Andre Moss...Rosita

Re-living the virtual trips to Belgium  !!...with Bob !!...Thanks Bob !!

 André Moss has done a lot of session work on productions of Jack Jersey (Jack de Nijs).In addition, he also composed instrumental solo records and produced by De Nijs, including major hits such as Rosita , Let the bouzoukis play , My Spanish rose and Laura .

 But the biggest hit was Ella from 1973. In the Netherlands, the single reached fourth place in both the Veronica Top 40 and the Thunderous Thirty.

 It was also the TV and radio tune for the TROS in the same year.Rosita was later chosen by the TROS as a tune.

 In Belgium, Ella gained a number 10 position and stayed 9 weeks in the list, Rosita ranked number 8 and topped 12 weeks in the list, My Spanish Rose stayed 9 weeks in the list with the highest ranking number 12.

Andre Moss died at the age of 55 at home from a heart attack.

         1. Rosita

Katherine Jenkins...Cinema Paradiso.

We now go classical with a classy lady !!.with some great songs from some great films..

Cinema Paradiso is a collection of 15 unforgettable iconic songs from some of the world’s best loved movie moments. The title track, by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone features Katherine Jenkins’ duet with Alberto Urso.

Katherine Jenkins’ album Cinema Paradiso features classics including Moon River from Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Pinocchio’s When You Wish Upon A Star, Tonight from West Side Story as well as themes from Schindler’s List, Lord Of The Rings and Dances With Wolves. The album features duets with Alberto Urso (on Cinema Paradiso), Luke Evans (on Tonight), Sarah Allain (on Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) and Shaun Escoffery (on The Rose).

Katherine Jenkins, one of Britain’s all-time favourite singers, was officially crowned The No.1 selling ‘Classical Music Artist of the Last 25 Years’ by Classic FM, and made chart history when her last album Guiding Light, became her 13th UK Classical No.1 album, further cementing Katherine’s position as the world’s most prolific artist in UK Classical chart history.

Katherine Jenkins’ new album Cinema Paradiso has topped the UK Classical Artist Chart, and also reached No. 3 in the UK Official Album Chart, making the recording her 14th Classical No. 1 album and her highest charting album this decade.

          7. Somewhere / Tonight

As Time Goes By...VA

Here's a great compilation album from the Rato Records music blog !.....that mixes the soundtrack of the Film "Casablanca" with versions of "As Time Goes By" and other standards by different singers.....Great Idea !..wish I had thought of it !!!!...so thanks to Rato's music blog !

1. Play It Sam....As Time Goes By....Dooley Wilson & Ingrid Bergman (Soundtrack)

2. As Time Goes By......Peggy Lee

3. It Had To Be You.....Harry Nilsson

4. Knock On Wood......Dooley Wilson

5. The Very Thought Of You......Etta James

6. I Love Paris.....Oscar Peterson Trio

7. Of All The Gin Joints In All The World...Dooley Wilson & Humphrey Bogart

8. As Time Goes By.....Carly Simon

9. Love For Sale......Jane Birkin

10. It Had To Be You......Harry Connick Jr

11. It Had To Be You......Barbra Streisand

12. Dat's What Noah Done......Dooley Wilson

13. I Love Paris......Ella Fitzgerald

14. The Very Thought Of You.......Connie Francis

15. Isla Demands The Letters...Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid Bergman(Soundtrack)

16. As Time Goes By......Natalie Cole

17. Shine---It had To Be You(Soundtrack)

18. Love For Sale......Billie Holiday

19. The Last Time I Saw Paris......Four Freshman

20. I Love Paris......Doris Day

21. Airport Finale..Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid Bergman (Soundtrack)

22. As Time Goes By.....Dooley Wilson

        18. Love For Sale

        21. Airport Finale

John Denver...I Want To Live.

Hope you are nice a relaxed with you feet up and a drink (Coffee or Beer) or both....a nice soothing set of songs. 

          11. Druthers

Della Reece...The Classic Della Reese.

Classic tunes with words....just listen to appreciate the voice and arrangements !

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades. She began her long career as a singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?". In the late 1960s she hosted her own talk show, Della, which ran for 197 episodes. From 1975 she also starred in films, playing opposite Redd Foxx in Harlem Nights (1989), Martin Lawrence in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Elliott Gould in Expecting Mary (2010). Reese achieved continued success in the religious television drama Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), in which she played the leading role of Tess.

Reese recorded regularly throughout the 1960s, releasing singles and several albums. Two of the most significant were The Classic Della (1962) and Waltz with Me, Della (1963), which broadened her fan base internationally. She recorded several jazz-focused albums, including Della Reese Live (1966), On Strings of Blue (1967) and One of a Kind (1978). Live hit number 21 on the R&B charts. She also performed in Las Vegas for nine years.

          6. Don't You Know

Dakota Staton...Isn't This a Lovely Day.

Back to jazz vocals and a great voice.

Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia.

She released several critically acclaimed albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including: The Late, Late Show (1957), whose title track was her biggest hit, In the Night (1958), a collaboration with pianist George Shearing, Dynamic! (1958) and Dakota at Storyville (1962), a live album recorded at the Storyville jazz club in Boston. In the mid-1960s Staton moved to England, where she recorded the album Dakota ′67. Returning to the US in the early 1970s, she continued to record semi-regularly.

          9. Ain't No Use

Eydie Gorme...Sincerely Yours.

21 of Eydie's singles on Coral & ABC Paramount....Her voice is sadly missed !!

Eydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and with her husband, Steve Lawrence, on albums, television, Broadway, and in Las Vegas.

Gormé sang with the Tommy Tucker band for two months in 1950, followed by a year with Tex Beneke's band. She signed as a solo act with Coral Records in 1952 and released her first single, "That Night of Heaven". She was hired by The Tonight Show in its early days with Steve Allen and formed a duo with another one of its staff singers, Steve Lawrence.

1. Sincerely Yours

2. Come Home

3. That's How

4. Mama Teach Me To Dance

5. You Bring Out The Lover In Me

6. Soda Pop Hop

7. I Danced With My Darling

8. I'll Come Back

9. It's A Pity To Say Goodnight

10. I've Got A Right To Cry

11. All Night Long

12. Fallen Apples

13. Sure

14. Crocodile Tears

15. Climb Up The Wall

16. Uska Dara

17. Chain Reaction

18. Knickerbocker Mambo

19. Soldier Boy

20. A Girl Can't Say

21. What Is The Secret Of Your Success

         

          4. Mama Teach Me To Dance

          8. I'll Come Back