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"Antonio Carlos Jobim & Percy Faith arrangments"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 07/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Reminiscing back to the early to mid '60s we find several outstanding albums by Percy Faith ~ two of which have found their place on this double album CD ~ "More themes For Young Lovers/Latin Themes For Young Lovers" all with the "Percy Faith Touch" we have grown to love over the years. If it's strings you crave and a few of today's top hits in a lush instrumental version then this is the place.Over an hour of stand outs ~ "ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART", "WIVES AND LOVERS" and "BLUE ON BLUE", three great standards by the composing team of Hal David and Burt Bacharach ~ "UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM", the great Curtis Mayfield tune with highlights of plunking strings and percussion. Might make mention the track "JUDY", composed by Percy Faith, later came out as "Christmas Is", became a wonderful Holiday Classic we hear during the Christmas Season.Let's take a trip down to South America with "THE LONELY BULL", a Sol Lake composition originally was made a hit by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, but listen to this brilliant arrangement by Percy and picture the countryside as you listen to the hovering strings ~ "ONE NOTE SAMBA", "HOW INSENSITIVE (INSENSATAEZ)", "NO MORE BLUES (CHEGA DE SAUDADE)", "QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS (CORCOVADO)", "SOMEONE TO LIGHT UP MY LIFE (SE TODOS FOSSEM IGUAIS A VOCE)" and "THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA (GAROTA DE IPANEMA)"all composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim reaching new heights and all because of the performances of Percy and the guys in his fabulous orchestra ~ gotta love it!Total Time: 62:38 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7420 ~ (2/19/2002)"

PERCY FAITH - THE KING OF EASY LISTENING MUSIC

Jeff Carter | 03/01/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ONCE AGAIN THIS CD SHOWS HOW PERCY FAITH TOOK SOME HO HUM POPULAR HITS AND TURNED THEM INTO BEAUTIFUL EASY LISTENING SONGS. SONGS LIKE "YOU DON'T OWN ME", AND "POPSICLES & ICICLES". AND I LOVE THE SONG "JUDY". I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE AN EXCUSE TO PLAY "CHRISTMAS IS" ANY TIME OF THE YEAR. AND AGAIN BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN FM RADIO HAD EASY LISTENING STATIONS ON THE AIR, SONGS LIKE THE ONES ON THIS CD WERE PLAYED ON THOSE STATIONS. IT'S NICE HAVING THE PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY THEM ANY TIME YOU WANT."