Floyd Cramer - Class of '70 & Class of '71
Vocalion presents on CD two of pianist Floyd Cramer's albums from the late 1960s. Floyd's "Class of ..." series of albums were hugely popular, and showcased his country-tinged piano style in a batch of popular tunes drawn from a specific year. On these two albums, Floyd – whose piano playing is heard on the majority of Elvis Presley's recordings – leads us through a delightful selection of hit tunes from 1970 and 1971, with orchestral arrangements by his regular collaborator Bill McElhiney. Remastered from the original stereo tapes for Vocalion's trademark crystal-clear sound quality. 20 tracks. Track listing: "Class of '70" (1970, stereo) – 1 I Just Can’t Help Believin’ (Mann; Weil) 2 It’s All in the Game (Dawes; Sigman) 3 (They Long to be) Close to You (Bacharach; David) 4 Hi-De-Ho (Goffin; King) 5 Paper Maché (Bacharach; David) 6 For the Good Times (Kristofferson) 7 Make it With You (Gates) 8 Everything is Beautiful (Stevens) 9 A Song of Joy Himno a la Alegria (Orbe; Waldo de los Rios adapt Parker) 10 Julie, Do Ya Love Me? (Bahler) / "Class of '71" (1971, stereo) – 11 Joy to the World (Axton) 12 Stay Awhile (Tobias) 13 Fire and Rain (Taylor) 14 Love Story (Lai; Sigman) 15 One Toke over the Line (Brewer; Shipley) 16 Proud Mary (Fogerty) 17 It’s Impossible (Manzanero; Wayne) 18 For All We Know (Karlin; Wilson; James) 19 When There’s No You (Reed; Rae) 20 Mr Bojangles (Walker)
Floyd Cramer  (Artist)    Format: Audio CD
{"Manufacturer": "Vocalion Ltd", "Date First Available": "May 12, 2014", "Label": "Vocalion Ltd", "Number of discs": "1"}