Ok boys and girls, about time I reviewed some of Nana Mouskouri's breath-taking back catalogue of work. And by gee, by jingo, by crikey, have I got a humdinger for you today!
Nana's album "Passport" was released in 1976 and became an instant success.
I've had this album on constant rotation in my ipod for the last few weeks and all I can say is.....wow, it's a cracker!!
One of the early highlights is track 4, the Greek version of Never on Sunday. You'll be blown away by how catchy this tune is. Try to Remember and Turn on the Sun are also strong ditties, but the album really escalates into a classic towards the latter stages, where songs such as Seasons in the Sun, Over and Over, Four and Twenty Hours and Cucuruccucu absolutely blow the listener away.
I give it
5 STARS.
Highly recommended.
I've provided the track listing...for all the Nana afficionados amongst us.
1 - White Rose of Athens, The (Weisse Rosen Aus Athen)
2 - I Have a Dream (Toi Qui Me Ressembles)
3 - Day Is Done (Mon Enfant)
4 - Never On Sunday (Ta Pedia Tou Pirea)
5 - My Friend the Sea (Au Bord de l'Eau)
6 - Plasir d'Amour
7 - Loving Song
8 - Try to Remember
9 - Turn on the Sun
10 - Odos Oniron
11 - Milisse Mou
12 - Enas Mythos
13 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
14 - And I Love You So
15 - If You Love Me (I Won't Care) (Hymne A l'Amour)
16 - Seasons in the Sun (Le Moribond)
17 - Last Rose of Summer
18 - Over and Over (Roule S'enroule)
19 - Four and Twenty Hours (Seven Days a Week I Love You)
20 - Cucurrucucu Paloma
21 - Amazing Grace
Happy listening!!!
