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This may not be his "best" if you favor his more adventurous and weirder outings; these are the kind of Baxter productions that became building blocks of the easy listening genre. However, these 16 tracks from 1951-1961 are among his most popular successes, including the hits "The Poor People of Paris," "Blue Tango," "Wake the Town and Tell the People," and "Unchained Melody."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Jack Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - Victor P. Young, Composer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Heinz Roemheld, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - Danny Welton, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - HY ZARET, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Heino Gaze, Composer - LES BAXTER, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Pockriss, Composer - PAUL VANCE, Composer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1995 Capitol Records, LLC
Dudley Wilkinson, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, MainArtist - Arthur Hammerstein, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1951 Capitol Records Inc.
LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - Jimmy Kennedy, Author - Raul Ferrao, Composer - Jose Galhardo, Author
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1955 Capitol Records, LLC
Jerome Kern, Composer - LES BAXTER, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Leroy Anderson, Composer - LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - Jerry Livingston, Composer - Sammy Gallop, Composer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
LES BAXTER, Conductor, MainArtist - Jose Ferrer, Composer
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1957 Capitol Records, LLC
Billy Towne, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, Conductor, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manos Hadjidakis, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records Inc.
LES BAXTER, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Dimitri Tiomkin, ComposerLyricist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - LES BAXTER, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
This may not be his "best" if you favor his more adventurous and weirder outings; these are the kind of Baxter productions that became building blocks of the easy listening genre. However, these 16 tracks from 1951-1961 are among his most popular successes, including the hits "The Poor People of Paris," "Blue Tango," "Wake the Town and Tell the People," and "Unchained Melody."
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:08
- Main artists: Les Baxter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1960 Capitol Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1996 Capitol Records Inc.
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