Songs and folklore
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October 1966 (LP) / August 2012 (CD) |
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1966 |
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LP, CD |
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12 (+ 6 bonus tracks on the CD) |
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Songs and Folklore is the first music album by the German - Greek singer Vicky Leandros . The orchestra director of the studio production was Arno Flor . Guitarist Sigi Schwab accompanied two tracks . The album was produced by Leo Leandros , who also composed, wrote and arranged some pieces under the pseudonym Mario Panas . The 12 recordings include five each in German and English and one each in French and Greek .
The album was released in October 1966 as a long-playing record on the Philips label (order number: 843 924 PY). In August 2012, it was re-released on CD for the first time as part of the box set A Taste of ... the Sixties with six bonus tracks and the albums A Taste of Vicky , Summertime Forever and I believe in you .
History of origin
Already with her first single Messer, Gabel, Schere, Licht (1965) Leandros made it to number 16 in the German single charts . The following singles, all produced by Vicky's father Leo Leandros, also turned out to be great sales successes. With her hits in the contemporary style of pop music , the singer developed into a teenage idol and one of the most successful German-speaking interpreters of the Philips record company.
In addition to singles, the sound carrier with the highest circulation at the time , more and more artists recorded, in some cases elaborate, concept albums during the 1960s . In 1966, after just three singles released, Vicky Leandros should also record a long-playing record. In line with the public's taste, the choice of titles was based on a mix of hits, folk and current pop songs. The debut album, also marketed in Canada , was supposed to prove the versatility of the talented singer and establish her on the international music market. In the liner notes of the record cover you can find the following immodest sentences: “[…] Vicky can be - this is already clear for many critics - confidently included in the circle of the world's singing elite. The official application for admission is this long-playing record at the latest. [...] "
Among the 12 titles of the original album, the cover of which shows Vicky Leandros' head profile in a thoughtful pose between shady sheets, there are cover versions by Bob Dylan , Peter, Paul and Mary or Joan Baez. The pieces , contributed by Leo Leandros, sounding more like folk songs by The Seekers than Schlager, Wenn du Want To Go and Where I Find Love , had already been released as a single in April 1966 (Philips 345 884 PF). This eventually reached number 22 in the German charts. In 1967 N'y pense plus ... tout est bien followed as the B-side of the Canadian single Un jour mon rêve ( RCA Victor 57-5795) from the album A Taste of Vicky .
2012, the original album has songs and folklore a remastering subjected to and from Koch Universal Music as part of the CD box set A Taste of the Sixties ... re-released. The bonus tracks contained on the corresponding CD include the six tracks from Vicky Leandros' first three singles from 1965 and 1966. Jan Wigger rated the album on Spiegel Online with 8.6 out of 10 points.
Track list
Album (1966)
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| Label of the pre-released single If you want to go , 1966 | ||||||||||||
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Chart positions Explanation of the data |
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N'y pense plus… tout est bien (French) - 2:20
(Original: Bob Dylan : Don't Think Twice, It's All Right ; Music and text: Bob Dylan / French text: Pierre Delanoë , Pierre Dreyfus) -
Young Love (English) - 2:41
(original: Greensleeves ; music and text: folk song / arrangement and new text: Lanny, Mario Panas ) -
It will always be like this - 2:23
(Original: Peter, Paul and Mary : The Very Last Day ; Music and text: Noel Stookey , Peter Yarrow / German text: Günter Loose ) -
To Traino (Greek) - 3:11
(Music: Manos Hadjidakis / Text: Nikos Gatsos) -
Stars of Love - 2:23
(Music: Mario Panas / Text: Franz Rüger ) -
Dream Boy (English) - 2:47
(Original: Vicky Leandros: When will that be, Dream Boy?; Music and text: Mario Panas, Dieter Rasch , Karlheinz Freynik ) -
You Don't Have to Say (English) - 2:52
(Original: Pino Donaggio : Io che non vivo ; music and text: Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini / English text: Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell ) -
There but for Fortune (English) - 2:28
(Original: Joan Baez ; Music and text: Phil Ochs ) -
Thank you - 2:02
(Music: Mario Panas / Text: Joe Lander, Dieter Rasch) -
Where do I find love - 2:31
(Music: Mario Panas / Text: Karl Heinz Kröll) - Turn Around (English) - 2:27 (Music: Mario Panas / Text: Ralf Arnie, Arno Flor, Lanny)
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If you want to go - 2:28
(Music: Mario Panas / Text: Günter Loose)
Re-release bonus tracks (2012)
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Knife, fork, scissors, light - 2:06
(music and text: Joe Lander, Mario Panas, Ralf Arnie) -
When will that be, Dream Boy? - 2:47
(music and text: Mario Panas, Dieter Rasch) -
Your roses from the first rendezvous - 2:16
(music and text: Mario Panas, Dieter Rasch) -
In the evening I have to go to sleep - 2:22
(music and text: Mario Panas, Ralf Arnie, Joe Lander) -
I can't share you with others - 2:25
(music and text: Mario Panas, Arno Flor, Ralf Arnie, Claire Svensen) -
Who can tell me the answer? - 2:18
(music and text: Mario Panas, Dieter Rasch, Peter Buchenkamp )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bert Bertram: Text accompanying the album "Songs and Folklore" . Philips. 1966.
- ↑ Jörg Marx: Liner Notes of the CD box Vicky Leandros: A Taste of ... the Sixties . Cook Universal Music. 2012.
- ↑ Listened to: The most important CDs of the week . Spiegel Online, August 28, 2012
- ↑ a b Vicky Leandros in the German single charts
Web links
- Songs and folklore at http://hitparade.ch/
- Songs and folklore at discogs.com