VA - The Coolest Album In The World Ever! (2022)

Artist: VA
Title: The Coolest Album In The World Ever!
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Universal Music UK
Genre: Easy Listening, Classic Jazz, Soul, Bossa Nova
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 03:28:00
Total Size: 1.21 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: The Coolest Album In The World Ever!
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Universal Music UK
Genre: Easy Listening, Classic Jazz, Soul, Bossa Nova
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 03:28:00
Total Size: 1.21 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
01. CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU - ANDY WILLIAMS (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) 1967
02. THE LOOK OF LOVE - BURT BACHARACH (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1967
03. LOVE LETTERS - KETTY LESTER (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) 1962
04. FLY ME TO THE MOON - JULIE LONDON (Bart Howard) 1963
05. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME - MAMA CASS (Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn) 1968
06. THAT'S AMORE - DEAN MARTIN (Harry Warren, Jack Brooks) 1953
07. WIVES AND LOVERS - JACK JONES (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1963
08. BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON (Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) 1963
09. IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON - FRANK SINATRA (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) 1950
10. I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - BOBBIE GENTRY (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1969
11. IN DREAMS - ROY ORBISON (Roy Orbison) 1963
12. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - JOHN BARRY (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse) 1967
13. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE - PERRY COMO (Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne) 1970
14. THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE" - PERCY FAITH & HIS ORCHESTRA (Max Steiner) 1960
15. MONA LISA - NAT KING COLE (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) 1950
16. MOVE OVER DARLING - DORIS DAY (Joe Lubin, Hal Kanter, Terry Melcher) 1963
17. MACARTHUR PARK - RICHARD HARRIS (Jimmy Webb) 1968
18. MISTY - JOHNNY MATHIS (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) 1959
19. THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman) 1969
20. UP, UP AND AWAY - THE 5TH DIMENSION (Jimmy Webb) 1967
21. STRANGER ON THE SHORE - ACKER BILK (Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin) 1961
22. A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST - HORST JANKOWSKI (Horst Jankowski) 1965
Total Time: 01:03:29
CD 2
01. FEVER - PEGGY LEE (Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell) 1958
02. VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU) - DEAN MARTIN (Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci) 1958
03. POUPEE DE CIRE, POUPEE DE SON - FRANCE GALL (Serge Gainsbourg) 1965
04. AT LAST - ETTA JAMES (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) 1960
05. SWAY - ROSEMARY CLOONEY WITH PEREZ PRADO Y SU ORQUESTA (Luis Demetrio, Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Norman Gimbel) 1954
06. L'APPAREIL A SOUS - BRIGITTE BARDOT (Serge Gainsbourg) 1963
07. MAD ABOUT THE BOY - DINAH WASHINGTON (Noël Coward) 1952
08. CATCH A FALLING STAR - PERRY COMO WITH MITCHELL AYRES' ORCHESTRA AND THE RAY CHARLES SINGERS (Paul Vance, Lee Pockriss) 1957
09. ZOU BISOU BISOU - GILLIAN HILLS (Bill Shepherd, Alan Moorhouse) 1960
10. SUNNY - BOBBY HEBB (Bobby Hebb) 1966
11. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - STAN GETZ, JOAO GILBERTO & ASTRUD GILBERTO (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) 1964
12. TAKE FIVE - DAVE BRUBECK (Paul Desmond) 1959
13. MY FUNNY VALENTINE - CHET BAKER (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 1954
14. IT HAD TO BE YOU - VIC DAMONE (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) 1958
15. CANTALOUPE ISLAND - HERBIE HANCOCK (Herbie Hancock) 1964
16. CRY ME A RIVER - JULIE LONDON (Arthur Hamilton) 1955
17. CHANCES ARE - JOHNNY MATHIS WITH RAY CONNIFF & HIS ORCHESTRA (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) 1957
18. THE PINK PANTHER THEME - HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS (Henry Mancini) 1963
19. NATURE BOY - NAT KING COLE (Eden Ahbez) 1948
20. WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL! - JOHNNY MATHIS (Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh) 1957
21. SO WHAT - MILES DAVIS (Miles Davis) 1959
22. THAT'S ALL - MEL TORME (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) 1955
23. GAMES THAT LOVERS PLAY - MANTOVANI (James Last, Günter Loose, Eddy Marr) 1966
Total Time: 01:12:39
CD 3
01. IT'S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY (Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold) 1960
02. BABY ELEPHANT WALK - HENRY MANCINI & HIS ORCHESTRA (Henry Mancini) 1962
03. QUANDO QUANDO QUANDO - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (Tony Renis, Alberto Testa, Ervin Drake) 1968
04. WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? - TOM JONES (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1965
05. THE MORE I SEE YOU - CHRIS MONTEZ (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) 1966
06. SPOOKY - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (Mike Shapiro, Harry Middlebrooks Jr., Buddy Buie, James Cobb) 1968
07. JACKIE - SCOTT WALKER (Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman) 1967
08. THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - ASTRUD GILBERTO & WALTER WANDERLEY (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel) 1966
09. THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU - BURT BACHARACH (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 1968
10. A SWINGIN' SAFARI - BERT KAEMPFERT & HIS ORCHESTRA (Bert Kaempfert) 1962
11. PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS - DORIS DAY (Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis) 1964
12. ALL OVER THE WORLD - FRANCOISE HARDY (Françoise Hardy) 1965
13. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - THE PLATTERS (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) 1958
14. THE LONELY SHEPHERD - JAMES LAST (Gheorghe Zamfir) 1977
15. MR. BOJANGLES - SAMMY DAVIS JR. (Jerry Jeff Walker) 1972
16. MOON RIVER - ANDY WILLIAMS (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) 1962
17. KING OF THE ROAD - ROGER MILLER (Roger Miller) 1965
18. WILD IS THE WIND - NINA SIMONE (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) 1966
19. BORN FREE - ROGER WILLIAMS (John Barry, Don Black) 1966
20. A WHITE SPORT COAT - MARTY ROBBINS WITH RAY CONNIFF (Marty Robbins) 1957
21. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss) 1967
22. MIDNIGHT COWBOY - JOHN BARRY (John Barry) 1969
Total Time: 01:11:52
The music compilation *Various Artists – The Coolest Album In The World...Ever!* (2022) (catalog number 5396138, released by UMC / Universal Music UK) is a three-disc set featuring 66 classic tracks.
The collection is billed as an assembly of the most refined, elegant, and "stylish" tracks in the history of popular music. Its atmosphere evokes a sense of "carefree luxury"—like a cinematic convertible drive along the French Riviera or a scooter ride along the Amalfi Coast.
Key release details
• Label: Universal Music UK (UMC)
• Catalog number: 5396138 (Barcode: 0600753961384)
• Format: 3 x CD, compilation, stereo
• Release date: June 3–6, 2022
• Genres and styles: Easy Listening, traditional pop and crooners, classic jazz, soul, bossa nova, and iconic film soundtracks.
Musical content by disc
Each of the three discs features a slightly different mood:
• Disc One (Crooners and Pop Classics): Focuses on orchestral pop and romantic ballads. This collection features great voices such as Andy Williams with the legendary hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Dean Martin, alongside magnificent instrumental themes (John Barry’s main theme for the Bond film *You Only Live Twice* and the Percy Faith Orchestra).
• Disc Two (Jazz, Soul, and European Charm): A disc with a more rhythmic yet mellow jazz and world-music vibe. It opens with sultry tracks from Peggy Lee ("Fever") and Etta James ("At Last"). Also featured is an exquisite French touch (hits by France Gall and Brigitte Bardot), quintessential bossa nova from Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto ("The Girl From Ipanema"), and jazz standards by Dave Brubeck ("Take Five"), Miles Davis, and Chet Baker.
• Disc Three (Pop Nostalgia and Grand Finales): Includes absolute hits of the era from Elvis Presley ("It's Now Or Never") and Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), spy and cinematic themes by Henry Mancini ("Pink Panther Theme," "Baby Elephant Walk"), and timeless classics by Nina Simone ("Wild Is The Wind") and Louis Armstrong ("What a Wonderful World").
The collection is billed as an assembly of the most refined, elegant, and "stylish" tracks in the history of popular music. Its atmosphere evokes a sense of "carefree luxury"—like a cinematic convertible drive along the French Riviera or a scooter ride along the Amalfi Coast.
Key release details
• Label: Universal Music UK (UMC)
• Catalog number: 5396138 (Barcode: 0600753961384)
• Format: 3 x CD, compilation, stereo
• Release date: June 3–6, 2022
• Genres and styles: Easy Listening, traditional pop and crooners, classic jazz, soul, bossa nova, and iconic film soundtracks.
Musical content by disc
Each of the three discs features a slightly different mood:
• Disc One (Crooners and Pop Classics): Focuses on orchestral pop and romantic ballads. This collection features great voices such as Andy Williams with the legendary hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Dean Martin, alongside magnificent instrumental themes (John Barry’s main theme for the Bond film *You Only Live Twice* and the Percy Faith Orchestra).
• Disc Two (Jazz, Soul, and European Charm): A disc with a more rhythmic yet mellow jazz and world-music vibe. It opens with sultry tracks from Peggy Lee ("Fever") and Etta James ("At Last"). Also featured is an exquisite French touch (hits by France Gall and Brigitte Bardot), quintessential bossa nova from Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto ("The Girl From Ipanema"), and jazz standards by Dave Brubeck ("Take Five"), Miles Davis, and Chet Baker.
• Disc Three (Pop Nostalgia and Grand Finales): Includes absolute hits of the era from Elvis Presley ("It's Now Or Never") and Tom Jones ("What's New Pussycat"), spy and cinematic themes by Henry Mancini ("Pink Panther Theme," "Baby Elephant Walk"), and timeless classics by Nina Simone ("Wild Is The Wind") and Louis Armstrong ("What a Wonderful World").