March/I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight/The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood/Camelot/Follow Me/The Lusty Month Of May/Then You May Take Me To The Fair/How To Handle A Woman/If Ever I Would Leave You/What Do The Simple Folks Do/I Loved You Once In Silence/Guenevere
On this album Canadian bandleader Percy Faith employs his skills as an arranger to turn the songs from the hit musical stage show Camelot into easy listening orchestrations. (US:6)
“Captures Faith at his peak. He's well-suited to this style of music, turning the lovely songs into soothing easy listening recordings, which may be a little schmaltzy to some ears but should satisfy his fans just fine.”
“Sounds awfully cheap, especially when compared to the lush orchestrations of the original Camelot cast recording.”
“The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood, along with I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight, both from Camelot, have that stirring emotion from the wonderful string arrangements by maestro Percy Faith. Who can forget the opening few chords from the title tune, beautiful orchestration to give this an unforgettable place in the American theatre.”
“Faith has the uncanny ability to use every piece of his orchestra as one instrument, taking you always on that musical journey into a fantasy land of enchantment. I know of no other arranger for strings, who has that same effect on me. I can only describe Faith's music as a God given talent that he uses to entertain and even mesmerize his listeners. Take for instance Follow Me, what sweeping and engulfing tones and moods, almost like colours in the rainbow.”
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