We'll Sing In The Sunshine.My Kind Of Folk Songs...Gale Garnett

Gale Zoë Garnett (born 17 July 1942) is a Canadian singer best known in the United States for her self-penned, Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". Garnett is also an author and actress.

She recorded her debut album, My Kind of Folk Songs in 1964; that fall, she scored a number four pop hit with her original composition "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". which also hit number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary singles chart for seven weeks.

and was a Top 50 country hit."We'll Sing in the Sunshine" won a 1965 Grammy for Best Folk Recording, and sold over one million copies, thus gaining gold disc status.

      6. I Came To The City.

Everlasting Songs For Everlasting Lovers...Arthur Prysock

Arthur Prysock Jr was an American jazz and R&B singer best known for his live shows and his deep baritone. In 1944 bandleader Buddy Johnson signed him as a vocalist, and Prysock became a mainstay of the live performance circuits. Prysock sang on several of Johnson's hits on Decca Records including "They All Say I'm the Biggest Fool" (1946), "Jet (My Love)" (1947) and "I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone" 1948), and later "Because" (1950).

In 1952 Prysock went solo. He signed with Decca, who marketed him as a younger rival to Billy Eckstine, and recorded the No. 5 R&B hit, "I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night", with Sy Oliver's orchestra.

1. Close Your Eyes.

2. You Don't Know What Love Is.

3. Without The One You Love.

4. I'm A Fool To Want You.

5. Stranger In Town.

6. Make Someone Love You.

1. My Everlasting Love.

2. Let There be Love.

3. Let's Start All Over Again.

4. You've Changed.

5. Where Or When.

6. For Your Love.

       8. Let There Be Love.

Come Back And Shake Me...Clodagh Rodgers

Once you have got past the "eurovision"folly then this one is a nice collection of cover versions and some of Clodagh's hit singles...take a good listen to "I Am A Fantasy" which was the "B" side of "Come Back And Shake me"...That should have been the "A" side...but I recon that "Shake Me" was more commercial !!

1. Jack In The Box
2. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
3. Let Me Be The One
4. Tuesday Afternoon
5. Arizona 
6. I Will
7. Come Back And Shake Me

1. Goodnight Midnight
2. You Are My Music
3. Nothing Rhymed
4. Everybody Go Home The Party's Over
5. Someone To Love Me
6. I Am A Fantasy
7. Lady Love Bug

          5. Arizona

St Louis Blues...Eartha Kitt

Selection Of Blues Songs sung by Eartha !

1. St Louis Blues.

2. Beale Street Blues.

3. Chantez Le Bas.

4. Hesitating Blues.

5. Steal Away.

6. Careless Love.

1. Atlanta Blues.

2. Long Gone.

3. Hits The Window Noah

4. Yellow Dog Blues.

5. Friendless Blues.

6. The Memphis Blues.

      8. Long Gone.

A New Way To Travel...Dorothy Collins.

Dorothy Collins (born Marjorie Chandler) November 18, 1926 – July 21, 1994) was a Canadian-American singer, actress, and recording artist.

In 1955, her single "My Boy – Flat Top, " reached No. 16 on the Billboard charts.[7] A follow-up single, "Baciare Baciare (Kissing Kissing)", peaked at No. 43. In 1956, her single "Seven Days" peaked at No. 17. She recorded other singles and albums in the 1950s, with little chart success. In 1958, for the Coral Records label she released Picnic: Dorothy Collins Sings Steve Allen, an album of compositions by the musician/TV host/comedian. 

Just an observation !!....the tracks are not in the same order as it says on the Back Sleeve !!....

          7. Sweet And Gentle.

Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Creedence Clearwater Revival is the debut studio album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in May 1968 by Fantasy Records in the US. Featuring the band's first hit single, "Suzie Q," which reached number 11 in the US charts, it was recorded shortly after the band changed its name from the Golliwogs and began developing a signature swamp rock sound.

1. I Put A Spell On You.

2. The Working Man.

3. Suzie Q.

1. Get Down Woman.

2. Porterville.

3. Gloomy.

4. Walk On The Water.

While "Suzie Q" proved to be a hit, the band had already played for three years as the Golliwogs, releasing numerous singles without achieving any breakthrough success. However, in October 1967, Saul Zaentz bought Fantasy Records and offered the band a chance to record a full-length album on the condition that they change their name. Having never liked 'the Golliwogs,' the four readily agreed, coming up with Creedence Clearwater Revival instead. At this point, John Fogerty took charge of the group artistically. He would go on to write all but one of the band's hit singles while assuming the roles of singer, lead guitarist, producer and arranger of nearly everything that appeared on both this seminal release and the group's subsequent studio albums.

        3. Suzie Q.

Make Me Yours...Bettye Swann.

This album is wicked! Killer female deep southern soul. So many good tracks on this album!..Swann lays down two solid pieces of northern soul here. "Make Me Yours" is so bouncy that it borders on sunshine pop at points, but that song is outdone by the declaration of independence of "I Will Not Cry".

1. Make Me Yours.

2. Fall In Love With Me.

3. Don't Look Back.

4. Don't Wait To Long.

5. Don't Take My Mind.

6. I Can't Stop Loving You.

1. I Think I'm Falling In Love.

2. You Gave Me Love.

3. The Heartache Is Gone.

4. I Will Not Cry.

5. What Is My Life Coming To.

6. A Change Is Gonna Come.

       1. Make Me Yours.

Natural Man...Lou Rawls.

More  from Lou.....

 Relying on his deep, rich voice, he sings with confidence everything from the bluesy I’m a King Bee’ and the Beatles cover ‘Got to Get You into My Life’.... a representative collection covering the eclectic range of styles in which Rawls has always performed.”

1. A Natural Man.

2. Everywhere I Go.

3. I'm A King Bee.

4. Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'.

5. Got To Get You Into My Life.

1. You Can't Hold On.

2. When I Fall In Love.

3. How Thoughtless I've Become.

4. Till Love Touches Your Life.

5. Got A Lotta Love.

       4. Oh What A Beautiful Morning.

        7. When I Fall In Love.

Lena Martell..In Concert At The Royal Festival Hall London.

Surprise!! Surprise!!...I really enjoyed this one ..Thanks to "Bob"....But I do love a "Live" performance you can't hide anything.... no little man in the booth messing about with the knobs covering up your "Bum" notes !!!...Can't see any date on the sleeve so don't know what year it could be...maybe someone out there could enlighten us !!...certainly the audience are appreciative and are enjoying themselves....Pity there is no info on the sleeve about "Lena" I believe that she is Scottish (I Think)....no doubt if she's not someone will correct me and perhaps fill in the gaps !!!.....Sorry seemed to have lost track 7/8 on side one !!!

 

The Best Of Lena Martell.

I must have missed this one !!....Checked my Archive files and found it with the Festival Hall Concert !! So here it is...

1. It's A Beautiful Night For Love.

2. Let Me Try Again.

3. All I Ever Need Is You.

4. Somewhere My Love.

5. Dance In The Old Fashioned Way.

6. Bridge Over Troubled Waters.

1. Make The World A Little Younger.

2. Goodbye Tomorrow.

3. Without You.

4. Think About It Baby.

5. Nevertheless I'm In Love Withe You.

6. If We Only Have Time.

Lena Martell (born Helen Thomson; 15 May 1940 – October 2026) was a Scottish singer with a long career in theatre, television and musicals. She recorded 30 albums and had a number-one UK single with "One Day at a Time" in 1979.

She released a number of standards in the 1970s on the Pye record label, drew crowds at cabarets and concert halls and became a major recording star with silver, gold and platinum awards. Her cover of the song "One Day at a Time", written by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson, reached the top of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in October 1979. She placed six albums in the UK Albums Chart between 1974 and 1980, including four that reached the top 20.

In the 1970s and 1980s her Saturday night TV shows for BBC Television ran over a period of 10 years, with evening audiences of over 12 million. Moving to the US, she sang in New York and Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and others and toured the world performing in concert halls. She starred in musicals on Broadway, first when understudying for Barbra Streisand, and headlining at London`s West End theatres. Her successes at London Palladium equalled that of the box office of Shirley MacLaine and Bette Midler.

      11. Nevertheless I'm In Love With You.

It's Impossible...Perry Como.

  Its Impossible BUT highly improbable... on second thoughts maybe possible !! that Perry recorded this L/P in a horizontal position because I reckon on this L/P he even beats "Dean Martin" for being "Laid Back" !!....saying all that nonsense doesn't mean that I don't like it its definitely one to listen too when the lights are low and you are sipping a Gin & Tonic or your favourite tipple!!...even the up-beat tracks are not too fast and what he does to "El Condor Pasa" is cool !!....So if you have trouble sleeping download this one it may do the trick !!....Its Just "Perry Como" Being "Perry Como" and I like it !!!!!

1. Its Impossible

2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

3. Something

4. Snowbird

5. A House Is Not A Home

1. Everybody Is looking For An Answer

2. El Condor Pasa

3. Close To You

4. I Think I Love You

5. We've Only Just Begun

          4. I Think I Love You

          8. El Condor Pasa

Ella Fitzgerald, Caterina Valente, Perry Como

In The Still Of The Night...Johnny Mathis

Seems that we are still in "Belgium"....so lets have some vocals this time.....First off is JM joining in on the first two tracks with a "Doo Wop" group the rest of the tracks are popular songs ranging from the 50's maybe the 80's...all in all a good selection that keeps you interested till the last track !!

      2. It's All In The Game

Joe Harris

Never heard of this singer before but he has quite a good voice and the accent adds to the voice to make it unusual...so to me it a good L/P !!.....Shades Of "Engelbert" in parts !!!

 Joe Harris (Bruges, 25 December 1943 to 1 June 2003) was a Flemish singer.
Harris was born in Bruges, as Georges Lisabeth. He was the youngest child. His parents drove a grocery and a cafe. At twelve, he recorded his first album under the name Harris Joske. He was known as a singer in the sixties and seventies. Initially he sang English songs with Joe Harris and his band The Pink Umbrellas. In 1968 the band had two hits with Hope of a Miracle and Daisy Does. Another English song is' Home isn't home anymore "from 1969. In the seventies, he switched to Dutch. 

     1. Cara Mia

Bright Eyes...Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra.

Let's keep the mood easy !!..with a selection of "Piano" based  songs of the 70's....

      4. Just The Way You Are.

Little Richard...22 Original Hits.

We've had lots of rain in England the last couple of days so a swim across the channel is definitely a "No No" and double "NO NO" for a swim across the pond !!!
So out comes that "Carpet" and off we go first to visit "Bob" in "Belgium" to see what he comes up with !!!
First we have 22 hot tracks from "Little Dick" !!...(Not being facetious but in case some don't know "Dick" is short for "Richard") !!....all of his hits are here plus !!

     17. Ready Teddy

The World Of Ketelbey...The New Symphony Of London Orchestra

Change of pace and style now...when I got this one from "Bob" I was a bit puzzled !..its a good selection of pretty well known tunes and Its a good easy listening L/P BUT why the title "Ketelbey"...so off I went to "Google" and did the "Google Bit" and it turns out that all the tracks of this L/P where written by "Albert Ketelbey" 1875-1959"....all the tracks are long tracks and some of the melody's are definitely well known !!.....This is a great L/P and well worth a listen to....Played by "The New London Symphony Orchestra conducted by
"Robert (Bob) Sharples"....well you learn something new every day !!!....Thanks "Bob" for this little "Gem"!!

       1. In A Monastery Garden

       7. In A Persian Market

The World Of Lonely People...Anita Bryant.

First time for me that I have heard Anita's voice....here she is singing some well known songs...voice is clear !! diction pretty good !! so not a bad voice !! but she should have seen that Pie coming !!!

1. The World Of Lonely People

2. Our Day Will Come

3. Little Thing Means a Lot

4. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying

5. Laughing On The Outside

1. All Alone am I

2. It's Not The Way It Used To Be

3. Why Me

4. A World Without Love

5. Welcome Home Baby 

        9. A World Without Love

It's Ragtime...Winifred Atwell.

A re-visit to Bob !!...from across the channel...Sooooooo How's about a "Step back" to the 50's with a great selection of "Ragtime Melody's" played as only "Our "Winnie" can do !!!!..."Go Girl Go" !!!.....Thanks Bob !!

       9. Black And White Rag.

       15. Dizzy Fingers

This brings back some great memories of my teenage years,when I was a Call Boy at our local "Palace Theatre"...Winnie was a great warm & kind lady...I think that's why I love piano music... 6 nights of hearing her music is something I will never forget.

Thanks Winnie & RIP...