Great Folk Themes/American Serenade

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Album Description
Two titles on one CD Great Folk Themes (1963) & American Serenade (1963). Key tracks from this delightful twenty-four track compact disc include 'Tennessee Waltz', 'Sloop John B' and 'Shenandoah.' Collectables. 2002.

Great Folk Themes/American Serenade, Music, Percy Faith, American Popular Song, Easy Listening, Easy Pop, Folksongs, Instrumental Pop, Lounge, Orchestral Pop, Pop, Popular Music, Traditional Folk

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Great Folk Themes: American Serenade - Percy Faith

"American Serenade blends Great Folk Themes ~ Percy Faith"

AN ENCHANTMENT JOURNEY

GREAT FOLK THEMES/AMERICAN SERANADE (UPDATE)

GREAT FOLK THEMES/AMERICAN SERANADE

Great Folk Themes: American Serenade
Percy Faith
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00006LHXG
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

Darlin Corey
Five Hundred Miles
The Lemon Tree
This Land Is Your Land
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Greenback Dollar
This Train Adapted
Greenfields
Sloop John B
The Hammer Song
Michael Row The Boat
Blowin In The Wind
Sunset (From Grand Canyon Suite)
Stars Fell On Alabama
Tennessee Waltz
Home On The Range
Moonlight In Vermont
Californ-I-Ay
Autumn In New York
Beautiful Ohio
Moon Over Miami
Carolina Moon
Shenandoah (Across The Wide Missouri)
Sweet Leilani

Album Description

Two titles on one CD Great Folk Themes (1963) & American Serenade (1963). Key tracks from this delightful twenty-four track compact disc include 'Tennessee Waltz', 'Sloop John B' and 'Shenandoah.' Collectables. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Great Folk Themes: American Serenade - Percy Faith.......2007-07-04

This CD reflects some excellent standards of American western and folk music. The folk themes, especially, were and continue to be standard fare on many easy listening stations. I remember most all of these pieces as I was growing up. Very enjoyable music!

"American Serenade blends Great Folk Themes ~ Percy Faith".......2003-07-04

Two albums "Great Folk Themes" and "American Serenade", on the same bill is great Americana in anyone's book ~ themes as wide as the Missouri River flowing over this great land of ours.

First half of the album features "FIVE HUNDRED MILES", "THE LEMON TREE", "KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE", "THIS TRAIN ADAPTED", "SLOOP JOHN B.", "MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT" and "BLOWIN' IN THE WIND", each cue has the early days of this nation with a young countries growing pains ~ some of the best arrangements ever penned is on this album by Maestro Faith.

Second part of this album opens with "SUNSET (FROM GRAND CANYON SUITE), always a particular favorite of mine from Percy ~ "STARS FELL ON ALABAMA", classic opening with strings, then a saxophone joins the full string orchestra, nothing can touch this golden arrangement ~ "TENNESSEE WALTZ", the wonderful Patti Page tune, with a performance from heaven combined with Orchestra and Chorus ~ "MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT", sultry mood sets in for a nightcap and the "Percy Faith Touch" is intact ~ "AUTUMN IN NEW YORK", can remember Sarah Vaughn singing this great standard, but listen to the Faith Strings come floating through the clouds ~ "MOON OVER MIAMI", a Betty Grable musical comes to mind, composer/arranger Percy Faith takes this a step beyond ~ "SHENANDOAH (ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI)", an adaption from Percy Faith makes all Americans proud to be from this part of the country ~ "SWEET LEILANI", a female chorus and strings take us to the islands, as the waves come upon the shore, this takes me back to the old Crosby, Hope and Lamour "Road" pictures ~ gotta love it!

Total Time: 75:05 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7479 ~ (9/24/2002)

AN ENCHANTMENT JOURNEY.......2003-02-20

PERCY FAITH HAS A WAY OF TAKING A HO HUM POPULAR SONG AND MAKE A GORGEOUS CONCERTO OUT OF IT. JUST LISTEN TO THE SONGS "FIVE HUNDRED MILES", "MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT" AND "AUTUMN IN NEW YORK". NO WONDER THAT GREAT SINGERS LIKE TONY BENNET & JOHNNY MATHIS HAD THE PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA AS THERE ACCOMPANIMENT IN SEVERAL OF THEIR SONGS.

GREAT FOLK THEMES/AMERICAN SERANADE (UPDATE).......2002-10-16

GREAT FOLK THEMES FROM 1963 IS A LOVELY ALBUM.IT CONTAINS 12
FOLK SONGS BUT ONLY 6 OUT OF THE 12 ARE LUSH.THEY INCLUDE
FIVE HUNDRED MILES,THE LEMON TREE,GREENFIELDS,SLOOP JOHN B,
MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT AND BLOWIN'IN THE WIND.FIVE HUNDRED MILES
ENDS SO BEAUTIFULLY.THE REST OF THESE SONGS ARE BRASSY AND OCC
ASIONALLY THROUGHOUT GREAT FOLK THEMES YOU HERE A BANJO MIXED
IN WITH THE STRINGS WHICH I LOVE.DARLIN COREY IS ONE OF THOSE
SONGS WITH THE BANJO.THE ORIGINAL LINER NOTES TO GREAT FOLK

THEMES IS INCLUDED.

AMERICAN SERANADE ALSO FROM 1963 IS THE BETTER OF THE TWO ALBUMS.
ALL 12 TRACKS ON THIS ALBUM IS LUSH.SOME OF THE MORE LUSHER ONES
ARE STARS FELL ON ALABAMA,HOME ON THE RANGE,CAROLINA MOON,SWEET
LEILANI,AND MOON OVER MIAMI.THE ORIGANAL LINIER NOTES ARE INCLUDED FOR AMERICAN SERANADE.BOTH ALBUMS ARE WITH THE ORCHESTRA
AND STRINGS BUT YOU CAN HERE THE WOMENS WORDLESS CHROUS IN SOME
SONGS ON AMERICAN SERANADE ESPECIALLY CALIFORNIA.THIS CD IS THE
PERFECT ONE TO ADD TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC COLLECTION AND I HIGHLEY RECOMMEND IT.

GREAT FOLK THEMES/AMERICAN SERANADE.......2002-09-27

FINALLY 2 OF THE MOST REQUESTED ALBUMS OF PERCY FAITH ARE GETTING A CD REISSIUE.I DON'T KNOW WHAT GREAT FOLK THEMES SOUNDS LIKE BUT I HEARD FAITH'S VERSION OF GREENBACK DOLLAR ON A FLORIDA RADIO STATION AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND WITH A BIT OF TEMPO PERCY FAITH STYLE.ALSO ON GREAT FOLK THEMES IS FAITH'S VERSION OF THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND.THE ONLY PATRIOTIC SONG HE WAS KNOWN TO DO.AMERICAN SERANADE IS THE REAL STORY HERE THOUGH AS IT CONTAINS BEAUTIFUL LUSH VERSIONS OF BEAUTIFUL OHIO,SUNRISE,CALIFORNIA,MOON OVER MIAMI,TENNESSEE WALTZ,CAROLINA MOON,HOME ON THE RANGE,SWEET LILANI AND MORE SONGS.HIS VERSION OF SWEET LILANI IS EVEN PRETTIER THAN MANTOVANI'S AND THE 101 STRINGS VERISION.I CAN'T WAIT TO ADD THIS ONE TO MY COLLECTION OF FAITH TITLES FROM COLLECTIBLES MUSIC.IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE RELEASE DATE ON THIS ONE HAS BEEN DELAYED FROM SEP 24TH TO OCT 15.I HOPE COLLECTIBLES WILL INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL LINER NOTES ON THIS ALBUM.BOTH OF THESE ALBUMS ARE WITH JUST THE ORCHESTRA AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PERCY FAITH STRINGS.THE WOMENS WORDLESS CHROUS IS HEARD ON SOME SONGS IN AMERICAN SERANADE ESPECIALLY CALIFORNIA.IF YOU LIKE THIS CD I ALSO RECOMMEND NELSON RIDDLE INSTRUMENTAL FAVORITES IF YOU CAN STILL FIND IT.THIS IS GOT SOME OF RIDDLE'S MORE LUSH TUNES ON IT.I ALSO RECOMMEND PERCY FAITH THE BEATLES ALBUM/JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR WHICH I WILL ALSO BE ORDERING.BOTH OF THESE ALBUMS BY FAITH ARE ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL.THIS ONE WILL BE OUT NOV 19.

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