CD 1 1940's: Far Away Places - comprises recordings by some of the legendary ballad singers of that era, when the world was recvering from the grim after-effects of World War II. Among the many million- selling hits included are Frankie Laine’s mule Train, Vaughn Monroe performing Riders In The Sky, Dinah shore & Buddy Clark reprising Baby It’s Cold Outside and Bing Crosby with the Irish favourite Galway Bay.
CD 2 1940's: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - features a selection of big hit recordings by great song stylists and big band orchestras. The Andrew Sisters perform the memorable title track, and The Ink Spots contribute I Don’t want to Set The World On Fire, while among the legendary big band names are Glenn Miller (Elmer’s Tune), Duke Ellington (Take The A-Train) and Tommy Dorsey (Yes, Indeed).
CD 3 1940's: It's Magic – features some of the easy listening singers of the decade including Doris Day and Nat King Cole with their respective million-selling hits, It’s Magic and Nature Boy. Other outstanding contributions come from Dick Haymes (Little White Lies), Peggy Lee (manana) and the Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn (You Can’t Be True dear)
CD 4 1950's: Unchained Melody - moves into the 'baby boomer' years with such million-selling hits as the chart-topping title track by Al Hibbler, Perez Prado’s instrumental Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom white, Tennessee Ernie Ford with Sixteen Tons, Nat King Cole’s A Blossom Fell, The Platters’ Only You and Frank Sinatra crooning about Love And Marriage.
CD 5 1950's I Believe - includes Frankie Laine's perennial recording of the song, which topped the British pop charts for no less than three months in 1953, the year of the Queen’s Coronation. Other musical highlights include evergreen song stylist Tony Bennett’s Rags to Riches, Patti Page with (How Much Is That) Doggy In The window? And sultry songstress Eartha Kitt’s classic C’Est Si Bon.
CD 6 1950's Heartbreak Hotel - kicks of with the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, who also contributes another of his million-selling recordings, Don’t Be Cruel. The mid-50’s were notable for the arrival of rock ‘n roll, and the modern- day ‘teenager’ and this CD includes other memorable hits of the era, including Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes and Fats Domino’s I’m In Love Again, as well as Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly’s tender rendition of Cole Porter’s True Love, from the smash it film, High Society
CD 7 1960's Baby Love - moves into the decade which gave birth to the pop music era. Million selling classics here include The Supremes performing the title song, Tommy Roe’s Sheila, The Four Tops’ Reach Out – I’ll Be There, Ricky Nelson’s Travellin’ Man, and Johnny Preston’s Running Bear.
CD 8 1960's Spooky - includes Classic IV's million-selling Spooky (later revived by Dusty Springfield) along with soul group The Exciters’ electrifying Tell Him, The Fortunes with You’ve Got Your Troubles, Liverpudilan group Gerry & The Pacemakers’ recording of You’ll Never walk alone from the musical Carousel, The Tornados’ telstar, which topped both the american and British pop charts, and the Box Tops; The Letter (subsequently recorded by Joe Cocker
CD 9 1960's Country Classics – comprises 14 recordings by some of the most popular American country artists of the decade. Including George Hamilton IV with Abilene, Lynn Anderson’s Silver Threads And Golden Needles, Wanda Jackson’s In The Middle Of a Heartache and Jeannie C Rileys million selling classic Harper Valley PTA.
CD 10 1970's Rock Your Baby – features some of the most successful recording artists of that particular decade include George McCrae who performs the title song which topped the British Charts, Barry Blue’s Dancing On A Saturday Night, Al Jarreau’s Let’s Stay Together (later recorded by Tina Turner) and Tina Charles Love Me Like A Lover.
CD 11 1970's I Will Survive - features a full-blooded rendition of the title song by disco diva Gloria Gaynor and other soulful hits like Sister Sledge’s We Are Family, Rose Royce’s Car Wash, The Temptations Papa Was A Rolling sytone, and Heatwave’s Boogie Nights.
CD 12 1970's I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - includes The New Seekers' spirited rendition of the song which topped the Britsh Charts in late 1971, Ike and Tina Turner soulful Nutbush City Limits, Chuck Berry’s My Ding-A-Ling (another British number 1 hit) and the Bay City Rollers’ Money Honey.
CD 13 1980's Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey - includes Modern Romances'1981 Top 10 hit, as well as Georg McCrae’s One Step Closer, Sheffield techno band Heaven 17’s Play To Win, rock music legends EloII with Last Train To London, soul legends Curtis Mayfield’s Love Me Love Me Now, T’Pau’s Valentine, and a fantastic duet of Diana Ross’ Upside Down by two British singing superstars, Tom Jones and the late Dusty Springfield.
CD 14 1980's Temptation – features more smash hits from the decade, including the title song performed by Heaven 17, former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley’s powerful Walking In Memphis and Woman In Chains (written bt Tears For Fears), soul group Imagination’s Flashback, and The Night by former frontman of The Animals, Eric Burdon.
CD 15 Flashback includes Gloria Gaynor's powerhouse version of the hit song from La Cage Aux Folles, as well as Kool & The Gang’s Cherish, home-grown soul outfit Five Star’s Got a Lot Of Love, Hazel O’Connor D-days, Nina Simone’s My Baby Just cares For Me, and Odyssey’s Going Back To My Roots.
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