Greatest Hits
OK, this is the kind of dorky music that your parents listened to when you weren't playing Elvis Buddy Holly or Dave Brubeck on the phonograph; and it was the kind of MOR pop of the '50s and early '60s that rock & roll battled tooth-and-nail for supremacy -- but this is also some of the most infectiously tuneful dorky music there is, and some of the most captivating of its '50s nerd-appeal idiom. The 15 tracks, all beautifully remastered for maximum impact, range from straight singalong numbers like "You Are My Sunshine" by Mitch Miller & the Sing Along Gang to instrumentals such as "Song for a Summer Night" by Mitch Miller & His Orchestra Marches like "Bonnie Blue Gal" and "Colonel Bogey" from Bridge on the River Kwai work best, but ballads ("Autumn Leaves" , movie songs ("The Longest Day" , novelty songs ("Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" , and show tunes ("Do-Re-Me" were also at the center of Miller s repertory, and represented here. For all of the care lavished on it, this disc may still work best as a gag gift, although it's also sure to evoke strong memories in anyone over 50 of camp singalongs and watching Miller on television with the family. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Al Quaglieri - Compilation Producer
Don Hunstein - Photography
Hank Parker - Photography
M. Arnold - Arranger
Mitch Miller - Main Performer
Mitch Miller - Producer
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