Engelbert Humperdinck ~ Release me (1967)

In 1967,Humperdinck cut a pop-ballad version of "Release Me," previously a hit for country singer Ray Price and R&B chanteuse Esther Phillips; Humperdinck's cover made the song a standard. Given some exposure by the singer's last-minute addition to a bill at the London Palladium, it rocketed to the top of the British charts and sold over a million copies, ultimately keeping the Beatles' seminal double-sided hit "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" out of the top spot. It also went to number four in America, where the accompanying album made the Top Ten.

tracks

01. Release Me (3:18)

02. Quiet Nights (2:39)

03. Yours Until Tomorrow (2:51)

04. There's A Kind Of Hush (3:00)

05. Ten guitars (2:37)

06. This is my song (3:25)

07. There Goes My Everything (2:53)

08. Take my heart (2:28)

09. My World (Il Mondo) (3:05)

10. Talking Love (3:04)

11. Walk Through This World (2:16)

12. How Near Is Love (2:42)

How near is love 

Engelbert Humperdinck (1969)

tracks

01. I'm a better man (2:48)

02. Gentle on my mind (2:50)

03. Love letters (2:20)

04. A time for us (2:59)

05. Didn't we (4:05)

06. I wish you love (3:53)

07. Aquarius/Let the sunsine in (3:47)

08. All you've got to do is ask (2:53)

09. Signs of love (3:17)

10. Cafe (2:59)

11. Let's kiss tomorrow goodbye (2:38)

12. Winter world of love (3:20)

Cafe 

The Anita Kerr Singers ~ The Genius in Harmony (1962)

tracks

01 Drown in My Own Tears
02 Yes Indeed!
03 Georgia On My Mind
04 Alexander’s Ragtime Band
05 Hard Times
06 What’d I Say
07 Swanee River Rock
08 What Would I Do Without You
09 Hit the Road Jack
10 I Believe to My Soul
11 Ruby
12 I Got a Woman

Every Kind Of Mood ~ Randy, Randi, Randee

Every Kind of Mood may not quite deliver on the promise of the title, but it's nevertheless a fine collection of smooth urban R&B and adult contemporary pop. To her credit, Randy Crawford decides to push forward a little bit -- for every schmaltzy "Captain of Her Heart," there's something as stylish and unexpected as the cover of Massive Attack's "Hymn of the Big Wheel." It's moments like "Big Wheel," "Are You Sure" and the version of Aretha Franklin's "Johnny" that make Every Kind of Mood an engaging listen.

tracks
01. Breaking Down (4:26)
02. Bye Bye (3:57)
03. I'd Be An Angel (4:49)
04. Unwounded (3:09)
05. Are You Sure (4:31)
06. Sweet Regine (4:13)
07. Johnny (2:44)
08. Let It Rain (3:53)
09. Silence (3:47)
10. Changes (4:42)
11. Almaz (4:30)
12. Captain Of Her Heart (4:58)
13. Wishing On A Star (4:52)
14. Honey For My Honey (4:26)
15. Hymn Of The Big Wheel (6:01)

Captain Of Her Heart

Engelbert Humperdinck ~ Another time, another place (1971)

Unlike the previous albums, "Another time, another place" brings something completely new and, why not, refreshingly unusual.  It wasn't a chart buster, however you cannot deny it its originality and a novelty concept that took Engelbert's music into a different direction.

tracks

01. Another time another place (3:00)
02. Help me make it through the night (2:33)
03. Our love will rise again (2:42)
04. Talk it over in the morning (2:36)
05. There's an island (3:23)
06. Revivin' old emotions (2:43)
07. Nashville Lady (3:20)
08. Morning (2:32)
09. Twenty miles from home (2:41)
10. Days of icy fingers (2:25)
11. I'm holding your memory (But he's holding you) (3:06)

Help me make it through the night

Fausto Danieli ~ Reverie en Sax

Very nice record with fine selection of classical tunes nicely arranged in lounge style.

tracks

01 Etude No 3 (Chopin) (3:45)
02 Aria (Bach) (3:57)
03 Reverie (Schumann) (2:12)
04 Largo (Handel) (3:36)
05 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) (1:54)
06 Ave Maria (Schubert) (2:49)
07 A la Turca (Mozart) (2:59)
08 Romance in F (Beethoven) (3:24)
09 Adagio (Albinoni) (3:23)
10 Fur Elise (Beethoven) (3:06)

Martin Böttcher ~ Sacramento (1972)

tracks

01 Sacramento 02:44

02 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 02:55

03 Fiesta In Belo Horizonte 02:45

04 I Will Return 02:20

05 High Noon 03:48

06 Bonanza 02:22

07 Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (The Harmonica Man) 02:49

08 (Is This The Way To) Amarillo 03:15

09 Campo Limpo 04:06

10 Fiesta In Banana City 02:35

11 The Young New Mexican Puppeteer 02:32

12 Olé O'Cangaceiro 03:33

Bent Fabric ~ Alley Cat

Bent Fabric's simple piano foxtrot number, "Alley Cat," is one of those tunes we all know but hardly anyone recognizes. First hitting the radio and record charts in Denmark in 1961, by the end of 1962, it was a worldwide hit, selling over a million copies, and placing in the Top 40 in Europe, the U.K., Australia, and the United States. Simple enough for even beginning piano students to play, "Alley Cat" sold over 500,000 copies in sheet music within the first two years of its publication.

tracks:
01 Alley Cat (2:24)
02 Across The Alley From The Alamo (2:11)
03 You Made Me Love You (3:03)
04 Trudie (1:56)
05 Markin' Time (1:38)
06 In The Arms Of My Love (2:28)
07 Delilah (2:15)
08 Catsanova Walk (1:58)
09 Symphony (2:19)
10 Early Morning In Copenhagen (2:22)
11 Comme Ci, Comme Ca (2:06)
12 Baby Won't You Please Come Home (2:50)

The Anita Kerr Singers ~ 'Round Midnight (1981)

One outstanding album, on par with "My Colouring Book" 

tracks
01. Let's do it (4:34)
02. 'Round midnight (3:08)
03. Lullaby of Birdland (2:50)
04. Blues in the night (4:34)
05. How deep is the ocean (3:27)
06. It's all right with me (2:23)
07. It's all right with me (3:23)
08. Don't get around much anymore (4:15)
09. String of pearls (2:43)
10. I've grown accustomed to her face (3:47)
11. The party's over (3:33)

Lullaby of Birdland 

Brazilian Tropical Orchestra ~ The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim

The music of Antonio Carlos Jobim reaches a new dimension in feeling when interpreted by the "Brazilian Tropical Orchestra". This marvelous strings and brass orchestra with a Brazilian typical chorus will re-explore the bossa-nova and romantic samba for you creating a real "saudade" mood while you listen. If you close your eyes listening to this CD you will find yourself walking on the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio or perhaps the seashore in Bahia. What an album! What an orchestra!

tracks

01. Gabriela (2:55)

02. Anos Dourados (3:50)

03. Borzeguin (4:28)

04. Passarim (3:50)

05. Samba de Uma Nota Só (3:15)

06. Desafinado (3:55)

07. Dindi (3:07)

08. Corcovado (3:00)

09. Só em teus Bracos (2:16)

10. Esse Teu Olhar (2:45)

11. Garota de Ipanema (3:02)

12. Águas de Marco (3:11)

13. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (3:16)

14. Retrato em Branco e Preto (3:10)

15. Bebel (3:12)

16. Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você (4:45)

17. Luíza (4:39)

18. Wave (3:15)

19. Chovendo na Roseira (3:54)

20. Insensatez (3:58)

Helmut Zacharias ~ Romance

tracks

01. What A Wonderful World (2:20)
02. A Man and a Woman (2:50)
03. Honey (2:24)
04. Someone to Watch Over Me (2:06)
05. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (2:29)
06. This Guy's In Love With You (3:21)
07. Orfeu Negro (2:45)
08. Love is A Many Splendoured Thing (2:40)
09. Tara's Theme (3:01)
10. Jeux Interdits (3:30)
11. Speak Softly Love (3:25)
12. Windmills Of Your Mind (3:02)
13. As Time Goes By (3:35)
14. The From schindler's List (3:53)
15. Moon River (2:48)
16. Ramona (2:21)
17. Unforgettable (3:12)
18. Glory Of Love (2:11)
19. Love Story (3:45)
20. La Vie En Rose (2:01)
21. True Love (2:25)
22. Somewhere My Love (2:58)
23. Born Free (3:19)
24. Romance (2:33)
25. The Last Waltz (2:49)