It Amazes Me...Liza Minnelli.

It amazes me is the title of this album and it certainly does amaze me...because Liza sounds like Barbra Streisand in her very early days...Particularly the albums  called "The Barbra Streisand Album" and "The Second Barbra Streisand Album"....Maybe the fact that the arrangements and both Barbra's and the above were produced by the same man"Peter Matz"....But now at this moment in time Barbra and Liza sound very different...I think that both singers where trying to find there own "Sound".....This L/P was recorded well before Liza's "Cabaret" film...

1. Wait Till You See Him
2. My Shinning Hour
3. I Like The Likes Of You
4. It Amazes Me
5. Looking At You
6. I Never Have Seen Snow

1. Plenty Of Time
2. For Every Man There's A Woman 
3. Lorelei
4. Shouldn't There Be Lightning
5. Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out

   3. I Like The Likes Of You.

Where Love has Gone...Jack Jones.

 

Jack sings a selection of standards flawlessly with lush arrangements !

1. Where Love Has Gone
2. Willow Weep For Me
3. It Never Entered My Mind
4. Here's That Rainy Day
5. Lush Life
6. To Love And Be loved

1. People
2. Every Time We Say Goodbye
3. Whats New
4. The Lorelei
5. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
6. By Myself

      6. To Love And Be Loved

Guilty...Barbra Streisand.

Here's Barbra produced and accompanied by "Barry Gibb" that includes their hit single and Barbra's hit "Woman In Love"....Both of these singers where at the top of their tree in 1980. !!
So this is a good slice of popular music from that era !!.....No detriment to the singers or this L/P but I wonder why on all the tracks but one the producers decided to do a fade at the end of the songs and not let us listen to an ending !!!!.....It seems that that could be the norm from the 80's and even to today !!!

1. Guilty....with Barry Gibb
2. Woman In Love
3. Run Wild
4. Promises
5. The Love Inside

1. What Kind Of Fool....with Barry Gibb
2. Life Story
3. Never Give Up
4. Make It Like A Memory

           1. Guilty

Manilow Magic...Barry Manilow.

 All the well known hits are on this L/P as well as some of Barry's Power Ballads....I always thought that he wrote all his own songs and recorded them...BUT looking at the information only about half of them on this L/P were written by him....Well you learn something new every day !!!..."Mandy" his first big hit was originally called "Brandy" and I did have the single of it...But I can't remember who it was by !!!...not got it now so I can't look !!!....Just got a flash I think it was also by a Barry.... Something !!!...BUT could be wrong....

 1. Mandy
2. New York City Rhythm
3. Looks Like We Made It
4. Can't Smile Without You
5. Ready To Take The Chance Again
6. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again

1. Could It Be Magic 
2. Copacabana
3. Weekend In New England
4. It's A Miracle
5. All The Time
6. I Write The Songs

          12. I Write The Songs          

A History Of T-REX.

T. Rex, originally Tyrannosaurus Rex, were an English rock band formed in London in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan, who was their leader, frontman and only consistent member. Originally an acoustic psychedelic folk band, Bolan began to change the band's style towards electric rock with their fourth album, 1970's A Beard of Stars, and shortened their name to T. Rex by the time their self-titled fifth album was released later that same year. This development culminated with their first significant hit single "Ride a White Swan", and the group soon became pioneers of the glam rock movement.

1. Get It On.

2. Ride A White Swan.

3. Hot Love.

4. Jeepster.

5. Deborah

6. I Love To Boogie.

1. Telegram Sam.

2. Metal Guru.

3. Solid Gold Easy Action.

4. Born to Boogie.

5. The Groover.

6. Rock On.

        6. I Love To Boogie

My Crying Hour...Cora Lee Day.

Here's a forgotten singer who only made this L/P

Cora Lee Day (1914-1996) was virtually unknown when she recorded "My Crying Hour" in 1960, the only album in her brief singing career, before becoming an actress.

She bore a striking vocal resemblance to another legendary “Day,” the immortal “Lady Day” —Billie Holiday— but her voice still has that certain intangible quality that singles her out as a rare-find on the jazz scene and is sure to catch your ear. Under the direction of pianist Jimmy Jones and with a number of skillful arrangements, Cora Lee gained the drive and confidence to sing an engaging repertoire of fragile, moving songs in the manner that came most natural to her —soft and intimate.

1. My Crying Hour

2. When Your Lover Has Gone

3. Trouble Is A Man

4. The Very Thought Of You

5. I See A Million People

6. Ain't No Use

1. It Isn't Fair

2. You Taught Me How To Cry

3. Weeping Willow

4. Try I Little Tenderness

5. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

6. The Masquerade is Over

          11. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

There Is Only One...Roy Orbison.

Still munching the choco's in Belgium...so relax with this Roy Orbison MGM release !

      1. Claudette.

https://od.lk/d/OTFfNDU1NzE1NjJf/B1%20-%20Claudette.flac

The Call Of The Wildest...Louis Prima & Keely Smith.

With a long hop skip and a jump from NZ.. we are landing in Belgium  courtesy of

 Luc for some wild music   from Louis  and of course Keely & Sam 

      2. Autumn Leaves

America's Greatest Hits.

Not heard much of this group personally but as it is called Greatest Hits ! lets hope it is !!...
To me they have the sounds of The Beach Boys / Simon & Garfunkel / Eagles...don't know who came first but its a good  sound and I feel that I should have taken more notice of them when they were in there hay day !!!

 1. A Horse With No Name
2. I Need You
3. Sandman
4. Ventura Highways
5. Don't Cross The River
6. Only In Your Heart

1. Muskrat Love
2. Tin Man
3. Lonely People
4. Sister Golden Hair
5. Daisy Jane
6. Woman Tonight

       1. A Horse With No Name.

The First Songs...Laura Nyro.

Laura Nyro born Laura Nigro( October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings,
particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension recording her songs. Wider recognition for her artistry was posthumous, while contemporaries such as Elton John idolized her.She was praised for her emotive three-octave mezzo-soprano voice.

What a great voice !....I wonder which voice came first ?....Laura's or Barbra's !

Didn't notice the similarity on the "Eli's Confession"...but on this one their voices are similar

      9. I Never Meant To Hurt You

Greatest Hits...Adamo.

A contribution now from the land of "Chocolate" to the land of "Eiffel"....It seems that he wrote all the songs...title of the L/P I assume is "Greatest Hits"...is the record company stretching the truth again !!....Perhaps the "Adamo" fans can answer that one !!!

      10. Amour Perdu

Duets...Barry Manilow.

 Some great duets on this selection from Barry......Not to be mixed up by his "Dream Duets"

With which he sings with singers that have died...with the wizardry of technology this is of course is possible !...I have heard a couple of tracks from that one...If anyone has a link to that one be great to share it on this blog !!

1. You've Got A Friend....with Melissa Manchester

2. Hey Mambo....with Kid Creole and The Coconuts

3. Let Me Be Your Wings....with Debra Byrd

4. Cherish / Windy....The Association

5. Look To The Rainbow....Barbara Cook

6. Islands In The Stream....Reba McEntire

7. Big City Blues....with Mel Torme & Gerry Mulligan

8. On A Slow Boat To China....with Bette Midler

9. Run To Me.... with Dionne Warwick

10. Summertime.... with Diane Schuur & Stan Getz

11. Sincerely / Teach Me Tonight....with Phillis McGuire

12. Blue....with Sarah Vaughan

13. Now And Forever....with Sheena Easton

14. I Won't Be The One To Let Go....Barbra Streisand

15. The Last Duet....with Lily Tomlin

        11. Sincerely / Teach Me Tonight

Granted It's Gogi...Gogi Grant.

Great Voice we have here !!..Thanks to Luc from Belgium !!

Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016), known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She had a No. 1 hit in 1956 with "The Wayward Wind".

1. By Myself.

2. The Day You Came Along.

3. That's My Desire.

4. No Fool Like An Old Fool.

5. I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All.

6. Don't Be That Way.

1. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.

2. I Wished On The Moon.

3. Bibbidi Bobiddi Boo.

4. Would I Love You Love You,Love You.

5. I'm Confessin'.

6. Your Getting To Be A Habit With Me.

     6. Don't Be That Way.

Folk-Country...Waylon Jennings.

Before we Zip off to the 21st century !!..Yee Ha !!..Its Waylon !!...

        7. Just For You

The 214 B.U. Singles Of The Last 70 Years..1..VA

So we have had Music from the 1930's /40s as well as the 1950's /60's ...Big Band sounds and all the Stereo Instrumentals and Lush Orchestral arrangements !

Well now we gonna go all 21th Century....2022 to be exact ! Courtesy of "K" & BBoy.s Music Blog"...eventually ending in about 1952 .

There will be 214 "Best Bubbling Under" single tracks in about 9 posts !!...not all at once of course they will be mixed in with the other compilations that I have to finish off.

But with this selection I will start at the 2022 tracks and work backwards  to aprox 1952...(214--001)

214. Bam Bam....Camila Cabello..feat Ed Ed Sheeran.

213. Wait For You....Future..feat.Drake & Tems.

212. As It Was....Harry Styles.

211. Need To Know....Doja Cat.

210. No Love....Summer Walker & SZA.

209. Blinding Lights....The Weekend.

208. Physical....Dua Lipa.

207. Ice Cream....Blackpink & Selena Gomez

206. For The Night (Radio Edit)....Pop Smoke..Feat Lil Baby & DaBaby.

205. Falling....Trevor Daniel.

204. Old Town Road....Lil Nas X

203. Vossi Bop....Stormzy.

202. Lucid Dreams....Juice WRLD.

201. This Is America....Childish Gambino.

200. Sicko Mode....Travis Scott..feat Drake.

199. No Words....Dave..feat.MoStack.

198. Wild Thoughts....DJ Khalad..feat.Rihanna & Bryson Tiller.

197. Dusk Till Dawn (Radio Edit)....Zayn..Sia.

196. Tilted....Christine & The Queens.

195. Here....Alessia Cara.

194.King Kunta....Kendrick Lamar.

      209. Blinding Lights.

      204. Old Town Road.

Happy Days..The Oldies Gold Collection 10..VA

At a guess we could be in the 30's & 40's dancing with the Big Band sounds and listening to all the Future Great Singers !!

1. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine...Stan Kenton..with Anita O'Day.

2. My Heart Tells Me...Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch..with Eugenie Baird.

3. Straighten Up And Fly Right...Nat King Cole Trio.

4. When They Ask About You...Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra..with Kitty Kalen.

5. Amor...Bing Crosby.

6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me...Stan Kenton & Orch..Red Dorris.

7. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old...Jimmy Dorsey Orch..with Kitty Kallen.

8. Together...Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest.

9. Dance With Dolly...Evelyn Knight.

10. I Love You...Enric Madriguera & His Orch..with Bob Lindo

11. Long Ago And Far Away...Bing Crosby.

12. Star Eyes...Jimmy Dorsey Orch..with Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen.

13. Goodnight Wherever You Are...Russ Morgan.

14. Mairzy Doats...The Pied Pipers.

15. Shoo Shoo Baby...Ella Mae Morse.

16. Smoke On The Water...Red Foley.

17. Its Love Love Love...Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians..with Skip Nelson.

18. Shoo Shoo Baby...The Andrews Sisters.

19. The Trolly Song...The Pied Pipers

20. You Always Hurt The One You Love...The Mills Brothers.

21. Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet...Woody Herman Orch.

22. San Fernando Valley...Bing Crosby.

23. Together...Guy Lombardo Orch..with Tony Craig.

24. Victory Polka...Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters.

25. Cow Cow Boogie...Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots.

      14. Mairzy Doats.

      16. Smoke On The Water.

Hollywood Dream...Thunderclap Newman.

Thunderclap Newman were a British rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.

Their single, "Something in the Air", a 1969 UK number one hit, remains in demand for television commercials, film soundtracks and compilations. The band released a critically acclaimed rock album, Hollywood Dream, and three other singles from the album, "Accidents", "The Reason" and "Wild Country".

From 1969 until 1971, the nucleus of the band consisted of the songwriter John "Speedy" Keen (vocals, drums, guitar), Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (piano) and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar). Pete Townshend (using the alias "Bijou Drains") played bass guitar on their album and singles, all of which he had recorded and produced at the IBC Studio and his Twickenham home studio. The band augmented its personnel during its tours: in 1969 with James "Jim" Pitman-Avery (bass guitar) and Jack McCulloch (drums) and in early 1971, with Australian musicians Roger Felice (drums) and Ronnie Peel (bass guitar). The band folded in late 1971.

1. Hollywood 1.

2. The Reason.

3.Open The Door Homer.

4. Look Around.

5. Accidents.

1. Wild Country.

2. When I Think.

3. The Old Cornmill.

4. I Don't Know.

5. Hollywood Dream.

6. Hollywood 2.

7. Something In The Air.

        3. The Old Cornmill.

Mr Lucky...Henry Mancini & Orchestra.

Fancy a trip to chocky land ! (Belgium) for some Mood music from a TV series ...

I don't know if it has been shown in England. I don't recognise the "Mr Lucky" on any of the TV Channels....Thanks Luc !

Mr. Lucky is an American adventure/drama television series that aired from 1959 to 1960 on CBS. The title character, played by John Vivyan, was an honest professional gambler who used his plush floating casino, the ship Fortuna, as his base of operations. His good friend Andamo helped him run the casino.

      6. Tipsy.