Percy Faith: Subways Are For Sleeping; Do I Hear A Waltz

Jule Styne (Composer), Richard Rodgers (Composer), Percy Faith (Conductor), Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Percy Faith & His Orchestra
• Conductor: Percy Faith
• Composer: Jule Styne, Richard Rodgers
• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000066JEB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,663 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ride Through The Night

2. I'm Just Taking My Time

3. When You Help A Friend Out

4. Who Knows What Might Have Been?

5. I Just Can't Wait

6. Getting Married

7. Be A Santa

8. How Can You Describe A Face?

9. Comes Once In A Lifetime

10. Now I Have Someone

11. I Said It And I'm Glad

12. What Is This Feeling In The Air?

13. Do I Hear A Waltz?

14. Here We Are Again

15. Moon In My Window

16. This Week Americans

17. Someone Like You

18. We're Gonna Be All Right

19. No Understand

20. Take The Moment

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Broadway Shows from the 1960's ~ Percy Faith", February 22, 2004

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This review is from: Percy Faith: Subways Are For Sleeping; Do I Hear A Waltz (Audio CD)

Percy Faith blends two award winning Broadway Shows together "Subways Are For Sleeping" (originally released on Columbia Records CS 8533 in 1961) and "Do I Hear A Waltz?" (originally released on Columbia Records CS 9117 in 1965), following the formula of previous albums from the vault of rare finds ~ two more winners are under the baton of the Maestro.

First twelve tracks "Subways Are For Sleeping", featuring the songs of Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne with outstanding arrangements on very catchy tunes ~ like "BE A SANTA", "COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME", "GETTING MARRIED", "HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE A FACE?", "I JUST CAN'T WAIT", "I SAID IT AND I'M GLAD", "I'M JUST TAKING MY TIME", "NOW I HAVE SOMEONE", "RIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT", "WHAT IS THIS FEELING IN THE AIR?", "WHEN YOU HELP A FRIEND OUT" and "WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN?", all have the hallmark sound and the authentic "Percy Faith Touch" on every selections.

Second twelve tracks ~ "Do I Hear A Waltz", featuring the tunes of Richard Rodgers and Stephen Soundheim enhanced by the performances of arranger/conductor Percy Faith and his Orchestra ~ "A PERFECTLY LOVELY COUPLE", "DO I HEAR A WALTZ?", "HERE WE ARE AGAIN", "MOON IN MY WINDOW", "NO UNDERSTAND", "SOMEONE LIKE YOU", "STAY", "TAKE THE MOMENT", "THANK YOU SO MUCH", "THINKING", "THIS WEEK AMERICANS" and "WE'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT", enamored to the luxurious sound of Faith's string arrangements ~ you're immediately hooked on these tracks ~ marvelous performances enthralling listener's for some fifty years.

The people at Collectables should be commended for bringing back some of Maestro Faith's best works on compact disc ~ there is so much more in the vast vaults, hopefully there will be more to follow...gotta love it!

Total Time: 68:19 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7480 ~ (5/21/2002)