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Themes for Young Lovers

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"Themes For Young Lovers" first appeared in 1963 and featured selected popular hits from the mid-fifties to those just before its release (e.g. "Can't Get Used to Losing You"). These arrangements were by no means "elevator" versions of the original songs, but tasteful treatments which highlighted the quality of song writing which made them hits.

There were three follow-up albums in this genre by Faith: "More Themes For Young Lovers", featuring songs like "Sugar Shack", "Um, Um-Um, Um-Um-Um", followed by "Today's Themes For Young Lovers", featuring a female chorus and songs like "59th Street Bridge Song", "Happy Together", "There's A Kind of Hush" and more. The last in this series was "Latin Themes For Young Lovers".

"More Themes For Young Lovers" has been released on CD as COL CS8823 or CK8967.

This is a master of easy listening. The formula is "get a selection of now sound from the 60s" + "make personal well crafted arrangements". Mr.Faith was a master in violin-based arrangements and he was particularly inspired here on this 60s album. "Go away Little Girl" by Carole King and the title song by Faith himself are particularly pleasant tracks. This was music from my teens and this has been music I have listened to up to now.

When I joined a popular record club in 1963, this was among the first five LPs that I selected. It is most difficult to say anything meaningful considering the overall quality of this CD, because it is surely the very best of Percy Faith. This was the first example I ever encountered of a pop orchestra that actually made popular sixties music "beautiful." What magnificent orchestration, interpretation, and stereo quality! It is simply matchless, and the introductory, rousing "I Will Follow Him" will quickly prepare you for what is to come. It is the epitome of Percy Faith's mastery! What is perhaps the title song of the CD, "Theme for Young Lovers," is simply one of the most beautiful pop instrumentals ever recorded.

I USE TO LISTEN TO EASY LISTENING MUSIC ON A CERTAIN FM RADIO STATION IN CHICAGO BACK IN THE 80'S. A GOOD NUMBER OF SONGS THAT I LIKED WERE PERFORMED BY THE PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA (AND CHORUS).FOUR OF THEM ARE ON THIS ONE CD ("RHYTHM OF THE FALLING RAIN", "ALL ALONE AM I", "UP ON THE ROOF" & "THEMES FOR YOUNG LOVERS"). I DIDN'T REALIZE TILL THEN JUST HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT PERCY FAITH HAD ON EASY LISTENING MUSIC.

This is a 1963 best Seller with the best recordings of Percy Faith.

Songs like "Go Away Little Girl", "Our Day Will Come", "Theme for Young Lovers", and Others will bring to you great memories, I`m sure of this.

This is one of Faith's most beautiful lush albums and every song is laden with heavy lush strings.Here is the track listing.

Themes For Young Lovers 1963 all selections lush with just the orchestra
1)I Will Follow You
2)The End Of The World
3)Rhythm Of The Rain
4)Go Away Little Girl
5)Amy
6)On Broadway
7)Up On The Roof
8)Can't Get Used To Losing You
9)Our Day Will Come
10)All Alone Am I
11)My Coloring Book
12)Theme For Young Lovers

This album got played on beautiful music stations in the 70s.If you like this one you will also like these other Faith cd's.

More Themes For Young Lovers/Latin Themes For Young Lovers

Todays Themes For Young Lovers/Those Were The Days This cd features Faith's chrous but 2 songs on this are great instrumentals without the chrous.

It's So Peaceful In The Country/European Holiday You will find this title under Mitch Miller's name but Faith conducted the strings on It's so peaceful.This is a relaxing cd.It is one of Faith's more heavily stringed.

Music For Her Every song on this cd is heavily garned with lush strings except for True or False.It includes 6 bonus tracks all with vocals.All of the bonus tracks except True or False are very heavy stringed.Tracks 1-12 are just with the Orchestra.As of February 18th this is shipping now.Amazon should have it any day now.I got mine a couple of days ago.They come in early.

Broadway Bouquet/Country Bouquet This cd is lush all the way thru and a lot of songs on both albums have gotten a lot of play on beautiful music stations.You can also get these seperate.
Country Bouquet/Disco Party and Lil Abner/Broadway Bouquet.

Great Folk Themes/American Seranade another great Faith cd.

Corazon/My Love another great mastro Faith cd.

I hear this record in 1964 in a Mexico City restaurant and I remember the great sound of Percy Faith and his Orchestra, now I have the oportunity of listen again with a great digital sound, for me its his best album.

If you love easy listening music this CD fills the bill. It is great to listen to those wonderful old melodies when you are driving home from work in bumper to bumper traffic.

this album brought back a beautiful array of timeless classics from the 60's. It is just so indicative of
being in love, at that time. Thanks for bringing back such great music.