Jack Jones

[Marian]

I believe one of Jack's was issued by Jasmine. To return to JJ it was good to see you got a reply from him on facebook Terence, even if he gave no further info about the RCA albums.

[Terence Lee]

Hi Marian

I am pleased that I managed to convey the message to him regarding his RCA albums. Didn't expect him to reply but he did which made my day.

Is this song by Jack rare Marian?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Olympic-Record- ... 2eb922ea20

[Terence Lee]

Mariana

The "Write Me A Love Song Charlie" CD is still available in Japan.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.htm ... M-1002#bbs

I wrote the only review at that site for it.

[Marian]

Hi Marian

I am pleased that I managed to convey the message to him regarding his RCA albums. Didn't expect him to reply but he did which made my day.

Is this song by Jack rare Marian?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Olympic-Record- ... 2eb922ea20

I think this is another Jack Jones Terence. I once bought a magazine from Australia thinking an article would be about our Jack, but it was a blonde long haired rocker!

[karl]

Marian have you noticed the two bonus tracks on the forthcoming cd? I've never heard of them, have you? I have both albums bought years ago in the States.

[Marian]

I've not checked the track lists yet Karl, but I will do.

Here are the track lists...
1. Shall We Dance
2. The Spin I’m In
3. Change Partners
4. At Long Last Love
5. A String Of Pearls
6. Takes Two To Tango
7. Dancing On The Ceiling
8. Carioca
9. Ballerina
10. Invitation
11. Dixieland Band
12. The Last Dance
13. This Was My Love
14. There Will Never Be Another You
15. Lollipops And Roses
16. Moonlight Becomes You
17. They Didn’t Believe Me
18. Love Letters
19. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
20. My Romance
21. The Girl Next Door
22. Julie
23. Corduroy Road
24. Tall Hope

I can't say I've heard of Corduroy Road before. ?mistake? Tall Hope was from the film Mutiny on the Bounty and was released as a single.

[mariana44]

That reminds me of the time I ordered a Johnny Mathis LP-=-[thats how long ago it was!]-I knew it was one that I never heard of before, but it did say Johnny Mathis--but when it came , it was by a singer called "Country Johnny Mathis " !!!!!

What a disappointment !! You would think that they could not be alowed to use an established stars name.

Needless to say, I refused to buy the Lp !!

[Marian]

The rarely heard "Invitation". A lovely song arranged by Billy May as is the whole Shall We Dance Album:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7USbY_sfI

[karl]

It's the same with Jackie Trent Marian, sometimes on Ebay there is a single with a title that was unfamiliar to me and Jackie knew nothing about it either - it turned out there is a country/hillybilly singer with the same name and spelling!

[Lena & Harry Smith]

I don't recall this song at all Marian, but Jack sings it beautifully. Was it recoprded by any other artist do you know.

[Marian]

I'm sorry Lena, I don't know if it was recorded by any other singers.

[karl]

I checked the song aganst the CDUniverse site and it has been recorded by 990 artists - however that does not mean to say it was the same song, however some of them had a few of the lyrics after the artist's name and they were Dinah Washington & Boz Scaggs, Vikki Carr's name was also there so I presume she recorded the same song.

[Terence Lee]

You are right about Vikki Carr singing it Karl. She recorded it for her album Discovery 2 in the early 60s. It's on CD.

[Terence Lee]

Jack Jones: "Love Ballad"

by Bruce Fessier
Palm Springs Desert Sun, December 13, 2011

This album should have earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop. Jones reads the title track with the honesty Sinatra brought to saloon songs. He brings the same world-weariness to the classic "I Can't Get Started" before pushing the tempo with a lilting swing and singing around the melody with the freedom of a good jazz singer before giving it his signature big finish.

Jones reinvents some of his nearly 50-year-old hits and uses all of his tools to make this album a showcase of his still-enviable skills. The live in-studio sound means we hear a few flaws with his amazing takes. But just his remarkable version of David Gates' "If" makes that approach worthwhile.

Jack may have to do a duets album to get a Grammy for older material, but that shouldn't be difficult. He's known in traditional pop as the singer's singer.

[Marian]

Thanks for adding the review from The Desert Sun Terence.