Country Connection

 

 

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8 LP 4 TC
Released 1983
Cat No.: RDS10091-8 (RDC91151-4)
RD Code : CCN 133 (GCCN-A-133 on Box)

'COUNTRY CONNECTION' features no fewer than 111 fine country-pop performances by some of the World's greatest stars. It signals, in the most enjoyable and easy-to-listen-to fashion, that country music has become very much part of the mainstream of popular music.Artistry and class, combined with melody and style, are the hallmarks of this collection, which will delight both pop and country fans, and may even surprise those who don't imagine they're either!.

1       Million-Selling Magic

01 - Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything

02 - Everly Brothers - Devoted To You

03 - Dinah Shore - Buttons And Bows

04 - Pat Boone - Moody River

05 - Frankie Laine - The Cry Of The Wild Goose

06 - The Brothers Four - Greenfields

07 - Brook Benton - Boll Weevil Song

08 - Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number

09 - Teresa Brewer - Till I Waltz Again With You

10 - Patti Page - Detour

11 - Andy Williams - I Really Don't Want To Know

12 - Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California

13 - Vaughn Monroe & Orchestra - Riders In The Sky

14 - Elton John - Country Comfort

 

2       The Feminine Touch

 

15 - Lena Martell - The Seeker

16 - Twiggy - Here I Go Again

17 - Marti Caine - I Honestly Love You

18 - Dusty Springfield - I Just Fall In Love Again

19 - Teresa Brewer - Youor Cheatin' Heart

20 - Vera Lynn - Until It's Time For You To Go

21 - Julie Felix - Last Thing On My Mind

22 - Dana - I Love How You Love Me

23 - Kitty Kallen - In The Chapel In The Moonlight

24 - Petula Clark - Every Little Bit Hurts

25 - Patti Page - Allegheny Moon

26 - Mary O'Hara - You Needed Me

27 - Ann Williamson - It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

28 - Tammy Jones - My Happiness

 

3       Easy-Listening Guys

 

29 - Pat Boone - Walking The Floor Over You

30 - Roger Whittaker - I'm Just A Country Boy

31 - Jack Jones - The Race Is On

32 - Johnny Mathis - We're All Alone

33 - Harry Secombe - It Is No Secret

34 - Tom Jones - He'll Have To Go

35 - Perry Como - Carolina Moon

36 - Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr Bojangles

37 - Andy Williams - In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)

38 - Frankie Laine - Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down

39 - Tony Christie - Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast

40 - Jimmy Young - (The) Wayward Wind

41 - Andy Stewart - Act Naturally

42 - Engelbert Humperdinck - Am I That Easy To Forget?

 

4       Super Hits Of The 60s

 

43 - Tom Jones - My Elusive Dream

44 - Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved?

45 - Frank Ifield - Mary In The Morning

46 - Lena Martell - Love Letters

47 - Paul Anka - Oh Lonesome Me

48 - Miki & Griff - She Think I Still Care

49 - The Springfields - Say I Won't Be There

50 - The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats

51 - The Mills Brothers - Are You Lonesome Tonight?

52 - Teresa Brewer - The Tip Of My Fingers

53 - Ray Conniff And The Singers - Invisible Tears

54 - Dave Berry - Memphis Tennesee

55 - Peters & Lee - So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

56 - Sandy Posey - The Single Girl

 

5       Sweet Harmonies

 

57 - Everly Brothers - Take A Message To Mary

58 - Miki & Griff - You Lay So Easy On My Mind

59 - Mike Sammes Singers - City Of New Orleans

60 - The Alexander Brothers - Forty Shades Of Green

61 - The Searchers - Sea Of Heartbreak

62 - Danny Street & Laura Lee - Lookin' For Love

63 - The Ames Brothers - Love Me Tender

64 - The Springfields - Island Of Dreams

65 - Ray Conniff - Half As Much

66 - The New Christy Minstrels - Nine Hundred Miles

67 - The Beverley Sisters - Have You Ever Been Lonely

68 - The Mills Brothers - Twilight On The Trail

69 - The Walker Brothers - Brand New Tennessee Waltz

70 - The New Seekers - Cryin' Time

 

6       Cracklin' Chart-Toppers

 

71 - Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

72 - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Battle Of New Orleans

73 - Karl Denver - Wimoweh

74 - Everly Brothers - Problems

75 - Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

76 - Christie - San Bernadino

77 - Georgie Fame - Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde

78 - Frankie Laine - Cool Water

79 - Peters & Lee - Welcome Home

80 - Pat Boone - There's A Goldmine In The Sky

81 - Rod Stewart - What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)

82 - Doris Day - The Black Hills Of Dakota

83 - Teresa Brewer - Let Me Go Lover!

84 - The New Seekers - You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

 

7       Sounds Orchestral

 

85 - Douglas Gamley & Orchestra - How The West Was Won (Theme)

86 - Roland Shaw - Jolene

87 - Mantovani & Orchestra - Home On The Range

88 - The London Festival Orchestra - The Big Country (Theme)

89 - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra - Cracklin' Rosie

90 - Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass - The Streets Of Laredo

91 - Alan Tew - The Call Of The Faraway Hills

92 - Perry Botkin Jr. & Orchestra - Leaving On A Jet Plane

93 - David Whitaker - The Ballad Of Cat Ballou

94 - Henry Mancini - Stand By Your Man

95 - Arthur Greenslade & Orchestra - Tom Dooley

96 - Hugo Montenegro - Theme From A Fistful Of Dollars

97 - The London Philharmonic Orchestra - Abilene

98 - John Barry - Theme From Midnight Cowboy

 

8       Today's Easy-Listening Hits

 

99 - Mike Sammes Singers - Coat Of Many Colours

100 - The Ladybirds - Lucille

101 - Andy Williams - You've Got A Friend

102 - Mary Mason - Right Time Of The Night

103 - Perry Como - I Believe In Music

104 - Marti Caine - Fire And Rain

105 - Ray Conniff - Angie Baby

106 - Petula Clark - Natural Love

107 - Vera Lynn - Sunshine On My Shoulder

108 - Brotherhood Of Man - A Little Bit More

109 - Lena Martell - Every Time You Touch Me I Get High

110 - Vikki Carr - Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady

111 - Vic Damone - She Believes In Me

 

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9LP  4 Cassette Set
Released 1977 (1972 Original)
Cat No.: RDS8061-9  (RDC90391-4)
RD Code: MDM 004
In 1977 came with Bonus LP 'Tony Bennett Sings' (RDS8070)

Picked up from the USA, this had a weird tracklisting that was programmed across the first sides of each LP and then reversing from the last LP to the first on side two. As they were all CBS recordings, I'm guessing that the compilation was made by the CBS people who didn't understand the Digest brief?
 

Programme 1       LP1       1941 - 1943 Riding High With The Big Bands

1 - Why Don't You Do Right? - Peggy Lee

2 - Who Wouldn't Love You - Trudy and Harry

3 - Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James and His Orchestra

4 - All Or Nothing At All - Harry James and His Orchestra

5 - A String Of Pearls - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra

6 - Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter and His Troopers

Programme 2       LP2       1944 There Goes That Song Again

1 - I'm Beginning To See The Light - Kitty Kallen

2 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Les Brown and His Band of Renown

3 - There Goes That Song Again - Georgia Carroll

4 - Bijou - Woody Herman and His Orchestra

5 - Walter Mitchell Rhumba - Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra

6 - My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time - Doris Day

Programme 3       LP3       1945 We'll Be Together Again

1 - Laura - Woody Herman and His Orchestra

2 - It's Been A Long, Long, Time - Harry James and His Orchestra

3 - We'll Be Together Again - Frankie Laine

4 - Caldonia - Woody Herman and His Orchestra

5 – Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy - Dinah Shore

6 - Autumn Serenade - Harry James and His Orchestra

Programme 4       LP4       1946 - 1947 Love Somebody

1 - Linda - Buddy Clark with Ray Noble and His Orchestra

2 - Peg O' My Heart - Jerry Murad's Harmonicats

3 - Love Somebody - Doris Day

4 - Rumours Are Flying - Majories Hughes

5 - Woody Woodpecker - Gloria Wood

6 - How Are Things In Glocca Morra - Buddy Clark with Ray Noble and His Orchestra

Programme 5       LP5       1948 Tennessee Waltz

1 - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dinah Shore

2 - It's Magic - Doris Day

3 - My Happiness - Jon and Sandra Steele

4 - Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore

5 - On A Slow Boat To China - Kay Kyser and his Orchestra

6 - Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

Programme 6       LP6       1949 - 1950 Some Enchanted Evening

1 - Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza

2 - Mule Train - Frankie Laine

3 - Mockin' Bird Hill - Patti Page

4 - That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine

5 - Harbour Lights - Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra

6 - My Heart Cries For You - Guy Mitchell

Programme 7       LP7       1951 Because Of You

1 - Cry - Johnnie Ray

2 - A Guy Is A Guy - Doris Day

3 - Jezebel - Frankie Laine

4 - Come - On A My House - Rosemary Clooney

5 - Because Of You - Tony Bennett

6 - Half As Much - Rosemary Clooney

Programme 8       LP8       1952 High Noon

1 - (How Much Is That ) Doggie In The Window? - Patti Page

2 - Botch A Me (Ba Ba Baciami Piccina) - Rosemary Clooney

3 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Guy Mitchell

4 - Delicado - Percy Faith and His Orchestra

5 - High Noon - Frankie Laine

6 - I Believe - Frankie Laine

Programme 9       LP9       1953 Rags To Riches

1 - Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett

2 - Secret Love - Doris Day

3 - Where Is Your Heart (The Song From Moulin Rouge) - Felicia Sanders

4 - Just Walking In The Rain - Johnnie Ray

5 - The Gang That Sang "Heart of My Heart" - Les Elgart and His Orchestra

6 - Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett

Programme 10     LP9       1954 Hey There

1 - Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

2 - Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell

3 - Man That Got Away (From A Star Is Born) - Judy Garland

4 - The Bandit (Theme from O Congaceiro) - Percy Faith and His Orchestra

5 - This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney

6 - Ebb Tide - Roy Hamilton

Programme 11     LP8       1955 Moments To Remember

1 - Yellow Rose Of Texas - Mitch Miller and His Orchestra

2 - The Party's Over - Johnny Mathis

3 - Misty - Erroll Garner

4 - Marianne - The Easy Riders

5 - A Woman In Love - Frankie Laine

6 - Moments To Remember - The Four Lads

Programme 12     LP7       1956 Whatever Will Be Will Be

1 - On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone

2 - I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

3 - Whatever Will Be, Will Be - Doris Day

4 - I Could Have Danced All Night - Andre Previn and His Quartet

5 - Standing On The Corner (from the Most Happy Fella) - The Four Lads

6 - Twelfth Of Never - Johnny Mathis

Programme 13     LP6       1957 It's Not For Me To Say

1 - It's Not For Me To Say - Johnny Mathis

2 - Theme From The Threepenny Opera - Louis Armstrong

3 - Till - Tony Bennett

4 - Mangos - Rosemary Clooney

5 - Battle Of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

6 - March (from the River Kwai) - Mitch Miller and His Orchestra

Programme 14     LP5       1958 A Certain Smile

1 - Everybody Loves A Lover - Doris Day

2 - Gigi - Vic Damone

3 - Little Susie - The Ray Bryant Trio

4 - This Is All I Ask - Tony Bennett

5 - Don't Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash

6 - A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis

Programme 15     LP4       1959 Hawaiian Wedding Song

1 - Hawaiian Wedding Song - Andy Williams

2 - El Paso - Marty Robbins

3 - Greenfields - The Brothers Four

4 - Small World (from Gypsy) - Johnny Mathis

5 - Heartaches by the Number - Guy Mitchell

6 - Smile - Tony Bennett

Programme 16     LP3       1960 - 1964 Happy Days Are Here Again

1 - Happy Days Are Here Again - Barbra Streisand

2 - Washington Square - The Village Stompers

3 - If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot) - Robert Goulet

4 - Theme From A Summer Place - Percy Faith and His Orchestra

5 - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Tony Bennett

6 - Green, Green - The New Christy Minstrels

Programme 17     LP2       1965 - 1968 Love Me With All Your Heart

1 - Love Me With All Your Heart - Jim Nabors

2 - Spinning Wheel - Ray Conniff And The Singers

3 - People (from Funny Girl) - Barbra Streisand

4 - Little Green Apples - O. C. Smith

5 - With A Little Help From My Friends - Barbra Streisand

6 - Invisible Tears - Ray Conniff And The Singers

Programme 18     LP1       1969 - 1971 Today's Hits  -  Tomorrow's Memories

1 - Born Free - Andy Williams

2 - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? - Percy Faith and His Orchestra

3 - A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

4 - (They Long To Be) Close To You - Johnny Mathis

5 - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) - Ray Conniff And The Singers

6 - For The Good Times - Ray Price

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