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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.

Frank SinatraNat King ColeDean MartinAndy WilliamsConnie Francis
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All 92 tracks

92 tracks
Theme from "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith — cover art
Theme from "A Summer Place"
Percy Faith1960
Stranger On the Shore by Acker Bilk — cover art
Stranger On the Shore
Acker Bilk1961
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles — cover art
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles2006
Michael by The Highwaymen — cover art
Michael
The Highwaymen1960
Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong — cover art
Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong1964
The Stripper by David Rose — cover art
The Stripper
David Rose2010
The Candy Man by Sammy Davis, Jr. — cover art
The Candy Man
Sammy Davis, Jr.1972
Hey Paula by Paul & Paula — cover art
Hey Paula
Paul & Paula1963
Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin — cover art
Everybody Loves Somebody
Dean Martin1964
Somethin' Stupid by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra — cover art
Somethin' Stupid
Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra1967
This Guy's In Love With You by Herb Alpert — cover art
This Guy's In Love With You
Herb Alpert1968
Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto — cover art
Sukiyaki
Kyu Sakamoto1967
Calcutta by Lawrence Welk — cover art
Calcutta
Lawrence Welk1968
People by Barbra Streisand — cover art
People
Barbra Streisand1963
Java by Al Hirt — cover art
Java
Al Hirt1964
Greenfields by The Brothers Four — cover art
Greenfields
The Brothers Four1960
Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon — cover art
Palisades Park
Freddy Cannon1962
Exodus by Ferrante & Teicher — cover art
Exodus
Ferrante & Teicher1954
You're the Reason I'm Living by Bobby Darin — cover art
You're the Reason I'm Living
Bobby Darin1963
Where the Boys Are by Connie Francis — cover art
Where the Boys Are
Connie Francis1960
The "In" Crowd by Ramsey Lewis Trio — cover art
The "In" Crowd
Ramsey Lewis Trio2004
Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela — cover art
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela1967
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 Singers1964
Midnight In Moscow by Kenny Ball — cover art
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball1962
Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson — cover art
Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson1961
Cast Your Fate to the Wind by Sounds Orchestral — cover art
Cast Your Fate to the Wind
Sounds Orchestral1965
Baby (You've Got What It Takes) by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton — cover art
Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
Dinah Washington & Brook Benton1960
Ramblin' Rose by Nat "King" Cole — cover art
Ramblin' Rose
Nat "King" Cole1962
Portrait of My Love by Steve Lawrence — cover art
Portrait of My Love
Steve Lawrence1960
If I Had a Hammer by Trini Lopez — cover art
If I Had a Hammer
Trini Lopez1963

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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.

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