COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING NANCY WILSON MAY 24TH 2016.

NANCY WILSON...TWO ON ONE..... EMI 100.

Tracks played.....
One note Samba / Wives and lovers / Our day will come / You've got your troubles / Call me / No one else but you / And I love him / The shadow of your smile.

The first slightly commercial albums from the usual jazzy Nancy Wilson originally released on the Capitol Label. Great vocalising and great orchestrations make this the most popular British recordings from  this American Chantez. ****.

PLAYLIST.

Falling in love with love....Caterina Valente     I HAPPEN TO LIKE NEW YORK.****.
Improvisation on Carmen.....Ray Conniff.....THE PERFECT "10" CLASSICS.****.
Moonlight becomes you....Jack Jones....THIS WAS MY LOVE.****.
Baby love.....Supremes....GREATEST HITS.****.
Gorilla....Bruno Mars......DOWNLOAD.****.
Careless whisper.....George Michael...DOWNLOAD.****.
To sir with love.....Glee cast....PLAYLIST.***.
Dock of the bay....Peggy Lee....A NATURAL WOMAN.****.
Send in the clowns...Perry Como.... PERRY COMO LIVE ON TOUR.****.
How....Helen Reddy...THE VERY BEST OF...****.
How little it matters.....Frank SinAtra...THE SINGLES(ON CAPITOL) *****.
Wichita Line man....Glen Campbell.......PLAYLIST.****.
You don't know......Helen Shapiro......PLAYLIST.****.
I can't let Maggie go.....Honeybus.....PLAYLIST.***.
Don't be so hard on yourself....Jess Glynne......SINGLE.***.
Dance with my father....Joe Elderberry.....DOWNLOAD***.
Sweet and lovely.....Nino Tempo & April Stevens....DEEP PURPLE.***.
Come dance with me.....Michael Buble.....TO BE LOVED.*****
My confession....Englebert Humperdink.......LET THERE BE LOVE.***.
What will my future be.....Patti Page....GOLDEN HITS.***.
It had to be you....Overtones.....SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES.****.
You do something to me....Ray Anthony....PLAYS FOR DANCERS IN LOVE.****
Honolulu city lights......Carpenters.....LOVELINES.****.
You have to be there....Susan Boyle....SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME.****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tundo.co.uk     Every Tuesday evening 8-10pm on LISTEN LIVE.

DORIS DAY"THE LOVE ALBUM" ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY17TH 2016.

THE LOVE ALBUM....DORIS DAY...VISION MUSIC.

TRACKS PLAYED...

For all we know / Are you lonesome tonight / Sleepy lagoon / Let me call you sweetheart.#

The lushest album you can find sung by Doris Day. Sentimental, slow and beautifully recorded
and a lesson in popular vocalizing  which is attractive and romantic. ****.

PLAYLIST.

What would I be...Val Doonican.....THE BEST OF...****.
Wasn't expecting that....Jamie Lawson.....JAMIE LAWSON.***.
Your game....Will young.....FRIDAY'S CHILD.*****.
Barcelona....Freddie mercury,Monserrat Gaballe......SINGLE.****.
You've got your troubles....Fortunes....THE BEST OF...***.
On the rebound....Floyd Cramer......THE BEST OF....****.
I love it when you call...The Feeling....SINGLE.****.
All cried out....Dusty Springfield.....PLAYLIST.***.
Hail to the conquering hero....James Darren...TEENAGE TEARS.***.
Frankfurter sandwiches....Joanne & the streamliners....DOWNLOAD.***.
A hatchet, a hammer, a bucket of nails...Perry Como...THE SCENE CHANGES.*****.
What kind of fool am I......Joe Harnell piano and orchestra....FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
If I only had a match...Don McLean....FOR THE MEMORIES.****.
Maybe it's you.....Carpenters.....40/40.****.
You are my sunshine.....Carly Simon.....INTO WHITE.****.
That's all.....Bobby Darin.....THAT'S ALL.*****.
San Francisco....Petula Clark.....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION.( 3CDS)****.
Baby Face.....Vikki Carr.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
42ND Street....mel Torme.....THE PLATINUM COLLECTION.****.
You're the only good thing.....Jim Reeves....,.GREATEST HITS.****.
Don't blame me.....Frank Ifield....THE BEST OF...****.
Fancy meeting you here....Bing Crosby, Rosemary Cloony...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****.
I can't give you anything but love(live)..THE GREAT DEAN MARTIN.**.
Two different worlds......Jane Morgan....GREATEST HITS.****.
Cupid...Sam Cooke....PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND.****.
Here's that rainy day....Frank Sinatra....NO ONE CARES*****.
Loin D'ici....Zoe....EUROVISION 2016.***.

Tudno fm 107.8
www.tundo.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE.

EUROVISION SPECIAL ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 10TH MAY 2016.

COME TOGETHER....EUROVISION SONG CONTEST STOCKHOLM 2016...UNIVERSAL.

Tracks played.....
Lovewave...Iveta Mukuchyan / Loin d'ici..Zoe / Sound of silence...Dami im / Amir...J'ai Cherche...
You're not alone...Joe and Jake / No degree of separation ....Francesca Michielin / Heartbeat...Justs
Walk on water...Ira Losco /  Goodbye...ZZA Sanja Vucic / You are the only one...Sergey Lazarev
If I were sorry...Frans / 1944...Jamala.

43 Tracks on this Bumper Eurovision feast of everything  that resembles slightly dated Europop.
It's quite an ordeal to listen to this CD......it could damage your power ballad ears and mind. On the other hand you could stick it on at a party...It's great background music.**.

PLAYLIST.

Don't forget....Nat King Cole....LAZY HAZY DAYS.****.
They gotta quit kicking my dog around....New Christy Minstrels....COAT YOUR MINDS WITH HONEY.***
Come on Eileen.....Dexy's Midnight Runners....SINGLE.***.
Lego House.....Ed Shereen....SINGLE.***8
Summertime Blues...Eddie Cochran.....THE BEST OF...***.
Maria...Andrea Bocelli.....CINEMA.****.
I can't say no.....Nelson Riddle.....OKLAHOMA.***.
I get ideas.....Jane Morgan.....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
The first time ever I saw your face....Harry Connick Jnr....YOUR SONGS.****.
Shall we dance....Ella Fitzgerald....SINGS THE GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN SONGBOOK.*****.
Seattle....Perry Como....THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION****
What's new....Julie London.....LOVE ION THE ROCKS.*****.
Mary in the morning...Al Martino....COLLECTOR'S SERIES.****.
Cry me a river.....Joe Harnell and the Bossa Nova Pops.....FLY ME TO THE MOON.*****.
Right Now....Pussycat Dolls.....PCD.****.
Wonderful night....Don McLean.....CHAIN LIGHTNING.****.
Little rock getaway.....Les Paul.....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
The last time I saw Paris....Dean Martin....FRENCH STYLE.*****.
Back it up.....Caro Emerald....DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES " GUILTY PLEASURES" ON THE EASY LISTENING SHOW 4TH MAY 2016.

These  are the guilty pleasures I enjoy playing on the radio shows, not because they are particularly good but because...... they are sometimes ridiculous .....I can usually sing along with them....they are enormously catchy.....or they make me feel happy....probably the latter.

PLAYLIST.

That old black magic....Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF....***.
Never be anyone else but you...Ricky Nelson...GREATEST HITS.****.
Don't worry, be happy....Bobby McFerrin.....SINGLE.***.
Jai Ho....A R Rahman, Pussycat Dolls....SINGLE.****.
Travelling light....Cliff Richard....THE BEST OF...***.
Don't go near the Eskinos...Ben Colder...THE MGM VAULTS.***.
Move over darling....Doris Day...THE BEST OF...****.
Palisades park.....Freddie cannon....PLAYLIST.***.
Here comes summer....Jerry keller....PLAYLIST.***.
Running bear......Johnny Preston...PLAYLIST.***.
One way ticket....Neil Sedaka....PLAYLIST.***
All about the base....Meghan Trainor....DOWNLOAD.****.
Oowee oowee oowee.....Perry Como...THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
Exactly like you....Andy Williams.....CAN'T GET USED TO LOSING YOU.****.
The song is love...Mary Travers....DOWNLOAD.****.
Walks like Rhiana......DOWNLOAD.****.
The man who plays the Mandolino....dean Martin....THE BEST OF...*****.
Cake to bake / Cliche love song.....EUROVISION 2014.***
Piltdown rides again....The piltdown men....CAPITOL UK VAULTS.****.
The boy does nothing....Alisha Dixon...THE ALESHA SHOW.***.
People who are born in May....Julie london....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Quando Quando Quando.....Engelbert Humperdink....SINGLE.****.
Fairytale....Alexander Rybak...FAIRYTALES.****.
Everybody's out of town...B.J.Thomas....MAGIC MOMENTS.****
You know what I mean....Vernons girls.....THE VERNONS GIRLS 1963-64.***.
You don't know girls.....Kathy Linden.....DOWNLOAD.***.
One way or another....One Direction....SINGLE.****.
Paper tiger....Sue Thompson....SUZIE.***.
Downton Abbey Theme....DOWNLOAD.****.
Speedy Gonzales....Pat Boone....PATS 40 BIG ONES.****
With open arms...Jane Morgan....JANE IN SPAIN.*****.
All about you......McFly.....SINGLE.****.
Some enchanted evening......Frank Sinatra ( 1964)THE REPRISE COMPLETE COLLECTION.*****

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm   on LISTEN LIVE

DINAH WASHINGTON ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 26TH APRIL 2016.

DINAH WASHINGTON..DIVA THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION...MUSIC CLUB.

Tracks played....Mad about the boy / Stardust / A rockin' good way(with Brook Benton ) / September in the rain

All the hits, all the good music recorded by Dinah, and other excellent choice items. A great good-value CD with 23 special performances.*****.


PLAYLIST.

Volare...Bobby Rydell....THE BEST OF....****.
Everybody has the right to be wrong....Peggy Lee.....THEN WAS THEN, NOW IS NOW.****
Wives and lovers....Jack Jones.....JACK JONES.*****.
Perhaps, perhaps perhaps.....Perez Prado.....THE REAL....***....3cds.
Raining in my heart....Peter Skellern....SENTIMENTALLY TOURS.****.
Pencil full of lead....Poualo Nutini...SINGLE.****.
Romeo...Petula Clark...GREATEST HITS.****.
Welcome home...Peters and Lee.....PLAYLIST.***.
Should I surrender....Doris Day THE 1960'S SINGLES.****.
Candy Girl....Four seasons....THE DEFINITIVE.....****.
Another day.....Paul McCartney.....PLAYLIST.***.
Turn it up...Pixie Lott....DOWNLOAD.***.
Don't give up on me baby.....David Soul.....THE BEST OF...***.
The wanderer...Dion......TTHE BEST OF....****.
I love a rainy night...Eddie Rabbitt......PLAYLIST.***.
Terry and, June   TV theme......PLAYLIST.**.
Everything.....Michael Buble....CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.*****.
Baby I'm a want you.....Isaac hayes.....SOUL LEGENDS.****.
Broken hearted melody....Julie London.....EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF....****.
Stay with me.....Perry Como....LIGHTLY LATIN.*****.
Everybody loves somebody....Dean Martin....LATE AT NIGHT WITH....*****.
One fine day....Bette Midler...IT'S THE GIRLS.****.
Dear Heart....Michael Holliday....EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF...****.
Laura....Ella Fitzgerald.....SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK.****.
Betty Grable....Neil Sedeka...LAUGHTER & TEARS.****.
Chattanooga choo choo   Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Caledonia....Leon Jackson....RIGHT NOW.****.
I won't dance....Frank Sinatra.... A SWINGIN' AFFAIR.*****.
Closest thing to Crazy....Blake....AND SO IT GOES.****.

tudno fm 107.8#
www.tudno.co.uk    every Tuesday evening 8-10pm  on LISTEN LIVE

next week...MY MUSICAL GUILTY PLEASURES.

PUPPINI SISTERS+ ELLA FITZGERALD ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 19TH APRIL 2016.

ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK ( Nelson Riddle) on VERVE.

Tracks played...
Too marvellous for words / Skylark / Something's gotta give / dream / Day in day out.

The last of the Ella songbooks, this one also featuring the recognisable sound of Nelson Riddle arrangements. Not as good as some previous songbooks...this was 1964.... but better than most.***.

THE PUPPINI SISTERS...HIGH LIFE...MILLIONAIRE RECORDS / UNIVERSAL/SONY.

Tracks played...
Girls just wanna have fun / Tico tico / Work it / Supercalifragilistic...etc /Accentuate the positive.

The new Puppini sisters album has the usual mix of new, old, and brand new stuff. They need different
arrangements or a full swinging orchestra or something new. Same as before and if that's what you
like you won't be disappointed with this.****.

PLAYLIST.

Mah na mah na...Piero Umillani / Died in your arms...Cutting Crew...ONE HIT WONDERS.****.
Walk away....Peter Grant....PETER GRANT.*****.
Ruby.....Ray Charles.....THE DEFINITIVE....*****.
You're so vain.....Carly Simon.....SINGLE.****.
Take 5....Carmen McRae, Dave Brubeck......PLAYLIST.*****.
I feel the earth move....Carole King....PLAYLIST.****.
The farmer and the cowmen.....Nelson Riddle....OKLAHOMA.****.
In the arms of love...Matt Munro...THE RARE MUNRO.****.
Tequila....Champs......PLAYLIST.***.
Behind closed doors...Charlie Rich.....PLAYLIST.***.
The more I see you.....Chris Montez....THE BEST OF...***.
Stupid cupid.....Connie Francis.....THE BEST OF...****.
It's your amazing Grace....Glen Campbell....GHOST ON THE CANVAS.****.
Feelin' good....Pussycat dolls....PCD.****.
Tik a tee Tic a Tay....Dean Martin....THE VERY BEST OF 2.****.
On the street where you live...Peggy Lee.....EMI PRESENTS THE MAGIC OF....*****.
You came along.....Frank Ifield....THE COMPLETE A SIDES AND B SIDES.****.
Million years ago.....Adele.....25.*****.
It was such a good day....Perry Como.....RARITIES FROM NASHVILLE.*****.
Can I trust you....Patti Page....THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.*****.
I'll remember April......Julie London.....CALENDAR GIRL.*****
London by night.....Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.....*****.
Our favourite melodies...Craig Douglas....THE VERY BEST OF...***.
I left my heart in San Francisco.....Joe Harnell Orchestra.*****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk      every Tuesday evening 8-10pm on LISTEN LIVE.

JULIE LONDON ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MARCH 12TH 2016.

JULIE LONDON. THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION...NOT NOW MUSIC LTD.

Tracks played....
Cry me a river / My heart belongs to daddy / Fly me to the moon / Never on Sunday / If I should lose you / What a difference a day makes / 'Taint what you do / You stepped out of a dream / Desafinado / How deep is the ocean / All the way / You and the night and the music.

A spectacular collection lifted off Julie London's 20 plus albums and spread bewitchingly over 75
tracks on three CDs. Soft warm and sometimes sexy vocals  take over all arrangements and even with
just spanish guitar Miss London shines through. Fantastic value *****.


PLAYLIST.

I really got the feeling...Dolly Parton...GREATEST HITS.****.
Looking for Linda.....Hue and cry....DOWNLOAD.****.
He ain't heavy he's my brother....Hollies....SINGLE.****.
First of May...Matt Munro.....THE COLLECTION ( 2CDS)*****.
59th Bridge Street song(Feelin' Groovy)...Harper's Bizarre.....PLAYLIST.***.
The sweetest sounds...Connie Francis.....CONNIE & CLYDE.****.
Chanson D'amour....Ray Conniff....THE ESSENTIAL...(2CDS)****.
There goes my heart....Joni James.....THIS IS JONI JAMES.***.
Pretty little black eyed Susie...Guy Mitchell.....THE BEST OF....***.
Galveston....Glen Campbell.....THE BEST OF.....****.
The promise.....Girl's aloud.....SINGLE.***.
Fields of gold.....Eva Cassidy.....PLAYLIST.*****.
Some kind of wonderful....Michael Buble....CRAZY LOVE.*****
C'est la vie, c'est l'amour.....Jane Morgan.....JANE IN SPAIN.****.
What we ain't got...Michael Ball......DOWNLOAD.****.
Give him a great big kiss....Bette Midler.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Let it be me...Johnny Mathis....MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.*****.
Two people.....Tina Turner.....BREAK EVERY RULE.****.
Johnny will....Pat Boone....PAT'S 40 BIG ONES.****.
Whatever happened to happy....Bobby Darin....INSIDE OUT.****.
The moon was yellow.....Frank Sinatra.....THE CAPITOL SINGLES.*****.
Wasn't expecting that....Jamie Lawson....JAMIE LAWSON.****.
Spanish Lady....Val Doonican.....THE SONGBOOK.****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk     every Tuesday evening 8-10pm  on LISTEN LIVE.