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

 

 FLEXI DISC

 

Easy-Listening Magic

6CD Set
Released 1993
Cat No.: RDCD471-6 (RDC92141-4)
RD Code: ELM 229

CD1    Programme 1 - Timeless Favourites

1 - Stardust - Henry Mancini

2 - Misty - Geoff Love

3 - Thanks for the Memory - Ray Conniff

4 - Night and Day - Richard Clayderman

5 - What a Difference a Day Made - Bert Kaempfert

6 - Jealousy - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

7 - I'm in the Mood for Love - Acker Bilk

8 - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Henry Mancini

9 - Moonlight Serenade - Ray Conniff

10 - Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear - Acker Bilk

11 - Laura - Bert Kaempfert

12 - I'll String Along with You - Roger Williams

13 - Begin the Beguine - Klaus Wunderlich

14 - Granada - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

Programme 2 - 50s Magic

15 - Memories Are Made of This - Ray Conniff

16 - Mona Lisa - Ronnie Aldrich & his Two Pianos

17 - Answer Me, My Love - Bert Kaempfert

18 - Scarlet Ribbons - Acker Bilk

19 - Gigi - Harry James

CD2

20 - When I Fall In Love - Geoff Love

21 - Love Me Tender - Richard Clayderman

22 - Island In The Sun - Bert Kaempfert

23 - Only You - Acker Bilk

24 - Unchained Melody - Ray Conniff

25 - Ebb Tide - Ronnie Aldrich

26 - Elizabethan Serenade - Adrian Brett

27 - Blue Tango - Geoff Love

28 - On The Street Where You Live - Ray Conniff

29 - Magic Moments - Ronnie Aldrich

30 - La Bamba - Manuel and hmotm

Programme 3 - Hits From The Shows

31 - Memory - Klaus Wunderlich

32 - Impossible Dream - Henry Mancini

33 - I Know Him So Well - Gheorghe Zamfir

34 - I Talk To The Trees - Manuel and hmotm

35 - Stranger In Paradise - Ray Conniff

36 - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Acker Bilk

37 - Sunrise Sunset - Ray Conniff

38 - So In Love - Ronnie Aldrich

39 - Send in the clowns - Acker Bilk

CD3

40 - I'll Never Fall in Love Again ('Promises, Promises') - Harry Stoneham

41 - On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - Roger Williams

42 - The Carousel Waltz - Geoff Love

43 - My Favourite Things ('The Sound of Music') - Ronnie Aldrich & his Two Pianos

Programme 4 - Classics by Candlelight

44 - Love's Dream - Ray Conniff

45 - 18th Variation on a Theme of Paganini - Richard Clayderman

46 - Concierto De Aranjuez (Second Movement) - Larry Adler

47 - Theme from 'Elvira Madiga' - Gheorghe Zamfir

48 - No Other Love - Henry Mancini

49 - Vilia - Eddie Clavert

50 - Going Home - Acker Bilk

51 - Air on a G String - Ronnie Adrich & his Two Pianos

52 - Theme from 'Rhapsody In Blue' - Ray Conniff

53 - Greensleeves - Acker Bilk

54 - Moonlight Sonata - Henry Mancini

55 - Fur Elise - David Snell

56 - The Shepherd Song - Adrian Brett

CD4    Programme 5 – All-Time Romantic Favourites

57 - Spanish Eyes - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

58 - Tenderly - Henry Mancini

59 - Love Letters - Ray Conniff

60 - The Shadow of Your Smile - Gheorghe Zamfir

61 - Unforgettable - Ronnie Aldrich & his Two Pianos

62 - Secret Love - Bert Kaempfert

63 - Autumn Leaves - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

64 - La Vie en Rose - Eddie Calvert

65 - Somewhere My Love - Ray Conniff

66 - The More I See You - Bert Kaempfert

67 - Feelings - Henry Mancini

68 - Just the Way You Are - Richard Clayderman

69 - Nature Boy - Acker Bilk

Programme 6 - Golden Memories From The 60s

70 - A Whiter Shade of Pale - Richard Clayderman

71 - Scarborough Fair - Ray Conniff

72 - You've Lost That Loving Feeling - Acker Bilk

73 - Can't Take My Eyes off You - Nelson Riddle

74 - Theme from 'A Summer Place' - Klaus Wunderlich

CD5

75 - Africaan Beat - Bert Kaempfert

76 - Strangers in the Night - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

77 - A Taste of Honey - Acker Bilk

78 - Nights in White Satin - Richard Clayderman

79 - If You Go Away - Ghorghe Zamfir

80 - Yesterday - Acker Bilk

81 - More - Ray Conniff

82 - A Lover's Concerto - Henry Mancini

83 - A Swinging Safari - Bert Kaempfert

Programme 7 - Magical Moments From The Movies

84 - Chariots of Fire - Gheorghe Zamfir

85 - Theme fom 'Love Story' - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

86 - Cavatina ('The Deer Hunter') - Adrian Brett

87 - Tara's Theme ('Gone with the Wind') - Ronnie Aldrich

88 - Three Coins in the Fountain - Harry James

89 - High Noon - Ray Conniff

90 - Around the World - Geoff Love

91 - The Entertainer ('The Sting') - Larry Adler

92 - The Summer Knows ('Summer of '42') - Acker Bilk

CD6

93 - The Way We Were - Henry Mancini

94 - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ('Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid') - Ray Conniff

95 - A Man and a Women - Harry James

96 - As Time Goes by ('Casablanca') - Henry Mancini

97 - 'The Third Man' Theme - Ray Conniff

98 - Annie's Song - Henry Mancini

99 - Yesterday Once More - Adrian Brett

100 - Something - Ray Conniff

101 - The Most Beautiful Girl - Bert Kaempfert

102 - Imagine - Acker Bilk

103 - Sailing - Richard Clayderman

Programme 8 - Favourite Hits From the 70s

104 - (They Long to Be) Close to You - David Snell

105 - Morning Has Broken - Adrian Brett

106 - And I Love You So - Manuel and the Music of the Mountains

107 - For All We Know; We've Only Just Begun - Richard Clayderman

108 - Mull of Kintyre - Adrian Brett

109 - Top of the World - Gheorghe Zamfir

110 - Snowbird - Bert Kaempfert

111 - Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Conniff