For many decades, selling a million records meant you had recorded something special. While the songs you’ll hear on this episode were all million sellers, Andy was not the original singer when any of them hit a million in sales. So let’s get ready to hear me say a million at least a million times with Volume 64: William’s Millions.

There are 12 songs on this record, We’ll hear 7 of them on this episode

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Andy Williams – Million Seller Songs
Label: Cadence (2) – CLP 3061
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono
Country: Canada
Released: 1962
Genre: Pop

Twilight Time
Written-By – Al Nevins, Artie Dunn, Buck Ram, Morty Nevins
It’s All In The Game
Written-By – Carl Sigman, General Charles Gates Dawes
Butterfly
Written-By – Anthony September
Love Letters In The Sand
Written-By – Charles Kenny, J. Fred Coots, Nick Kenny
Suddenly There’s A Valley
Written-By – Biff Jones, Chuck Meyer
Mam’selle
Written-By – Edmund Goulding, Mack Gordon
So Rare
Written-By – Jack Sharpe, Jerry Herst

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We now turn to music from the country where my mom’s parents and dad’s grandparents were born. Italia! And we hear it from one of the chart-topping female singers of the 1950s and 60s from around the world. So get ready for great music in TWO languages with Volume 63: Connie’s Italian Hits.

Stripes Cut Scene here.

Connie Francis Bio on her website here.

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Connie Francis – Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits
Label: MGM Records – E/SE 4102
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Blue-Gold Label
Country: E Canada, SE US
Released: 1962
Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Chanson, Vocal

Al Di La
Written By – Carlo Donida, Mogol whose real name is Giulio Rapetti

Il Cielo In Una Stanza (This World We Love In)
Written By – Mogol, Toang whose real name is Renato Angiolini

24 Mila Baci
Written By – composed by Ezio Leoni, Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci, and Adriano Celentano

Quando Quando Quando (Tell Me When)
Written-By – Alberto Testa, Tony Renis

Come Prima (For The First Time)
Written By – written by Enzo Di Paola, Mario Panzeri, Buck Ram and Sandro Taccani

Tango Italiano
Written By – written by Bruno Pallesi, Luciano Beretta and Walter Malgoni

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Back to the big screen we go. But this time the tunes are provided by just a trio of musicians instead of the orchestra full you are used to. And every one is an Oscar winner. So time to go groovin’ at the movies with extra butter for Volume 62: Popcorn and Soul.

The link I mentioned in the show: https://www.highresaudio.com/en/artist/view/e9093c0d-6bba-493b-8de0-fd11345185d3/the-roy-meriwether-trio

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The Roy Meriwether Trio – Popcorn & Soul: Groovin’ At The Movies
Label: Columbia – CL 2498
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz

Never On Sunday
Over The Rainbow
Moon River
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
The Shadow Of Your Smile
When You Wish Upon A Star

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It’s a 78 RPM Sunday. Since it’s still February, we might have a little leftover love on our mind. And since so many great tunes over the years have been titled with women’s names, this piano player made a list of his favorites….well back in 1944. So get ready for the ivory tickling many women’s fancy in Volume 61: Frankie’s Girlfriends.

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Frankie Carle ‎– Frankie Carle And His Girl Friends
Label: Columbia Set C-97
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing
Year: 1944

Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider)
Liza
Charmaine
Diane
Margie
Rose Marie
Louise
Josephine

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How fitting that this episode is number 60. Because something very important happened 60 years ago on the day this episode drops. While I might have just been a tiny bump in my mom’s belly at the time, the world had its eyes on the US Space Race. So, get ready for something literally out of this world in Volume 60: Glenn in Orbit.

Articles mentioned in the episode:
New York Times Article from February 21, 1962
60th Anniversary Article

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No Artist – Go! – Colonel Glenn In Orbit
Label: Crown Publishers, Inc. – OBC 101
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1962
Genre: Non-Music
Style: Interview, Education

Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. In The Friendship VII Space Capsule
Lieutenant Colonel John A. Powers In The Mercury Control Tower
Other Astronauts And Correspondents Stationed At Observation Posts Throughout The World
President Kennedy’s Greetings
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn’s Address To Congress

Produced in cooperation with NBC News –
National Broadcasting Company
© 1962, By National Broadcasting Co., Inc.

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Photo Credits: NASA

(My girlfriend Karen joins me on this episode)
When it comes to love songs, one of the voices I often think of first is Nat King Cole. His effortless style, smooth voice and crystal clear lyrics have set the background for many romantic encounters over the years. So get ready to snuggle up to the one you love for Volume 59: Nat’s L-O-V-E for Valentine’s Day.

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Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
Label: Capitol Records – T 2195
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Released: 1965
Genre: Jazz
Style: Easy Listening

Three Little Words
music by Harry Ruby and lyrics by Bert Kalmar, published in 1930
The Girl From Ipanema
written in 1962 by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
Coquette
1928 fox trot jazz standard composed by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, with lyrics by Gus Kahn.
Ti Guarderò Nel Cuore (More)
written by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero for the 1962 Italian documentary film Mondo Cane
How I’d Love To Love You
Joe Bailey
L-O-V-E
composed by Bert Kaempfert with lyrics by Milt Gabler
My Kind Of Girl
1961 song written by Leslie Bricusse

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