PATTI PAGE HITS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 26TH MAY 2015.

PATTI PAGE THE MERCURY YEARS VOLUME 2...POLYGRAM RECORDS

Tracks played....
The doggie in the window / Changing partners / Cross over the bridge / Steam Heat /
What a dream / Alleghenny moon / A poor man's roses / Old cape cod / Left, right out of
your heart / The boys night out.

Most of Patti Page's hit records from the Mercury years of the fifties and a few from the
sixties. 20 tracks of nostalgic pop.   Patti is an excellant singer and brings mature vocals to
even the most insignificant songs....there are a few here,however an enjoyable run through
expertly reproduced nostalgic memories. Worth it just for the outstanding "Old Cape Cod"****.

PLAYLIST.

You brought a new kind of love to me...Frank Sinatra...SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS.*****
Wonderful Tonight...Michael Buble...CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.*****.
Angels...Robbie Williams...SINGLE ****.
Soul Bossa Nova.....Quincy Jones.....THE BEST OF....***.
Misty....Ray Stevens......PLAYLIST.***.
Leva La Vida Loca....Ricky Martin.....THE BEST OF....***.
For once in my life...Stevie Wonder......THE BEST OF....****.
Goodbye to yesterday...Elina Born, Stag Rasta / Chain of lights...Anita Simoncini, Michele
Perniola.....EUROVISION CONTEST VIENNA 2015.****.
One Day....Matt Munro...DOWNLOAD.****.
Give me back that old familiar feeling....Glen Campbell....TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS.****.
If you go....Peggy Lee....IF YOU GO.*****.
All about the base....Meghan Trainor...DOWNLOAD.****.
Only with you....Roy Orbison....THE ORIGINAL SINGLES COLLECTION(2CDS)****.
Get away.....Georgie Fame.....PLAYLIST.***.
Semi-detached surburban Mr James...Manfred Mann....PLAYLIST.***.
Sisters....Bette Midler . Linda Ronstadt.......SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK.****.
Magic is the moonlight.....Dean Martin.....DINO LATINO****.
Almost there...Andy Williams.....DEAR HEART.****.
Delaware...Perry Como....THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
I'll see you in my dreams...Joe Brown.....SINGLE.***.
Quiet nights of quiet stars....Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtardo.....PASSIONE.****.

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SINATRA SWINGS ON REPRISE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW. MAY19TH 2015.

THE COMPLETE REPRISE RECORDINGS.....REPRISE.
tracks played....

You and the night and the music / Don't be that way / Granada / Everybody's twisting .
Love is just around the corner / Goody goody / I left my heart in San Francisco.
My kind of girl / Witchcraft.

Cherry picking from the swinging albums released by Reprise from 1960 onwards. The only
exception was the unreleased " I left my heart in San Francisco" which didn't fare well
against Tony Bennett's version. I liked it.
THE COMPLETE REPRISE COLLECTION is a twenty Cd album which costs a lot I admit
but you do get EVERYTHING ! *****. More swinging tracks from Sinatra later in the year.

PLAYLIST

Early in the morning....Vanity Fayre....DOWNLOAD.***.
Let it be me...Johnny Mathis.....MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.*****.
Bless you....Tony Orlando....PLAYLIST.***.
Bouquet of roses.....Vic Damone.....COUNTRY LOVE SONGS.****.
No regrets....Walker brothers.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Wonderwall....Mike Flowers Pop.....PLAYLIST.***.
A night like this....Caro Emerald.....DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.***.
Apache.....The shadows.......THE BEST OF...****.
Georgy girl....The Seekers.....THE BEST OF....***.
Once I loved.....Perry Como.....LIGHTLY LATIN.*****.
Long live love.....Sandie Shaw....PLAYLIST.***.
Backtrack....Rebecca Fergason ......PLAYLIST.***.
In the still of the night....Jo Stafford.....THE ULTIMATE CAPITOL COLLECTION.****.
Who's got the action.....Dean Martin.....FOREVER COOL.****.
Maybe I know....Lesley Gore.....THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.***.
I'm in love.....Alexander Rybak.....NO BOUNDARIES.****
Let me be the one......Carpenters.....40 / 40*****.
Together again.....Al Martino...THINK I'LL SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP.***.
Lovesick Blues....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Just one of those things....Nat King Cole....THE ONE AND ONLY.****.
Am I losing you.....Jim Reeves....GREATEST HITS.****.
Lady in waiting.....Don McLean....THE VERY BEST OF....****

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THE MGM VAULTS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY12TH 2015

LOVESICK BLUES.gems from THE MGM VAULTS...One day music/Now now music Ltd.

Tracks played....
The purple people eater....Sheb Wooley / I apologise...Billy Eckstine / Handy man...Jimmy Jones .
Let's try again...Clyde McPhatter / Biology...Danny Valentino / Mona Lisa...Conway Twitty.
I really don't want to know....Tommy Edwards /  These foolish things..The Five Satins...
Summer love...Joni James.

75 tracks released from The MGM label from the mid fifties to the mid sixties. They vary
greatly in accomplishment. Some are good ( mainly the Instrementel  and Connie Francis
tracks) some are old fashioned and some are poor. Nostalgia followers only.***.

PLAYLIST

Take a letter Maria....R.B.Greaves....HARD TO FIND 45'S 5.***.
Caprice....Doris Day....HER LIFE IN MUSIC(3CDS)*****.
Surprisin'...Joan Regan...THE BEST OF...***.
Michael row the boat ashore.....PLAYLIST.**.
Angie baby....Helen Reddy.....THE BEST OF....****.
Here comes summer...Jerry Keller...PLAYLIST.****.
Wavin Flag....K'Naan......PLAYLIST.***.
Johnny remember me....John Leyton......THE BEST OF...***.
Dreamin'....Johnny Burnette....THE BEST OF...****.
A certain smile...Johnny Mathis....GREATEST HITS.****.
Nine million Bycycles....Katie Melua....SINGLE.****.
That's the way I like it...KCSunshine band......PLAYLIST.***.
Ruby,don't take your love to town....Kenny Rogers....SINGLE.****
Dear future husband....Meghan Trainor...DOWNLOAD.***.
I get ideas.....Jane Morgan......JANE IN SPAIN.****.
Spanish Lady......Val Doonican....THE VAL DOONICAN SONGBOOK.****.
Canto Della Terra...Andrea Bocelli....VIVERE.*****.
First taste of love.....Ben E King....DANCE WITH ME(2CDS)****.
By the time I get to Pheonix...George Shearing....THE ULTIMATE....*****.
Can't think straight....Peggy Lee,Gilbert O Sullivan....DOWNLOAD.****.
She's funny that way....Frank Sinatra....NICE'N EASY.*****.
All the things you are....Nino Tempo and April Stevens....DEEP PURPLE.***.
People who are born in May....Julie London.....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Isn't this a lovely day....Peter Skellern.....SENTIMENTALLY YOURS.****.
The sweetest sounds....Connie Francis....CONNIE & CLYDE.****.

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1960 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 5TH MAY 2015

1960 BRITISH HIT PARADE....ACROBAT LICENSING LTD. (4 CDS)

tracks played....
Robot man...Connie Francis / You'll never know what you're missing...Emile Ford.
Sing like an angel...Jerry Lordan / Please don't tease...Cliff Richard / Itsy bitsy teenie
weenie yellow polka dot bikini....Brian Hyland / Look for a star...Gary Mills / Because they're young
...Duane Eddy / Mais Oui....King brothers / Only the lonely....Roy Orbison / Theme from the
Apartment...Ferranti & Teicher / Poetry in motion...Johnny Tillotson.

Reasonably well recorded 4CD set although some chosen tracks are not exactly rememerable.
There's a lot of fill on this set, but then, It wasn't particularly an historic year for music. The
Presley tracks and the Sinatra tracks are the ones that stand out.***.

PLAYLIST

One thing I should have done...John Karayiannis. / Chain of lights....Anita Simoncini, Michele perniola......EUROVISION 2015 ****.
Sway...Michael Buble....MICHAEL BUBLE.*****.
The Boy from Ipanema...Peggy Lee.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Can't help falling in love...Elvis Presley....HISTORY.*****.
Fields of gold.....Eva Cassidy...SINGLE.*****.
I only have eyes for you.....Flamingos.....PLAYLIST.***.
Dear hearts and gentle people...Perry Como....COMO SWINGS.****.
Kiss me goodbye.....Petula Clark....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Backstage.....Gene Pitney......THE BEST OF...***.
You're 16, you're beautiful and you're mine....Johnny Burnette..THE BEST OF...***.
Running bear...Johnny Preston...PLAYLIST.***.
Old devil moon....Josh Groban...STAGES.*****
If I were a carpenter...Bobby Darin...THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF....****.
Water can't quench the fire of love....Helen O Connell... A LONG LAST LOOK.***.
Sing sing sing...Teresa Brewer...THE BEST OF...***.
Right now....Leon Jackson.....RIGHT NOW.****.
London by night...Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
Asia Minor....Kokomo......HARD TO FIND INSTRUMENTALS 2***.
Music and memories...Patty Page....THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.****
Wives and lovers.....Jack Jones....JACK JONES.*****.
When you really love someone...Agnetha Faltscog......AGNETHA.***.

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EUROVISION 2015 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 28TH 2015.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST VIENNA 2015......UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP.

Tracks played . These tracks are my top twelve. One of them is the winner in my opinion. I give
stars out of ten for each performance.

Face the shadow....GENEALOGY.*****.....ARMENIA.
Tonight again....GUY SEBASTIAN.******....AUSTRALIA.
One thing I should have done....JOHN KARAYIANNIS.********. CYPRUS.
N'oubliez Pas......LISA ANGELL....******. ...FRANCE
Still on love with you...ELECTRO VELVET.******...UNITED KINGDOM.
One last breath....MARIA ELENA KYRIAKOU.******. GREECE.
Golden boy......NADAV GUEDJ....*******.   ISRAEL.
Grande Amore....IL VOLO.********...ITALY
Goodbye to yesterday....ELINA BORN, STIG RASTA.********. ESTONIA.
Heros....MANS ZELMERLOW.******. SWEDEN.
Here for you....MARAAYA.********  SLOVENIA.
Chain of lights....ANITA SIMONCINI, MICHELE PERNIOLA.*******.SAN MARINO.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE i HAVE GIVEN EIGHT STARS TO THREE SONGS.
ONE OF THEM SHOULD WIN.

THE EUROVISION CD(2)

It's a question of can you handle it. Certainly not in one sitting ....and there are are lot
of female diva choruses in these Cds. Europop at it's medium best.***.

PLAYLIST.
All I ask of you...Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson....STAGES.*****.
Hold my hand....Jess Glyn......DOWNLOAD.****.
Got to get you into my life....Cliff Bennett....PLAYLIST.***.
Think twice.....Celine Dion.....THE BEST OF....*****.
He's so fine.....Chiffons......PLAYLIST.***.
Patches....Clarence Carter...PLAYLIST.***.
Don't make me over.....Dionne Warwick....THE BEST OF...*****.
To be loved....Michael Buble.....TO BE LOVED.****.
It was such a good day....Perry Como....RARITIES FROM NASHVILLE.*****.
The garden of Eden....Frankie Vaughn....PLAYLIST.***.
No good advice....Girls aloud.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Counting stars...One Republic....PLAYLIST.***.
At the river...Groove Armada.....THE BEST OF.***.
Gambling man....Overtones.....GAMBLING MAN.****.
I ain't got nobody....Rosemary Clooney...ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGING RIDDLE.****
Teensville...Chet Atkins.....GUITAR MAN.****.
Music and memories.....Patti Page...THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.*****.
Everybody loves somebody....Dean Martin....EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY.****.

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DUSTY SPRINGFIELD + INSTREMENTEL ALBUMS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 21ST 2015.

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.. THE LOOK OF LOVE...UNIVERSAL(2CDS) ****.

tracks played....
The look of love / In the middle of nowhere / I only want to be with you / I'd rather leave while
I'm in love / I'll try anything / All I see is you.

An excellent collection of Dusty's great songs. It misses a few of the hits but makes up for it
with choices from albums. Great clarity on the CDs  and they do contain some rare re-mixes
and unreleased material.

THE EASY LISTENING ORCHESTRAL TRACKS.

Take 5...Dave Brubeck...PLAYLIST.****.
Sunny  afternoon....Hank Marvin....PLAYLIST.****.
Tijuana Taxi....Herb Alpert....THE BEST OF...****.
Theme from a Summer Place.....Percy Faith....SUMMER PLACE.****.
Fly me to the moon....Joe Harnell....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Tico Tico....Edmundo Ross...THAT LATIN SOUND.***.
On the street where you live....Richard Clayderman.....AT THE MOVIES.****.
I get a kick out of you....Ray Conniff...S'WONDERFUL/S'MARVELLOUS(2CDS)*****.
Let's call the whole thing off....George Shearing...LATIN LACE.****.


PLAYLIST.

Wild world....Cat Stevens...PLAYLIST.****.
You take the mood and I'll take the weather...Daniel and the Scandals..PLAYLIST.***.
Tine...Craig Douglas....THE BEST OF...***.
Ain't that a kick in the head...Dean Martin....DOWNLOAD.*****.
Just one look....The Hollies....PLAYLIST.***.
Here comes summer....Jerry Keller....PLAYLIST.****.
Havn't met you yet...Michael Buble....SINGLE.*****.
The nearness of you.....Nancy Wilson.....THE CAPITOL RECORDINGS.****.
The one I love belongs to somebody else....Frank Sinatra....NO ONE CARES.*****.
Girl Talk...Julie London....FEELING GOOD.****.
I want to be evil...EArtha Kitt....PURRFECT,****.
The folks who live on the hill...Acker Bilk....IN A MELLOW MOOD***.
Till then my love.....Matt Munro....THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.
Mr Music Man....Tommy Edwards....IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.****.
I'm gonna be strong.....Gene Pitney....2O GREATEST HITS.****.
The Boll Weevil song....Brook Benton....THE BEST OF....****.
C'est La Vie....Shania Twain....UP.****.
Strong...Glen Campbell...GHOST ON THE CANVAS.****.
Get ready....Ella Fitzgerald.....ELLA THE REPRISE YEARS.*****.

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1962 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW APRIL 14TH 2015.

25 YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL 1962 ...BMG ENTERPRISES.CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS.

Tracks played...
Crying in the rain...Everly Brothers / Dream Baby...Roy Orbison / Ain't that funny...Jimmy Justice.
Nut Rocker...B.Bumble +Stingers / Swiss maid...Del Shannon / Love me warm and tender...Paul
Anka / Devil woman...Marty Robbins / Walk on by...Leroy Van Dyke.


20 tracks from the 1962 hit parade all with clearly recorded original performances. There were
many other hits from that year but this is a well recorded representation of what we were all
listening to just before the Beatles came onto the scene, ****.

PLAYLIST.

Lullabye of Birdland...Mel Torme....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
Heartaches at sweet sixteen / So in love with you....Kathy Linden....KATHY.***.
Tea for two cha cha 2...Tommy Dorsey....TEA FOR TWO CHA CHAS.***.
Quando Quando Quando.....Pet Boone....PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.****.
Accentuate the positive...Paul Mc Cartney.....KISSES ON THE BOTTOM.****.
The Anniversary waltz....Connie Francis...THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Into white....Carly Simon....INTO WHITE.****.
Run to my lovin' arms...Billy Fury....THE BILLY FURY HIT PARADE.****
Swingin' down the lane.....Frank Sinatra....SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS.*****.
You took advantage of me....Rosemary Clooney....ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGIN' RIDDLE.****.
The moon was yellow....Jane Morgan....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
I had the craziest dream.....Nat King Cole....THANKYOU PRETTY BABY.****.
I'm just a lucky so and so.....Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington....STANDING ON THE CORNER.***.
A very precious love.....Doris Day.....THE MAGIC OF...*****.
Things....Bobby Darin......THE BEST OF...****.
Don't worry, be happy....Bobby Mc Ferrin.....PLAYLIST.***.
Make it with you...Bread....THE BEST OF...***.
The lazy song.....Bruno Mars.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Tequila...The Champs.....PLAYLIST.***.
Believe.....Cher....SINGLE.****.
I could easily fall in love with you....Cliff Richard....PLAYLIST.***.
My foolish heart....Billy Eckstein......PLAYLIST.***.
The best is yet to come....Michael Buble.....CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.*****.
Stars....Collabro....DOWNLOAD.***
The sun always shines when you're young...Val Doonican...THE V.D. SONGBOOK.****.

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