German Orchestras ohne Oompahpah

Monsieur Maurice Getz Los ! Let yourself be surprised by this compilation of classy tracks by famous German Orchestras ! 

Some original compositions, some library tunes and some covers of pop standards... But all done with fingerspitzengefühl, so your ears will be very happy.

Tracks

01 Gente - The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
02 Ein Sommer Ohne Rosen - Gert Wilden
03 Concerto For Young Lovers - Berry Lipman
04 Soul House - Max Greger
05 Party Zeit - Studio Sextett, Erfurt
06 We'll Fly To The Promised Land - Peter Covent Band
07 Es Steht Ein Haus In New Orleans - Orchester Günther Gollasch
08 Jingo - Hugo Strasser
09 Nocturne - Orchester Günter Oppenheimer, Gerd Michaelis-Chor & Die Babsis
10 Die Liebe Ist Das Halbe Leben - Gert Wilden
11 The Girl From Ipanema - Berry Lipman
12 Blue Lady - Orchestra Werner Drexler
13 One For You - One For Me - Hans Ehrlinger & His Orchestra
14 Love Is Blue - Max Greger
15 Let's Stay Together - Werner Müller & His Orchestra
16 Girl Talk - Berry Lipman
17 Andante Novembra - The Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
18 Lonely Vagabond  - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
19 If You Could Read My Mind - Berry Lipman
20 Falling Asleep - Peter Herbolzheimer

Enjoy und viel spaß!

MM

Sleazy Listening at it's best...

Recreate the 'Ultimate Sleazy Movie Experience' without risking unwanted encounters, sticky seats and keeping socially distanced ! Dim the lights, close your eyes and enjoy Monsieur Maurice's next compilation. (Popcorn not included)

Tracks

01 99 Donne - The Day I Was Born - Bruno Nicolai feat. Audrey Stainton
02 Amore Libero - Ibo Lele - Fabio Frizzi
03 La Derobade - Marie Et Maloup - Vladimir Cosma
04 Premiers Désirs - Premiers Désirs -  Philippe Sarde
05 Last Tango In Paris - Why Did She Choose You - Gato Barbieri
06 99 Donne - Seq.3 - Bruno Nicolai
07 La Grande Bouffe - La Grande Bouffe - Philippe Sarde
08 La Comtesse Noire - Eromantic Lounge - Daniel J. White
09 Emmanuelle 2 - La Leçon d'Amour d'Emmanuelle - Francis Lai
10 La Derobade - La Derobade - Vladimir Cosma
11 Des Frissons Sur La Peau - Viree Nocturne - Daniel J. White
12 Les Valseuses - Rolls I - Stéphane Grappelli
13 Les Lèvres Rouges - Le Baiser De La Comtesse - François De Roubaix
14 Eugenie De Sade '70 - Sky Scrapers - Bruno Nicolai
15 Eugenie De Sade '70 - De Sade '70 - Bruno Nicolai
16 Les Lèvres Rouges - Les Dunes d'Ostende -  François De Roubaix
17 La Derobade - Le Premier Pas - Vladimir Cosma
18 Les Valseuses - Ballade ' Generique De Fin - Stéphane Grappelli
19 Amore Libero - Janine (orchestral reprise) - Fabio Frizzi
20 Des Frissons Sur La Peau - Theme - Daniel J. White
21 Premiers Désirs - En Bateau - Philippe Sarde
22 La Grande Bouffe - La Grande Bouffe (Version Piano) - Philippe Sarde

 A long time ago, Monsieur Maurice made the first SleazeBox Compilation. You can find it here if you're into a double feature.

Enjoy

MM

SleazeBox Compilation

 

 

Have A Good One !

 A new year has come upon us yet again... May it be a better one than the previous ! May we finally find a way to be together again with our family and friends...

Let's celebrate this New Year with some beautiful music. 

French orchestra's playing French chansons. A while ago Monsieur Maurice presented you his first compilation of Attention Violons ! Here is the second one. A double billing of sweet sounding sounds, ala Français.

Tracks

Disc 1

01 Une Belle Histoire - Caravelli
02 Il Etait Une Fois Nous Deux - Paul Mauriat
03 Pour Un Flirt - Raymond Lefèvre
04 This Melody - Franck Pourcel
05 Tu te Reconnaîtras - Raymond Lefèvre
06 10 Ans Plus Tot - Caravelli
07 Mamy Blue - Raymond Lefevre
08 L'aigle Noir Dédié À Laurence - Paul Mauriat
09 Concerto Pour Une Voix - Raymond Lefèvre
10 Chante... Comme Si Tu Devais Mourir Demain - Paul Mauriat
11 Le Jour Se Lève - Raymond Lefèvre
12 Mon Vieux - Caravelli
13 Mon Amie La Rose - Paul Mauriat
14 Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue - Franck Pourcel
15 Je L'aime A Mourir - Caravelli
16 Si On Chantait - Paul Mauriat
17 Dans Le Même Année - Caravelli
18 Le Sud - Paul Mauriat
19 Ca Va Pas Changer Le Monde - Raymond Lefèvre
20 Hymne À L'amour - Franck Pourcel
21 Comme J'ai Toujours Envie D'aimer - Caravelli
22 Je T'aime, Moi Non Plus - Raymond Lefèvre
23 Couleur Menthe A L'Eau - Caravelli
24 Voici Les Clés - Paul Mauriat

Disk 2 

01 Âme Caline - Raymond Lefèvre
02 Holidays - Paul Mauriat
03 Jusqu'à Demain Peut-Être - Claude Colombier Et Son Ensemble
04 Michele - Caravelli
05 L'Ete Indien - Jean Claude Borelly
06 Il N'y A Pas De Fumée Sans Feu - Paul Mauriat
07 Bilitis (Scene D'Amour) - Raymond Lefèvre
08 La Décadanse - Paul Mauriat
09 Emmanuelle - Franck Pourcel
10 Un Jour Un Enfant - Raymond Lefèvre
11 Dans La Maison Vide - Orchestre Daniel Janin
12 Comment Te Dire Adieu - Caravelli
13 Ta ta ta ta - Paul Mauriat
14 Quinze Ans - Franck Pourcel
15 Hier Encore - Raymond Lefèvre
16 Lettre A France - Caravelli
17 Les Uns Contre Les Autres - Paul Mauriat
18 Ainsi Soit-Il  - Raymond Lefèvre
19 Une Petite Cantate - Paul Mauriat
20 Vivre Pour Vivre - Francis Lai
21 Tout Va Changer - Caravelli
22 Paroles-Paroles - Raymond Lefèvre
23 Une Femme Avec Toi - Raymond Lefèvre
24 Tarentelle - Caravelli

As always you can find the goodies in the comments. 

For your convenience here is a re-post of the first edition of Attention Violons!

Attention Violons! Disk 1 & Disk 2

Portez vous bien et à bientôt !

Monsieur Maurice

Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife

March 8th is International Woman's Day!

To commemorate the struggle for equality for women all over the world and depict the journey we've made, Monsieur Maurice composed 2 compilations.

The first paints a picture of the view on women before female emancipation. The second will celebrate female empowerment.

Tracks

01 Wives And Lovers - Nancy Wilson
02 For The Love Of Him - Bobbi Martin
03 Queen Of The House - Jody Miller
04 I Enjoy Being a Girl - Doris Day
05 Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys  - The King Sisters
06 Band of Gold - Petula Clark
07 One Hundred Pounds of Clay - The Shirelles
08 Little White Lies - Kay Starr
09 You Only See Her - Verdelle Smith
10 Personality - Dinah Shore
11 Girl Talk - Joanie Sommers
12 Wishin' and Hopin' - Nancy Sinatra
13 Waiting for Charlie to Come Home - Marlena Shaw
14 Ladder Of Success - Skeeter Davis
15 Born A Woman - Judy Stone
16 Homework  - Sarah Vaughan
17 Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls' - Gladys Knight & The Pips
18 Dreams of the Everyday Housewife - Jeannie Seely
19 One's On The Way - Loretta Lynn

Check this place out in a few days for the second instalment to celebrate the fight for women's equality!

Enjoy !

Happy Holidays !

 It's been a while since we had snow here in our part of the country. Global warming and all...

So here's my Gift to you all ... a Monsieur Maurice Holiday Compilation of the song 'Winter Wonderland'. 

Tracks :

01 Louis Armstrong - Winter Wonderland
02 Shirley Horn -  Winter Wonderland
03 Booker T & The MG's - Winter Wonderland
04 The Partridge Family - Winter Wonderland
05 Doc Severinsen - Winter Wonderland
06 Brenda Lee - Winter Wonderland
07 Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
08 Cyril Ornadel - Winter Wonderland
09 Hugo & Luigi - Winter Wonderland
10 Etta James - Winter Wonderland
11 Chet Baker - Winter Wonderland
12 Doris Day - Winter Wonderland
13 Camarata -  Winter Wonderland
14 Wayne Newton - Winter Wonderland
15 Jørgen Ingmann - Winter Wonderland
16 Aretha Franklin - Winter Wonderland
17 John Davidson - Winter Wonderland
18 The Three Suns - Winter Wonderland
19 The Andrews Sisters - Winter Wonderland
20 Arthur Lyman - Winter Wonderland
21 Lena Horne - Winter Wonderland
22 Ron Goodwin - Winter Wonderland
23 Ella Fitzgerald - Winter Wonderland
24 The Count Basie Orchestra - Winter Wonderland
25 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Winter Wonderland
26 Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland
27 Living Guitars - Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride
28 Pinky & Perky - Winter Wonderland

In the early days of this Blog, Monsieur Maurice made his first Holiday Compilations from the track 'Sleigh Ride'. What started out as kind of a joke, turned out to be a rather "enjoyable listening experience". The 'Sleigh Ride' Compilations have never been re-posted. So here they are, especially for you...

Enjoy! 

MM

 

Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Ride Galore

Encore des Violons!

 Bonjour tout le monde !

Today Monsieur Maurice  presents to you even more violins. The second installment of Attention Violons!

Tracks

01 En Chantant - Jean Claude Borelly
02 La Ballade Des Gens Heureux - Caravelli
03 La Chanson d'Helene - Franck Pourcel
04 Mourir D'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
05 J'ai Tellement de Choses a Dire - Paul Mauriat
06 Ma Mère Me Disait - Caravelli
07 Cent Mille Chansons - Paul Mauriat
08 Le Chanteur Malheureux - Caravelli
09 Le Bal des Laze - Raymond Lefèvre
10 Emmanuelle 2 - L'amour D'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
11 Parce Que Je T'aime Mon Enfant - Franck Pourcel
12 Les Rues De La Grande Ville - Caravelli
13 13 jours en France - Raymond Lefèvre
14 Pardonne-Moi ce Caprice D'enfant - Paul Mauriat
15 Je Vais T'aimer - Raymond Lefèvre
16 La Maladie d'Amour - Raymond Ruer
17 Jeux Interdits - Paul Mauriat
18 Je N'aurai Pas Le Temps - Franck Pourcel And His Orchestra
19 L'amour C'est Comme Les Bateaux - Paul Mauriat
20 Je Pars - Paul Mauriat
21 Le Premier Pas - Raymond Lefèvre
22 Une Simple Mélodie - Franck Pourcel
23 Boum! - Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre

Alors, en dégustant du pain, du vin et des Violons!

Au revoir 

MM

If I were a Carpenter...

Way back in 2017 Monsieur Maurice presented his first Carpenters Compilation. Now I present to you Carpenters... again.

Tracklist :


01 Sing - Pepe Jaramillo
02 I Won't Last A Day Without You - Paul Mauriat
03 For All We Know - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
04 I Believe You  -  Raul De Souza
05  Close to You - Gabor Szabo
06 A Song For You - Blossom Dearie
07 This Masquerade - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
08 It's Going To Take Some Time - Groove Holmes
09 Only Yesterday - Ray Conniff And The Singers
10 Hurting Each Other - Percy Faith
11 Let Me Be The One - Suzanne
12 I Need To Be In Love - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
13 I Just Fall in Love Again - Dusty Springfield
14 Bless The Beasts And The Childeren - Ray Conniff And The Singers
15 Superstar - Ray Davies & Button Down Brass
16 Yesterday Once More - Billy Vaughn
17 Please Mr Postman - Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
18 Sweet Sweet Smile - Norrie Paramor & The Midland Radio Orchestra
19 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Boots Randolph
20 Calling Occupants In Interplanetary Craft - Gro Anita Schønn
21 Solitaire - Dana Valery
22 All You Get From Love Is A Love Song - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
23 Sometimes - Peggy Lee
24 Desperado - Ann Burton

24 tracks of Carpenter gems brought to you by the cream of the crop of the Easy and Jazz universe and for you to discover in the comment section. May this compilation be the soundtrack of the first days of this new year.
Let's set off some fireworks during this one !

Want some more ??? You can also find the first MM Digs Carpenters in the comment section.

Mellow Yellow Fellow

Monsieur Maurice presents to you the 'British answer to Dylan'. A Mellow Yellow Fellow... A Sunshine Superman... Donovan.

Tracks

    1 Sunshine Superman - Enoch Light
    2 Mellow Yellow - Noel Trevlac
    3 Jennifer Juniper - The Sandpipers
    4 Oh Gosh - Sandie Shaw
    5 Skip-A-Long Sam - Cleo Laine
    6 Epistle To Dippy - The John Schroeder Orchestra
    7 Season Of The Witch - Enoch Light
    8 Catch the Wind - The Nirvana Sitar and String Group
    9 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Eartha Kitt
    10 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Button-Down Brass
    11 Trans-Love Airways - Big Jim Sullivan
    12 First There is a Mountain - Cal Tjader
    13 Colours - Shake Keane
    14 Mellow Yellow - Big Maybelle
    15 Sunny Goodge Street - Judy Collins
    16 Be Not Too Hard - Joan Baez
    17 Lalena - Anita Kerr Singers
    18 Young Girl Blues - Marianne Faithfull
    19 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Eartha Kitt
    20 Turquoise - Joan Baez
    21 Atlantis - Electronic Concept Orchestra
    22 Sunny Googe Street - The Mystic Moods Orchestra
    23 Poor Cow - Vic Lewis & His Orchestra
    24 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Peggy Lipton

24 tracks of psychedelic colors drifting on essence of Patchouli.
Enjoy man !
MM

Sing a song...

Let's focus on the vocal groups in the world of Command Records. The main group being The Ray Charles Singers (not that Ray Charles, another one...) Their honey dripping harmonies come to you in full stereo on this next compilation of MM in Command

 

Tracklist :

1 This Could Be The Start Of Something - The Ray Charles Singers
2 Veni Veni - The Ray Charles Singers
3 April In Paris - Lew Davies & His Orchestra
4 Desafinado - The Ray Charles Singers
5 Embraceble You - The Ray Charles Singers
6 Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Ray Charles Singers
7 The Mist Of Time - The Hellers
8 It's 74 In San Francisco - The Hellers
9 Let's Do It - Lew Davies & His Orchestra
10 Give Me That Old Time Religion - The Ray Charles Singers
11 I'm Bound For That City - The Ray Charles Singers
12 I Can't Get Around In The Morning - The Hellers
13 Move Me, O Wonderous Music - The Ray Charles Singers
14 Don't Blame Me - The Ray Charles Singers
15 Misty - The Ray Charles Singers
16 Now The Day Is Over - The Ray Charles Singers
17 Goodbye - The Ray Charles Singers
18 Aloha Oe - The Ray Charles Singers

Meanwhile I added this 'globe' thingy to my blog. I thought it fun to see where in the world the music of Monsieur Maurice is appreciated.  After a few days I noticed something strange...

The green dots are people that visited the blog... but notice the green dot south of Africa in the middle of the Southern Ocean...

Who's that ??? Where does he live ??? On a boat ???

If you are the mystery visitor please come forward in the comment section. I would love to know where you are.

Greetings 

Monsieur Maurice

 

Strummin' into 2019

Monsieur Maurice presents you the next compilation of Command album tunes. This time the focus lies on the guitar of the magnificent Tony Mottola.

Tracklist


 01 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings
02 It Had To Be You
03 Volare
04 Goodnight Irene
05 Lullaby de España
06 Theme From Black Orpheus
07 Beguine Tampico
08 April In Paris
09 Spring Is Here
10 Te Voio Ben
11 Guaglione
12 Danger
13 Besame Mucho
14 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
15 Souvenir D'Italy
16 Love Song Medley
    I Know Where I'm Going
    The Riddle Song
    Black Is The Colour
17 Autumn In Rome
18 Sorrento
19 Adios
20 Block Party Barcelona

All taken from my personal collection of Command albums.
Enjoy and see you again next month for more music.

My best wishes to you all !

Cheers.

Monsieur Maurice

Diamond's Diamonds

Monsieur Maurice pays tribute to the great songs of Neil.
23 Tracks for your listening pleasure, compiled in true Monsieur Maurice fashion

Tracklist:

01 Beautiful Noise - James Last
02 Cracklin' Rosie - Alan Moorhouse Band
03 That Kind - Glen Campbell
04 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon - Hugo Montenegro
05 Coldwater Morning - Percy Faith
06 Play Me - Nancy Sinatra
07 Soolaimon - Hardy Kingston & His High Life Music
08 Cherry, Cherry - Anita Kerr & The Anita Kerr Singers
09 Sweet Caroline - The Midas Touch
10 Personne Ne M'aime (Solitary Man) - Dick Rivers
11 Kentucky Woman - The Marina Strings
12 Two-Bit Manchild - Hugo Montenegro
13 Red Red Wine - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
14 Song Sung Blue -Tony Mottola
15 I Am....I Said - James Last
16 Love On The Rocks - Johnny Gregory
17 September Morn - Salena Jones
18 You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore - Muzak
19 Holly Holy-Sweet Caroline - Liberace
20 Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Peggy Lee
21 Lordy - Hugo Montenegro
22 C'est Pour Vous Que Je Chante (Thank The Lord For The Night Time) - Les Hou-Lops
23 The Boat That I Row - Sodsay Chaengkli



Enjoy
Monsieur Maurice

Box O' Organs

Monsieur Maurice proudly presents his Box O' Organs. A compilation of fine tunes featuring the organ in the leading role.
These nuggets range from Jazz to Easy...

Tracklist :

01 In The Beginning - Lonnie Smith
02 Il Est Mort Le Soleil - Rhoda Scott
03 Move In - Harry Stoneham
04 Love For Sale - Keith Mansfield
05 In Between The Heartaches - Richard "Groove" Holmes
06 Light My Fire - Billy Larkin
07 Moanin' - Keith Mansfield
08 Summertime - Klaus Wunderlich
09 Bluesette - Georges Arvanitas
10 If - Brian Dee
11 The Letter - Booker T & The MG's
12 Exodus - Yvan Guilini
13 Nunca Te Cases Con Un Ferroviario - Miguel Ramos
14 New Fangled Preacher Man - Muzak
15 Spinning Wheel - Harry Stoneham
16 Rainy Days And Mondays Always Get Me Down - Shirley Scott
17 It's A Man's Man's Man's World - Billy Larkin
18 Blues For Keyboard - Big Jim H
19 My Sweet Lord - Miguel Ramos
20 Splanky - Rhoda Scott
21 The Huckle Buck - Billy Larkin
22 Wade In The Water - Rhoda Scott
23 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Wally Green and his Hammond Combo

Enjoy !
Monsieur Maurice

Here are the votes of the Belgian jury...

The last installment of 'MM presents Eurovision' for now. While browsing trough the music of Eurovision, I discovered another little pearl. 'Et bonjour a toi l'artiste'. A beautiful song by Nicole Rieu. I've added 2 instrumental renditions for you to enjoy.

Tracklist:
01 Knock, Knock - Armand Migiani And Couroyer
02 Save your Kisses for Me  - Pepe Jaramillo
03 Et Bonjour A Toi L'artiste - Los Valentino's
04 Amsterdam - Alex Brown
05 Love is Blue - Tony Mottola
06 Yo Soy Aquel - Shegundo Galarza
07 A Million In One Two Three - The Cy Payne Orchestra
08 Non Ho L'Eta - Billy Vaughn
09 Los dos italianitos - Gelu
10 Pomme Pomme Pomme - Paul Mauriat
11 Tom Pillibi - Eddie Barclay Et Son Orchestre
12 Nous Les Amoureux - Les Riff
13 Et Bonjour A Toi l'Artiste - Raymond Lefèvre
14 Si - Paul Mauriat
15 Apres Toi - Franck Pourcel
16 Wonderful Dream - The Nigel Brooks Singers
17 Whats Another Year - Johnny Pearson Orchestra
18 Un Jour Un Enfant - Raymond Lefévre
19 September Golden Rose - Peter Kreuder
20 The Troubadour - Jorge Costa Pinto
21 Un Premier Amour -Frida Boccara
22 Touch The Wind - The Shirelles
23 All Kinds Of Everything - The Nigel Brooks Singers
24 T'En Va Pas - Les Aiglons
25 I See A Star - Kurt Edelhagen
26 Llamame - Nick Kartoon Et Ses Tueurs À Gages
27 Eurovision Blues - Down Town Jazz Band

Have Fun !

Eurovision

As promised May-month is Eurovision month. So here is the second installment in this series. Some more unknown melodies can be found here. But little gems. Check out 'Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil' or 'Romantica' for instance.

Tracklist :

01 Theater - Hugo Strasser
02 Rock Bottom - Franck Pourcel
03 Love Is Blue (L'Amour est Bleu) - Howard Roberts Quartet
04 Merci, Cherie - Caravelli
05 L' Amour S' En Va - Frank Pourcel
06 Je Suis L'Enfant Soleil - Raymond Lefèvre
07 Al Di La - The Brass Ring
08 Long Live Love - The Nigel Brooks Singers
09 Ding A Dong - Hugo Strasser
10 Wunder Gibt Es Immer Wieder - Hardy Kingston
11 Romantica - John Schroeder
12 La Source - Claude Ciari
13 Love Is Blue - Hugo Montenegro
14 T'en Va Pas - Caravelli
15 Alors Je Chante - Paul Mauriat
16 La, La, La - Caravelli
17 Te Voila - Muriel Bianchi
18 Gwendoline - Perez Prado
19 Yo Soy Aquel - Paul Mauriat
20 Aba-Ni-Bi - Rika Zarai
21 Knock Knock Who's There - Hugo Strasser
22 Dschinghis Khan - Cliff Carpenter
23 Si La Vie Est Un Cadeau - Paul Mauriat
24 L'Amour Ca Fait Chanter La Vie - Caravelli
25 Dansevise - Caravelli
26 Ahoi, Ohe (Are You Sure) - The Blue Diamonds
27 Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son - Waikiki Kuks
28 Eurovision Theme - The Silver Hawks

As mentioned before, more info on the original contestants and place in ranking can be found inside the DL.

... pour la Belgique ... Douze Points !

A strange kind of madness is settling over Europe... The month of May means the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Every self respecting European country has selected it's prime artist, who will be performing a brand new original song during a Live show in front of millions of TV viewers.
The Eurovision Song Contest has grown exponentially during the years. It's a 'monster' now, with 2 semi finals and the final show on may 12th.
This month will be 'Eurovision month' at Chez Monsieur Maurice. He has selected the finest of the Eurovision songs from days past. Some well known, some hidden gems...
Enjoy !

Tracklist:

01 La, La, La - Augusto Algueró
02 Après Toi - Paul Mauriat
03 Beg, Steal Or Borrow - Kai Warner
04 Power To All Our Friends- Max Greger
05 All Kinds Of Everything - Armand Migiani and Couroyer
06 Jennifer Jennings - Bill Wallys
07 Congratulations - The Tattoos
08 Boom Bang-A-Bang - Bill Wallys
09 Un Deux Trois - Roy Etzel
10 Çiao Ciao Bambina - Roger Laredo and his Orchestra
11 Ding-A-Dong - Andre Popp
12 Halleluya - Hugo Strasser
13 Eres Tu - Acker Bilk
14 Non Ho L'età - Franck Pourcel
15 Dansevise - The Cousins
16 Volare - Warren Kime
17 La La La - The Tattoos
18 Jack In The Box - Frank Valdor
19 Mercie Cherie - Roy Etzel
20 L'Amour Est Bleu - Basil Henriques and the Waikiki Islanders
21 Judy Judy - Veijo Ullakko
22 Jennifer Jennings - Muzak
23 Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue - John Schroeder
24 Un Jour, Un Enfant - Muzak
25 Tu Te Reconnaitras - Paul Mauriat
26 Ding-A-Dong - Raymond Lefèvre
27 Save Your Kisses For Me - The Arthur Greenslade Orchestra
28 Puppet On A String - Sounds Orchestral
29 Waterloo - Max Greger

Extended info on the original songs and contestants can be found inside the file. 

3 High Pitced Brothers

After 'Sir Tom' and 'Sir Elton', Monsieur Maurice presents a tribute to another bunch of 'Sirs' : The high pitched voices of Barry, Robin and ...Maurice.
25 of their best songs Monsieur Maurice style, collected especially for you.

Tracklist:
01 Holiday - Anita Kerr Singers
02 I Started A Joke - The Flying Guitar
03 First Of May - The Mystic Moods Orchestra
04 New York Mining Disaster 1941 - The Robert Stigwood Orchestra
05 I Can't See Nobody - Nina Simone
06 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Peter Nero
07 I've Gotta Get A Message To You - Percy Sledge
08 How Deep Is Your Love - The Salsoul Strings
09 Massachusetts - Fausto Papetti
10 Tragedy - Frank Chacksfield & his Orchestra
11 Night Fever - Kai Warner
12 Stayin' Alive - Geoff Love
13 Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton
14 More Than A Woman - The Salsoul Strings
15 Too Much Heaven - Claudette Miller & The Ebony Sisters
16 Words - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
17 And The Sun Will Shine - The Mystic Moods Orchestra
18 Morning Of My Life (In The Morning) - The Robert James Orchestra
19 World - Robert Stigwood Orchestra
20 To Love Somebody - Nina Simone
21 Run To Me - Fausto Papetti
22 Don't Forget to Remember - Kai Warner
23 You Should Be Dancing - Les Reed
24 Spicks and Specks - The Button Down Brass
25 Words (passo doblé) - Alan Tew Orchestra

The Voice from Wales

Another tribute to another British 'Sir'. This time the 'Sexbomb' from Wales...

A whoppin' 26 tracks made famous by Sir Tom.

Tracklist :


01 It's Not Unusual - The Button Down Brass
02 Help Yourself - Tony Mottola
03 Promise Her Anything - Bobby Byrne & his Orchestra
04 Till - Kai Windig
05 Delilah - The Button Down Brass
06 Love Me Tonight - Shoji Yokouchi & Blue Dreamers
07 Green Green Grass Of Home - Noel Trevlac
08 Wichita Lineman - Peter Nero
09 I (Who Have Nothing) - Ben E. King
10 I'm Coming Home - Augusto Alguèro
11 Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings - Floyd Cramer
12 If - Suzanne
13 Lingering On - James Last
14 To Wait For Love - The Sounds Of Our Times
15 Daughter Of Darkness - Les Reed Orchestra and Chorus
16 Help Yourself (Gli Occhi Miei) - Brenda Lee
17 She's A Lady - Franck Pourcel
18 Theme From Thunderball - Sounds Orchestral
19 Without Love - Boots Randolph
20 To Make A Big Man Cry - Miguel Ramos
21 Delilah - Augusto Alguèro
22 What's New Pussycat - Shelby Flint
23 If - Ken Moule & The Full Score Orchestra
24 I (Who Have Nothing) - Alan Haven
25 The Young New Mexican Puppeteer  - Martin Bottcher
26 All I Ever Need Is You - SBK Songs

Homage to the Rhinestone Cowboy

Glen was a true artist. From his days as a member of the Wrecking Crew till his final stage in life where the only thing that still made sense to him was performing.
Monsieur Maurice Digs ... pays homage to this wonderful artist.

Tracklist
 

01 By The Time I Get to Phoenix - Dorothy Ashby
02 Dreams of The Everyday Housewife - Wayne Newton
03 Gentle On My Mind - Enoch Light and the Brass Menagerie
04 Give Me Back That Old Familiar Feeling - Denny Doherty
05 Hey, Little One - Al De Lory
06 Its Only Make Believe - Floyd Cramer
07 Where's The Playground Susie - Kurt Edelhagen
08 Little Green Apples - Tony Mottola
09 MacArthur Park - Horst Jankowsky
10 Galveston - Herb Larson
11 Gentle On My Mind - Nancy Wilson
12 Southern Nights - Laurie  Bower Singers
13 Rhinestone Cowboy - James Last
14 Try A Little Kindness - Lynn Anderson
15 Sunflower - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
16 True Grit - Geoff Love & His Orchestra
17 Turn Around, Look At Me - The 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett
18 Honey Come Back - Kurt Edelhagen
19 Classical Gas - Hugo Montenegro
20 Wichita Lineman - Larry Page Orchestra

All Good Things Come In Three

Here's the last volume of the Easy Living Series. It's my personal favorite with an easy jazz-lounge feel to it.

Tracklist

1    Goin' Out Of My Head /Can't Take My Eyes of off you - Floyd Cramer
2    Baby Elephant Walk - Quincy Jones & his Orchestra
3    Windows of the World - Pete Jolly   
4    This Guy    - Duncan Lamont & his Orchestra
5    Call me - Nancy Wilson
6    Theme from ' Valley of the Dolls' - Floyd Cramer
7    Sunny - Floyd Cramer
8    Ode To Billy Joe - Duncan Lamont & his Orchestra
9    Mission - Impossible Theme - Floyd Cramer
10    MacArthur Park - Duncan Lamont & his Orchestra
11    Love So Fine - Pete Jolly
12    And I love him - Nancy Wilson   
13    Hey Jude - Duncan Lamont & his Orchestra
14    Desafinado - Quincy Jones & his Orchestra
15    Both Sides Now - Ken Moule
16    Misty Morning - Ken Moule
17    My one and only love - Nancy Wilson           
18    Goodbye to love - Ken Moule   
19    Comin' Home Baby - Quincy Jones & his Orchestra
20    Sunny - Nancy Wilson

All my own rips from my personal vinyl collection.

Ease On...

The second volume of 'Easy Living'. Monsieur Maurice's very first attempt to make a compilation. All from my own private record collection. The influence of Command Records is heavy on this one.

Tracklist
01 Peanut Vendor - Ted Heath and his music
02 Istanbul - Command All-Stars
03 Hernando's Hidaway - Dick Schory's Percussion and Brass.
04 Guantanamera - Chaquito & The Quedo Brass
05 My Funny Valentine - Los Admiradores
06 Tabu - Terry Snyder and the All-Stars
07 Mondo Cane - Gran Orquestre Popular de las Americas
08 Sukiyaki - Gran Orquestra Popular de las Americas
09 Rainy night in Georgia - Nelson Riddle
10 Something in the way he Moves - Peggy Lee
11 It's too late - Tony Mottola
12 California Dreaming - Wes Montgomery
13 Tammy - Gran Orquestra Popular de las Americas
14 Eloïse - Franck Pourcel
15 Friendly Persuasion - Los Admiradores
16 Laura - Franck Pourcel
17 Windy - Wes Montgomery
18 I want to hold your hand - Enoch Light
19 Tico-Tico - Tony Motolla
20 Wichita lineman - The Music Mood Orchestra