Deep Purple / Sing the Great Songs

Nino Tempo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 28, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00005NHK4
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,313 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Deep Purple

2. Paradise

3. Baby Weemus

4. True Love

5. It's Pretty Funny

6. Tears of Sorrow

7. Sweet and Lovely

8. One Dozen Roses

9. (We'll Always Be) Together

10. Indian Love Call

11. Shine on Harvest Moon

12. I've Been Carrying a Torch for You So Long That I Burned a Great ...

13. Tea for Two

14. I'm Confessin' That I Love You

15. Honeysuckle Rose

16. Stardust

17. All the Things You Are

18. St. Louis Blues

19. Whispering

20. Begin the Beguine

See all 24 tracks on this disc

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Atco recordings, November 25, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Purple / Sing the Great Songs (Audio CD)

Brother and sister Nino Tempo and April Stevens were far more musically mature and talented than the average on-the-charts performers of 1963. They had some chart successes individually both before and after their stint with Atco Records in the early 60's. But, as a duo, with some quirky, catchy, sometimes borderline schmaltzy arrangements of old standards, they gained instant recognition with their chart-topping "Deep Purple". They enjoyed some further success with a few follow-up singles before disappearing from the charts. They re-emerged later in the 60's with some very strongly produced and written pop music which is the subject of another CD done by Varese Vintage.

This two-fer CD presents their two original Atco albums that happen to contain all their charted singles from that early period. While several of the tunes follow in the style of "Deep Purple", Nino and April's musical versatility has them handling other styles as well - country, r'n'b, Latin - even yodeling and other vocal effects. If you're a fan of their Atco work, this CD gives you a full dose of their output from that period.

Sound quality is good overall with all tracks presented in stereo. There is some notable noise on the "Whispering" cut that probably prompted Varese to opt for the mono version on its Nino and April Greatest Hits CD. The liner notes consist of reproductions of those from the original lp's. Overall, a respectable gathering of their early works from this talented yet underappreciated duo. More Nino and April can be found on Varese Vintage's "Greatest Hits" collection and their reissue of the superb White Whale album from the later 60's.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early sixties duo update songs of an earlier era, August 26, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Purple / Sing the Great Songs (Audio CD)

The brother and sister duo of Nino Tempo and April Stevens had a huge hit with Deep Purple, a song which first hit the charts in 1939. In that year, Larru Clinton's band (with Bea Wain as lead singer) spent several weeks at #1, but several other versions also charted high.

Nino and April's version of Deep Purple, updated for the sixties, is very different from Larry and Bea's version. I enjoy both versions, though on balance I prefer the original. The remainder of this twofer contains many other old songs also updated for the sixties, including Stardust (from 1930), Tea for two (from 1925) and Shine on Harvest moon (from 1909). Not all the songs are as famous as these, but together they provide a fascinating and entertaining slice of musical history,

As someone who was raised on sixties music, but who has more recently gained an appreciation of the Great American Songbook, I find this set particularly interesting. Some may think the different interpretations amount to sacrilege, but great songs can be done in a lot of different ways - and the number of new recordings of such songs still being made even now is proof of that.

Generally, this will appeal more to fans of early sixties pop that to lovers of the old standards, but if (like me) you enjoy both, this is essential.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nino Tempo & April Stevens bring you back to the 1960's., May 27, 2003

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James McDonald (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Purple / Sing the Great Songs (Audio CD)

You get 2 albums on 1 CD. The "Deep Purple" album and "Nino and April Sing The Great Songs". 12 songs each, 24 in all. All originally released on ATCO in 1963. This CD is way too 1960's for me, but I enjoyed listening to it since it was released on the year of my birth. The "Deep Purple" song is not what I was use to. Being a child and teenager of the 1970's, I'm used to the brother/sister duo Donny & Marie Osmond singing "Deep Purple", but the brother/sister duo Nino Tempo & April Stevens is fine with me. I first saw Nino Tempo and April Stevens on an old music clip on American Movie Classics cable network. They were singing the song I do not know the title of, but it had "mashed potatoes" in it and it was funny when Nino would do that infamous OOH!. On the "Deep Purple" album, I found "Baby Weemis" to be strange. Although, the girls might find it cute. "Paradise" was dull. "True Love" is nice. "Sweet and Lovely" is a catchy tune. "(We'll Always Be) Together" is another catchy tune. You might catch yourself singing it too. On the "Sing The Great Songs" album: "Tea For Two" is done faster but is good. "I'm Confessin' That I Love You" is nice. "Honeysuckle Rose" is one of my favorite songs. Nino and April have a style all their own. "All The Things You Are" is probably the nicest tune on this album. "I Surrender Dear" is sung very tenderly. The CD I received has a typo on the back cover. The listing for "Tea For Two" and "I'm Confessin' That I Love You" are both labled #13, instead of 13, 14. And the security sticker on the top side of the CD has Nino's name as "Nina". That's an error. This CD is a collector's for sure.