Various Artists - Hello Young Lovers: Capitol Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein

For nostalgia buffs and fans of the American popular song hit parade, here's a blast directly out of "this was your life": 20 tracks from the good old days of pop-cum-jazz via the Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein songbook bring you such talented -- but ultimately soft-soap -- singers as Peggy Lee, Al Martino, Vic Damone, and Judy Garland, vocal groups the Andrews Sisters and the Starlighters, a jazzier young Nancy Wilson, and the much hipper Bobby Darin. The funniest number is Jo Stafford's "The Gentleman Is a Dope," the weirdest is Tennessee Ernie Ford doing "My Favorite Things," and the most out-of-context cut is the finale -- by the Sinfonia of London? Quaintness and reverence for the old days does have an appeal, albeit limited in modern times, so if you wax poetic for this type of show tunes and don't have these artists in your home, this could fill the bill. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Martino Performer Billy May Conductor Bob Norberg Remastering, Remixing, Digital Remastering Bobby Darin Performer Brad Benedict Compilation, Producer, Photo Research Buddy Cole Conductor Dick Haymes Performer Dick Reynolds Conductor Frank de Vol Conductor Frank Sinatra Conductor Gerald Wilson Conductor Gordon MacRae Performer Harold Mooney Conductor Helen O'Connell Performer Ian Bernard Conductor Jack Fascinato Conductor Jack Halloran Choir ? Jack Marshall Conductor Jeff Alexander Performer Jeff Alexander Choir Performer Jimmy Jones Conductor Jo Stafford Performer Judy Garland Performer Kim Niemi Project Coordinator Margaret Whiting Performer Nancy Wilson Performer Norrie Paramor Conductor Paul Weston Conductor Peggy Lee Performer, Vocals Pete King Conductor Peter DeAngelis Conductor Ray Anthony Performer Robert Florence Conductor Robert Risko Artwork Sinfonia of London Orchestra Performer Tennessee Ernie Ford Performer The Andrews Sisters Performer The Starlighters Performer Tommy Steele Art Direction Vic Damone Performer Wayne Watkins Project Director