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Magic Moments: Best of 50's Pop (Dig)

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Shout Factory people and all the other labels in the world presents "MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50's POP", perfectly re-mastered from the vaults original recordings that have the who's who in the Music Department during those Golden Days of the fifties on the airwaves...Billy Vera did a bang up job producing and writing the informative (could have been a little more extensive) on the liner notes...each track remastered by Dave Donnelly (DNA Mastering-Studio City, California).

On the First Disc: (Moments To Remember)
A SUMMER PLACE (THEME FROM) (Percy Faith)
BAND OF GOLD (Don Cherry)
BUTTERFLY (Andy Williams)
CATCH A FALLING STAR (Perry Como)
CRY (Johnnie Ray)
DON'T YOU KNOW (Della Reese)
GRADUATION DAY (Four Freshmen)
HEY THERE (Rosemary Clooney)
HOT DIGGITY (DOG ZIGGITY BOOM) (Perry Como)
INNAMORATA (SWEETHEART) (Jerry Vale)
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND (Pat Boone)
MISTER SANDMAN (The Chordettes)
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER (Four Lads)
STANDING ON THE CORNER (Four Lads)
THAT'S ALL I WANT FROM YOU (J.P. Morgan)
26 MILES (SANTA CATALINA) (Four Preps)
WHATEVER, WILL BE, WILL BE (QUE SERA SERA) (Doris Day)
WHEEL OF FORTUNE (Kay Starr)
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL (Johnny Mathis)
YOU BELONG TO ME (Jo Stafford)

The Second Disc: (Remember When)
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON (Louis Armstrong)
ALRIGHT, OK YOU WIN (Peggy Lee)
CANADIAN SUNSET (Eddie Heywood & Hugo Winterhalter)
CHERRY PINK & APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (Perez Prado)
CRY ME A RIVER (Julie London)
GLOW WORM (Mills Brothers)
HERE IN MY HEART (Al Martino)
I BELIEVE (Frankie Laine)
I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING (Patti Page)
IT'S ALL IN THE GAME (Tommy Edwards)
JAMAICA FAREWELL (Harry Belafonte)
MAGIC MOMENTS (Perry Como)
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC (Teresa Brewer)
REMEMBER WHEN (The Platters)
SH-BOOM (Crew Cuts)
SINCERELY (McGuire Sisters)
SINGING THE BLUES (Guy Mitchell)
TAMMY (Debbie Reynolds)
UNCHAINED MELODY (Al Hibbler)
VAYA CON DIOS (Les Paul & Mary Ford)

On the Final Disc Three: (Memories Are Made Of This)
AUTUMN LEAVES (Roger Williams)
ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE) (Four Lads)
KEEP IT A SECRET (Jo Stafford)
LET ME GO LOVER (Joan Weber)
LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT (Kitty Kallen)
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING (Four Aces)
MACK THE KNIFE (Bobby Darin)
MAMBO ITALIANO (Rosemary Clooney)
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS (Dean Martin)
MOONGLOW & PICNIC (Morris Stoloff)
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE (Vic Damone)
SECRET LOVE (Doris Day)
SIXTEEN TONS (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
TENNESSE WALTZ (Patti Page)
THAT'S MY DESIRE (Frankie Laine)
THE END (Earl Grant)
TWILIGHT TIME (The Platters)
UNFORGETTABLE (Nat "King" Cole)
WAYWARD WING, THE (Gogi Grant)
YOU DON'T KNOW ME (Jerry Vale)

What!...no Frank Sinatra or Eddie Fisher...well you can't have everything...this is still one of the best compilations on the 50's that I've seen and heard so for...can't image a better collection of music just sit back, put the CD in, push play and close your eyes, let the enjoyment flow through the air...celebration of the songs that came from the heart with an appeal to all who were growing up or dating during the 50's...very detailed book that lists the record charts position, catalog number, label and the release date.

Some questions are noted in this very collectible book of liner notes which will test your sharp memories:
"Dean Martin once joked that he used to go over to which extremely mellow singer's house "to borrow a cup of sleep"? (was it Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Al Martino or Perry Como).

This doesn't have all the big hits of the '50s or all the big stars...an excellent over-view with some of the decade's biggest mainstream pop hits, this is a terrific nostalgia trip...I know most people think of the 50's music as Bill Haley & His Comets, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and Elvis Presley...but many pop hits were out there before such as ballads, beautiful melodies with great lyrics and never to be forgotten love songs...all of the songs included in this collectiion make you feel young again remembering such wonderful MAGIC MOMENTS!

Total Time: 3-CD-Set ~ Shout Factory 30180 ~ (8/10/2004)

This three disc CD set is the closest thing you will get to an all-encompassing set of non-rock and roll or doo wop songs of the 1950's. It includes groups such as The Four Lads, The Four Preps, The McGuire Sisters, and other groups in addition to individual singers such as Johnny Ray, Teresa Brewer, Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney, and others. The songs are dripping with nostalgia if you were a part of this era. If you were not, you will still enjoy these timeless songs. The songs are memorable, singable, and beg you to have a singalong.

My Music starts right after this Music ended - The Early 60's ! Now that I'm older, I appreciate this Music very much. The PBS Special that went along with this was outstanding. Live performances of these songs - those who are still with us. One thing I noticed with the special was - the singers could still sing, whereas many of the performers from My era have lost their best voice. I guess We partied a little rougher - ahh for the clean living of the 50's. THESE SONGS ARE GOOD !

Every song has a memory, even those I might not recall at first glance of the title. I was lucky to catch this on PBS and then discover that it was available on Amazon... saved again!! If you enjoy *oldies, but goodies* then this a superb choice to add to your music collection...

Great collection for the nostalgia enthusiast -- packaging and liner notes are attractive and interesting, and I learned things I didn't already know about the artists. I'd also reccommend this collection to singers looking to increase their repetoire of pop standards; some of the gems here haven't been over-covered by the new crop of crooners.

Having watched the hype on tv for "vintage recordings" and the Channel 21 specials with enjoyment, I decided to purchase my own Magic Moment Memories and and now enjoy Magic Moments any time I want.

My aunt really enjoys this cd collection. It was for her I bought it.

This was a gift for my husband and he is enjoying the songs that we remember

love this collection. i love 50's and 60's music. this one is different from your usual oldies i9n that is great 50's hits, more early to mid 50's seldom included in other collections. love it