Little Dreamer/My Cup Runneth Over/Little Green Apples/The Story Of My Life/The Sun Always Shines When You’re Young/A Thing Called Love/Mad Mad World/Take Me In Your Eyes/In A Million Years Or So/Jennifer’s Rabbit/A World Of Love/Day Dream
Val, the final top twenty album from Irish crooner Val Doonican comprises his usual sentimental schmaltz, plus the occasional novelty number. He is remembered more for his cardigan and rocking chair than his music. (UK:6)
"Generally overlooked by rock fans as just one more in a long line of super suave mid-'60s crooners, and epitomized for a generation of TV viewers by the image of him smiling gently, cardigan clad in his rocking chair, Val Doonican nevertheless possessed one of the most distinctively restful voices of the age."
"No one is ever going to mistake Val Doonican for rock & roll. Indeed, the veteran Irish crooner has more in common with Perry Como (even down to the cardigans and laid-back manner) than any of his British chart contemporaries. But his material always tended to be just a tad hipper than Como, even if it was for the slippers and armchair set. There was an easy, folksy sheen to his material that gave him more of a crossover, and that's captured here. In many ways, this is like visiting a favourite old uncle and hearing him sing away for pleasure. Nothing rankles; everything is smooth, warm and comforting."
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