Bert Kaempfert - Wonderland By Night - Greatest Hits, 1958-1962 [CD]

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD2655
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988265521
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Genre: Easy Listening / Jazz

German pianist, orchestra leader, arranger, composer and producer Bert Kaempfert registered a surprise No 1 in the United States in January 1961 with 'Wonderland By Night', which sold several million copies and broke him as an international artist

He went on to sell millions of Orchestral MOR and Easy Listening-Jazz albums during the 60s, 70s and 80s, as well as writing a string of hit songs. There are many collections of Kaempfert's early LPs available, but this compilation presents the very best of his 45rpm releases between 1958-62 and features a number of non- album singles, many of which were successful in
Germany, the US, and The Netherlands.

These include sides like 'Mitternachts-Blues', 'Cerveza', 'Morgen', 'Tenderly', 'Now And Forever', 'Afrikaan Beat', 'Echo In The Night', 'That Happy Feeling' and 'A Swingin' Safari'.

Although he wasn't destined to enjoy hit records in the U.K. until the mid-60s, these tunes are all instantly recognisable.

Tracks: Mitternachts- Blues / Till / Patricia / Cerveza / April In Portugal / Cha! Bull! / Gipsy's Cha- Cha (Zigeuner's Cha- Cha) / Wunderland Bei Nacht (Wonderland By Night) / Dreaming The Blues / Morgen (One More Sunrise) / Nur Du, Du, Du Allein (To Know Him Is To Love Him) / Schlaf, Kindchen, Schlaf (Volksweise) / Wooden Heart (Muß I Denn, Muß I Denn) / Tenderly / Without Your Love / La Vie En Rose / Now And Forever / Only Those In Love / Midsummernight In Gotland / Afrikaan Beat / Echo In The Night / That Happy Feeling / Cinderella After Midnight / Golden Wings In The Sun / 90 Minuten Nach Mitternacht (The Hours After Midnight) / Mexican Road / A Swingin' Safari / Happy Trumpeter