Release Date: 08 September 2014
Label: Sepia
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5055122112686
Genres: Easy Listening Big Band
Description
On this CD twofer are two best-selling Lawrence Welk LPs, 'Last Date' and 'Moon River' plus six bonus tracks. The former reached No. 4 in the U.S. albums chart in 1960 remaining in it for 29 weeks while the latter album also peaked at No. 4 in 1962 and was in the charts for a staggering 48 weeks!
Apart from making best-selling albums of easy listening "champagne" music, bandleader Welk also hosted a popular TV show from 1955 until the 1970s. As a single the song "Last Date" was a Top 30 hit. Re-mastered in glorious stereo with 6 bonus tracks this 30 track CD of popular tunes from the early 1960s is a nostalgic musical trip down memory lane.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Martha Raye
Various Artists
Judy Garland
Tutti Camarata
Bing Crosby
Mario Lanza
Steve Lawrence
Klaus Gesing, Ana Pilat, Latvian Radio Big Band
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider
Danish Radio Big Band
Sadness
Hackney Colliery Band
Etienne Charles & Creole Orchestra
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
