Sings The Great Italian Hits [Original recording remastered]

Jerry Vale | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000AEGS
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,587 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: VALE,JERRY
Title: SINGS THE GREAT ITALIAN HITS
Street Release Date: 09/01/1998
Domestic
Genre: VOCAL

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL COLLECTION FROM JERRY VALE!, January 31, 2001

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Giovanni M. (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sings The Great Italian Hits (Audio CD)

This collection of Italian favorites is a perfect complement to any others you may have, by Jerry Vale or anyone else. With liner notes by Jerry himself, you can feel the passion behind every word and great arrangement executed here. A particular standout on this collection is "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (sung in English) Only Vic Damone's version with Don Costa gets close to this fine reading. Another great cut off this CD is "Summertime In Venice", with its weeping mandolins and beautiful words, it's as if you're floating along on a gondola through Venice itself! The usual standards are also here, like the stirring "O Sole Mio", "Come Back To Sorrento", and "Santa Lucia", which makes this album all the more cherishable. Being 100% Italian and growing up listening to all these songs, I can attest that whether you speak fluent Italian or not a word, when the music's this good, you WILL understand it and appreciate it! (Just ask my non-Italian speaking friends if you don't believe me!) A long overdue handful of Jerry's finest songs. (Rumor has it a similar collection of "greatest hits" in English, and a boxed set are in the works for 2001; can't wait for those!)

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another version of "Al Di La", and LOTS of stirring vocals, July 23, 2003

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Scott F. Rogers (Columbus, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sings The Great Italian Hits (Audio CD)

You don't need to be Italian to enjoy these beautifully arranged and vocally superior Italian standards. This CD is a compilation of some of Jerry's best vocals. "Come Back To Sorrento", a hit single for Jerry, boosts Vale hitting his highest note. (Love those high notes!) This version of "Al Di La" is not the usual version of Jerry's, but an nice alternative version that's a must for collectors of Vale's music. Another of my favorites is on this CD, "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Originally sung by the "Floaters", Jerry's version rocks with strong vocals and stirring orchestration. The sensational "Amore, Scusami",(more high notes) and "Luna Rossa" are nice additions to this CD as well. Every song is a classic sung with perfection...crisp, clear, and ringing. No Jerry Vale collection would be complete without this CD.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto!!, October 21, 1999

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This review is from: Sings The Great Italian Hits (Audio CD)

There are no greater romantic songs....than Italian love songs. And the way Mr. Vale sings Innamorata.....brings chills to your soul! Truly beautiful!