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laurie johnson
You're Needed
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Theme from the Film Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying a - Laurie Johnson, Traditional
2. Theme from the Avengers
3. Limehouse
4. West End (Theme from Whicker's World)
5. Grand Central
6. Times Square
7. South Beach
8. Bali Ha'i (From South Pacific) - Laurie Johnson, Hammerstein
9. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face (From My Fair Lady) - Laurie Johnson, Lerner, Alan Jay
10. South of the Border - Laurie Johnson, Carr, Michael [Song
11. Twango
12. My Favourite Things (From the Sound of Music) - Laurie Johnson, Hammerstein
13. Jenny (Theme from the Film Bitter Harvest)
14. Be Myself (From Between the Devil) - Laurie Johnson, Dietz, Howard
15. Nevada
16. Pagan Love Song - Laurie Johnson, Brown, Nacio Herb
17. It's a Raggy Waltz - Laurie Johnson, Brubeck, Dave
18. Minor Bossa Nova
19. Beauty Jungle Theme
20. (I Lead A) Charmed Life - Laurie Johnson, Garcia, Russell
21. The Donkey Serenade - Laurie Johnson, Friml, Rudolph
22. June Is Bustin' out All Over (From Carousel) - Laurie Johnson, Hammerstein
23. There's a Plot Afoot
24. Lock Up Your Daughters

CD Details

All Artists: laurie johnson
Title: You're Needed
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: El Records
Original Release Date: 7/17/2007
Re-Release Date: 8/7/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5013929311237

Synopsis

Album Description

Laurie Johnson will forever be associated with that magical, but all too brief, period in British cultural history when everything seemed possible and one cannot imagine "The Avengers" without his memorable music. The centerpiece of our collection is the extraordinarily powerful, original stereo recording of the 'Avengers Theme', a ?60s melody that ranks with 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Good Vibrations' for timeless period class and ensuring popularity. The emphasis of our compilation is on Johnson music that Steed and Mrs. Peel might personally have enjoyed whilst off duty and there's a real Saville Row, Man About Town quality to the program of suave orchestral themes and cool jazz. Johnson's themes for Stanley Kubrick's ''Dr Strangelove'' and for ''Whicker's World'' are also included. El. 2007.

CD Reviews

EXCELLENT COMPILATIONS OF LAURIE JOHNSON'S COMPOSING/ARRANGI

A. POLLOCK | PLYMOUTH, DEVON United Kingdom | 07/30/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Forever associated with themes for UK television of the 60's/70's, Laurie Johnson's name might not mean a great deal to the average viewer, but mention of THE AVENGERS, THE PROFESSIONALS and THIS IS YOUR LIFE will immediately bring forth recognition of this composer's great talent with a career which includes arranging for Ted Heath's big band, musicals like LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS and a whole string of conducting chores for film and television.

This collection is proof of the man's range with the movie theme for DR. STRANGELOVE heading THE AVENGERS theme, his TWO CITIES SUITE and tracks from an album I have searched for on vinyl for a very long time. Now I can enjoy on CD the wonderful arrangements Laurie wrote for BALI HA'I, MY FAVOURITE THINGS, PAGAN LOVE SONG and IT'S A RAGGY WALTZ as well as some of his own compositions like the BEAUTY JUNGLE THEME, MINOR BOSSA NOVA, NEVADA plus a couple of songs from LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS. All have that special sound which resonated through his recordings during the above period and it's a real treat to finally be able to enjoy such quality in digital sound.

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