Wonderland By Night/Afrikaan Beat/Red Roses For A Blue Lady/Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)/LOVE/Magic Trumpet/Danke Schoen/Strangers In The Night/Bye Bye Blues/That Happy Feeling/Wiederseh’n/A Swingin’ Safari German bandleader Bert Kaempfert was at the height of his fame in the mid sixties as the composer of Spanish Eyes and Strangers In The Night. The release of his Greatest Hits was thus very timely. (US:30)
"This album really is the very best of Bert Kaempfert and should be in the collection of any lover of easy listening music."
"As 'Best of' records go, these dozen easy listening instrumentals, first compiled and republished in 1966, are some of the very finest."
"This album gives an excellent overview of the life and work of Bert Kaempfert. It contains all his world hits like Danke Schoen, L-O-V-E, Spanish Eyes and Strangers In The Night plus Kaempfert's instrumental hits like Swingin' Safari and Afrikaan Beat. All these titles are arranged in the distinctive Kaempfert big band sound."
"Bert Kaempfert became a symbol of two generations. He knew how to combine elegance, inspiration and lyricism, always preserving his well defined musical personality during the sixties. How can you forget tunes such as Wonderland By Night and Red Roses For A Blue Lady. You grew up with those themes in your soul, and your heart. How many love affairs, how many marriages were made reality thanks to those beautiful and engaging melodies?"
"Bert Kaempfert was one of the best composers and band leaders. His music goes to the innermost desire of your heart and brings you alive. It is such happy music. The rhythm always leaves you tapping your foot."
"His music was an island of sanity in a rapidly changing pop field as each year of that turbulent decade passed, and for pure relaxation and close dancing there was none better."
"Every one of these songs is an absolute classic. Beautifully played, all instrumental. This is one of my favourite LPs by far; I can't recommend this highly enough."
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