Shagadelic indeed! Literally hundreds of records were released during the 1960s carrying the Enoch Light name. Light was born in Ohio and was a vice president of easy listening record label, Grand Award, before founding Command Records in 1959. Light’s stock in trade was state-of-the-art mood music records that took full advantage of the capabilities […]
Song of the Day – Dusty Springfield: “The Look Of Love”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #34 – Dusty Springfield: “The Look Of Love” b/w “All I See Is You” – 45 RPM Single 45 (I4/J4) Her voice was smooth, and her delivery was as sultry as it comes. While she was a much bigger star in her native England, […]
Song of the Day – Dionne Warwick: Knowing When To Leave & Make It Easy On Yourself
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #26 – Dionne Warwick: “Knowing When To Leave” b/w “Make It Easy On Yourself” – Scepter 45 RPM Single SCE-12294 (L3/M3) The great thing about having a jukebox is that you get to decide what the A-side of the single will be by the […]
Song of the Day – Peggy Lee: “Is That All There Is”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #21 – Peggy Lee: “Is That All There Is” b/w “Me And My Shadow” – Capitol 45 RPM Single 2602 (A3/B3) Records seldom get any darker than today’s jukebox classic by Peggy Lee. “Is That All There Is” was written by songwriters Jerry Lieber […]
Song of the Day – Jack Jones: “Wives And Lovers”
Song of the Day by Eric Berman – The Jukebox Series #10 – Jack Jones: “Wives And Lovers” b/w “Toys In The Attic” – Kapp 45 RPM Single K-551 (1963) (S1/T1) I know I’ve featured this 1963 classic before, but it’s one of my very favorite Burt Bacharach-Hal David compositions. I just love the nonchalance […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore” by Dusty Springfield
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore” by Dusty Springfield This record has a complete feel to it and the production values really make this Randy Newman-penned track come alive. Great song and all the production in the world wouldn’t matter if there wasn’t that voice…smoky…sultry…Dusty! Matching […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Julie London
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Cry Me A River” by Julie London It would be hard to think of Julie London without all of the sexy cheesecake album covers, but behind all of the va-va-voom was the va-va-voice which was soft, supple and sexual. Today’s Song Of The Day was written by […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Chicken Fat” by Robert Preston
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Chicken Fat” by Robert Preston I felt the need to repost this gem today because I saw today’s Song Of The Day hawking an exercise app from Apple. It’s “Poultry in motion!” (Sadly, I didn’t write this line but it was too great to pass up.) How […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Miriam” by Norah Jones
Like Johnny Cash’s cover of “Delia” from the first “Unchained ” album, Norah Jones has recorded (and in her case written) a song that sends chills down the spine with its cool sense of detachment and cold-blooded outcome. In the case of her latest album called “Little Broken Hearts,” Brian Burton who’s also known as […]
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “Jericho” by Rufus Wainwright
As if it weren’t enough that Obama has finally come out supporting same-sex marriage…now Rufus Wainwright is back…and in full-on ’70s pop songsmith mode with his new Mark Ronson-produced album, “Out Of The Game.” This truly is a good day for America! For those who don’t know, Mark Ronson was the guiding force behind Amy […]
