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"A Day to Remember" (05/13/2002) Easy Listening O'Neill Brothers (The), Shamrock-n-Roll, Inc.The O'Neill Brothers: Billy McLaughlin (guitar); Vali Phillips, William Polk, Jennifer Price , Denise Huizenga (violin); Si-Fei Cheng (viola); Joseph Johnson (cello); Jeni Lyn Starr (flute); Kenni Holmen (soprano saxophone); Tim O'Neill, Kathy Keane, Ryan O'Neill (piano); Mogul Music (keyboards).

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"All Time Great Movie Themes" (07/23/1996) Easy Listening Ferrante & Teicher, EMI Records (USA)Producers: Don Costa, Nick Perito, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Leroy Holmes, George Butler. Compilation producer: Ron Furmanek. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios and Fine Recording Studios, New York; United/Western Studios, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo and track annotations by Steve Kolanjian. Digitally remastered by Bob Norberg (June 1992, Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California) This is part of the EMI Legendary Masters Series. All tracks are ADD except tracks 16 and 18-22, which are AAD.

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"At the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ" (09/20/1994) Easy Listening Wright, George, Legacy International

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"Greatest Hits" (10/25/1990) Easy Listening Mendes, Sergio, A&M Records (USA)Personnel includes: Sergio Mendes (piano); Lani Hall (vocals). Engineers include: Larry Levine, Henry Lewy, Bones Howe. Unlike vocalist Astrud Gilberto, pianist Sergio Mendes was highly respected as a musician in his native Brazil from the very beginnings of bossa nova in the early '60s. Mendes and his combo, Brasil '66, were also the most Americanized of the Brazilian semi-expatriates who enjoyed stateside success at the height of the bossa nova craze. Brazil '66, which featured gifted singer Lani Hall, could occasionally even sound like a slightly Latin version of the Fifth Dimension-without the soaring strings and deluxe production values. Mendez was a shrewd leader, and he understood that much of '60s pop music was ripe for bossa nova treatment. He successfully covered Beatles tunes several times, with his version of "Fool On The Hill" being a particularly winning example, as well as songs by Simon & Garfunkle, Burt Bacharach, and even Cole Porter-whose "Night And Day" seemed tailor-made for the sensual bossa rhythms. From time to time, Brasil '66 would also introduce the songs of fellow countrymen, such as Jorge Ben's exuberant, "Mais Que Nada," sung in Portuguese.

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"Very Best of Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66" (08/12/2003) Easy Listening Mendes, Sergio, A&M Records (UK)This two-disc, 48-track anthology collects all of the high points of the Latin-influenced easy listening pop of Brazilian producer and performer Sergio Mendes and his 1960s group Brasil 66, including their hit cover of the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill."

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"Timeless [Digipak]" (02/14/2006) Easy Listening Mendes, Sergio, Concord Records (USA)The phenomenon of legendary older musicians working with younger contemporary artists to broaden artistic and commercial possibilities had almost become its own genre by the mid-2000s. Sergio Mendes's 2006 release TIMELESS keeps that trend alive and kicking. In a full-scale collaboration with Black Eyed Peas, Mendes updates the Brazilian pop he mastered in the 1960s by infusing it with R&B and hip-hop. The synthesis should come as no surprise. Amid the reggaeton craze of the 2000s, who better to lay down Latin-flavored tracks for MCs than Mr. Brazil 66 himself? But the real clincher here is the roster of guest stars which includes Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, the Roots, and the aforementioned Black Eyed Peas, among many others. The odd, yet surprisingly successful combos (Timberlake and underground MC Pharoahe Monch anyone?) mix Mendes's bossa nova and samba with equal doses mainstream pop, funky soul, and hard-edged rap, revealing the polymorphous possibilities in the master's sound, and creating an album that is certainly timely, if not timeless.

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"Love Songs From the Movies [Digipak]" (2006) Easy Listening 101 Strings, Madacy RecordsAll tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology.

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"Definitive Hits" (03/27/2001) Easy Listening Alpert, Herb, A&M Records (USA)Personnel includes: Herb Alpert (trumpet); Janet Jackson, Lisa Keith (vocals); Tijuana Brass. Producers include: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, Burt Bacharach, Jose Quintana, Randy Badazz. Compilation producers: Herb Alpert, Larry Levine, Mike Ragogna. Includes liner notes by Herb Alpert and Quincy Jones. Digitally remastered using 20-bit remastering technology by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California). Before his run at the top of the easy-listening charts, Herb Alpert was already a music-industry veteran, writing and producing hits for Sam Cooke and Jan & Dean. Alpert also deserves a place in history as co-founder and owner of A&M Records, one of the most successful independent labels of all time. A solid 20-track compilation spanning Alpert's career, DEFINITIVE HITS covers the trumpeter/singer/label executive's glory years--the 1961-'68 stretch between "The Lonely Bull" and the Burt Bacharach-penned vocal showcase "This Guy's in Love with You." However, it also conveniently gathers material from the post-Tijuana Brass period when Alpert specialized in easy-listening fusion hits like the disco-tinged jazz-funk of 1979's "Rise" and the adult-contemporary R&B of 1987's "Diamonds," which features A&M Records' then-new star Janet Jackson on lead vocals. But, of course, the real meat of the collection is the brilliantly arranged suburban exotica of "Spanish Flea," "A Taste of Honey," and "Whipped Cream," along with other fine examples of Alpert's Latin-tinged pop.

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"100 All Time Greatest *" (03/08/2006) Easy Listening Pourcel, Frank, EMI Records (Argentina)

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"Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight [Digipak]" (07/20/2004) Easy Listening Chacksfield, Frank, Decca (USA)2 LPs on 1 CD: BEYOND THE SEA (1965)/THE NEW LIMELIGHT (1965).

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"Consider the Lilies" (09/30/2003) Easy Listening Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mormon TabernaclePersonnel: Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Recording information: Salt Lake Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah (01/16/2003 - 01/18/2003).

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"Unchained Melody" (04/05/2005) Easy Listening Various Artists, Reader's Digest Music

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"Let's Dance! Best of Ballroom: Fox Trots & Waltzes" (11/11/1997) Easy Listening Various Artists, Rhino Records (USA)Full title: Let's Dance! The Best Of Ballroom: Fox Trots And Waltzes.

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"The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection *" (05/02/2006) Easy Listening Reddy, Helen, Capitol/EMI RecordsRecording information: 1971 - 1980. Along with Melissa Manchester, Barbara Streisand, and a few others, Helen Reddy was one of the defining voices of women's soft pop in the 1970s. Her hit "I Am Woman" became an anthem, and her other major charters--"Delta Dawn" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him," among them--are memorable as well. There are plenty of other gems here among the 22 tracks that feature Reddy's mix of easy-going arrangements, breezy vocals, and strong sentiment. Well-selected and assembled, WOMAN I AM: THE DEFINITIVE HELEN REDDY is arguably the most comprehensive sampler of the artist's talents on the market.

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"World's Greatest Polkas" (n/a) Easy Listening Welk, Lawrence, Ranwood Records

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"Gentleman of Music With His Orchestra and Choir" (10/22/2002) Easy Listening Last, James, Eagle Records (USA)Personnel includes: James Last (conductor). Recorded live at Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany in January 2000. Includes liner notes by Peter Boosey.

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"Mega Movies" (05/23/2000) Easy Listening Kunzel, Erich, TelarcFull performer name: Erich Kunzel/The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Personnel includes: Erich Kunzel (conductor); Eric Rigler (Uillean pipes, low whistle); Winton Woods High School Chorus, The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Recorded at Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7, 1999. Includes liner notes by Richard E. Rodda and Michael Bishop.

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"The Greatest Hits of the Beatles Classical Style" (03/22/2005) Easy Listening Various Artists, Collectors SeriesTributee: The Beatles.

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