Closer Than a Kiss: This Game of Love

Vic Damone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 21, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00007JGTZ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,072 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Closer Than A Kiss

2. Out Of Nowhere

3. I Kiss Your Hand Madame

4. We Kiss In A Shadow

5. Cuddle Up A Little Closer

6. A Toujours

7. You And The Night And The Music

8. Prelude To A Kiss

9. How Deep Is The Ocean

10. Day By Day

11. As Time Goes By

12. Close As Pages In A Book

13. Along Together

14. My Romance

15. Aint Misbehavin

16. But Beautiful

17. The End Of A Love Affair

18. The Things We Did Last Summr

19. Am I Blue

20. Ill Be Around

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

These two albums, originally released in 1959 by Columbia, feature Damone backed by orchestras under the direction of Frank DeVol and Robert Smale. Highlights include "You And The Night And The Music," "Day By Day" and "Ain't Misbehavin'."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOTH albums on this CD are great, February 21, 2008

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Comic Online (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Closer Than a Kiss: This Game of Love (Audio CD)

The other reviewer (K. Winter) mentions that this was her favorite album on LP. Well, that doesn't help me much, because this CD contains not one, but TWO of Damone's original Columbia albums. I wonder to which one she is referring...

In any case, first comes Closer Than a Kiss (1958). This one was arranged by Frank DeVol, the same arranger who did much of Dean Martin's best work in the 1950s. It's a ballad album, with tender and intimate renditions of classic standards. It utilizes the full orchestra, but does so sparingly, so you get an intimate feel. It's not a gloom-and-doom ballad album. It's more of a love song collection to be enjoyed in the bath with your hunny.

While that was a pretty good album, the real gem in this collection is the second album, The Game Of Love (1959). Arranged by Robert Smale, this is the one and only complete album of Vic Damone recording with a small jazz combo. It has a very intimate feel, and at the same time, can be snappy and smart without taking itself too seriously. Wonderful ballads, light up-tempos, and breezy mid-tempos fill this album, all giving you a nice after-dinner kinda feel.

Both albums are presented here in their full stereo glory, and sound fantastic.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best of Vic Damone, July 6, 2007

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K. Winters - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Closer Than a Kiss: This Game of Love (Audio CD)

This is one of the best albums Vic Damone recorded. I've clung to the original LP since it was released. Now I'm so excited to have the CD to play this recording. In those days, we girls thought he looked and sounded "dreamy".