| Product Summary | | Label: Emd/capitol | | UPC: 00724383517725 | | Release Date: 2/20/1996 | | Buy.com Sku: 60135843 | | Item#: MH33XD | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Theme From Route 66, The - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Caravan - The John Buzon Trio ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Sexe - Line Renaud ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Cool - Lou Busch & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Beast, The - Milt Buckner ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Theme From "Our Man Flint" - Elliott Fisher ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Spring, Sprang, Sprung - Jack Fascinato ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Night Train - Alvino Rey ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Harlem Nocturne - Martin Denny ~ Various Artists | | | 10. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Fever - Sam Butera ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Topsy - Joe Bucci Trio ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Like Young - Dave Pell ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Street Scene '58 - Lou Busch & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Playboy's Theme - Cy Coleman ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Shot In The Dark, A - Jimmie Haskell ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Shangri-La - Spike Jones New Band ~ Various Artists | | | 17. Black Coffee - Julie London ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Melancholy Serenade - King Curtis ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is part of Capitol Records' Ultra-Lounge series. | | As the title implies, the songs on this 18-song compilation were intended for bachelors who wanted to create a suitably suave atmosphere between the mid-'50s and mid-'60s. So although the music draws from jazz (both big band and cool), lounge pop, and film/TV soundtracks, it's primarily designed to set a mood or background. That means that when it's pushed to the foreground, it really doesn't sound all that entertaining, even as it evokes archetypical (and oft-silly) vibes of a certain era. Martin Denny, Julie London, Nelson Riddle, and a host of no-names from the Capitol vaults bring you that sound here. When an occasional element of excitement, even danger, creeps in (Riddle's "Theme from Route 66," Elliott Fisher's "Theme from Our Man Flint," Jimmie Haskell's "A Shot in the Dark"), the interest level rises, as it does for any slice of good soundtrack music. Otherwise, these days it makes the ambience stuffier, not cooler. ~ Richie Unterberger |
Producer: Brad Benedict (Compilation) |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 02/20/1996 | | Original Release Date : 1996 | | Catalog ID : 35177 | | Label : Capitol/EMI Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724383517725 |
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