De uitvinding van de microfoon was de aanleiding voor het ontstaan van een compleet nieuwe generatie zangers: de 'crooners'. Zij konden nu zachtjes zingen en zich zodoende subtieler en gevoeliger uiten. Deze 5CD-set bevat 100 evergreens, gezongen door de beste crooners aller tijden: o.a. Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin en Andy Williams. De meeste opnamen stammen uit de periode van eind jaren '40 tot begin jaren '60. Het begrip 'crooner' is hier namelijk wat breder genomen dan bij de 4CD-set "Simply Crooners" (ook in onze collectie). Zo zijn er ook héél vroege opnamen van Marvin Gaye en (toen nog Little) Stevie Wonder meegenomen. Zij opereerden toen nog niet in het soulgenre zoals we dat toen kennen, maar namen ook bestaande evergreens op.
Nederlands
| Titel | Crooners: The Very Best Of |
| Type materiaal | CD |
| Uitgave | Wagram, 2014 |
| Overige gegevens | 5 discs |
| Annotatie | Tracks: (1) Dean Martin - Sway; (2) Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You; (3) Tony Bennett - Over The Rainbow; (4) Frank Sinatra - Chicago; (5) Nat King Cole - Unforgettable; (6) Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea; (7) Platters - Only You; (8) Bing Crosby - Blue Hawai; (9) Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender; (10) Paul Anka - Crazy Love; (11) Sacha Distel - Cheek To Cheek; (12) Joe Dolan - Lady In Blue; (13) Andy Williams - Stranger On The Shore; (14) Perry Como - You'll Never Walk Alone; (15) Mills Brothers - You Always Hurt The One You Love; (16) Harry Belafonte - Day O; (17) Marvin Gaye - How High The Moon; (18) Sammy Davis Jr. - That Old Black Magic; (19) Stevie Wonder - Frankie And Johnny; (20) Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream Of Me; (21) Nat King Cole - Fly On The Moon (In Other Words); (22) Sacha Distel - Speak To Me Of Love (Parlez-Moi D'Amour); (23) Platters - My Prayer; (24) Dean Martin - I Wish You Love; (25) Louis Prima - Just A Gigolo / Ain't Got Nobody; (26) Ray Charles - Born To Lose; (27) Sammy Davis Jr. - Begin The Beguine; (28) Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You; (29) Gene Kelly - Singing In The Rain; (30) Vic Damone, Ann Blyth - Stranger In Paradise; (31) Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love; (32) Louis Armstrong - Sweet Georgia Brown; (33) Tony Bennett - I'm A Fool To Want You; (34) Bobby Darin - Dream Lover; (35) Jackie Wilson - Try A Little Tenderness; (36) Frankie Avalon - Venus; (37) Ben E King - Granada; (38) Cliff Richard - When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart; (39) Ray Charles, Quincy Jones - One Mint Julep; (40) Frank Sinatra - Ain't She Sweet; (41) Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?; (42) Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae - Summertime; (43) Frank Sinatra - Everybody Loves Somebody; (44) Johnny Mathis - Misty; (45) Platters - Sixteen Tons; (46) Dean Martin - L O V E; (47) Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald - They Can't Take That Away From Me; (48) Smokey Robinson, The Miracles - Embraceable You; (49) Jackie Wilson - Cry; (50) Paul Anka - Sous Le Ciel De Paris; (51) Mills Brothers - In The Shade Of The Apple Tree; (52) Marvin Gaye - Love For Sale; (53) Andy Williams - More Than You Know; (54) Tony Bennett - Laura; (55) Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind; (56) Sacha Distel - Everybody Loves A Lover; (57) Nat King Cole - Cappuccina; (58) Bing Crosby - Dinah; (59) Frank Sinatra - Ol' Man River; (60) Louis Armstrong - La Vie En Rose; (61) Frank Sinatra - Night And Day; (62) Nat King Cole - Autumn Leaves; (63) Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart; (64) Sammy Davis Jr. - Hey There; (65) Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife; (66) Louis Armstrong - When You're Smiling; (67) Ben E King - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow; (68) Elvis Presley - Kiss Me Quick; (69) Platters - The Great Pretender; (70) Smokey Robinson, The Miracles - I've Got You Under My Skin; (71) Marvin Gaye - The Masquerade Is Over; (72) Frank Ifield - I Remember You; (73) Louis Prima - Buena Sera; (74) Perry Como - Till The End Of Time; (75) Harry Belafonte - La Bamba; (76) Dick Haymes - The More I See You; (77) Sacha Distel - It's Wonderful; (78) Stevie Wonder - Drown In My Own Tears; (79) Frank Sinatra - The Lady Is A Tramp; (80) Bing Crosby - Swinging On A Star; (81) Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae - Tea For Two; (82) Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa; (83) Frank Sinatra - It's Magic; (84) Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong - Gone Fishin'; (85) Dean Martin - Amor Amor Amor; (86) Tony Bennett - Till; (87) Ray Charles, Betty Carter - Takes Two To Tango; (88) Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red; (89) Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never; (90) Platters - Red Sails In The Sunset; (91) Bobby Darin - What A Difference A Day Makes; (92) Paul Anka - You Are My Destiny; (93) Sam Cooke - For Sentimental Reasons; (94) Andy Williams - Love Is Here To Stay; (95) Joe Dolan - Make Me An Island; (96) Jackie Wilson - Indian Love Call; (97) Mills Brothers - Lazy River; (98) Marvin Gaye - Witchcraft; (99) Ricky / Rick Nelson - Unchained Melody; (100) Nat King Cole - My Baby Just Cares For Me. |
| Taal | Nederlands |
| Onderwerp algemeen | Vocaal Engels; Engelstalige Amusementsmuziek ; Middle Of The Road (M.O.R.) & Easy Listening ; Amusementsmuziek vòòr 1960 ; Jazz - Vocaal |
