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"Rock & Roll Classic Love Songs" (01/28/2003) Oldies Various Artists, Varese (Japan)Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Steve Massie. Recorded between 1959 & 1967. Includes liner notes by Steve Massie. Liner Note Author: Steve Massie. Director: Bert Berns. Arrangers: Joe Craig Jones; Fred Weismantel; Mike Stoller; Carole King. Rock & Roll's Classic Love Songs is an 18-song disc with a misleading title. These love songs are definite classics of the early '60s, but they are a lot more pop than they are rock & roll. There's no Eddie Cochran or Chuck Berry or Little Richard; instead, there are plenty of sweet melodies from the likes of Ketty Lester ("Love Letters"), Johnny Tillotson ("Poetry in Motion"), the Crests ("Angels Listened In"), the Casinos ("Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"), Frankie Avalon ("Just Ask Your Heart"), and the Dixie Cups ("Chapel of Love"). It's not without reason that this was released a couple weeks before Valentine's Day; it's not a bad compilation of songs from the period that fit the mood. ~ Andy Kellman This collection from the always-reliable Varese Sarabande label compiles 18 chart hits that appeared roughly between 1959 and 1967. Each song appears in its original charting version; the liners include label, arrangement, songwriting, and production credits, as well as the songs' highest charting position. The set isn't chock-full of smash hits, but that's exactly what makes it entertaining. Rock & Roll Classic Love Songs is kind of a misleading title, since these songs recall the last gasp of 1950s vocal pop, before rock & roll really took over with the British Invasion. It possesses a time-capsule quality that's a bit nostalgic, sure, but also emblematic of the strong production and songwriting behind these numbers. While the biggest hits chart-wise here are "Chapel of Love" (Dixie Cups, Pop Number One, 1964), and "Hey Paula" (Paul & Paula, Pop Number One, 1962), the real standout -- and standard-bearer for the collection -- is the fabulous Phil Spector production "I Love How You Love Me," which the Paris Sisters took to Number Five in 1961 behind Priscilla Paris' alluring vocal. The song's dreamlike quality pervades much of Rock & Roll Classic Love Songs, making it a solid purchase not only for collectors, but anyone with a soft spot for one of pop music's bygone eras. ~ Johnny Loftus Rock & Roll's Classic Love Songs is an 18-song disc with a misleading title. These love songs are definite classics of the early '60s, but they are a lot more pop than they are rock & roll. There's no Eddie Cochran or Chuck Berry or Little Richard; instead, there are plenty of sweet melodies from the likes of Ketty Lester ("Love Letters"), Johnny Tillotson ("Poetry in Motion"), the Crests ("Angels Listened In"), the Casinos ("Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"), Frankie Avalon ("Just Ask Your Heart"), and the Dixie Cups ("Chapel of Love"). It's not without reason that this was released a couple weeks before Valentine's Day; it's not a bad compilation of songs from the period that fit the mood. ~ Andy Kellman

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"Timeless Classic Love Songs *" (04/15/2005) Rock & Pop Rick Stallworth, (Independently by Label)

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"Classic Love Songs of the 60's [EMI]" (02/06/2001) Oldies Various Artists, EMI Music DistributionPerformers include: The Beach Boys, Danny Williams, Bobbie Gentry, Frank Ifield, Peter & Gordon, Manfred Mann, Solomon King, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, Matt Monro, The Hollies, Michael Holliday, Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry, David & Jonathan, Kenny Lynch, Shirley Bassey, Herman's Hermits. Classic Love Songs of the 60s is a very misleading title when you think about it. There are some really good songs here, like classics by artists like the Beach Boys that will last for a long time. But, on the other hand, there are a lot of songs here that are not classics at all, or are classics when performed by other people. For example, Manfred Mann may have had a huge hit with Bob Dylan's "If You Gotta Go, Go Now," but it really is not that great of a version. How about more flagrant examples, like David & Jonathan covering the Beatles' "Michelle" or Bobby Gentry covering "All I Have to Do is Dream"? These are nowhere near as good as the first versions; the songs are so incredibly famous that it is very hard to remove them from their original source. There are still some pretty good songs on the album, including the landmark "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys and "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" by Herman's Hermits. But a few good songs do not make an album, and that is especially true here. Fans of good '60s love songs should look to the hundreds of other discs that cover the same general topic, as there is nothing here that cannot be found elsewhere. ~ Bradley Torreano

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"Classic Love Songs of the 60's [San Fran]" (02/22/2005) Oldies Various Artists, San Fran

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