Product Description His music has an infectiously irresistible rhythm that has captured the hearts of millions. Now the best of Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music Makers has been compiled in this fun, toe-tapping CD of 20 hits including 'Bubbles in the Wine,' 'Canadian Sunset,' 'The Sound of Music' and more. Songs include: 1. Champagne Time 2. Moon River 3. Calcutta 4. Baby Elephant Walk 5. Misty 6. Canadian Sunset 7. Yellow Bird 8. Winchester Cathedral 9. Love Is Blue 10. Last Date 11. Gentle On My Mind 12. Somewhere My Love 13. By The Time I Get To Phoenix 14. The Sound Of Music 15. Georgia On My Mind 16. Goin' Home 17. Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree 18, Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 19. Bubbles In The Wine 20. Adios, Au Revoir, Aufwiedersehn Each disc contains 16 tracks (8 different songs recorded with and without demonstration vocals).
Lawrence WelkApril 1, 2009 Corine S. Sutherland These cds are always good to listen to. I got into Lawrence Welk by taping the show for my father when he was in the nursing home. His face always lit up when I put in the tape. By taping, I watched to show, and when I played it for my father, I saw the show again, so I got hooked. And why not? You can't beat a professional like Lawrence Welk.
The Best Of Lawrence WelkMarch 25, 2008 Eugene M. Herzinger 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always enjoyed listening to Mr. Welks music. His orchestra is one of the best in the industry. They are absolutely the greatest.
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Brought to You by Rose Milk LotionFebruary 16, 2008 L. Beach 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Growing up, my family watched The Lawrence Welk show every Saturday evening without fail. I had not really given that fact much thought until recently, when I was browsing the music channels on my cable, and stumbled upon an easy listening channel. After two songs, I was transported to my childhood, and realized that I actually enjoy this style of music. I've come to terms with the fact that I'm just a double-knit pantsuit and a half-stick of Doublemint away from becoming my mother, so I ordered this CD.
I. LOVE. IT. LOVE. It is quintessential Welk, and it even has the closing theme from the show. If you are nostalgic for "beautiful music," this is the CD for you.
Best Of Lawrence WelkAugust 1, 2007 Neal Lafrance(San Diego,CA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Being able to review the songs on each DVD, has prompted me to decide if I want to buy a disk. So far My luck has been good in buying used like new DVD disk's. I appreciate your professional method of handling sales accounts. Neal La France
Turn Off-A The-A Bubble Machina .... AJuly 31, 2007 12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The title comes from Stan Freberg's wonderful 1957 parody of Mr. Welk and his "bubbly" musical style [Wun-erful, Wun'erful], a format that drew more than it's fair share of ridicule from the more acerbic musical "experts" who, after 1955, fell into a pit known as "only R&R counts." Among those sharing their barbs and darts with Welk were people like Pat Boone, Paul Anka, Engelbert Humperdinck and Bobby Vinton. Strangely, however, the ones just mentioned all shared one common factor: their music sold in the millions.
In Lawrence Welk's case he put 42 selections onto the Pop charts between his first in 1938 - Colorado Sunset (# 17), and his last in 1970 - Southtown, U.S.A. [# 37 Adult Contemporary (AC) in March. One crossed over to the R&B charts in 1961 and, before that, he had two make the early C&W charts in 1944 in conjunction with Red Foley.
The problem is, try and find most of them in CD format today. Aside from the many Welk compilations that offer up polkas, Christmas tunes, waltzes, songs of faith, Big Band covers, and even Country, only two purport to present the "best of" Lawrence Welk. This one, and one called Biggest Hits. The latter contains nothing that charted for Lawrence, while this gives us exactly four: Last Date [track 10], Yellow Bird [track 7], Baby Elephant Walk [track 4], and Calcutta [track 3] - the last being his only # 1, that coming in 1961 and which also crossed over to the R&B charts at # 10.
The other sixteen tracks [with the exception of track 1 which more or less became his theme] were never associated with him. Any "best of" would be far more accurate if it included: the first 1944 hits mentioned above; Don't Sweetheart Me/Mairzy Doats and Is My Baby Blue Tonight, also from 1944; Shame On You b/w At Mail Call Today with Red Foley [1945]; Oh, Happy Day [1953]; Moritat, The Poor People Of Paris, On The Street Where You Live, Weary Blues/In The Alps (with The McGuire Sisters), Tonight You Belong To Me/When The White Lilacs Bloom Again - all from 1956; Liechtenstein Polka [1957]; Theme From My Three Sons and Riders In The Sky - both [1961]; Runaway and Zero-Zero [1962]; Scarlett O'Hara/Breakwater [1963]; Stockholm [1964]; and Apples And Bananas [1965].
As already mentioned, it at least contains his only # 1 - Calcutta - which has a bit of a story behind it. It seems the producer at Dot Records wanted to get out an instrumental version quickly to compete with several vocal versions, and when Lawrence could not be immediately located, several members of the band were called in to record it, including Frank Scott on harpsichord. Released under the billing Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra, Mr. Welk was never a part of his best single ever!
Until a really definitive hits "best of" comes along, this is probably the best you're going to find.
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