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Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits of 60's

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Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits of the 60s gives us some classic romantic tunes from the 60s that still sound wonderfully sublime today. The quality of the sound is quite good; the remastering job was very well done. I also like the artwork.

The track set starts off with Henry Mancini's "Mon River." "Moon River" uses a lush musical arrangement to great advantage. "Moon River" still brings back many romantic memories even today for people who first heard this on the radio. I love to listen to "Moon River" over and over again; it's one of my favorites. In addition, The Shirelles do a marvelous job on "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" The Shirelles sing of a woman who wants to know her man truly loves her; and they never miss a note! The music is beautiful and "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" is another timeless hit.

The Sandpipers sound so good on "Come Saturday Morning;" this "mood music" type of ballad impresses me with its natural beauty. Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" really lacks nothing--this tune is elegant and romantic with lyrics that reveal this comes from a more innocent era. Jackie DeShannon also scores big with her "Put A Little Love In Your Heart;" she handles the tempo changes well and the backup singers support Jackie very well.

Paul & Paula weigh in with an adorable tune called "Hey Paula;" this romantic ballad also clearly comes from a more innocent era and I always smile whenever I hear this touching song. Brian Hyland also performs his classic "Sealed With A Kiss;" this makes me smile a somewhat sad smile because the lyrics aren't completely happy. Nevertheless, "Sealed With A Kiss" is another timeless hit and I love to hear it over and over again!

Percy Faith & His Orchestra do an awesome job with their "Theme From `A Summer Place'." Percy Faith & His Orchestra turn in quite a romantic number! There's also Percy Sledge singing his heart out on "When A Man Loves A Woman." "When A Man Loves A Woman" uses the drums and percussion very well.

Overall, this is a remarkably well done album of romantic, classic tunes and numbers from the `60s. These tunes are truly so classic that they still sound beautiful and fresh even today after all these years. I highly recommend this album for people who love classic romantic music and song.

Another fantastic volume in the "Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits" series. This time around it's the 1960s under the spotlight, and what a wonderful selection of hits appears here. Although "Moon River" was a lovely Henry Mancini instrumental, I'd have liked it better if the record company had used Danny Williams' vocal version instead. Nevermind as both versions are as good as each other. Another main instrumental is the equally beautiful (and romantic) "Theme From A Summer Place" performed by Percy Faith & His Orchestra. I implore you to buy this - or any other CD - which features this track as everyone should own a copy of this outstanding piece of work. Yes, it really is *that* good!

Other highlights include, "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (The Shirelles), "Dedicated To The One I Love" (Mamas & Papas), "Can't Take My Eyes Of You" (Frankie Valli), "Hey Paula" (Paul & Paula), "Let It Be Me" (Betty Everett - didn't Elvis once cover this?) and "Sealed With A Kiss" (Brian Hyland). Two other of my favourite tracks are used to close this compilation: Bobby Vinton's hauntingly beautiful, "Blue Velvet" and Percy Sledge's soul classic, "When A Man Loves A Woman".

There are a couple of *lame* tracks too, it has to be said. Not to worry though, the next track you hear is guaranteed to be a great one! I recommend this, along with "Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits Of The 50s" too.

Jon.

A lot of nice, warm memory-stirring songs. Really nice for those quiet nights at home with just the two of you. I like it.

I was born after some of these songs were even sung, but am now in my late 40s so the songs were familiar even if they're a long way back. A few are irritatingly fluffy, I like rock music too, country etc. but all in all if you like these songs and want to add them to your collection I recommend it.

I am the head of our high school reunion committee and have been collecting these types of cd albums for our reunions for years. I also love listening to the good old tunes around my home as well. I must confess that I was searching for "Traces" and didn't want to purchase the Classic IV albums since (in my opinion)they really only had a few good songs. I ran across this cd an listened to the sample music on the album and like it very much. I have many of the 60's and 70's collections but found some songs on this cd that were not on any of the others, "Traces" being one of them. Another one that I hadn't heard for many years was "Hey Paula" I'm very pleased with this purchase.

I was born in the fifties but have always liked the 60's with its changing times. It was the era when i got my first kiss. When holding hands was enough to give me butterflies in my stomach. I look back on those fond memories and the great music that went along with them. I bought this album and every time i play it, i am transported back to a simpler time. Buy this for someone you love or for yourself. Buy it because you need to return from time to time back to an innocent time.

I was only after the Sandpipers song, but this is a great collection of love songs. Classics all.

I love the CHART TOPPERS: ROMANTIC HITS OF THE 60S cd. It's a nice collection of songs for those who don't want entire albums by the artists featured here.

Although the cd is short on time, it contains some of the sweetest love songs around.

The standouts for me are:

Henry Mancini -- "Moon River." I like the lush strings and background singers that remind us of Breakfast At Tiffany's - Paramount Centennial Collection (Mastered in High Definition)

The Mamas And The Papas -- "Dedicated To The One I Love." Wonderful harmony with its catchy "each night before you go to bed my baby..."; so simple and yet so eloquent!

Percy Faith & His Orchestra -- "Theme from A Summer Place." This instrumental is so well known that when you hear the strings come in, you'll instantly recognize it. I never knew the name of this song until now, LOL.

The Sandpipers -- "Come Saturday Morning." I learned this song in Jr. High School for chorus and have been haunted by its lyrics ever since. This is actually why I bought this collection and it's still a great little tune!

Frankie Valli -- "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You." This has to be the ultimate love song of all time, (IMO). I love the lyrics and the way the music builds as it goes from lush and soft to wildly frenzied toward the end. And Valli's exaltation of his love is beautiful and is singing at its best!

Anyway, the entire CD will put a smile on your face. Mostly all of the songs are familiar and I'm not sure if it's because they were so immensely popular or if it's because other artists covered these songs in the 80s and 90s, and that's when I heard them. Either way these songs are great!

Excellent selection of music is marred by short length (42:29) and lack of any information about the music or the artists. The recording date and number of weeks in the top 40 isn't even provided. If a CD is to take up valuable shelf space then it has to be more than this. This is the problem with the entire Chart Toppers series.

i was disappointed in this cd- i expected to hear a largevariety of music.most of the songs were not the chart toppers I remeber listening to as a young woman.