We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 CD

We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 album for sale Several of the biggest pop hits of the '60s are put into medley form on Hooked on the 60's, a pleasant easy listening collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Audio Mixer: Pat Green. Recording information: Greenswep Studios, Sacramento, CA.

We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 songs remastered from the original 45's, w. Nat Couty, Arnold Van Winkle, Vern Edwards, Jimmy Hufton, Art Adams, Graham B, Malcom Parker+, 30 tracks from the 50's Anyone who thinks that doo wop music had a corner on obscure releases should check out the Buffalo Bop catalog: 500+ rockabilly songs and counting. This 30 song compilation has more than the usual number of slow songs ("Bon Bon Baby" by Jerry Coulston, "Cool Cool Baby" by Lafayette Yarborough, "Rock and Roll Fever" by Graham B) amid its frantic rockabilly classics. It opens with its strongest number, the self-penned "Kool Kat" by Bill Sherrell, originally issued on the Tyme label; he also contributes the second-best number here, "Rock on Baby," with its rippling virtuoso piano solo leading into a hot ride on the guitar fret-board. Art Adams' "Rock Crazy Baby" gives over a surprising chunk of its running time to superior guitar playing by his band, the Rhythm Aces, and "Dancing Doll" features the group's drummer way up front. "Imogene" by Don Ray, issued on Rodeo, is a little more country-tinged to make it straight rockabilly, but it passes muster here thanks to the twangy lead guitar. The set gets back on form with Joe Montgomery's driving "Cool Cat." Nat Couty's "Woodpecker Rock" is too much of a novelty number to stand on its own, and even though he co-wrote it, one wonders how much Couty was really able to put into his imitation of the familiar '40s pop-number's opening laugh. Lee Cole's "Cool Baby" is one of the hotter numbers in the series, a sort of rockabilly equivalent to Little Richard's "She's Got It." Malcolm Parker's "Come Along with Me" is one of the better pieces of '50s southern rock & roll you'll ever hear, with distinctly vivid lyrics and a strong sense of setting. The Van Brothers' "Servant of Love" could also pass as a country single, but for the rippling, twisted guitar break. T. K. Hulin's "Little Bitty Boy" and "Minus One-Blast Off" by an outfit called the Sonics are among the few tracks that betray less-than-ideal source material in this series. The Hulin piece and Phil Irwin's "Pizza Pie" are too much in the spirit of teen novelty numbers to really rate a solid place here with some of the hard-charging rockabilly surrounding them. And Jimmy Hutton's "Cool Cats" is the most unusual number here for its instrumentation, which includes a trumpet on the break and the finale. ~ Bruce Eder

We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 CD music The sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley and other early rock & rollers runs all through this group of 30 songs, none necessarily original sounding, but pretty much all played and sung hard and well. The Jiants ("Tornado") co-opt Diddley's sound in a shimmering guitar figure, while Blacky Vale's "If I Had Me a Woman" cuts across Jerry Lee and Bill Haley's sound with Chuck Berry-style lyrics. "Sweet Rockin' Mama" by Cody Reynolds' Hi-Tombs is a beautifully scatological piece of rock & roll that never could have gotten airplay, but doubtless elicited lots of knowing looks from their audience. Diddley meets hillbilly rock on "I've Got a Baby" by Clyde Arnold. And "She Sure Can Rock Me" by Dan Radar doesn't leave too much to the imagination -- being practically a teen-music answer to The Joy of Sex -- the piano break is a little winky, but its heart (and other organs) is definitely in the right place (and positions). This is a delightfully rough and raunchy collection of singles, many of which weren't going to get heard on the radio, regardless of how good they were. ~ Bruce Eder 30 tracks feat. Florian Monday, Wayne Worley, Dana Lee Lewis, Marc Raven, Thunderbirds, Bobby Bond, Dale Thomas, Neil Alan, Don Radar, Bel-Tones +

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We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 songs Track Listing of songs: Who wants to live forever; Goldeneye; This is not America; The last unicorn; Here with me; Can't fight the moonlight; The power of love; The man in me; I got you; Arthur's theme; Crockett's theme; The pink panther theme; Diamonds are a girl's best friend; Ein Freund, ein guter Freund; Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt; Where do I begin; Everybody needs somebody to love; Oh, pretty woman; Take my breath away; ; My heart will go on; Live and let die; Will you be there; Ghostbusters; Footloose; You can leave your hat on; A view to a kill; Gangsta's paradise; Never ending story; Licence to kill; Axel F.; Das Boot; Singin' in the rain; The way you look tonight; Glory of love; The rose; After dark; The sound of silence; Hero; I will always love you;

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We All Love the Human Race: Fairytales Can Come True, Vol. 4 CD music Recording information: Arc Music Studios, East Grinstead, England (1995). Photographers: Jürgen Gebhardt-Musiol; Klaus Stemmler. Arranger: Rafa El Tachuela. Personnel: Rafa El Tachuela (flamenco guitar); Pablo Cárcamo (drums); Hossam Ramzy (percussion). Audio Mixer: Pablo Cárcamo.

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