1962's Greatest Hits/The Shifting Whispering Sands

by Billy Vaughn

Overview

Collected together here on a single 26-track disc are two prime albums from saxophonist and orchestra leader Billy Vaughn, one of the greats of easy listening music. After taking a job as music director at Dot Records, the Kentucky-born musician went on to form his first orchestra in the mid-'50s and would dominate the Billboard charts over the coming decade and a half with his smooth pop arrangements and his golden alto sax, which would cover many of the lead melodies. Though his band would become the go-to backing orchestra for many other pop stars, these two albums were recorded in what is considered his prime solo era (1957-1963). 1962's Greatest Hits (released in early 1963) is just that, a collection of some of that year's best-known songs like the Tornados' "Telstar," Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You," and Henry Mancini's classic "Moon River." The Shifting Whispering Sands (from 1962) employs Vaughn's creamy "twin sax" sound to a set of Western-themed songs like "Cool Water," "Home on the Range," and the two-part title cut complete with its spoken word tale of the Western desert. Both are definitive works from a major star of the easy listening era. ~ Timothy Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/08/2014
Label:	Sepia Records
UPC:	5055122112631
Rank:	808

Tracks

1. Telstar
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. The Lonely Bull
4. Dear Lonely Hearts
5. Go Away, Little Girl
6. Roses Are Red
7. Stranger on the Shore
8. Ramblin' Rose
9. The Stripper
10. Born to Lose
11. Release Me
12. Moon River
13. The Shifting Whispering Sands, Pt. 1
14. The Shifting Whispering Sands, Pt. 2
15. Home on the Range
16. Wagon Wheels
17. Cool Water
18. Red River Valley
19. The Last Round-Up
20. Song of the West
21. Look for a Star
22. Paper Roses
23. Greenfields
24. Because They're Young
25. A Swingin' Safari
26. Love Letters in the Sand

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Vaughn   Primary Artist
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Don Gibson   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peter DeRose   Composer
Robin Cherry   Restoration,Remastering
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Bert Kaempfert   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Traditional   Composer