Boogie Oogie Oogie performed by A Taste of Honey
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Takin’ So Long performed by Alzo
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Sordid performed by Amon Tobin
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Are You There (With Another Girl) performed by Anita Kerr Singers
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| | : I was just about to recommend this. Isn't it a superb version!
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Neptune�s Hep Tune performed by Antonio Carlos Jobim
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| | : This song is actually "morte de um deus de sal" by Marcos Valle : And actually the whole album isn't an Jobim album at all, it was originally titled "Tom Jobim apresenta". The purpose was to benefit from Jobims name (and fame) to introduce new brazilian artists to american audiences. The confusion resulted, if i remember correctly, in the fact that the musicians names were not credited on the album and people thought this must be a Jobim album.
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Everyone, Under the Sun performed by Ashley Park
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absent friend performed by Bark Psychosis
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All U Can Eat performed by Ben Folds
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Sweet Surprise performed by Blossom Dearie
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| | : The album 'Thats Just the Way I Want To Be' is now available on CD. There is also a really good Japanese compilation CD of the Fontana and Verve years called 'For Cafe Apres-midi'. Several tracks from 'Soon Its Gonna Rain' are featured so those of us who love Blossom will have to savor these meager crumbs unless the evil music overlords open the vaults. : You're right and i forgot to mention the "For Cafe Apres-midi" compilation, this one features all tracks of "That's Just The Way To Be" except one track (they left out the opening track, not a bad choice though since it's the weakest track on the album and not quite fitting to the rest of the songs). Unfortunately there are just 2 songs from "Soon It's Gonna Rain", Meditation and Dindi, on it. But these sound absolutely gorgeous, arranged with some very cool harp embellishments. Too bad the entire album hasn't been picked up by some japanese label yet. : Great song, great album, great singer/composer. Why she's not completely worshipped in the USA I have no idea. I really have to disagree with eftimihn on the opening track, it's in my opinion one of the coolest things she ever did! Sure her jazzy renditions of evergreens and her more hip stuff are great, but to stretch out like she does on "That's Just the Way" is just sublime. What was she doing there? Some kind of CA inspired latin/folk/psyche-pop? Genius! True, it isn't like the rest of the album... Also her great take on Frishbergs "Long Daddy Green" is worth mentioning for it's uniqueness.
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Dream On Dreamer performed by Brand New Heavies
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C'est Pas De Ma Faute performed by Brigitte Fontaine
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| | : Ha! If you think this song is too short, you wanna catch the Vous Et Nous album with Areski: millions of songs, most clocking in under 3 mins, many under 1. And they look like primary school teachers on the cover.
Good call; brilliant tune.
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Ode to Billy Joe performed by Buddy Merrill
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Blowin' Bubbles performed by Call and Response
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This Afternoon performed by Chad Mitchell
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| | : The album "Chad" on Bell records is the one to get.
Great songs (by Jake Holmes, Joni Mitchell and others) and fantastic arrangements. Hal Blaine and a couple of other wrecking crew members and great musicians are on it, too. In places it also reminds me of the group H.P. Lovecraft. So it might even be interesting for lovers of psychedelic music (not for those who hate strings, of course). I wonder if I should call it a masterpiece. : I second that on the "Chad" album...it's terrific. There's a 7-minute plus cover of Tim Buckley's "Goodbye and Hello" on there that rather stunned me, since it seems like a very challenging song to sing. The H.P.Lovecraft connection comes through Chicago producer Bill Traut, who owned Dunwich Records (the album is a Dunwich production). Traut was involved with H.P. Lovecraft, and of course the Shadows of Knight.
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It’s For You performed by Cilla Black
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Maggy Mistake performed by Cinque Ipotesi per Irma
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Comin� Home Baby performed by Claus Ogerman
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I am music performed by Common
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Prelude in Black performed by Cy Coleman
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International Flight performed by David Snell
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| | : Oh yes this track is awesome, I love the dreamy harp sound. Be sure to bring this track on your next international flight!
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flickorna i sm�land performed by delta rythm boys
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| | : This tune was recorded Aug. 1, 1951, according to a Swedish discography found via Google : This tune was recorded Aug. 1, 1951, according to a Swedish discography found via Google : CDon.com has a compilation of Swedish evergreens from concerts in folkparkerna (the public/folk parks) - and Delta Rythm Boys' Flickorna i Sm�land is on it alongside tunes sung by e.g. Lill-Babs, Siw Malmkvist and Cornelis Vreeswijk (Search for "Guldkorn Fr�n Folkparkerna 100 �r" at http://www.cdon.com/main.phtml?navroot=903&session=1). : Delta Rythm Boys also had a CD in the Finnish "20 suosikkia" ('20 favourites') series, and "Flickorna i Sm�land" can be found on it too. Other interesting songs on the album are a couple of Finnish language songs, and rare English versions of Finnish classics, such as "Rosvo-Roope" ('Raunchy Ropey'), and "Isois�n olkihattu" ('Grandpa's Strawhat'). At the time of recording the CD, the Boys received some Finnish language schooling from a Harmony Sisters member.
The CD is most definitely out of print already, but is available at several Finnish public libraries.
Some more information at http://www.fono.fi/Dokumentti.aspx?kappale=flickorna+i+sm%c3%a5land&ID=21a6f890-e470-4992-a847-31a5d67ae46d
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Cucumbe performed by Edda Dell’Orso
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Mr. Blue Sky performed by Electric Light Orchestra
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Born at the Right Time performed by Erin Bode
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Miss Allen�s Blues performed by Ernestine Allen
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Two Star performed by Everything But The Girl
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Eden Rock performed by Fifth Avenue Band
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Pense à moi performed by France Gall
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| | : most of france gall's 60's output from her yeh yeh bubble pop to the NOW sounds is excellent and highly recommended by moi. her compilation poupee de son is a great place to start for anyone new to the charms of france and her lovely songs. her later 70's records are not so wonderfull but then thats only my opinion, some of us may feel different. happy listening everyone. : Great song, this. I find much of her mid-60s output highly enjoyable, however throwaway they were supposed to be. 'Laisse tomber les filles' from around the same time is great too.
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Lost In The Paradise performed by Gal Costa
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| | : a fantastic recording; thanks for drawing my attention to it. Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 do a great version on their 1970 'Stillness' album as well.
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Always something there to remind me performed by Gals and Pals
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| | : Check out the brand new debut album, "Melody a.m." by a Norwegian act called Royksopp. On the track "So Easy" they sample "Blue on Blue" recorded by the Gals&Pals and use it absolutely beautifully to create a haunting masterpiece. : cool; I love their 'blue on blue', and will check it out, thanks. : yup, Royksopp did it well which is why i am at this page. Stunning album. : forgot: does anyone know where i can get blue on blue, what album?? : 'blue on blue' is on the same album, 'Sing somethin for everyone'; I believe (although I'll have to check) that it's also on the inexpensive Swedish compilation of Gals and Pals, 'Guldkorn'. : Wow...I was moved. Much more impressed than Sandie Shaw's version. I want to listen to the whole track. : Bobby Vinton has a version of Blue on Blue, i think it might be his song, just found a 30second clip of it, between gals and pals and royksopp it's been changed a bit : There's also a 1963 Dutch-language version of Blue On Blue by Rob de Nijs called Stil Verdriet. There's a short clip on YouTube of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP_PgEysRH4
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A Hard Day’s Night performed by Goldie Hawn
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clarinets/love scene performed by gonsalez
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Speak Low performed by Harpers Bizarre
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The Shark performed by Hugo Montenegro
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Fire and Rain performed by John Gregory
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In the Name of Love performed by Kenny Rankin
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| | : Great album. I love the versions of "Penny Lane" & "Berimbau" as well! James Taylor, eat your heart out!
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Main title - Vampire Killers performed by Krzysztof Komeda
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Rhode Island Is Famous for You performed by Lascivious Biddies
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| | : I will have to seek this one out. My favorite artist Blossom Dearie recorded a great version of it back in the 1950's. I have it listed as a recommendation on this site.
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Only You performed by Little Richard
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Elle a... elle a pas... performed by Michel Legrand
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Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad performed by Nancy Sinatra
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Lavender Thursday performed by Nanette Natal
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Macumba performed by Nicos Jaritz Sextet
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Catolé performed by Orquestra Jean Kelson
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Eleanor Rigby performed by Oscar Peterson
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| | : For a version on another tack theres Enoch Lights' (I can't remember if its from Spaced Out or Brass Menagerie 73). But its a cracker. Driving bass, swinging horns and electric guitar taking it to a whole groovy level the Beatles wouldn't imagined for their ballad.
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Sunny performed by Oscar Peterson
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| | : A really cool record. Also with a nice version of "Ode To Billy Joe" and Jobim's "Wave".
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cherokee performed by pierrick pedron
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37 Hours (In The U.S.A.) performed by Raw Stylus
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Saturday Night in Knightsbridge performed by Rod McKuen
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Requiem pour un con performed by serge gainsbourg
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| | : There is an instrumental version on a twelve inch I have that sounds remarkably prescient of Metal Box era PiL: heavy repetetive bass, odd guitar noises and something about the drums, too.
Great track, vocal or no. : oh, that�s awesome, n-jeff! i always wondered if there was an instrumental version...one of the funkiest white tracks ever
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Cinnamon and Clove performed by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66
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Going out of My Head performed by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66
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| | : I totally agree with you. Their version of Caetalo Veloso's Lost in paradise is also quite wonderful.
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Light My Fire performed by Shirley Bassey
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Rose Rouge performed by St. Germain
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Through The Sky performed by Swing Out Sister
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| | : I have to say I am thoroughly delighted at learning of the continued career of SOS. I always had time for them, and thought Breakout was actually the weakest of the singles I heard. I particularly remember liking 'Fooled By A Smile' and 'You On My Mind'.
Hearing the snippets of these songs here, I can say I'm intrigued enough to try and seek out some of this later work. It reminds me of the more produced end of Siesta records' (Spanish easy-pop label) output. : You probably should try "Shapes and Patterns" from 1997 first, it's pretty much in the vein of 1989's "Kaleidoscope World" and thus a good starting point to rediscover SOS. This and the aforementioned "Somewhere Deep In The Night" (2001) as well.
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It's My Life performed by Talk Talk
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Prociss�o performed by Tamba Trio
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Wild Women performed by The Big Three (featuring "Mama" Cass Elliott
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Peace Frog performed by The Doors
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On a clear day you can see forever performed by The Peddlers
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Niki performed by The Third Wave
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It'll Never Happen Again performed by Tim Hardin
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today performed by tom scott and the california dreamers
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Love Love Love performed by Tony Love
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Empty Pages performed by Traffic
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Hot Heels performed by Vocal shades and tones
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| | : Not sure why this has been listed in the French section as Barbara Moore is, I think, English.
The whole album is fantastic though for fans of wordless female voices like Edda Dell'Orsa and a dreamy long-forgotten-summer vibe. Worth every penny of the steep import(Japanese_)cost. : Barbara Moore was the go-to gal for wordless vocals on the UK session scene, she did soem great work on things like "Sort of Soul" by Birds and Brass etc.
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Tracy Had a Hard Day Sunday performed by West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
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| | : I was going to recommend this one, but you beat me to it. Great song.
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