in Vermont.....Jo Stafford.....HAPPY HOLIDAYS.*********.
Never grow old....Esther & Abi Ofarim....DOWNLOAD.*******.
Puttin' on the Ritz.....Peter Skellern....THE BEST OF....********.
I've heard that song before....Frank Sinatra.....COME SWING WITH ME.*********.
People who are born in May....Julie London.....CALENDAR GIRL.**********.
The boll-weevil song....Brook Benton....THE BEST OF.....********

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