DEAN MARTIN+THE VOICE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW JUNE 25TH.

DEAN MARTIN ON REPRISE. 2CDS DREAM WITH DEAN / EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY.

tracks played...I'll buy that dream / Smile / Your other love / Face in a crowd / Corrina
                        Corrina / Siesta Fiesta.

Dino at his best on DREAM WITH DEAN  as he is suppported by a small combo giving
complete clarity to his attractive voice.Super. The other album EVERYBODY LOVES
SOMEBODY is a more commercial link with this title big hit. There are six tracks which
are from previous CDs marking his entry into the Country and Western market which are
extremely acceptable. As a whole this release is worth 4 stars.****.

THE VOICE.
I played two downloads from artists appearing on the voice.The winner Andrea Begley and
a runner -up Mike Ward. Both show they have the talent for the album market.

Ho Hey....Andrea Begley....DOWNLOAD.***.
Picking up the pieces...Mike Ward.***.

PLAYLIST.

An improvisation on Chopin'sNocturne in E flat...Ray Conniff....CONCERT IN RHYTHM 2.****.
Nature Boy...Bobby Darin...THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF....****.
Felling good...Julie London.....FEELING GOOD.***.
You, and the night and the music....Frank Sinatra....A FINE ROMANCE.*****.


There goes my heart...Joni James....THE BEST OF...***.
I do believe in love...Katie Melua....PIECE BY PIECE.***.
Ballerina...jack Jones.....SHALL WE DANCE.***.
Don't go near the Eskinos...Ben Colder / I apologise....Billy Eckstein....GEMS FROM THE MGM

VAULTS ****.
I'm in love....Alexander Rybak....NO BOUNDERIES.*****.
Losing myself....Will Young...ECHOES.****.
Protection....Bob Hope,Rosemary Clooney......DOWNLOAD.***.
Suspicion....Elvis Presley.....HISTORY.****.(3cds)
 Home lovin' man....Andy Williams.....SINGLE.****.
Let's start a band....Amy McDonald.....BEST OF....****.
Skyfall...Adele,,,SINGLE,*****,
Baia...Mel Torme...OLE TORME.****.
Good Vibrations....Beach Boys.....BEST OF...*****.
Cruising down the river....Connie Francis....EIGHT CLASSIC  ALBUMS.****.
I'll see you in my dreams...Pat Boone...40 BIG ONES.****.
Fever...Peggy Lee.....VARIOUS.*****.
Whispering....Nino Tempo and April Stevens....HITS.***.
Never be anyone else but you....Ricky Nelson....GREATEST HITS.****.

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STEVE LAWRENCE&EDIE GORME ON EASY LISTENING SHOW.JUNE 18TH.

STEVE LAWRENCE& EDIE GORME....DOUBLE CD..."COZY/TWO ON THE AISLE.

A good value double cd from this vocally adept pair. More popular in America than here
but nevertheless a fine pair of tonsils with magical entertainment between the two.29
tracks including a few of their sixties hits mainly with Don Costa backing. It's a treat
if you like good singing and my only problem with the set was in some cases the lack
of good material. ****.
Tracks played....Cosy/Wouldn't it be loverly/Would you like to take a walk/A lot of livin' to do
                           I'm a girl,you're a boy/My Claire de lune/Blame it on the bossa nova.

PLAYLIST.

Eternity....Buddy Greco....BRAND NEW BAG.****.
Left,right ,out of your heart....Patti Page...THE MERCURY YEARS2.***.
Dear Darlin'....Olly Murs....RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME.****.
Travellin' home....Vera Lynn....MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1957.***.
Poor Jenny...Everly brothers....DREAM...THE BEST OF....*****.
Amazed...Lonestar...SINGLE.****.
Losing my mind...Liza Minelli....SINGLE.**.
Baby I'm a fool....Melody Gardot....SINGLE.****.
Boom oo yatatat aa.....Morecambe and Wise....VARIOUS.**.
Bailamos...Enrique Iglesias/Tijuana Taxi...Herb Alpert...LATIN FEVER.****.
King of the road ..Roger Miller/I left my heart in San Francisco...Tony Bennet
25 YEARS...1965.****.
Upside dom...Paloma Faith....DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.*****.
World in Union.....Bryn Terfel,Shirley Bassey.....LAND OF MY FATHERS.****.
Eleanor Rigby...Beatles....ONE.*****.
Sunny Afternoon....Kinks....CHART HITS OF THE SIXTIES.****.
Baby I'm a want you...Bread....25 YEARS 1972.****.
You do something to me....Ella Fitzgerald....SINGS COLE PORTER.*****.
Nevertheless...Micheal Buble.....TO BE LOVED.****.
I want to sing with your band.....Petula Clark....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Moonlight in Vermont...Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
I love Paris...Dean Martin.....FRENCH STYLE.*****
Love is a matter of distance....Will Young...FRIDAY'S CHILD.*****.
Music music music....Tereasa Brewer...THE BEST OF...***.
On a slow boat to China....Emile Ford & Checkmates....ALL THE HITS.***.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..DOO-WOP CLASSICS. JUNE 11TH 2013.

DOO-WOP CLASSICS. CD REMEMBER THEN. POLYGRAM TV.

tracks played...Remember then/The Earls...One fine day/Chiffons...You belong to me/Duprees.
                         Little Darlin'/Diamonds...Big Man/The four preps....Come softly to me/Fleetwoods.
                         At the hop/Danny and the Juniors.

30 Doo-wop classics from the American catalogue.Late fifties early sixties  nostalgia at the high
end of when we were very young.Fun album....good for parties and reminiscing.***.

PLAYLIST.

Paris...Perez Prado.....KING OF MAMBO.****.
Hernando's Hideaway...Ella Fitzgerald....ELLA SINGS BROADWAY(2CDS)****.
Close your eyes....Micheal Buble....TO BE LOVED.****.
At the same time....Tammy Minoff. Patrick Levis....UNSUNG MUSICALS.***.
Conversation....Texas....SINGLE.****.
My one and only love....Joe Harnell.....FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
Deep Purple....Peter Skellern...THE BEST OF....*****.
It's so nice to have a man around the house...Dinah Shore...THE BEST OF...****.
Together again....Al Martino....WE COULD(2CDS)****.
Nice to be around... Paul Williams... A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE.****.
That Sunday,That summer...Nat King Cole...LAZY CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.(2CDS)****.
Remember me,I'm the one who loves you....Dean Martin.....VARIOUS.***.
Bang Bang....B A Robertson......THE BEST OF...***.
You're the one.....Petula Clark.....VARIOUS.***.
Why...Anthony Newly......THE BEST OF...***.
Run to him.....Bobby Vee.....THE BEST OF...***.
I'm Sorry....Brenda Lee....THE BEST OF...****.
Another Saturday Night...Cat Stevens....THE BEST OF...****.
Would I lie to you....Charles & Eddie......SINGLE.****.
I could easily fall in love with you....Cliff Richard...VARIOUS.***.
Colour blind...Darius....SINGLE.***.
Walk on by...Dionne Warwick....VARIOUS.****.
In the wee small hours of the morning....Frank Sinatra...CD*****.
Yesterday when I was young....Dusty Springfield....VARIOUS*****.

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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW..PETER SELLARS. JUNE 4TH 2013.

GENIUSES OF BRITISH COMEDY(3CDS) Peter Sellars, The goons,Tony Hancock. (Go Entertainment). Various prices...average £2.99.

Tracks played...I'm so ashamed/Balham, Gateway to the South /  The trumpet Voluntary
                          I fell in love with an Englishman /  Tales of old Dartmoor.

Incredible value for this package of Comedy entertainers. Peter Sellars alone on one CD.
The Goons on another and Tony Hancock's radio shows on the other.Over three hours
of nostalgic amusement.A bargain !

PLAYLIST.
I can't believe that you're in love with me...Dean Martin...FOREVER COOL.***.
Keep on singing....Helen Reddy...THE VERY BEST OF...****.
I won't let you walk this road alone....Rhydian....RHYDIAN.****.
Broadway...Ella Fitzgerald....RHYTHM IS MY BUSINESS.***.
You'll  never find another love like mine...Micheal Buble....MICHEAL BUBLE.****.
You deserve....Peggy Lee....RIDIN' HIGH.(3CDS)*****.
You have to be there...Susan Boyle....SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.****.
Explosions....Emile Sande....SINGLE.***.
Can't help falling in love...Harry J Connick.....YOUR SONGS.****.
Goin' out of my head...Nancy Wilson... A TOUCH OF TODAY.***.
The White cliffs of Dover....Jim Reeves....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.****.
I get ideas....Jane Morgan.....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
The show must go on...Carly Simon....THIS IS MY LIFE.****.
For all we know....Carpenters....CARPENTERS.****.
Corrina Corrina....Floyd Cramer....COUNTRYPOLITAN PIANO.****.(4CDS)
Nevertheless.....Frank Sinatra.....NICE'N EASY.*****.
Frenesi....Ben E King.....DANCE WITH ME.***.
How about that....Adam Faith.....THE VERY BEST OF...**.
Memphis in June....Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Call me up....Overtones....HIGHER.****.
Feudin' and fightin'....Joe Stafford....THE ULTIMATE CAPITOL COLLECTION.***.
Please stay...Drifters.....THE BEST OF...***.

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BING CROSBY+ MGM RECORD GEMS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY 22ND.

THE VERY BEST OF BING CROSBY.
Tracks played ...Pennies from heaven / Too rah Loo rah Loorah /
Accentuate the positive / Dear hearts and gentle people.

A 24 track album of most of Bing Crosby's biggest records during the
forties and fifties. Dated  backings in some places to not mar the
beauty of Crosby's mellow tones and he is sometimes joined by
artists on many tracks. A delight.****.

GEMS FROM THE MGM VAULTS...3CD COLLECTION.
Tracks played....Don't go near the Eskimos...Ben Colder /  You're
my teenage baby...The Berry Kids / It's only make believe...Conway
Twitty / Theme from Dr Kildare...Richard Chamberlain / The Stripper
David Rose+Orchestra / I apologise...Billy Eckstein / Breaking in
a band new broken heart...Connie Francis / I really love you...The
Stereos / My square dancin' mama...Bob Gallion / Hoot owl boogie
Sheb Wooley / Rock around the clock...MGM studio orchestra /
Summer love...Joni James.

A 75 tracks 3CD nostalgic trip down that yellow labelled promise
of exciting new music pre beatles. There is a country and Western slant
to many of the recordings but otherwise....some unbelievable obscure,
interesting singles along with some very big hits.****.

PLAYLIST.

Let it be me...Johnny Mathis...MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.*****.
The entertainer...Chet Atkins...GUITAR MAN.***.
That's all you gotta do....Brenda Lee....THE BEST OF...****.
It happened in Monterey...Frank Sinatra...SONGS FOR SWIGIN' LOVERS.*****.
Yesterday...Perry Como...LIGHTLY LATIN..(2CD'S) *****.
Bu Strauss...Ella Fitzgerald...SINGS GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN (3CD'S)*****.
Tonight my love tonight....Paul Anka....CLASSIC SONGS MY WAY(2cd'S)***.
Close your eyes...Micheal Buble....TO BE LOVED.****.
I should have followed you home...Agnetha Faltscog....NEW ALBUM.***.
Bim Bom...Astrud Gilberto....THE VERY BEST OF...***.
A fool such as I...Vic Damone....COUNTRY LOVE SONGS (2cd'S)****.
A love song....Anne Murray....THE BEST...SO FAR.****.
Spanish Lady...Val Doonican....THE VAL DOONICAN SONGBOOK.****.
Constant Craving...K.D. Lang....INGENUE.****.
Hard Hearted Hannah/Singing in the bathtub/California here I come....
Dorothy Provine....THE ROARING TWENTIES.****.
Yesterday I heard the rain....Tony Bennett...THE ESSENTIAL..(2CD'S)****.
Mambo # 5....Perez Prado....MAMBO PARTY.***.

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AGNETHA FALTSCOG & DINAH WASHINGTON ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW .MAY 14TH.

THE TOP TEN WORLDWIDE HITS OF DINAH WASHINGTON.

1....SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN.
2....A ROCKIN' GOOD WAY(with Brook Benton)
3....MAD ABOUT THE BOY.
4....WE HAVE LOVE.
5....UNFORGETTABLE.
6....LOVE WALKED IN.
7....WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES.
8....BABY, YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES.(with Brook Benton)
9....IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY.
10..EARLY EVERY MORNING.

AGNETHA FALTSCOG NEW ALBUM.
Tracks played....When you really love someone / I was a flower.
                           Back on the radio / Past forever.

Agnetha was the blond female fronting ABBA several decades ago and this
is her first album released officially since then. Her voice is distinctive
and unforgettable especially when joining the chorus behind her. We
remember it so well. The songs are pleasant and it will be interesting to
see if this CD climbs the charts. It does not light my fire, but then, lots
of music these days does not hit the spot....so why not Agnetha. ***.

PLAYLIST.

Java...Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL...****.
Por Favor....Doris Day....LATIN FOR LOVERS.*****.
Desafinado...Frank Sinatra... A FINE ROMANCE.*****.
Accentuate the positive....Paul McCartney....KISSES ON THE BOTTOM.***.
I suddenly...Dave King....MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS.***.
I vow to thee my country...Blake...TOGETHER.***.
The race is on....Jack Jones....MY KIND OF TOWN.****.
Yep...Duane Eddy...6 CLASSIC ALBUMS.****.
Peg O my heart...Andy Williams....THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE.****.
Living is dying without you....Peggy Lee...A NATURAL WOMAN.****.
You've got a friend in me...Micheal Buble....TO BE LOVED.****.
La vie en rose...Andrea Bocelli,Edith Piaf....PASSIONE.****.
Those lazy hazy days of summer...Nat King Cole...THE LAZY HAZY..****.
Walkin in the sunshine...Roger Miller...GOLD.***.
Our language of love...Jane Morgan...THE SECOND TIME AROUND.****.
Razzle Dazzle...Bing Crosby...COME SHARE THE WINE.***.
Life is a song worth singing....Johnny Mathis....THE VERY BEST OF...*****.

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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 ?