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1955–1972

Crooners & Standards

Velvet voices and the Great American Songbook.

Before rock took over the dial — the smooth balladeers, supper-club orchestras, and easy-listening standards your parents (or grandparents) slow-danced to. Pour a drink, dim the lights, and let that voice do the rest.

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All 92 tracks

92 tracks
Theme from "A Summer Place" (Single Version) by Percy Faith — cover art
Theme from "A Summer Place" (Single Version)
Percy Faith
1960
Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art
Stranger On the Shore
Acker Bilk
1962
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles — cover art
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
1962
Michael by The Highwaymen — cover art
Michael
The Highwaymen
1961
Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong — cover art
Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong
1964
The Stripper by David Rose — cover art
The Stripper
David Rose
1962
The Candy Man (Live) by Sammy Davis, Jr. — cover art
The Candy Man (Live)
Sammy Davis, Jr.
1972
Hey Paula (Remastered) by Paul & Paula — cover art
Hey Paula (Remastered)
Paul & Paula
1963
Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin — cover art
Everybody Loves Somebody
Dean Martin
1964
Somethin' Stupid by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra — cover art
Somethin' Stupid
Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra
1967
This Guy's In Love With You by Herb Alpert — cover art
This Guy's In Love With You
Herb Alpert
1968
Sukiyaki (Remastered) by Kyu Sakamoto — cover art
Sukiyaki (Remastered)
Kyu Sakamoto
1963
Calcutta by Lawrence Welk — cover art
Calcutta
Lawrence Welk
1961
People by Barbra Streisand — cover art
People
Barbra Streisand
1964
Java by Al Hirt — cover art
Java
Al Hirt
1964
Greenfields by The Brothers Four — cover art
Greenfields
The Brothers Four
1960
Palisades Park (2013 Remastered Version) by Freddy Cannon — cover art
Palisades Park (2013 Remastered Version)
Freddy Cannon
1962
Exodus by Ferrante & Teicher — cover art
Exodus
Ferrante & Teicher
1961
You're the Reason I'm Living by Bobby Darin — cover art
You're the Reason I'm Living
Bobby Darin
1963
Where the Boys Are by Connie Francis — cover art
Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis
1961
The "In" Crowd (Live at Bohemian Caverns, Washington) by Ramsey Lewis Trio — cover art
The "In" Crowd (Live at Bohemian Caverns, Washington)
Ramsey Lewis Trio
1965
Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela — cover art
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela
1968
Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Caliente El Sol) by The Ray Charles Singers — cover art
Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Caliente El Sol)
The Ray Charles Singers
1964
Midnight In Moscow by Kenny Ball — cover art
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball
1962
Travelin' Man (Remastered) by Ricky Nelson — cover art
Travelin' Man (Remastered)
Ricky Nelson
1961
Cast Your Fate to the Wind by Sounds Orchestral — cover art
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Sounds Orchestral
1965
Baby (You've Got What It Takes) by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton — cover art
Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
1960
Ramblin' Rose by Nat "King" Cole — cover art
Ramblin' Rose
Nat "King" Cole
1962
Portrait of My Love by Steve Lawrence — cover art
Portrait of My Love
Steve Lawrence
1961
If I Had a Hammer by Trini Lopez — cover art
If I Had a Hammer
Trini Lopez
1963

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▸ Did you know

  • A 'standard' is a song so beloved that every singer eventually records their own version — the Great American Songbook.
  • Easy-listening radio was built for the living-room hi-fi: lush, unhurried, and made to fill a room.