SHIRLEY BASSEY + BETTE MIDLER + CARPENTERS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW NOVEMBER 17TH 2014.

SHIRLEY BASSEY.....NEW ALBUM.
Tracks played...
Diamonds are a girl's best friend ( with Paloma Faith) / I'm still here / Englishman in New York.

This new thirteen tracks album is unusual in that it looks back on mature melodies and reminds one
of a final album excursion. I hope not. Miss Bassey's voice is as strong as ever proved by her
inclusion of "Goldfinger" and "Mc Arthur's park". Nobody leaves a cake out in the rain when
Bassey records a new album and the orchestra behind her proves there is probably still more
music from a female legend to come. ****.

BETTE MIDLER.....IT'S THE GIRLS.
Tracks played... Be my baby / Give him a great big kiss / One fine day / Tell him / Too many
fish in the sea / You can't hurry love.

Bette Midler singing the old girl group oldies at frenetic party pace. Good value here is she
sweeps through 14 or so great tracks and only slows down a couple of times to impessive
effect. This year's Christmas Party album.****.

CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.(2CDS)   A&M RECORDS.

12 TRACKS PLAYED  from a two hour package of pure delight. As background on
Christmas morning....excellant idea.....in fact anytime over the festive season this album
stands out as one of the best balanced Christmas treat you could ever hope to own.
Buy it !!!  *****.

MICHAEL BALL'S NEW ALBUM...
Tracks played....What we ain't got.

Familiar ballads and some new and unexpected tracks from Mr Ball like the one played on the
programme. In these current times we ain't got a lot and Michael seems to agree. An unusual
Christmas release.****.

PLAYLIST.
Wrapped up....Olly Murs....WRAPPED UP.****.
Sleigh Ride....Overtones....SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES.CHRISTMAS VERSION.****.
Santa Clasue is coming to town.....Jackie Gleason.....CHRISTMAS (2CDS) *****.
Everybody loves a lover....Doris Day.....GOLDEN GREATS.*****.
I love to boogie...T Rex....PLAYLIST.***.
Take five....Carmen McRea & Dave Brubeck..PLAYLIST.*****.
Nothin' for Christmas...Eartha Kitt / Santa Clause + Purple people eater....Sheb Wooley.... ROCK
AND ROLL CHRISTMAS (3CDS) **.
I sing Noel.....Bing Crosby....CHRISTMAS ALBUM.****.
Broken hearted melody....Julie London....EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF...****.
Funny little world...Alexander Rybak....FAIRYTALES*****.
Watch what happens....Andy Williams....LOVE ANDY.****.
Romantica....Jane Morgan....THEN SECOND TIME AROUND.****.
In the bleak midwinter...Joe McElderry....CLASSIC CHRISTMAS.****.
Feeloing good.....Michael Buble.....IT'S TIME.*****.

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TOP CHRISTMAS ALBUMS + KAY STARR ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW NOVEMBER 11TH 2014.

TOP TEN EASY LISTENING CHRISTMAS ALBUMS.

1.  MICHAEL BUBLE CHRISTMAS( DE-LUX SPECIAL EDITION)  REPRISE. (£5)
2.  PERRY COMO CHRISTMAS ALBUM  BMG (£5)
3   THE POLAR EXPRESS.  WARNER/REPRISE.   (£5-£10)
4   A SWINGING CHRISTMAS..ELLA FITZGERALD.  VERVE..HI FI.(£10)
5   CHRISTMAS TALES..ALEXANDER RYBAK   GRAPPA   (£16)
7    SENDING YOU A LITTLE CHRISTMAS . JOHNNY MATHIS..SONY.(£!0)
8    DORIS DAY PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION. COLUMBIA/SONY (£5)
9    MY CHRISTMAS .ANDREA BOCELLI..  UNIVERSAL. (£6)
10  ON THIS WINTER'S NIGHT. LADY ANTEBELLUM. CAPITOL. (£11)

OTHER ALBUMS WORTH MENTIONING.

COOL YULE. BETE MIDLER...SONY/BMG £5
JO STAFFORD CHRISTMAS ALBUM (1951) Internet sights only. Price varies.


KAY STARR....EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS.
Tracks played...
Baubles bangles and beads/ Singing the blues / Oh lonsome me.

Superb Jazz/ Commercial stylist and these eight albums dating from 1959-1962 are among her
best output. ****.

PLATLIST.
You've lost that loving feeling....Righteious brothers. DOWNLOAD.****.
One more sleep...Leona Lewis....DOWNLOAD.***,
Better than a dream....Katie melua....DOWNLOAD.****.
Walking on new grass...Buddy Greco......A BRAND NEW BAG.****.
Miss Chatelaine....K.D, Lang  INGENUE.****.
Tea for two cha cha...Tommy Dorsey....TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS.****.
The special years...Val Doonican....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
I only want to be with you...Dusty Springfield...THE LOOK OF LOVE.****.
SNOWFALL  cha cha......CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS ( CAPITOL RECORDS) ****.
Sleighride...Ferrante& Teicher....SNOWBOUND ****.

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ONE DIRECTION + BOBBY DARIN ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW OCTOBER 28TH 2014.

ONE DIRECTION...NEW SINGLE....STEAL MY GIRL.

Just another One Direction single. Previous singles have been better than this.**.

BOBBY DARIN  IF I WERE A CARPENTER/INSIDE OUT...DIABLO RECORDS.(2cds)

tracks played...
If I were a carpenter / Don't make promises / I am  / Whatever happened to Happy /
Hello Sunshine / I'm going to love you.

A strange matching of albums with both having a fairly random selection of songs. This
is not to say that it is not good. Unusually interesting and perfectly vocalised. Bobby
Darin was often hailed as successor to Sinatra and had a more varied approach to
all different types of material. This album proves that.****.

PLAYLIST.
I'm here to get my baby out of jail....Everly Brothers...DREAM. THE BEST OF...****.
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow....Jackie Gleason... TIS THE SEASON.****.
The way you look tonight....Harry Connick Jnr....YOUR SONGS.*****.
Spirit of the season....Alan Silvestri.....POLAR EXPRESS.*****.
Last night on the back porch....Alma Cogan....CELEBRATION.***.
Roundabout....Connie Francis....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Oh my goodness...Olly Murs.......PLAYLIST.***.
The best things in life are free...Les Paul & Mary Ford.......THE VERY BEST OF..****.
Upside down....Paloma Faith.....DOWNLOAD.****.
I'm lookin' out the window.....Cliff Richard....PLAYLIST.****.
Crazy...Patsy Cline.....PLAYLIST.****.
The most beautiful girl in the world....Charlie Rich....PLAYLIST.*****.
You're movin' out today...Carole Bayer Sager......PLAYLIST.****.
Wild world....Cat Stevens....PLAYLIST.****.
I say a little prayer....Dionne Warwick....SINGLE.*****.
Moonlight in Vermont...Ferrante & Teicher....SNOWBOUND.****.
Moonlight serenade....Carly Simon....MOONLIGHT SERENADE.***.
Things are swinging...Peggy Lee....THE VERY BEST OF...*****.
Anyone who had a heart.....Vikki Carr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Big time Indian Chief...Peter Skellern.....THE VERY BEST OF.....****.
Never on Sunday....Percy Faith...THEMES FROM STAGE AND SCREEN.****.
Adios....Mel Torme....OLE TORME.*****.
It had to be you.....Streisand/Buble........PARTNERS.****.
Don't forget.....Nat King Cole.....HAZY LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.****.
The girl from Corsica...Ron Goodwin / Las Vegas....Group 40 Orchestra....THE GREAT
BRITISH EXPERIANCE.****.

NO TUESDAY SHOW NEXT WEEK BUT WILL BE RETURNING THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH PICK OF THE CHRISTMAS ALBUMS.
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PATTI PAGE VOL 1 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 21 ST OCTOBER 2014.

PATTI PAGE VOL 1 EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS.....REAL GONE MUSIC...4CDS.

Tracks played....
I want to be a cowboy sweetheart / Mocking bird hill / I'll string along with you /
You're driving me crazy / You go to my head / I didn't know what time it was /
Milwaukee Polka / I can't tell a waltz from a tango.

Yes indeed....91 tracks from the superb voice of Patti Page. I have to admit these are
early recordings from 1956-57 but the voice is crystal clear on these tracks, the performances
are great and the orchestrations, although by today's standards are dated , are very
acceptable. Patti sings everything without improvisation, so all the songs are sung as
they were originally intended, straight. Most are excellent choice standards and all are
worth hearing just for Patti's voice....clear and concise. 4star****.  There will be a volume
2 released shortly.

PLAYLIST.
Baby we can't go wrong...Cilla Black...THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION(2CDS/1DVD) ****.
Home...Jackie Gleason......MERRY CHRISTMAS****.
Hurry it's lovely up here...Doris Day....MY HEART.***.
Don't fence me in.....Tommy Edwards.....IT'S ALL IN THE GAME. ****.
Building my body...Don McLean.....PRIME TIME.***.
Snowbound...Ferrante & Teicher......SNOWBOUND.****.
Dr Finley's Casebook / The Archers....THE GREAT BRITISH EXPERIENCE.****.
Wishin' and Hopin....Dusty Springfield...THE DEFINITIVE BURT BACHARACH.(3CDS)****.
Come on.....Will Young....Echoes.****.
Together again....Vic Damone..... COUNTRY LOVE SONGS.****.
Friendly Persuasion...Pat Boone....PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.****.
Romance is dead....Paloma Faith....DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.*****.
Cry softly lonely one....Roy Orbison....THE SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
You must have been a beautiful baby...Bobby Darin....THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF...****.
Dancing in the dark....Jane Morgan.....OUR LANGUAGE OF LOVE....****.
You're nobody till somebody loves you....Michael Buble...CRAZY LOVE.*****.
I gave my love a cherry....Carly Simon....INTO WHITE.****
Go tell it on the mountain...Sinatra/Crosby....THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.****.
Pineapple princess...Annette Funicello.....COME ON LET'S GO (PYE INT.)**.

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COLIN HOLMES UNABLE TO BLOG...ILLNESS. BACK NEXT WEEK

BARBRA STREISAND..PARTNERS..ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW OCTOBER 10TH 2014.

BARBRA STREISAND...PARTNERS....COLUMBIA/SONY MUSIC...£10.
tracks played.....
It had to be you......MICHAEL BUBLE.*****
People...................STEVIE WONDER.***.
I still can see your face....ANDREA BOCELLI.*****.
Somewhere............JOSH GROBAN.****.
Love me tender......ELVIS PRESLEY.****.
I've got a crush on you.....FRANK SINATRA.***.

17 tracks on this album, four of them recorded earlier on other "Duet" type albums.
Barbra's voice is , as if  she had been away. It is almost disturbingly as good as
ever. This is all ballads and it does get a little monotonous  as each slow track
slips into another slow track. ...not that quality is skimped on....there is a lot to
commend and although I only played seven tracks on the show there was nothing
to criticise on the remaining items. The Sinatra Duet only got three stars because
it was recorded in his later recording years and the tonal sound of his voice is not
what we're used to. He was in his eighties for goodness sake. Presley's track with
it's new accompaniment orchestra is very smooth and very acceptable. This was
the tracks I was expecting to dislike. As a whole it is a professional release but
a few new swingers or uptempo numbers would have been gratefully received.****.

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FRANK IFIELD+NELSON RIDDLE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW SEPTEMBER 28TH.

FRANK IFIELD. THE COMPLETE A-SIDES AND B-SIDES....EMI GOLD.

Tracks played...
Say it isn't so / Summer is over / Paradise / I guess / There'll be another spring / You came
along from out of nowhere / I remember you (Pedal steel version)

63 tracks on this 3CD album covering all of Frank Ifield's hits plus album tracks and ALL
of his singles...both sides. An extremely persuasive vocal performer. He makes
sub -standard songs sound good and there is not a track on this album that you would
turn off. Great Value. Great singing.*****. 5 star.

NELSON RIDDLE. EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS  REAL GONE JAZZ..RGJCD 311.

92 tracks on this 4CD 8 album collection of early Nelson Riddle music. Experimental full
orchestral songs. Perfect played in the car on a long journey. Mostly standards....you can
imagine you are Frank Sinatra as the melodies pour out of the speakers. 4star.****.

NEW TRACKS PLAYED ON SHOW.
It had to be you....Michael Buble / Barbara Streisand.

From her new DUETS album and an outstanding smooth track with both singers in
perfect voice.*****.

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