Sunshine Days 5: 60's Pop Classics

Various Artists - Rock - Vintage Rock & Roll, Sunshine Days (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Original Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000009NSM
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,425 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Windy

2. Elenore

3. Pretty Ballerina

4. Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)

5. And Suddenly

6. You Didn't Have to Be So Nice

7. Back on the Street Again

8. The Magic Garden

9. Melody for You

10. Look Through My Window

11. Before and After

12. Things I'd Like to Say

13. Suspicions

14. Angel of the Morning

15. Someday Man

16. See You in September

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sun sets on series, November 16, 2002

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sunshine Days 5: 60's Pop Classics (Audio CD)

As the fifth and final installment in the "Sunshine Days" CD series, this volume gathers up 16 more tunes from the later 60's that represent the lighter side of pop that counterbalanced the edgier rock emerging during the era.

Here are 14 top-100 tunes including five top-10 charters, four from the top-20 along with a few lesser-known top-100 songs to add interest to an otherwise mainstream collection. The two tracks that did not see the light of top-100 day are the Grass Roots' "Melody For You", a tune that only managed to get to position 123, and the b-side of the Fifth Dimension's "Carpet Man". Among the rarities here are the Sunshine Company's "Back On The Street Again" and the Sidekicks' "Suspicions".

Though many of these tunes are available in stereo on other CDs, the compilers here chose to use the original mono mixes for tracks 1-4,7,11,13 and 14. Though many of the tracks are mono versions, sound quality overall is very good. Completing the set is an eight-page liner notes booklet that provides interesting backround info on each of the included tracks.

Overall, a high-quality, eclectic collection that appeals to fans of the "sunnier" side of late 60's pop music.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same ol' songs recycled for posterity, August 19, 2000

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[e-mail] (Longmeadow, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sunshine Days 5: 60's Pop Classics (Audio CD)

This set contains songs common to other compilations from over the years. The only difference is that some of the songs are the mono single versions. In addition, a couple of songs, like THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY, ANGEL OF THE MORNING and SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER are not common to the zillion other compilations out there. There are also some less-known songs by artists, such as THE MAGIC GARDEN by The 5th Dimension and SOMEDAY MAN by The Monkees. All in all... not a bad set, but not a critical add to any record collection. The quality of the recordings themselves is excellent.