Geoff Love, his orchestra and singers, bring you a real "easy" version of Stevie Wonder's wonderful song "My Cherie Amour" which has been covered by many artists all over the world. This title originally appeared on the album "When I fall in love". And maybe ...... YOU will "fall in love" with the soft and gentle sound of the Geoff Love Orchestra and Singers .... Enjoy !. + Informações

The album - that this track comes from - was released in 1978. The themes are all done in disco style.Geoff Love: Geoff Love (4 September 1917 -- 8 July 1991) was a British easy-listening and disco orchestra leader. He was born in the industrial town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire. His father was a mixed race American born guitarist and dancer and his mother an actress. As a child, Love began to learn to play the violin but then switched to the trombone. He played with Jan Ralfini's band and then embarked on a solo career before military service during World War II in the King's Royal Rifles. After the war he played with Harry Gold. He recorded at least two albums with Shirley Bassey in 1959 and 1960. Love also recorded under the name 'Manuel & The Music of The Mountains', in which guise he released several works on EMI's Studio 2 Stereo record label including a single entitled "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (Theme from 2nd Movement)", an interpretation of the "Concierto de Aranjuez". This reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976.[2] He recorded many albums for MFP, often featuring film or television themes or other instrumental or disco music. One of these was called Glad with Love -- featuring the pianist Mrs Mills and Geoff Love on a singalong together -- with studio audience participation. In the 1970s, Love appeared with the singer Max Bygraves in the Thames Television music show (for ITV) SingalongaMax. Also, in the early 1970s, under the name .... + Informações

The album - that this track comes from - was released in 1978.Geoff Love: Geoff Love (4 September 1917 -- 8 July 1991) was a British easy-listening and disco orchestra leader. He was born in the industrial town of Todmorden in West Yorkshire. His father was a mixed race American born guitarist and dancer and his mother an actress. As a child, Love began to learn to play the violin but then switched to the trombone. He played with Jan Ralfini's band and then embarked on a solo career before military service during World War II in the King's Royal Rifles. After the war he played with Harry Gold. He recorded at least two albums with Shirley Bassey in 1959 and 1960. Love also recorded under the name 'Manuel & The Music of The Mountains', in which guise he released several works on EMI's Studio 2 Stereo record label including a single entitled "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto De Aranjuez (Theme from 2nd Movement)", an interpretation of the "Concierto de Aranjuez". This reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976.[2] He recorded many albums for MFP, often featuring film or television themes or other instrumental or disco music. One of these was called Glad with Love -- featuring the pianist Mrs Mills and Geoff Love on a singalong together -- with studio audience participation. In the 1970s, Love appeared with the singer Max Bygraves in the Thames Television music show (for ITV) SingalongaMax. Also, in the early 1970s, under the name 'Mandingo', Love worked with session musicians .... + Informações

recorded in 1961. + Informações

Dame Vera Lynn (with Geoff Love & his Orchestra) sings: Adios, My Love.. + Informações

TITLE: Symphony (Alstone-Lawrence) ARTIST: Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Rita Williams Singers. Arrangements by Brian Fahey. ALBUM: Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, 14-track LP, Parlophone Records, 1961. Also released as You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, 12-track LP, Capitol Records, 1962.. + Informações

For the numerous Manuel fans (and for all other music lovers of course) here is the crystal clear sound of 'Manuel and his Music of the Mountains' again. Another brilliant arrangement by Geoff Love (alias Manuel) - this time of the hauntingly beautiful melody "Lisboa Antigua", also known under it's English title "In old Lisbon". Many people may know the version by Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra which was arranged especially by Riddle for the 1956 movie "Lisbon". That orchestral version was quite a big hit back then and hence, a large number of music fans got to know the melody. In the movie it was sung by the Portuguese fado singer Anita Guerreiro. From the 1967 album "Beyond the mountains" here, for your 'listening pleasure' is Manuel and his Music of the Mountains with "Lisboa Antigua". Enjoy !. + Informações

The distinctive sound of Manuel and his Music of the Mountains fits this composition by Umberto Bindi wonderfully. Originally a big hit in Italy in 1960 ("Il nostro concerto" remained in the Italian hitparade for several weeks) this song by Bindi soon conquered Europe. Another well known song by Bindi is "You're my world" which was covered by many artists. Here we have Manuel's cover of "Our concerto" and it sure sounds "like an orchestral hit" ;-) ! Enjoy !. + Informações

Manuel and His Music of the Mountains play a fantastic arrangement of this Jobim jazz standard. Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote more than 50 compositions of which some 25 became "world standards". It is no wonder that some musicians called him "the Gershwin of latin music". Many of his songs have been performed by well known singers and orchestras and especially Frank Sinatra (who was a close friend of Jobim) loved his tunes. (He recorded two albums together with Jobim). This Brazilian composer (who died in 1994) is seen as a legend in Brazil (and elsewhere!) - that's why the Rio de Janeiro airport is now called "Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim" The harmony and melodic lines that appear in his music are both surprising and "simple" at the same time. This "Meditation" definitely is a good example of that. Enjoy !. + Informações

TITLE: 'There Will Never Be Another You' (Gordon-Warren) from: "Katina" ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'I Remember You' (Mercer-Schertzinger) from: "The Fleet's In" ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers. Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

"So In Love" sung by the marvellous Dame Shirley Bassey in 1961. This song can be found on the album "Shirley" which was released in 1961. Many thanks to John for posting the CD. "So in Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter from his musical Kiss Me, Kate, (opening on Broadway in 1948) based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. It was sung in the show by Patricia Morison, reprised by Alfred Drake and further popularized by Patti Page in 1949.The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5230, and first reached the Billboard chart on February 12, 1949, lasting 2 weeks and peaking at #13. Other versions which were popular that year were by Gordon MacRae and Dinah Shore. The song has been recorded by many other significant female singers, including the fabulous Dame Shirley Bassey, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. About the album: "Shirley" was Shirley Bassey's fourth studio album, her second for Columbia, and was recorded with Geoff Love and his orchestra. It was her first album to enter the top ten of the UK Albums Chart, a feat she would not duplicate until Something in 1970. This album was issued in mono and stereo. The stereo version of this album was issued on CD in 1997.. + Informações

Found this classic 78rpm Bell Record at Goodwill, it's a great playing/sounding record, plays at 78 but says to use the LP side of needle. Here's some more information I found from wikipedia. "From the Vine Came the Grape" is a popular song. It was written by Leonard Whitcup and Paul Cunningham and published in 1954. The biggest-selling version was recorded by The Gaylords in 1954. It was also a hit for The Hilltoppers the same year. A recording by Frankie Vaughan with Geoff Love and his orchestra was made in London on December 10, 1953. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10655. The flip side was "She Took". + Informações

TITLE: 'I Had The Craziest Dream' (Gordon-Warren) from: "Springtime in the Rockies" ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'Nancy' (with the laughing face) (Silvers-Van Heusen) ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'My Foolish Heart' (Washington-Young) ARTIST: Danny Williams with The Rita Williams Singers & Geoff Love & his Orchestra ALBUM: Moon River and other titles, HMV 12-track Mono LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'We Will Never Be As Young As This Again' (Stanford-Bart) ARTIST: Danny Williams, with The Rita Williams Singers & Geoff Love & his Orchestra ALBUM: Moon River and other titles, HMV 12-track Mono LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'Lonely' (West-Ornadel) ARTIST: Danny Williams, with The Rita Williams Singers & Geoff Love & his Orchestra ALBUM: Moon River and other titles, HMV 12-track Mono LP, 1961. + Informações

SING-A-LONG SONG "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a spiritual that was written by Obie Phillis, a Cherokee Indian. He wrote the song while serving in WWII. The song made the popular song charts in a 1958 version by English singer Laurie London with the Geoff Love Orchestra, which went all the way to #1 of the Most Played by Jockeys song list in the USA and went to number three on the R&B chart. It was the most successful record by a British male in the 50's in the USA. The record reached #2 on Billboard's Best Sellers In Stores survey and #1 in Cashbox's Top 60. Mahalia Jackson's version made the Billboard top 100 singles chart, topping at number 67. It is the first gospel song to hit #1 on a US pop singles chart in 1958; another, Oh Happy Day by the Edwin Hawkins Singers reached #1 on the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in 1969.. + Informações

TITLE: 'My Heart Tells Me' (Gordon-Warren) ARTIST: Danny Williams, with The Rita Williams Singers & Geoff Love & his Orchestra ALBUM: Moon River and other titles, HMV 12-track Mono LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'Maybe' (Flynn-Madden) ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

Kai Warner (real name Werner Last and indeed brother of the more famous James Last) developped a sound of his own in the seventies. He also composed a number of songs and this "Dancing on the shore" is one of his better works. The tune was often used as signature tune for radio programs in Europe (and maybe also outside the 'old continent'...?) Anyway, here's Kai Warner and his Orchestra with a tune that will "conquer your ears" if you never heard it before ..... Enjoy !. + Informações

TITLE: 'Be Careful, It's My Heart' (Irving Berlin) from: "Holiday Inn" ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'Tangerine' (Mercer-Schertzinger) from: "The Fleet's In" ARTIST: Joe Henderson, piano, with Geoff Love and his Orchestra and The Williams Singers Arrangements by Brian Fahey ALBUM: Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson, Parlophone 14-track Stereo LP, 1961. + Informações

TITLE: 'The Story Of A Starry Night' (Hoffman-Curtis-Livingston) ARTIST: Danny Williams with The Rita Williams Singers & Geoff Love & his Orchestra ALBUM: Moon River and other titles, HMV 12-track Mono LP, 1961. + Informações