Thursday, 16 July 2015

THE BEST SINATRA REPRISE ALBUM + 1967 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 14TH JULY 2015.

SINATRA AND STRINGS.....with arrangements by  DON COSTA.... REPRISE.
tracks played...
Stardust ./ Yesterdays / It might as well be spring / That's all / Night and day / Misty.

An outstanding album with Sinatra at his best mature voice and the wonderful and imaginative
orchestrations of Don Costa. Superb. No messing, No swinging, No ring-a ding sing. Just
the voice.*****.

A TIME TO REMEMBER....CD CARD. 1967
Tracks played....
Hi Ho silver lining...Jeff beck / Georgy girl...Seekers / There's a kind of hush...Herman's Hermits .
It must be him...Vikki Carr / The boat that I row...Lulu / Thankyou very much...Scaffold.
Big Spender...Shirley Bassey / There must be a way...Frankie Vaughn

A small selection of 1967's hits on a CD card. Now deleted. ***.

PLAYLIST.
Manhattan....Ray Anthony.....DREAM DANCING 3.***.
The girl with the golden braids...Perry Como....100 HITS.****.
Dear future husband...Meghan Trainor...DOWNLOAD.***.
Can't think straight...Peggy Lee, Gilbert O Sullivan...DOWNLOAD.****.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend...Shirley Bassey, Paloma Faith..HELLO LIKE BEFORE.****.
Quando Quando Quando...Pat Boone...PAT'S 40 BIG HITS.*****.
Bird Dog...Everly brothers....THEN BEST OF....****.
Hurry it's lovely up here...Doris Day....MY HEART.****.
Evergreen...Will Young...SINGLE.***.
What would I be.....Val Doonican.....THE BEST OF...****.
Breaking down the walls of Heartache...Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagons...PLAYLIST.****.
Back for good...Take That...SINGLE.***.
Dance on......Then Shadows...THE BEST OF...****.
Perfidia....Sy Zentner.....UP A LAZY RIVER.****.
Clementine.....Bobby Darin....THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF...*****.
There goes my heart....Joni James....THIS IS...***.
Never on Sunday....Julie London...LOVE LETERS.****.
Mexican Whistler....Roger Whittaker.....THE GOLDEN AGE ON...****.
When on Rome.....Peggy Lee.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Honey on the vine...Matt Munro...THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.

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Wednesday, 8 July 2015

MATT MUNRO ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 7TH JULY 2015.

THE ULTIMATE MATT MUNRO....EMI RECORDS LTD.

Tracks played....
Portrait of my love / My kind of girl / Walk Away / Softly as I leave you / And we were lovers /
All my loving / It's a wonderful world .

The best collection of Matt Munro hits on one album that you can find. Superb romantic vocalising of the highest standard. *****.

PLAYLIST.

Everybody loves to cha cha cha...Sam Cooke... THE MAGIC OF...****.
Come rain or come shine....Frank Sinatra...A FINE ROMANCE. THE LOVE SONGS OF...*****.
Portuguese Washerwoman...Floyd Cramer....COUNTRYPOLITAN PIANO.****.
Come to me softly....Julie London....STONED SOUL PICNIC.****.
Boy from the country...Patti Page....THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.*****.
You deserve....Peggy Lee....RIDIN' HIGH.*****.3CDS.
On an evening in Roma....Dean Martin....SINGLE.****.
Halfway to Paradise....Billy Fury....THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE.****.
Alone again...Diana Krall, Michael Buble.....DOWNLOAD.****.
The Whiffenpoof song....Ray Conniff.....S'CONTINENTAL.****.
No one else but you...Nancy Wilson....A TOUCH OF TODAY.****.
Movin' out...Billy Joel......THE BEST OF...****.
Never let her slip away...Andrew Gold......PLAYLIST.***.
Misty...Johnny Mathis...THE BEST OF....*****.
Just the way you are.....Bruno Mars.....PLAYLIST.****.
It's four in the morning....Faron Young.....PLAYLIST.***.
It's raining men....Geri Halliwell....SINGLE.***.
Mad World ...Michael Andrews...SINGLE.***.
On a slow boat to China....Bing crosby, Rosemary Clooney...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****.
Tell him...Bette Midler....IT'S THE GIRLS.****.
Stick with me...Olly Murs....NEVER BEEN BETTER.****
It's just a matter of time...Brook Benton....THE BEST OF...****.
The highway song...Nancy Sinatra....THE ESSENTIAL....***.
Lover come back.....Doris Day.....THE 1960'S SINGLES.***.
Taking a chance on love...Dinah Shore......THE BEST OF...*****.
Don't forget....Nat King Cole.....LAZY HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.****.
You're still the one....Shania Twain....GREATEST HITS.****.

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Wednesday, 1 July 2015

TV THEMES ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW JUNE 30TH 2015.

ALBUMS USED...

100 GREATEST TV THEMES   Silva Screen productions,.
FAVOURITE TV THEMES... EMI GOLD.
HIT THEMES 1...Soundtrack Music Records.
THE BEST OF BRITISH TELEVISION...MUSIC CLUB.
CULT FICTION. THE RETURN OF CULT FICTION..VIRGIN.
THE AVENGERS & OTHER TOP SIXTIES THEMES....SEQUEL RECORDS.
BBC TV THEMES.......EMPORIO.
SOME DOWNLOADS.

tracks played....

Allo allo / Keeping up appearances / Downton Abbey / Dixon of Dock Green / Maigret / Kojak
Please sir / Ski Sunday / The Avengers  /Man in a suitcase / Danger Man / Persuaders / Play your cards right / Upstairs Downstairs / 2 versions from The Simpsons / Quincy M.E.

All these tracks were from the various Cds listed above. Many could have been deleted. Some of the
tracks were the original recordings for the programmes they introduced....others were studio recordings that were faithful to the original.

PLAYLIST

Send me the pillow that you dream on...Dean Martin.. THE LONG LOST REPRISE HITS.****.
Take a message to Mary...Everly Brothers.... 50 YEARS OF HITS.****.
Begin the beguine...Ella Fitzgerald.....SINGS COLE PORTER(2CDS)*****.
Hallelujah I love her so...Ray Charles.... THE DEFINITIVE...****.
Up up and away...Johnny Mann Singers.....THE BEST OF...***.
Looking for Linda...Hue & Cry.....PLAYLIST.***.
Crocodile Shoes....Jimmy Mail.....SINGLE.***.
If the lights go out.....Katie Melua....PLAYLIST.***.
Big Girl.....Mika....SINGLE.***.
Put on a happy face.....Tony Bennett....THE ESSENTIAL...(3CDS)*****.
Someone....Johnny Mathis.....25 YEARS OF ROCK N ROLL 1059.***.
Sleigh ride in July.....Julie London...CALENDAR GIRL.*****
Memories are made of this.....Dave King....MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS.***.
Stars on Guitars Medley...The Ventures.....THE VENTURES.***.
How wonderful you are....Gordon Haskell...HARRY'S BAR.***.
It was such a good day...Perry Como....RARITIES FROM NASHVILLE.*****.
Until it's time for you to go.....Elvis Presley.....THE 50 GREATEST LOVE SONGS.****.
The girl from Ipanema...Frank Sinatra....MY WAY. THE BEST OF....*****.
That lovin' you feelin' again...Roy Orbison, Emmylou Harris...THE VERY BEST OF....*****.
Danny's song....Anne Murray.....THE BEST...SO FAR.****.
Theme from Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto..Ray Conniff....CONCERT IN RHYTHM.****.


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Wednesday, 24 June 2015

PERRY COMO SPECIAL ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 23 RD JUNE 2015

PERRY COMO LIVE ON TOUR     RCA. REAL GONE MUSIC.

tracks played....

Beautiful noise / If they could read my mind / Hits medley.

A fascinating glimps into the real Perry Como comedy wise, personality wise and vocally. It is
very rewarding. His singing in the eighties proving excellent 'live' with good orchestral quality.
Better than his previous live album also from the eighties.*****.

LOOK TO YOUR HEART...RCA.REAL GONE MUSIC

Tracks played...
Look to your heart / It's impossible(alternate version) / The father of girls / How beautiful the world can be / Somebody makes it so / A world of love / Another go-around / Together / He who loves /
That's me / I want that girl / Turn around / Don't leave me.

This album includes the original tracks from his album release 'Look to your heart' when he was in fine vocal form plus ten unreleased tracks from about the same era. The tracks seem to be either
a non released album of a collection of non released singles. Whichever they are a mixed bunch which sound a little dated for the seventies. Some are much better tunefully than others but if you love Como's voice then the album is good value.****.

PLAYLIST.

Who am I...Petula Clark...THE COMPLETE GOLDEN HITS COLLECTION.****.
No...Doris Day....HAPPY HITS.***.
Beautiful brown eyes...Rosemary Clooney.... THE BEST OF...****.
Dance only with me.....Peggy Lee....OLE A LA LEE.*****.
Tequila Sunrise....The Eagles....DOWNLOAD.****.
You need me,I don't need you...Ed Shereen...SINGLE.***.
Rocka hula Baby....Elvis Presley...HISTORY,****.
Together we are beautiful....Fern Kinney....PLAYLIST.***.
Hit and Miss....John Barry....PLAYLIST.***.
I'll never get over you...Johnny Kidd + Pirates....THE BEST OF...***.
Smile....Dean Martin....DREAM WITH DEAN.*****.
Java Jive....Manhattan Transfer....THE VERY BEST OF....****
A rockin' good way....Dinah Washington,Brook Benton....DIVA THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.****.
Lovesick Blues....Frank Ifield....THE BEST OF...***.
Walking backwards down the road....Dionne Warwick....VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.****.
Just Yesterday....Jack Jones....FOR THE 'IN CROWD'.***.
Among my souvenirs....Connie Francis.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (3CDS)****.
Trumpet cha cha cha....Tonny Dorsey orchestra....TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS***.
Pineapple princess....Annette Funicello. THE PYE INTERNATIONAL STORY.2CDS***.
Wonderful night....Don McLean....CHAIN LIGHTNING.****.
The hunter gets captured by the game...Ella Fitzgerald....THE REPRISE YEARS.****.

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Wednesday, 17 June 2015

GILBERT O SULLIVAN ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 16TH JUNE 2015.

OLE A LA G.........download album.   Gilbert O Sullivan

tracks played.....
Made in love / I guess I'll always love you / Hell no / You heard / Speaking of which / Singapore.

This album is an attempt to recreate the successful Ole a La Lee albums of the fifties recorded by Peggy Lee. O Sullivan is a fan of Miss Lee and this slightly latin album is a homage to her
performance and style.   I'm afraid it does not quite come off.  All of the songs were written
by Gilbert  and I found not enough excitement in the material he has composed. I suppose the
real problem is that no music is familiar as it was on Peggy Lee's album and therefore lacks
the sparkle . It is lightly latin. It has backing singers. The latin group are very accomplished.
It just lacks personality.***.

PLAYLIST.

Winter has me in it's grip.....Don McLean.....DOWNLOAD.****.
If I thought you'd ever change your mind...Cilla Black....THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION.****.
T'was a sunny day....Rosemary Clooney.....LOOK MY WAY.****.
Puttin' on the ritz....Robbie Williams...DOWNLOAD.****.
Have I told you lately that I love you....Michael Buble....TO BE LOVED.****.
Always something there to remind me....Peggy Lee...BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.****.
When will I see you again...Three Degrees....PLAYLIST.***.
Poison Ivy....Coasters.....PLAYLIST.****.
The flood.....Take That.....SINGLE.***.
I love to Boogie....T Rex....THE BEST OF...***.
Dance on...The Shadows......THE BEST OF....****.
Born too late.....Poni Tails.....PLAYLIST.***.
Happy....Pharrell Williams.....DOWNLOAD.****.
It's impossible.....Perry Como.....SINGLE.*****.
Words of love...Mamas& Papas....PLAYLIST.**.
It had to be you.....SWINGIN' WITH THE BIG BAND.*****.
Stronger...Kiesza / Circus of your mind....Paloma Faith....FINDING NEVERLAND.****.
Stars...Collabro....DOWNLOAD.***.
The nearness of you...Jo Stafford...HAPPY HOLIDAYS.*****.
People....Barbra Streisand,Stevie Wonder.....PARTNERS.****.
Little ole wine drinker me...Dean Martin.....THE VERY BEST OF*****.
Runaround Sue....Overtones....HIGHER.****.

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Thursday, 11 June 2015

SANDIE SHAW ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 9TH JUNE 2015

SANDIE SHAW...NOTHING COMES EASY...EMI RECORDS...4CDS.
tracks played.....

Girl don't come / How can you tell / Tomorrow / Nothing comes easy / Tell the boys.
Tonight in Tokyo /  You've not changed / Today / Together / Monsieur Dupont / Anyone who had a heart.

Almost everything ever recorded by Sandie Shaw...but it is the first two Cds that are the best.
Sixties British nostalgia for one of the regular charting young ladies of the era. I wish I could
 say that her voice was enchanting, but it was a little harsh sometimes not unlike some
of our current singers but then, she only had commercially simple tunes to deal with and if
that's your preference then this 4cd package is worth the cost if still available. Because EMI have
packed everything in..... 3stars (almost 100 tracks)***.

PLAYLIST.

The best things in life are free....Les Paul & Mary Ford....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
The surrey with the fringe on top....Si Zentner......UP A LAZY RIVER.****.
Calm after the storm....EUROVISION 2014.***
Goodbye to yesterday Elina Born, Stig Rasta....EUROVISION 2015.
Perhaps,Perhaps,Perhaps.....Pussycat Dolls....DOLL DOMINATION.****.
Enamorada.....Il Divo....THE PROMISE.***.
Karen/Ella medley.....Karen Carpenter,Ella Fitzgerald.....AS TIME GOES BY****.
Lonely Town....Frank Sinatra....WHERE ARE YOU.*****.
Return to me....Dean Martin.....THE BEST OF...****.
You can get it if you really want...Desmond Dekker...PLAYLIST.***.
You'll never get to heaven....Dionne Warwick...THE BEST OF....****.
Vincent...DonMcLean.....SINGLE.*****.
Lego House...Ed Sherean      SINGLE.****.
Mandolins in the moonlight.....Perry Como...JUKE BOX BABY.****.
Speak softly love....Al Martino...COLLECTORS SERIES.****.
The other side of me....Neil Sedaka....LAUGHTER AND TEARS***.
Why'd'you come in here looking like that.....Dolly Parton...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.***.
Durham Town....Roger Whittaker...THE GOLDEN AGE OF...****.
Close to you....Harry Connick Jnr.....YOUR SONGS.*****.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend...Shirley Bassey,Paloma Faith...HELLO LIKE BEFORE.****.
Can't think Straight.....Peggy Lee,Gilbert O Sullivan.....DOWNLOAD.****.

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Thursday, 4 June 2015

DEAN MARTIN SWINGING & 1968 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 2ND JUNE 2015.

DEAN MARTIN SWINGING....BEAR FAMILY RECORDS..RETURN TO ME..4CDS .

Tracks played....
Ain't that a kick in the head / Just in time / Please don't talk about me when I'm gone  / You're nobody till somebody loves you / I can't believe that you're in love with me / Guiggilo / You can't love 'em
all / How sweet it is.  ( FROM DINO LATINO. REPRISE) Manana.

Apart from the Reprise album all other tracks are from the boxed 6cd collection all  from the late
fifties and sixties. This collection includes most of Dean Martin's big band swinging tracks with
backings by Gus Levene,Billy May and Nelson Riddle. The Pricey " Return to Me " collection
is excellent when Dino was at his most attractive vocal perfection.  The best of Dean Martin in fact.
5 stars *****.

1968. 25 years of rock 'n'roll.  1994 connoisseur collection.

Tracks played...

Young girl..Gary Puckett / I say a little prayed..Aretha Franklin / Hurdy gurdy man..Donovan.
Everlasting love..Love affair / Step inside love..Cilla Black / Eloise..Barry Ryan / What a wonderful world..Louis Armstrong / Can't take my eyes off you..Andy Williams.

Probably deleted now this album is hardly rock'n'roll, more 'pop' than anything else.***

PLAYLIST.

123....Gloria Estevan.....DOWNLOAD.***
Yesterday.....Jose Feliciano....BEST OF THE BEST.****.
Speak to me pretty...Brenda Lee.....THE BEST OF...****.
Memphis in June....Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Carnival.....Perry Como....LIGHTLY LATIN.*****.
Can't help falling in love with you....Doris Day....LOVE HIM.*****.
Let it be me...Johnny Mathis....MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.*****.
First kiss...Alexander Rybak....NO BOUNDARIES.****.
Maybe it's you...Carpenters.....40/40*****.
Desafinado...Ella Fitzgerald.... A PORTRAIT OF....*****.
Autumn in New York....Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
Goodbye to yerterday....Elina Born, Stig Rasta... EUROVISION 2015.****.
Wuthering Heights....Puppini Sisters....BETCHA BOTTOM DOLLAR.****.
An improvision on Dance of the sugar Plum Fairy...Ray Conniff...CONCERT IN RHYTHM 2.****.
That old black magic....Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF...****.
I think it's gonna rain today....Bobby Darin....INSIDE OUT.***.
Tuxedo Junction....Duane Eddy.... 6 CLASSIC ALBUMS.****.
Georgia Camp Meeting...Swe-Danes....GEMS FROM THE WARNER BROTHERS VAULTS.***.

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