The Doodletown Pipers - Love Themes: Hit Songs For Those In Love (1967) [Hi-Res]

The Doodletown Pipers embody '60s soft pop at its most white-bread and wholesome -- and that's not necessarily a bad thing, truth be told. There's something weirdly but undeniably charming about music this defiantly straight-laced -- the arrangements are elevator-ready and the harmonies seem ported directly from a Lutheran choir performance, but just try listening to these dull-as-lint readings of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "A Lover's Concerto," and "Under the Sea" without cracking a smile. The blame, such as it is, lies more with producer Al Capps than it does the Pipers themselves -- the material is completely unsuited to the group's candy-floss approach and can't help but suffer in comparison to the original hits. Still, yesterday's atrocity is today's ironic pleasure, and on both counts the Doodletown Pipers deliver in spades.

Tracklist:
01 - The Doodletown Pipers - Never My Love (2:54)
02 - The Doodletown Pipers - If You Go Away (2:43)
03 - The Doodletown Pipers - Sunny (2:45)
04 - The Doodletown Pipers - Please Love Me Forever (2:36)
05 - The Doodletown Pipers - A Lover's Concerto (2:53)
06 - The Doodletown Pipers - My Special Angel (2:27)
07 - The Doodletown Pipers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (3:40)
08 - The Doodletown Pipers - Under The Sea (2:47)
09 - The Doodletown Pipers - What The World Needs Now (2:50)
10 - The Doodletown Pipers - Cherish (2:49)
11 - The Doodletown Pipers - Up, Up And Away (2:40)
12 - The Doodletown Pipers - There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) (3:00)