THE VOICE ON BBC.

THE VOICE.

Opening several weeks ago THE VOICE came in for it's second series
on BBC TV. The premise being that the voice is more important than
anything else and that the four stars as judges can only swing round in their
chairs when the voice they hear us enough for them to join their winning
team. The idea is good.....however....last year after the competitors are
picked the ratings slid, and the final show that toured theatres was cancelled
we assume for lack of tickets being sold.  The main reason for this is
the idea of the voice that is most important disappears, and artists are
gathered together to duet each other off the stage. So much for the voice !
The programme then falls into X-factor revival as the public has to vote
for their favourite.  The four stars then become key to the programme to
a large degree and the contestants fade into the background. There is
a "trendy" feel to the show,also, with not well-known songs chosen and
some Soul-type singing which becomes "switch away" repetative. In
the last show I saw two female singers sang classical harmonies
beautifully and were then given HERO to sing against a young female
singer completely at home with the choice. The two classical female
singers were then dropped missing out a chance of a little light and
shade among the contestants. Can it survive ?

FRANK SINATRA / COME SWING WITH ME / ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY 7TH.

COME SWING WITH ME... FRANK SINATRA...BILLY MAY.

Tracks played....River stay away from my door/ I've heard that
song before/Lover/One the sunny side of the street.

This album first released in 1961 represented  a high quality stereo
release for Capitol records and Sinatra. Today some of the tracks
sound a little dated and not all of the chosen material is of high
standard, but with 5 bonus tracks added and some choice items
it still rates four stars.****.

PLAYLIST.
This empty place....Dionne Warwick....ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES.*****.
Perfect song...Micheal Ball....BOTH SIDES NOW.****.
Englishman in New York...Sting...THE VERY BEST OF...***.
Fields of gold...Eva Cassidy....SONGBIRD.****.
There goes my heart....Joni James.....VARIOUS.***.
One more time....Dean Martin..DOWNLOAD  only.**.
My heart reminds me....Vikki Carr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Fly me to the moon....Joe Harnell....FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
Tangled up....Caro Emereld......SINGLE...***.
Back in my arms again....Mavericks.....SINGLE.***.
Lullaby of birdland.....Mel Torme.....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.*****.
Someone like you...Adele....21.*****.
Do you love me...Brian Poole + Tremeloes....GREATEST HITS.***.
I'll try anything....Dusty Springfield.....VARIOUS.****.
Surrender.....Elvis Presley.....VARIOUS.****.
On the rebound...Floyd Cramer.....THE BEST OF...****.
24 hours from Tulsa.....Gene Pitney....VARIOUS.****.
Nevertheless....Micheal Buble....TO BE LOVED.****.
People who are born in May...Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Somebody bad stole de wedding bell...Eartha Kitt...PURRFECT.****.
Blue Velvet....Tony Bennett, K.D. Lang...DUETS 2.***.
Get ready...Ella Fitzgerald....THE REPRISE YEARS.****.
In the mood....SWINGING BIG BAND.****.
I've got a feeling I'm falling....Dinah Washington...THE BEST OF...****.
The streets of Laredo....Bing Crosby....HOW THE WEST WAS WON.*****.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW. APRIL 30TH. TOP TEN HITS OF VIC DAMONE.

TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF VIC DAMONE.

1....ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE.
2....YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART.
3....DO I LOVE YOU.
4....AGAIN.
5....I HAVE BUT ONE HEART.
6.... AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER.
7....TZENA TZENA TZENA.
8....YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING.
9....MY TRULY TRULY FAIR.
10..THE ONLY MAN ON THE ISLAND..

PLAYLIST.

Reflections...Petula Clark....LOST IN YOU.***.
Walking on new grass....Buddy Greco....IN A BRAND NEW BAG.***.
How about me...Ella Fitzgerald....SINGS IRVING BERLIN.*****.
Chicago...Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
It's a beautiful day...Micheal Buble.....TO BE LOVED.****.
Bom Bom...Sam& the womp......SINGLE.**.
Gambling man.....Overtones....SINGLE.****.
Durham Town....Roger Whittaker....THE VERY BEST OF...*****.
Crazy in love....Puppini Sisters.....THE RISE AND FALL OF RUBY WOO.****.
Candy.....Robbie Williams.....SINGLE.***.
It must be him.....Vikki Carr.....VARIOUS.****.
Shortnin' bread.....Viscounts......VARIOUS.**.
Home ..Westlife....VARIOUS.***.
She's not there....Zombies.....VARIOUS.***.
Gimme gimme gimme....Abba......VARIOUS.***.
Softly as I leave you.....Mat Munro....THE ULTIMATE.*****.
Quando Quando Quando....Pat Boone....40 BIG ONES.****.
Tenderly...Johnny mathis....OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS.***.
I'd love to kill you....Katie Melua.....THE HOUSE.***.
On an evening in Roma....Dean Martin...THE VERY BEST OF 2.****.
The Prayer.....Andrea Bocelli,Celine Dion....VIVERE.*****.
It doesn't matter anymore....Don McLean...THE BEST OF...****.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 23RD. FEATURING ROSEMARY CLOONEY.

ROSEMARY CLOONEY.EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS (On Real gone music)

Tracks played....The Continental/I'm in the mood for love/I only have
eyes for you/Makin' whoopee.

Eight albums released in the fifties and sixties, remastered and of high
artistry especially the voice of Miss Clooney herself, with a range of
superb Music men. How can you miss it! The album "FANCY MEETING YOU
HERE" with Bing Crosby is worth it alone....not forgetting  a Nelson Riddle
album, a Perez Prado album, a Harry James album and to top it all A Duke
Ellington album. Good quality classic singing with excellant top rate
backings. A bargain.

PLAYLIST.
I got it easy/Have I told you lately that I love you...Micheal Buble..TO BE LOVED.****.
You're gonna lose that girl...Beatles....VARIOUS.*****.
Song for Guy....Elton John....VARIOUS.****.
I'm just a country boy....Don Williams....VARIOUS.***.
Annie's song...John Denver.....VARIOUS.***.
Need you now....Lady Antebellum....SINGLE.****.
Ketchup song....Las Ketchup.....SINGLE.**.
Let's thin about livin'   Bob Luman....HARD TO FIND 45's.***.
When will you say I love you...Billy Fury...THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE.***.
Little girl blue....Carly Simon....MY ROMANCE.*****.
Here comes my baby...Perry Como....ESSENTIAL 60'S COLLECTION.***.
Light my fire...Jose Feliciano...LIMITED GOLD EDITION.****.
All keyed up....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Hello....Cast....THE BOOK OF MORMON.***.
You'd be so easy to love....Frank Sinatra...THE LOVE SONGS OF...*****.
The winner takes it all....Susan Boyle....STANDING OVATION.***.
Get out and get under the moon....Nat King Cole....THOSE LAZY HAZY DAYS.***.
Perfect song...Micheal Ball....BOTH SIDES NOW.***.
The gentleman is a dope....Jo Stafford....JUST REMINISCIN' ***.
Tangled up...Caro Emerald......SINGLE.***.
Back in my arms again....Mavericks....SINGLE.***.
I'm all smiles.....Jack Jones....MY KIND OF TOWN.****.
Sway....Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF...****.
Asia Minor.....Kokomo...HARD TO FIND POP INSTREMENTALS.***.

next week the top ten worldwide hits of VIC DAMONE .
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MICHEAL BUBLE'S NEW ALBUM + PETULA CLARK'S WORLDWIDE HITS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.

APRIL 16TH 2013.
THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF PETULA CLARK(+ downloads)

1....DOWNTOWN.
2....COLOUR MY WORLD.
3....I COUDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE.
3....MY LOVE.
4....THIS IS MY SONG.
6....DON'T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY.
7....I KNOW A PLACE.
8....SAILOR.
9....ROMEO.
10..THE OTHER MAN'S GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER.

MICHEAL BUBLE'S NEW ALBUM.....TO BE LOVED.
Tracks played....Come dance with me/Close your eyes/After all.
                           To be loved/You've got a friend in me/Nevertheless.
                            Young at heart.

It is difficult reviewing a new album by BUBLE because the quality
of performance and accompaniment is always outstanding and the
value of fourteen high quality tracks is exceptional. But....do we need
revisiting Sinatra's YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG  and SOMETHING
STUPID and Bee Gees TO LOVE SOMEBODY and again Sinatra's
YOUNG AT HEART. There are new self penned tracks and infinate
variety offered here and it must have a four star rating but some of his
previous albums I have had no hesitation in awarding five star brilliance.
He is the granddaddy of easy listening and I have to admit his concistancy
is better than Sinatra's when the king himself was on the Reprise label.****.

PLAYLIST.
It might as well be spring...Astrud Gilberto...VERY BEST OF.****.
I'll show you....Alexander Rybak....SINGLE.***.
Falling in love with love....Andy Williams....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.****.
I wanna be around...Tony Bennett...THE ESSENTIAL...*****.
The main event....Barbra Streisand...A COLLECTION.***.
Halleujah...Blake...BLAKE.****.
More....Frank Sinatra...THE LOVE SONGS OF...*****.
Clap yo Hands....Ella Fitzgerald.....SINGS THE GEORGE AND IRA
GERSHWIN SONGBOOK.*****.
First taste of love...Ben E. King....DANCE WITH ME.****.
That old black magic...Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF...****.
Perfect song.....Micheal Ball....BOTH SIDES NOW.***.
High Hopes...Connie Francis....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Lovesick Blues....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL..****.
Have a heart....Nancy Wilson...A TOUCH OF TODAY.****.


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FRANKI VALLI+ FOUR SEASONS TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 9TH.

FRANKI VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS TOP TEN WORLDWIDE
HITS ( inc. downloads)

1....DECEMBER 63 ( O WHAT A NIGHT).
2....GREASE.(FRANKI VALLI)
3....CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU.
4....BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY.
5....SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
6....LET'S HANG ON.
7....WALK LIKE A MAN.
8....MY EYES ADORED YOU(FRANKI VALLI).
9....WHO LOVES YOU.
10..RAG DOLL.

Italian and German favourites as well as the USA and Britain. They are
still downloaded.

MICHEAL BUBLE'S NEW SINGLE...BEAUTIFUL DAY.

Disappointing. It's "Havn't met you yet" part 2. ...and it's not always
a beautiful day.***.

JACK JONES FEATURED ALBUM. 2 FOR 1....WHERE LOVE HAS GONE/ MY KIND OF TOWN.

Jack Jones voice is always acceptable and this is no exception.WHERE
LOVE HAS GONE is a little dated but has some good readings of well
known standards,MY KIND OF TOWN is the more interesting collection
inc. his hit THE RACE IS ON. Good value ****.

PLAYLIST.
When you tell me that you love me....Diana Ross...VARIOUS.****.
Don't treat me like a child....Helen Shapiro....THE BEST OF..****.
Rise...Herb Alpert.....VARIOUS.****.
Song for guy...Elton John.....VARIOUS.****.
Pack up...Eliza Dolittle.....SINGLE.****.
His latest flame.....Elvis Presley...VARIOUS.****.
Once upon a time in the West....Prague Philharmonic Orchestra..FILM THEMES.***.
Empty chairs at empty tables....Alfie Boe(with Micheal Ball).ALFIE.***.
Diamonds are forever...Shirley Bassey.  THE REMIX ALBUM.****.
Mangoes...Rosemary Clooney....THE BEST OF..****.
Ain't got a dime to my name...Micheal Holliday...ANTHOLOGY****.
Why do fools fall in love....Overtones....GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVE.****.
Ho Hey...Lumineers...SINGLE***.
I don't want to talk about it....Andy Williams...I DON'T REMEMBER
EVER GROWING UP.***.
C'est Magnifique...Dean Martin....FRENCH STYLE.*****.
He won't go....Adele....21.****.
Oo Earnest/Clap your hands here comes Charlie/Do,Do,Do....Dorothy
Provine.....THE ROARING TWENTIES.****.
Another cup of coffee...Brook Benton....THE BEST OF..****.

next week...THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF PETULA CLARK
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ANDY WILLIAMS TOP WORLDWIDE HITS + FRANK SINATRA ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.MARCH 3RD.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF ANDY WILLIAMS(inc downloads)

1....CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU.
2....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.
3....MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY.
4....MOON RIVER.
5....WHERE DO I BEGIN(LOVE STORY)
6....SOLITAIRE.
7....CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE.
8....HAYAIIAN WEDDING SONG.
9....MAY EACH DAY.
10..BUTTERFLY.
The top three downloads really wipe out the rest of the top ten, so from
4-10 it remains mainly single sales.

FRANK SINATRA CD" RING A DING DING."
tracks played..Ring a ding ding / Let's fall in love / In the still
of the night / The coffee song.

A swinging album from Sinatra with no holds barred brass orchestra
allowing strings in just occasionally. Sinatra's voice on this album(His
first for his new label REPRISE )  is strident and hip. he's certainly
not messing around here.****.

PLAYLIST.
Hero....Mariah Carey.....VARIOUS.****.
Lay down your arms....Anne Shelton.....THE BEST OF...***.
I only have eyes for you....Art Garfunkel....THE BEST OF...***.
Melting pot....Blue Mink....VARIOUS.***.
New world in the morning....RogerWhittaker.....THE GOLDEN AGE OF...****.
Someday...Vic Damone....COUNTRY LOVE SONGS****.
Mambo Italiano....Bette Midler....SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK.****.
Under the bridges of Paris...Dean Martin....SINGLES****.
He wasn't there....Lily Allen.....IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU.***.
I drove all night.....Roy Orbison...THE VERY BEST OF..****.
You know you don't want me...Connie Francis...THE EP. COLLECTION.***.
It's magic....Doris day....WONDERFUL DAY.***.
Your song....Harry Connick Jnr....YOUR SONGS.****.
Steam heat...Ella Fitzgerald....ELLA SINGS BROADWAY.****.
Everybody has the right to be wrong...Peggy Lee...THEN WAS THEN,NOW IS NOW.****.
Traditional....Peter Grant.....TRADITIONAL.****.
I'll remember April....Julie London...CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
I'll be seeing you....Geoff Love+ Orchestra...IN THE MOOD FOR WALTZING.***.
So it always will be....Everly Brothers...100 HITS.*****.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF FRANKI VALLI
AND THE FOUR SEASONS.
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