Audio CD review:
Charles Albertine, Gilbert Becaud, Salvatore "Tutti" Camarata, Bill Conti, Barry Botkin, Perry Jr. DeVorzon, Ernie Freeman, Ron Leigh Goodwin, Albert Louis Hammond, Francis Lai, John & Paul McCartney Lennon - Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II

Charles Albertine, Gilbert Becaud, Salvatore "Tutti" Camarata, Bill Conti, Barry Botkin, Perry Jr. DeVorzon, Ernie Freeman, Ron Leigh Goodwin, Albert Louis Hammond, Francis Lai, John & Paul McCartney Lennon - Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II

Band: Charles Albertine, Gilbert Becaud, Salvatore "Tutti" Camarata, Bill Conti, Barry Botkin, Perry Jr. DeVorzon, Ernie Freeman, Ron Leigh Goodwin, Albert Louis Hammond, Francis Lai, John & Paul McCartney Lennon Title: Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II Rating: Release Date: 22 April, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') - Bill Conti 2: Theme From 'Ben Casey' - Valjean 3: Theme From 'The Apartment' - Ferrante & Teicher 4: The Long Ships (Part 1) - Charles Albertine (mono) 5: The Day The Rains Came - Raymond Lefevre (mono) 6: Beautiful Obsession - Sir Chauncey 7: Theme From 'The Sundowners'- Felix Slatkin 8: Chariot (I Will Follow Him) - Franck Pourcel 9: That's The Way With Love - Peter Soffici (mono) 10: Theme From 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' - Percy Faith 11: Theme From 'A Man And A Woman' (from The Soundtrack) - Francis Lai 12: Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle 13: Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic' - George Cates (mono) 14: Swinging Sweethearts - Ron Goodwin (mono) 15: Ringo's Theme (This Boy) - George Martin 16: Song For Anna (Chanson D'Anna) - (Herb) Ohta-San 17: Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless) - Barry Devorzon & Perry Botkinc Jr. 18: Danny Boy - Sil Austin 19: Trumpeter's Prayer - Tutti Camarata 20: One Moment In Time - Vienna Symphonic Orchestra (VSOP)

Customer Reviews Keep 'Em Coming, Bill Buster " I wrote to Bill Buster of Eric Records about that [and several others in the "impossible-to-find" category] sometime later that year, and within a few weeks he called me and we had a nice conversation about the frustrations of those of us trying to find CD versions of some long-lost hits. Back in 2002, one thing I shared with many other completist collectors of hit singles from the 1950s and 1960s was ever seeing a CD version of the George Cates version of Moonglow And The Theme From "Picnic. Now whether or not that conversation had anything to do with this Volume appearing on the market I can't say - but I was so happy to see, not only the Cates version of that song, but Raymond Lefevre's The Day The Rains Came, and Nelson Riddle's hit "Route 66" Theme in its original format. Thank you Bill Buster and keep them coming please. All the other selections in this compilation are appreciated as well, from those that charted [performances are shown on the reverse], to the non-hits [tracks 8, 11, 19, and 20] which, when you hear them, will leave you wondering WHY they were not hits themselves. Especially Franck Pourcel's rendition of Chariot (I Will Follow Him}, the vocal version of which was, of course, a huge hit for Peggy March in 1963. Normally, the best such compilations around come from Ace Records of London, but this Hard-to-Find series produced by Bill Buster stands right up there with them. Not only for the music, but for the great liner notes in each set as well, in this instance six pages written by one of the best around, Joseph E. Laredo. And, as usual, the sound quality is excellent. For the record, seven of the 20 selections [tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, and 17] were originally Top 40 hits, another six [tracks 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, and 18] made the Top 100, and tracks 4, 10, and 16 were all on the "bubble under" Billboard charts. A bit of interest was in finding that Sir Chauncey & his exciting strings [track 6] was, in reality, Ernie Freeman of Raunchy fame. A Slight Innacuracy I believe it's actually the original arrangement made for "Bless the Beasts and the Children". The version of "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and the Restless) isn't actually the one you're expecting. So what later became the Young and the Restless theme (the one that was a hit) still remains unreleased on CD. Hopefully, we can see that version on a future release. Maybe they could get "Little Ballerina Blue" on one while they're at it. Still, some great stuff here. Excelente El tema de nadia es una de las canciones mas excelentes de la historia de la musica. . You can see a complete list of all Charles Albertine, Gilbert Becaud, Salvatore "Tutti" Camarata, Bill Conti, Barry Botkin, Perry Jr. DeVorzon, Ernie Freeman, Ron Leigh Goodwin, Albert Louis Hammond, Francis Lai, John & Paul McCartney Lennon discography, or go back to the Charles Albertine, Gilbert Becaud, Salvatore "Tutti" Camarata, Bill Conti, Barry Botkin, Perry Jr. DeVorzon, Ernie Freeman, Ron Leigh Goodwin, Albert Louis Hammond, Francis Lai, John & Paul McCartney Lennon tabs