In the Wind/Are You Ready for This/New Image/What the World Needs Now is Love
Pretenders 1979-1999
Physical Graffiti
Freedom Highway Complete – Recorded Live at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church
Pretty Girls Everywhere
Billy Ocean: Expanded Edition
Rockin' Soul/Love Corporation
The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968
The Neal Hefti Collection: 1944-1962
As the title indicates, Neal Hefti wore many hats. Perhaps best known today for his themes to the 1966 Batman television show and the film and TV versions of The Odd Couple, Hefti was so much more. This 4-disc set (sourced from European public domain material) promises to take a deep look at his early years, with tracks from artists including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Mel Torme, Buddy Rich, and of course, Count Basie, with whom Hefti began a fruitful association in
The Legacy Collection: Fantasia
Life Is A Song Worth Singing: The Complete Thom Bell Sessions
In 1973, Johnny Mathis boarded the love train with the destination of Philadelphia. The velvet-voiced vocalist was already a music legend when he teamed with Thom Bell, architect of the Philadelphia soul sound via his groundbreaking work with The Delfonics, The Stylistics and The Spinners. The pairing of the smooth balladeer with the chart-topping R&B quadruple threat (producer-songwriter-arranger-conductor) might have seemed unlikely at first, but Mathis and Bell shared an elegant,
The Best Days of My Life
The Complete Elektra Recordings
What do "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "Jenny, Take a Ride" and "Lady Marmalade" all have in common? Each one of those songs came from the pen from Bob Crewe. A songwriter, producer, singer, entrepreneur, artist and candidate for the title of "Fifth Season," Crewe was one of music's true renaissance men. With Bob Gaudio, he co-wrote and produced most of the Four Seasons' greatest hits, and he also guided the careers of Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Oliver, and many others. Yet one period of
You Light Up My Life / Mathis Magic
Johnny Mathis, You Light Up My Life/Mathis Magic (Funky Town Grooves FTG-403, 2015) You Light Up My Life Emotion – with Deniece Williams All I Never Need Where or When If You Believe Too Much, Too Little, Too Late – with Deniece Williams How Deep is Your Love Till Love Touches Your Life I Wrote a Symphony on My Guitar It Was Almost Like a Song No One But the One You Love Night and Day Love My Body Keeps Changing My Mind New York State of Mind She Believes in
