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Ring Around Rosie/Hollywood's Best

Roger Perkins | Foresthill, CA USA | 06/30/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The pairing of Rosemary Clooney with the Hi-Los was inspired. The Hi-Los are regarded by most musicians as one of the best vocal groups ever. If you're not a fan then buy another album. If you are a Hi-Los fan then this is the album to have. Rosie handles her duets with the Hi-Los with her smooth as velvet voice and her solos are beyond compare."

An Historical Treasure!!

Robert Badgley | London,Ontario,Canada | 03/12/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was SO glad to have purchased this CD.It's definitely an historical treasure and contains music that may be from the 50s but is as fresh today as it was back then.

The wonderful Hi-Lo's,which I have recently "rediscovered" on "The Rosemary Clooney Show" which is currently running(yes the original 56-57 show!!) on "Cool-TV" on Canadian Cable,do not fail to disappoint.Though they aren't quite as musically outgoing as on Rosemarys' show,they still turn in a great job on their solo numbers and back Rosemary with great taste on their joint ventures.

I can't say enough about these boys as their musical harmonies were quite advanced even for their time and have continued to impress this reviewer even after all these years.As with the other artists on this album they were simply...."originals".

Rosemary Clooney,well what can one say about Rosie? She delivers her vocal "chores" with great ease throughout her mellifluous musical travels on this CD.This is Rosie in her prime and it is a joy to hear her straight and up front delivery as only she could do it.Her backing in the form of the Hi-Lo's and later on in the disc,Harry James,is as seamless as it gets.

Harry James one of the greatest trumpeters of all times and also in his prime, does not fail to disappoint either.He works his magical horn into his numbers with great beauty and integrates Rosie's vocals magically into the arrangements.It's an absolute marvel to hear and a testament to all involved in these recordings.

Should you buy this CD? Whether your a James fan,a Clooney fan ,a Hi-Los fan or a just plain GREAT music fan....I highly recommend this to you.Enjoy!!

As an aside,I'd like to say what a shame it is,but at the same time how baffling it is that it takes "Collectables" records and all of the other myriad of small independant record/cd companies out there in the marketplace,to be the ones to release this CD and the thousands of others available in every genre of music imaginable.Without those companies we would ALL be ALOT poorer off musically.What is it with the "major" labels???? I find it simply appalling.If it's rare it's usually available through an independent or if a major label DOES put it out,it more than likely comes from a foreign source(an import).Does this make sense to anyone?? To all the major labels out there.........SHAME....and WAKE UP!!!"

Ring around rosie

D. James Bridges | ayer, ma United States | 09/06/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Someone with an obvious love for safe and static harmonies called the participation of the Hi-Lo's on this recording "sickening". What rubbish!! The Hi-Lo's have been the most influential vocal group since the mid-1950's. Ask the Manhattan Transfer,Take 6,or, read Rosie's take on the group in her biography. Their performance on half of this offering adds some needed technicolor to what is ultimately a nice middle of the road recording."