The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties - 8362

Amazon.com Clive Davis's ear earns him more accolades than most of his talents' vocal chords. Now it's time to give it up for his enterprising instincts. The Greatest Songs of the Fifties arrives on the heels of another of the famous producer's backward-looking projects, the ubiquitous, uber-successful Great American Songbook series by Rod Stewart. The short story: same vibe, different era. With songs like "All I Have to Do Is Dream," "Venus," and "Unchained Melody" (first recorded in the '50s but best known for its '60s Righteous Brothers rendition), Manilow sidesteps the stuff that rocked the sock hops in favor of cheek-to-cheek selections--the better to remind longtime fans of his nostalgia-steeped '70s hits. Overall, the approach works, especially when the bona fide '50s legend Phyllis McGuire steps in to heat up the "Teach Me Tonight/Sincerely" medley, and Manilow swings across genres to lovingly tackle Dinah Washington's "What a Diff'rence a Day Made." Vocally, a warm haze covers these tracks; whether it's there to evoke fuzzier times or to mask a voice that's gone slightly south is unclear. What couldn't be more crystal, though, is Manilow and Davis's commitment to first-class, sophisticated record-making. --Tammy La Gorce Product description Greatest Songs of the Fifties [DualDisc] Barry Manilow Label: Arista Release Date: 1/31/2006 Disc 1 1 Moments to Remember - 3:34 2 It's All in the Game - 2:54 3 Unchained Melody - 3:45 4 Venus - 2:26 5 It's Not for Me to Say - 3:23 6 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - 2:42 7 Rags to Riches - 3:21 8 Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight - 3:18 9 Are You Lonesome Tonight? - 2:57 10 Young at Heart - 3:35 11 All I Have to Do Is Dream - 2:48 12 What a Diff'rence a Day Made - 3:03 13 Beyond the Sea - 4:05 Disc 2 1 Moments to Remember [Stereo] 2 It's All in the Game [Stereo] 3 Unchained Melody [Stereo] 4 Venus [Stereo] 5 It's Not for Me to Say [Stereo] 6 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing [Stereo] 7 Rags to Riches [Stereo] 8 Sincerely/Teach Me Tonight [Stereo] 9 Are You Lonesome Tonight? [Stereo] 10 Young at Heart [Stereo] 11 All I Have to Do Is Dream [Stereo] 12 What a Diff'rence a Day Made [Stereo] 13 Beyond the Sea [Stereo] 14 The Greatest Songs of the Fifties [DVD] From the Artist Once again, Clive Davis astounds me with his brilliant ideas. When he suggested this idea to me, I slapped my forehead and said, "Why hasn’t anyone thought of this idea?" But of course, there is only one Clive Davis. I feel honored and terribly fortunate to be working with him again after all these years. It’s like coming home. Being given the opportunity to co-produce, co-arrange and sing these rarely sung golden standards is a privilege. I hope they affect a new generation of listeners as deeply as they did those of us who were there. -Barry Manilow
ASIN: B000CNDIZY
VSKU: GGV.B000CNDIZY.VG
Condition: Very Good
Author/Artist:Barry Manilow
Binding: Audio CD