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CD Reviews - 2007
Two Great Nostalgic Collections
If you're looking for excellent compilations of recordings by pop singers from the 1950s, these two enjoyable CD collections (one for Crooners and the other for Divas) will nicely fit your search.
There are many familiar hit recordings by singers like Nat "King" Cole and Perry Como for the Crooners disc, or Patti Page and Sarah Vaughan for the Diva CD.You might not recognize all the singers on these CDs but are all worth listening to with their clear diction and stellar voices. Unlike today's mumbling and screaming singers, these pop singers took great care with their performances. The orchestral arrangements are also very supportive of the singers and don't overpower them. The Digitally Remastered sound is outstanding considering the age of these original Mono singles.
Both collections are available on Hit Parade Records CDs and are highly recommended.
-- Roger Hall, March 2007
FABULOUS FIFTIES CROONERS - Sing Their Hard to Find Hits
Here are the song titles with chart listings and dates:
1. Something's Gotta Give -- Sammy Davis Jr. (#9, 6/1955)
2. A Kiss To Build With You -- Louis Armstrong (#16, 11/51)
3. When It's Sleepy Time Down South -- Louis Armstrong (#19, 1/52)
4. I Apologize -- Billy Eckstine (#6, 3/51)
5. A Blossom Fell -- Nat "King' Cole (#2, 5/55)
6. Somewhere Along The Way -- Nat "King" (#8, 5/52)
7. Take My Heart -- Al Martino (#12, 6/52)
8. Here -- Tony Martin (#5, 3/54)
9. No Arms Can Ever Hold You -- Pat Boone (#26, 10/55)
10. Wanted -- Perry Como (#1, 3/54)
11. Turn Back The Hands Of Time -- Eddie Fisher (#8, 9/51)
12. Hold My Hand -- Don Cornell (#2, 9/54)
13. It's Almost Tomorrow -- Snooky Lanson (#20, 11/55)
14. Wish You Were Here -- Eddie Fisher (#1, 7/52)
15. Till We Two Are One -- George Shaw (#7, 1/54)
16. Dream A Little Dream Of Me -- Jack Owens (#14, 9/50)
17. The Bible Tells Me So -- Nick Noble (#22, 8/55)
18. He -- Al Hibbler (#4, 10/55)
19. Crying in the Chapel -- Rex Allen (#8, 8/53)
20. The Shifting, Whispering Sands -- Rusty Draper (#3, 10/55)
21. This Ole House -- Stuart Hamblen (#26, 10/54)
22. Caribbean -- Mitchell Torok & The Louisiana Hayride Band (#26, 8/53)
23. Gambler's Guitar -- Rusty Draper (#6, 7/53)
FABULOUS FIFTIES DIVAS -- Sing Their Hard to Find Hits
1. Seven Days -- Dorothy Collins (#17, 1/1956)
2. Cross Over The Bridge -- Patti Page (#2, 2/54)
3. Mambo Italiano -- Rosemary Clooney (#10, 11/54)
4. Tra La La -- Georgia Gibbs (#24, 12/56)
5. Wake The Town And Tell The People -- Mindy Carson (#13, 8/ 56)
6. Love And Marriage -- Dinah Shore (#20, 11/55)
7. Mr. Wonderful -- Sarah Vaughan (#6, 11/54)
8. Make Yourself Comfortable -- Sarah Vaughan (#6, 11/54)
9. I'm In Love Again -- April Stevens (#6, 6/51)
10. Sweet Violets -- Jane Turzy (#11, 7/51)
11. Mockin' Bird Hill -- Les Paul & Mary Ford (#2, 2/51)
12. Joey -- Betty Madigan (#12, 5/54)
13. That's All I Want You From You -- Jaye P. Morgan (#3, 11/54)
14. The Longest Walk -- Jaye P. Morgan (#6, 8/55)
15. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me -- Karen Chandler (#5, 10/52)
16. Let Me Go, Lover! -- Teresa Brewer (#6, 12/54)
17. A Tear Fell -- Teresa Brewer (#5, 2/56)
18. If I Give My Heart To You -- Denise Lor (#8, 9/54)
19. How Important Can It Be? -- Joni James (#2, 2/55)
20. I Understand -- June Valli (#8, 6/54)
21. Blue Star (The "Medic" Theme) -- Felicia Sanders (#29, 5/55)
22. Suddenly There's A Valley -- Gogi Grant (#9, 10/55)
23. We'll Meet Again (used in DR. STRANGELOVE) -- Vera Lynn (#29, 1/54)For information about these and other Hard to Find songs on CDs click on this link:
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