Mob Hits (1999) (Martin/Vale/Martino/Prima/Anka)

Product Summary Label: Medalist/triage UPC: 00724349640122 Release Date: 3/10/2009 Buy.com Sku: 60312333 Item#: MJ2MCT Buy.com Sales Rank: 2060 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) - Dean Martin ~ Various Artists 2. Al Di La - Jerry Vale ~ Various Artists 3. I Have But One Heart - Al Martino (new recording, from "The Godfather") ~ Various Artists 4. That's Amore - Dean Martin ~ Various Artists 5. Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney/The Mellowmen Orchestra (from "Married To The Mob") ~ Various Artists 6. Oh Marie - Louis Prima ~ Various Artists 7. Lazy Mary - Lou Monte/Joe Reisman & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 8. Buona Sera - Louis Prima ~ Various Artists 9. To Each His Own - Al Martino (from "The Godfather III") ~ Various Artists 10. Non Domenticar - Jerry Vale ~ Various Artists 11. Godfather Waltz - (new recording, from "The Godfather") ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Angelina/Zooma Zooma - Louis Prima (from "Casino") ~ Various Artists 2. Return To Me - Dean Martin (from "Donnie Brasco") ~ Various Artists 3. Roman Guitar - Lou Monte/Joe Reisman & His Orchestra (from "Donnie Brasco") ~ Various Artists 4. Pretend You Don't See Her - Jerry Vale/Percy Faith & His Orchestra (from "Goodfellas") ~ Various Artists 5. On An Evening In Roma - Dean Martin ~ Various Artists 6. Domani - Julius LaRosa ~ Various Artists 7. Innamorata - Dean Martin ~ Various Artists 8. Love Me The Way I Love You - Jerry Vale (from "Casino") ~ Various Artists 9. Eh Cumpari - Julius LaRosa (from "The Godfather III") ~ Various Artists 10. Speak Softly Love - (new recording, from "The Godfather") ~ Various Artists 11. My Way - Paul Anka (live) ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Digitally remastered by John Aiosa. Personnel: Bobby Vinton (vocals). Photographer: Mark April. Arranger: J. Grace. Sure, the title of Mob Hits: Music from and a Tribute to Great Mob Movies sounds silly, but truth be told, it's a killer idea for a compilation. Face it, there are many, many people out there -- not just Gen-Xers, but Baby Boomers as well -- who fell in love with vocal pop through gangster movies. The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, and Donnie Brasco, four of the films whose soundtracks are featured on this collection, all had a darkly romantic feel, and it wasn't just the stories -- it was how the visuals intermingled with the smooth, sophisticated music. Of course, the years of legends about Sinatra, Dino and the Mob certainly play a part in the associations between gangsters, movies, and traditional pop, but the myths and the films are only part of the reason why Mob Hits is so entertaining. The fact of the matter is, this is good music. Yes, the collection is hurt slightly by the compilers' failed attempts to license music from The Godfather -- they compensate with re-recordings of "The Godfather Waltz" and two Al Martino songs -- but the remainder of the songs are uniformly excellent. They're primarily songs by Dean Martin and Jerry Vale, with a couple of Louis Prima, Julius LaRosa, and Rosemary Clooney cuts thrown in for good measure, but that gives the album some consistency. The most important thing is, Mob Hits is good enough to appeal to listeners who don't want to be married to the mob -- it's just a fine collection of terrific music that can be appreciated by someone with no sense of irony whatsoever. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Producer: David Brinker (Compilation); David Brinker (Compilation); David Fritz (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 03/09/1999 Original Release Date : 1999 Catalog ID : 96401 Label : Triage Entertainment Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Mixed Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724349640122    Product Image