Just as irony is being pronounced dead, along comes this boozy holiday compilation to suggest that rumors of its demise may be premature. Given the culture’s simmering lounge mania, this collection (with its cheesy homage/rip-off Oceans 11 art direction) may be belated–but hey, punctuality was never these swingin’ cats’ bag, Jack. The novelty of having three of the …
To celebrate 10 years as the world’s most popular musical, the cast of Les Mis‚rables threw a phenomenal birthday party at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1995. A decade after Trevor Nunn directed its premiere at the Barbican Centre, and the subsequent move into what became a permanent home at the West End Palace Theatre, producer Cameron Macintosh …
It just ain’t Christmas without Bing’s dulcet tones in the background, and it just ain’t a duet if it’s not Bing with the Andrews Sisters, the single most successful pairing in pop history. So put together the best of each act’s holiday recordings, both alone and together, on one low-priced CD and you’ve got a holiday perennial! Includes …
1. What A Wonderful World 2:20
2. Hello, Dolly! 2:28
3. Sittin’ In The Sun 3:01
4. Mack The Knife 3:24
5. A Kiss To Build A Dream On 3:04
6. It Takes Two To Tango 2:56
7. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) 3:07
8. Kiss Of Fire 3:05
9. (When We Are Dancin’) I Get Ideas 3:28
10. Gone Fishin’ 2:33
11. Skokiaan (South African Song) 4:59
12. La Vie En Rose 3:26
13. The Dummy …
It’s so nice to have this soundtrack back where it belongs. This is the only Barbra Streisand recording never before available on compact …
Reprise released this double-album (now two-CD) set in 1965, in honor of Sinatra’s 50th birthday. As an attempt to sum up the singer’s career to date, A Man And His Music unfortunately falls short. Part of the problem is that Sinatra, as on the previous Sinatra’s Sinatra, re-recorded the material dating from his RCA, Columbia and Capitol periods; …
A great, comprehensive collection of Sinatra’s most popular Reprise tracks, and worth having for any number of reasons, Very Best Of features tons of familiar hits–but requires a caveat for casual Sinatra fans. When Sinatra formed Reprise, he began to re-record many of the sides he’d released on Capitol, in an attempt to transfer his catalog to the …
For the die-hard Dean Martin fan, this Dino: The Essential Dean Martin CD is sure to please. Loaded with 30 of Martin’s chart-topping hits from both his Capitol Records (1049-1951) and Reprise Records (1960-1969) repertoire, this CD will definitely be a favorite at your next party. Includes: 1. Ain’t That a Kick in the Head 2. That’s Amore …
