CD-Charts Position 51
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Classic TV Game Show Themes

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists - Soundtracks

Release Date February 24, 1998
We used this CD for an event where Chuck Woolery was the keynote speaker. Great energy as people registered. A few were singing along. It's short but has all the classics.

CD-Charts Position 52
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Woodstock: Three Days of Peace & Music

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 09, 1994
From all the festivals organized during the late sixties this is the best covered from them all, both on audio and image. I personally love it and I am currently looking for more information about it. My main concern is the MUSIC performed at the event either on audio and / or video.

This 1994 version is a good effort because it gives us more music performed at the event and it is chronologically more accurate than previous releases, but it is still incomplete and some artists are still lost in the archives (Blood Sweat & Tears, Bert Sommer, and The Incredible String Band).

MESSAGE FOR THE RECORD COMPANY: ¡¡ Please release a definitive edition and help us to save some money !!

The booklet included ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 53
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Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Betty Carter

Release Date October 25, 1990
Had a copy of this album on *cassette tape* in the 90s; cannot wait to rip this CD to mu iPod now that it's arrived! Bought the Rock-a-bye colection of albums as lullaby song to play for our newborn that wouldn't drive mom and dad batty with saccharine sounds. This CD is better -- takes so many familiar and good Disney tunes and adds a mature sound that baby and parents can appreciate.

CD-Charts Position 54
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Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date March 21, 1995
Whoever decided that it would be good to get together musicians like Stone Temple Pilots and Helmet and get them to do Ledzep tributes surely deserves a medal - this is awesome stuff. As a Blind Melon fan starved of new input I was a willing sucker, but it was surprising to be so blown away by Zep tributes by Linda Perry, Hootie and the Blowfish and the rest. If you love rock music there's something here for you - if you love LedZep you'll appreciate the respect in each and every of these stunning tributes.

CD-Charts Position 55
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Songs of the Civil War

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date August 13, 1991
The one and only thing that I didn't like about this was that there was only one version of, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" which was beautiful but it was acapella and only one verse was sung.

CD-Charts Position 56
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Bossa Nova Brasil

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date November 10, 1992
This is a really nice selection of bossa nova music, but my CD only had 20 tracks, despite being labeled as having 22. Did this happen to anybody else? Still, it's 20 tracks of really nice music, so I can't get too upset.

CD-Charts Position 57
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The Doo Wop Box

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date May 17, 1994
Although considerably overpriced at $70 list, Amazon had this on sale for about $40 and that is a hell of a bargain. Great music and great sound for the era and then some. Rhino excels at this sort of thing and this is no exception. If you like doo-wop, keep an eye out for the next sale- or splurge if you can afford it.

CD-Charts Position 58
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Goodfellas: Music From The Motion Picture

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 01, 1990
Below is a list of all the song titles actually listed in the film's credits, appearing in the approximate order as in the credits:

1. TONY BENNETT - "Rags To Riches"
2. THE MOONGLOWS - "Sincerely"
3. THE CLEFTONES - "Can't We Be Sweethearts"
4. GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO - "Firenze Sogna"
5. OTIS WILLIAMS AND THE CHARMS - "Hearts of Stone"
6. THE CADILLACS - "Speedo"
7. GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO -"Parlami d'Amore Mariu"
8. THE MARVELLETTES - "Playboy"
9. BILLY WARD AND HIS DOMINOS - "Stardust"
10. JOHNNY MATHIS - "It's Not For Me To Say"
11. MINA - "This World We Love In (Il Cielo In Una Stanza)"
12. BETTY CURTIS -- "I Will Follow Him (Chariot)"
13. THE CRYSTALS -- "Then He Kissed Me" ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 59
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The Best of Smooth Jazz, Vol. 2

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date June 23, 1998
This is typical of the majority of the stuff you find on "Smooth Jazz" radio stations.

The problem I have with this is that most of what's played is *not* original material.

Despite the fact that the artists on this CD produce a *lot* of original material, it's not the stuff that gets played much.

The radio stations go with the "safe" stuff.

It's really too bad, because many of the top artists in this format have great orignal material.

Oh and another thing...

Artists like Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye and Michael McDonald are *not* smooth jazz.

Adult Contemporary, Light Rock and R&B are NOT "smooth jazz".

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CD-Charts Position 60
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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale

CD-Charts > Music > By Decade
by: Various Artists

Release Date February 20, 1996
From the start of Nelson Riddle's "Theme from Route 66" this album jumps out @ the listener, with this being easily one of the BEST TV themes ever produced, very catchy and very cool, more reminiscent of just a hip lounge piece and is perfect to introduce this package. John Buzon's "Caravan" is another fun spin on what is one of the several out there of this great tune, this one being played a bit like a rhumba! Line Renaud's "Sexe" is nothing special but it's very slick and is a little like something that would have come from the cavern clubs during the beat era. I can't say enough about Lou Busch's jazzy "Cool", adapted from the already jazz-cool Bernstein musical "West Side Story". This is just another good rendition offered, although here instrumental and really ... Read More: