JAMES LAST Paintings (1979 Japanese-only 10-track LP - Mr Last entertains with renditions of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe Part 5 & Frank Mills' Music Box Dancer alongside his own compositions.
James Last (German born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.
Last is reported to have sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide in his lifetime figures vary widely, for example British Hit Singles & Albums (2006) reports 100 million at that time, of which 80 million were sold by 1973 - and won numerous awards including 200 gold and 14 platinum discs in Germany...His album This Is James Last remained a UK best-seller for 48 weeks, and his song "Games That Lovers Play" has been covered over a hundred times.
1. Music Box Dancer
2. All Of a Sudden
3. Summertime
4. Children of Sanchez
5. Photographs
1. Paintings
2. Equinoxe Part 5
3. Fool
4. Gonna Make The First Time Last
5. Good Night Tokio
1. Music Box Dancer
😊 !
ReplyDelete