FRANK SINATRA SPECIAL NOVEMBER 27TH 2012.

THE FRANK SINATRA SPECIAL.

The whole programme devoted to his CD releases on Capitol and
Reprise with one track played from each album. In this column all
CDs recorded  even if no tracks played on show. 10 inch LPs not
included.

In the wee small hours of the morning..IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS
OF THE MORNING.*****.
I've got the world on a string..VARIOUS.
I've got you under my skin...SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS*****.
I wish I were in love again... A SWINGIN' AFFAIR.****.
Come fly with me / Moonlight in Vermont..COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
CLOSE TO YOU.*****
Lonely town....WHERE ARE YOU.****.
I,ve heard that song before...COME SWING WITH ME.****.
Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry....ONLY THE LONELY.****.
Saturday night is the loneliest night of the year..COME DANCE WITH ME.****.
Nice 'n Easy....NICE'N EASY,*****.
September in the rain...POINT OF NO RETURN.*****.

Ring a ding ding...RING A DING DING.****.
Moonlight on the Ganges...SWINGING BRASS.****.
I'll be seeing you..I REMEMBER TOMMY.****.
Yesterdays...SINATRA AND STRINGS.*****.
If I had you....GREAT SONGS FROM GREAT BRITAIN.****.
SWING ALONG WITH ME.****.
ALL ALONE.****.
Fly me to the moon...SINATRA- BASIE.****
My heart stood still....THE CONCERT SINATRA.*****.
SINATRA'S SINATRA.***.
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES/MOON RIVER.****.
SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU.***.
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING.***.
September of my years..SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS.*****.
MY KIND OF BROADWAY.***.
Downtown  STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT.****.
MOONLIGHT SINATRA.****.
THAT'S LIFE.***.
The girl from Ipanema..FRANK SINATRA.ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM*****.
FRANCIS A & EDWARD k.***.
Cycles.....CYCLES.****.
MY WAY***.
A  MAN ALONE.***.
The train...WATERTOWN.****.
SINATRA & COMPANY.***.
SOME NICE THINGS I'VE MISSED.***.
OL BLUE EYES IS BACK.***.
New York New York...TRIOLOGY.***.
Walk away  SHE SHOT ME DOWN.***.
L.A. IS MY LADY.***.
CAPITOL DUETS 1&2.**.

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NEXT WEEK.... THE TOP CHRISTMAS ALBUMS TO BUY.

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS +SUSAN BOYLE + MICHEAL BUBLE.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF DUSTY.

1....YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME.
2....I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
3....I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.
4....WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS.
5....I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN.
6....SON OF A PREACHER MAN.
7....LOSING YOU.
8....STAY AWHILE.
9....SOME OF YOUR LOVIN'
10..IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

Changes since I last did Dusty:.......I only want to be with you and
Losing you....increased their position on downloads.

SUSAN BOYLE... STANDING OVATION CD.****.

Tracks played...Send in the clowns / Bring him home /All I ask of you.
with Donny Osmond.
Familiar material throughout but Miss Boyle's voice shines through.

MICHEAL BUBLE CHRISTMAS Deluxe special edition *****.
Tracks played....White Christmas / Silver bells.

Not so much deluxe as four as four added tracks to last years Christmas
release.The extra four tracks are OK but it is the original album that
has all the plums.

PLAYLIST. 20TH NOVEMBER 2012.
Instremental....Les Paul......THE BEST OF...****.
Fly me to the moon...Julie London....BEST OF.****.
Hero.....Enrico Englasias.....THE BEST OF.****.
Until you come back to me....Peter Grant...TRADITIONAL.****.
Love of my life...Everly Brothers...THE BEST OF..****.
Let it snow let it snow let it snow...Dean Martin..CHRISTMAS WITH DINO.****.
Tico Tico.....Ray Conniff....S'CONTINENTAL.*****.
Young at heart....Val Doonican...THE VAL DOONICAN SONGBOOK.****.
That song...Mamma Cass.....DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME.***.
How about you....Rosemary Clooney/Bing Crosby.FANCU MEETING
YOU HERE.*****.
Santa Claus is coming to town..Andrea Bocelli...CHRISTMAS.*****.
You'll remember me...Peggy Lee...MAKE IT WITH YOU.*****.
On a bicycle built for two...Nat King Cole....CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.****.
Amor...Ben E King...DANCE WITH ME.****.
What kind of fool am I...Joe Harnell+orchestra..FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
Everybody loves somebody...Dean Martin...DREAM WITH DEAN.*****.
You're my world....Helen Reddy...THE VERY BEST OF...****.
Forget Domani....Perry Como....ESSENTIAL 60S COLLECTION.****.
Lipstick on your collar....Connie Francis....ULTIMATE EP COLLECTION.****.

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NEXT WEEK....A WHOLE TWO HOURS OF FRANK SINATRA.
HIS ALBUMS FOR CAPITOL AND REPRISE.

JOHNNY MATHIS TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS NOVEMBER 13TH 2012.

JOHNNY MATHIS TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS.
inc. single sales and downloads.

1....WHEN A CHILD IS BORN.
2....I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU.
3....CHANCES ARE.
4....TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE ,TOO LATE.
5....MISTY.
6....A CERTAIN SMILE.
7....IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY.
8....I'M COMING HOME.
9....12TH OF NEVER.
10..SOMEONE.

PLAYLIST.

Some of these days...Rosemary Clooney...ROSIE SOLVES THE
SWINGING RIDDLE.****.
You're a mean one, Mr Grinch...Cee Lo Green..CEE LO'S MAGIC MOMENT.***.
Eleanor Rigby....Ray Charles...THE DEFINITIVE...***.
Rosita...Mel Torme....OLE TORME.****.
Let the river run....Carly Simon...THE VERY BEST OF...****.
Everything I've got....Vikki Carr....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
Quiet nights of quiet stars....Perry Como...LIGHTLY LATIN.*****.
Rejoice....Floyd Cramer....COUNTRYPOLITAN PIANO.****.
Keep me hanging on....Overtones...HIGHER.****.
Grace...Will Young...LET IT GO.****.
I'm gonna be warm this winter...Gabriella Cilmi...IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME.****.
Need you now....Lady Antebellum....ALBUM.***.
Sing...Gary Barlow, Commonwealth band..SINGLE.***.
Since I don't have you....Skyliners....VARIOUS.***.
Reveille Rock....Johnny & the hurricanes...THE BEST OF..***.
Poppa Piccolino...Diana Decker.....VARIOUS.**.
Nice men....Shirley Bassey....PERFORMANCE.***.
Oh very Young...Cat Stevens....VARIOUS.***.
My kind of love...Elmeili Sande....SINGLE.***.
All the way...Frank Sinatra.

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NEXT WEEK...TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.
NOVEMBER 27TH ...FRANK SINATRA..THE CDS OF CAPITOL AND
REPRISE.

COMING IN JANUARY...PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAYS PROGRAMMES
MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS.....ON THIS BLOG.

BOBBY DARIN'S TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS + FLOYD CRAMER CD.

BOBBY DARIN'S TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS.

1....MACK THE KNIFE.
2....DREAM LOVER.
3....THINGS.
4....SPLISH SPLASH.
5....YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY.
6....BEYOND THE SEA.
7....MULTIPLICATION.
8....IF I WERE A CARPENTER.
9....UP A LAZY RIVER.
10..DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE.

FLOYD CRAMER CD COUNTRYPOLITAN PIANO.

Tracks played.   On the rebound / Faded love / Let it be me / Corrina Corrina
                           Hang on / Portuguese washerwoman.

4 albums on one CD with the slippy piano maestro Mr Cramer at his
creative best.  The sort of album you stick in the car CD and hum along
gently to superb pianistic sounds with orchestral imaginative backgrounds.
Four stars for value.****.

REST OF THE PLAYLIST.

I really don't want to know...Vic Damone...COUNTRY LOVE SONGS.****.
The bells of St Marys....Jane Morgan...THE SECOND TIME AROUND.****.
I'll be home for Christmas....Micheal Buble...CHRISTMAS.*****.
Smoke gets in your eyes....Barbra Streisand...LOVE IS THE ANSWER.***.
Wives and lovers....Jack Jones...JACK JONES.****.
Ghost satellite...Bob and Jerry....THE PYE INTERNATIONAL STORY.**.
Get the party started...Shirley Bassey.   GET THE PARTY STARTED.****.
Do you wanna dance....Cliff Richard....VARIOUS.****.
Candy...Robbie Williams....SINGLE.****.
Never tear us apart...Paloma faith....SINGLE.****.
I need a dollar...Aloe Blacc....SINGLE.****.
I should have known better...Jim Diamond...SINGLE.***.
If the light go out....Katie Melua....SINGLE.****.
My one and only love.....Frank Sinatra....NICE'N EASY*****.
Danny's song.....Anne Murray....THE BEST...SO FAR.****.
Return....Susan Boyle....SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.****.
If I had you...Connie Francis...EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS.****.
Castles in the air...Don McLean...THE VERY BEST OF..****.
Theme from Downton Abbey.....SINGLE.***.

NEXT WEEK THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF JOHNNY MATHIS.
NOVEMBER 27TH....THE BEST OF SINATRA'S ALBUMS ON CAPITOL
AND REPRISE. THE WHOLE PROGRAMME.
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TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HIT SONGS OF MICHEAL BUBLE +CONNIE FRANCIS+SIMPLY RED.

THE MICHEAL BUBLE TOP TEN.

1....HAVEN'T MET YOU YET.
2....FEELING GOOD.
3....SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME.
4....HOME.
5....CRY ME A RIVER.
6....EVERYTHING.
7....HOLLYWOOD.
8....CRAZY LOVE.
9....ME AND MRS JONES.
10..COLD DECEMBER NIGHT.

CONNIE FRANCIS...EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS.
Tracks played....Heartaches / A tree in the meadow / Don't be cruel
Malaguena.

Eight albums on one CD package is great value from the REAL-GONE
label generally available on the internet. A really good mix of different
albums released in the sixties....MY THANKS TO YOU...being a
standout. Country and Western, Rock n roll, Spanish, Italian and an
 especially good Christmas album. A little bit of echo mars a few
tracks but otherwise digitally remastered gives superior quality.****.

SIMPLY RED.AMERICAN SOUL.
Track 1, It's impossible

A new Simply Red album on the markets for Christmas seems a
reasonable idea , but once again I did not take to every track on
this album. More sluggish than soul although I always do find
Mick Huknell's voice attractive this is not one of his best. If you're
a fan you will disagree strongly. ***.

PLAYLIST.

Love of my life.....Carly Simon...INTO WHITE.*****.
Let it be me....Johnny Mathis..  LET IT BE ME.*****.
It could happen to you....Dinah Washington...THE BEST OF..****.
My one and only love....Joe Harnell....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Ticket to ride....Carpenters....THEIR GREATEST HITS.****.
Never tear us apart....Paloma Faith...SINGLE.****.
Candy....Robbie Williams....SINGLE ****.
Live while we're young...One Direction....SINGLE.***.
James Bond Theme...Monty Norman orchestra....SINGLE.****.
Don't Fence me in....Tommy Edwards....THE COMPLETE HITS...****.
 My love will find you...Joe McElderry...HERE'S WHAT I BELEIVE.***.
You were only foolin'....Vic Damone...YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING.***.
A very good year....Frank Sinatra....VARIOUS.****.
A rockin' good way....Dinah Washington / Brook Benton...DIVA.*****.

next week THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF BOBBY DARIN.
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GENE PITNEY'S TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS + PLAYLIST OCTOBER 23 RD.

THE GENE PITNEY TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS.
( Downloads,singles + album sales with downloaded and single tracks)

1....SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART.( 2 VERSIONS)
2....TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA.
3....I'M GONNA BE STRONG.
4....LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE.
5....TOWN WITHOUT PITY.
6....JUST ONE SMILE.
7....ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART.
8....WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE.
9....BACKSTAGE.
10..NOBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE.

PLAYLIST.
Candy....Robbie Williams...SINGLE.***.
Skyfall....Adele....SINGLE.****.
Buddy Holly medley....Mike Berry.....SINGLE.**.
Colour my world...Petula Clark.....VARIOUS.***.
Roll with the wind....Alexander Rybak...FAIRYTALES.****.
So sad...Everly Brothers.....50 YEARS OF HITS.****.
All....Buddy Greco....AWAY WE GO.***.
Moonlight Gambler....Frankie Laine....GREATEST HITS.****.
Lean on me....Peggy Lee....A NATURAL WOMAN.***.
Winter song....Ronan Keating....WINTER SONGS.****.
Right now.....Pussycat Dolls....PUSSYCAT DOLLS.****.
Mr Bojangles....Neil Diamond....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.***.
Candy Girl.....4 Seasons.....THE DEFINITIVE....****.
Por Favor.....Doris Day.....LATIN FOR LOVERS.*****.
A foggy day.....Micheal Buble....IT'S TIME.*****.
Up...Shania Twain....GREATEST HITS.****.
New world in the morning...Roger Whittaker..THE GOLDEN AGE OF..****.
Warsaw Concerto.....Ray Conniff....CONCERT IN RHYTHM.****.
Someone...Johnny Mathis / Forty miles of bad road....Duane Eddy.
Lonesome...Chris Barber's jazz band / Broken hearted melody...Sarah Vaughn
...1959 BRITISH HIT PARADE.***.

NEXT WEEK...THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF MICHEAL BUBLE.

X FACTORY v SICKLY DUMB DANCING VERY DEJA VU.

X FACTORY.

Oh yes....things havn't changed much as Rylan keeps his place through
dialogue and back-stories and humbling comments. He's the light relief
and good singers have fallen in his wake. Publicity fuelled stories just
keep the show alive...the Simon Cowell way. We know who's going to
win...or who should win....but we've got a lot of intrigue left till we
get there. One good thing. This year it seems as if the wannabees can
choose their own songs and not give way to commercial and production
pressure. Oh yes...the circus has come into town again. 7/10

SICKLY DUMB DANCING.

Winning the ratings war with the X Factory SICKLY has added high
amusing entertainment to it's roster of weapons and dramatic dance-off
for it's Sunday show. Following the same pattern as usual with a little
more flair than usual has not gone amiss. I laugh more than I used to. Is
that good?? I think so.It's not pretending to be anything else but a slice
of family entertainment on Saturday nights. I keep thinking Brucie will
retire but then...the programme wouldn't be the same without him. Darcie
Bussell is a good addition to the panel fitting in perfectly to add the
cool to the outlandish embellishments of the men. The daily show
should reduce to fifteen minutes. It's too much of a DEJA-VU thing !
9/10.

Better than all THE BRITISH BAKE_OFF CONTEST that has just
concluded. Real reality television. Constructive comments from two
excellant authorative judges and MEL & KIM to add a dash of humour
10/10.