Search - Frankie Vaughan :: Best Of: Give Me the Moonlight

A GREAT CROONER TO REDISCOVER

L'auteur | Paris, France | 02/12/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Frankie Vaughan was a remarkable crooner with a wonderful voice. Full of Italian charm and elegance, he was a favourite performer in UK (he died tragically several years ago). You probably remember him in "Let's Make Love" with Marilyn Monroe? Rediscover the vibrant and powerful voice of this gentleman, one of the best crooners, and immerse yourself in the good old time of song!"

Give me the moonlight

Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 04/13/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Frankie's success owes as much to his skills as an entertainer as it does to his music, but the music was of a high quality as this collection shows.



The set opens with Frankie's signature song (Give me the moonlight) and includes all of his UK top ten hits (and several lesser hits) from the fifties and early sixties. It does not include There must be a way (a UK top ten hit), So tired or Nevertheless, three hits recorded for another label in the late sixties, but if you're only going to buy one collection of Frankie's music, this is the one to choose.



Frankie's UK top ten hits prior to 1967 were Green door (covered by Crystal Gayle in the seventies, the song became an eighties UK hit for Shaking Stevens), Garden of Eden (a number one hit for Frankie), the double-sided Man on fire / Wandering eyes, Gotta have something in the band Frank (with the Kaye sisters), Kisses sweeter than wine, Kewpie doll, Come softly to me (with the Kaye sisters), The heart of a man, Tower of strength (Frankie's second and last UK number one hit) and Loop-de-loop. Frankie's first UK hit, Istanbul, just missed the top ten, as did the double-sided Can't get along without you / We are not alone. All these classic songs are included here.



Frankie also had some success as an actor but as far as his music is concerned, the tracks on this collection are what he will be mostly remembered for."