Please post your thoughts and comments on this 2017 Multichannel SACD release from Dutton Vocalion of the two classic Percy Faith albums "Clair" & "Joy". The SACD features the classic 1970s Quadraphonic mixes of both albums.
The Quadraphonic mixes are also available to stream in Dolby Audio on Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/joy/1231686343https://music.apple.com/us/album/clair/1216396050
Clair
1. Clair (O’Sullivan)
2. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Taylor)
3. Ben (Scharf; Black) theme from the film
4. Sweet Surrender (Gates)
5. I Can See Clearly Now (Nash)
6. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (R Strauss adapt Faith)
7. Nights in White Satin (Hayward)
8. Summer Breeze (Seals; Crofts)
9. Superfly (Mayfield) theme from the film
10. Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues (Legrand) from the film
11. We Were Havin’ Some Fun at the Conservatory When … (Faith)
12. Dueling Banjos (Smith) from the film Deliverance
Featured soloists:
Buddy Childers, Plas Johnson, Mike Lang, Ralph Grierson, Earl Palmer, Clark Gassman
Joy
13. Joy (Bach arr Faith)
14. Brian’s Song The Hands of Time (Legrand; A & M Bergman) theme from the TV production
15. This Way Mary (Barry; Black) Love theme from the film Mary, Queen of Scots
16. Shaft (Hayes) theme from the film
17. Without You (Ham; Evans)
18. An Old Fashioned Love Song (Williams)
19. Diamonds are Forever (Barry; Black) theme from the film
20. The Summer Knows (Legrand; A & M Bergman) theme from the film Summer of ’42
21. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (Stone)
22. Medley: Sunrise, Sunset (Bock; Harnick) – Fiddler on the Roof (Bock; Harnick)
23. Hurting Each Other (Geld; Udell)
Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel
SA-CD
This hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD players
CDLK4614
The Quadraphonic mixes are also available to stream in Dolby Audio on Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/joy/1231686343https://music.apple.com/us/album/clair/1216396050
Clair
1. Clair (O’Sullivan)
2. Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Taylor)
3. Ben (Scharf; Black) theme from the film
4. Sweet Surrender (Gates)
5. I Can See Clearly Now (Nash)
6. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) (R Strauss adapt Faith)
7. Nights in White Satin (Hayward)
8. Summer Breeze (Seals; Crofts)
9. Superfly (Mayfield) theme from the film
10. Love Theme from Lady Sings the Blues (Legrand) from the film
11. We Were Havin’ Some Fun at the Conservatory When … (Faith)
12. Dueling Banjos (Smith) from the film Deliverance
Featured soloists:
Buddy Childers, Plas Johnson, Mike Lang, Ralph Grierson, Earl Palmer, Clark Gassman
Joy
13. Joy (Bach arr Faith)
14. Brian’s Song The Hands of Time (Legrand; A & M Bergman) theme from the TV production
15. This Way Mary (Barry; Black) Love theme from the film Mary, Queen of Scots
16. Shaft (Hayes) theme from the film
17. Without You (Ham; Evans)
18. An Old Fashioned Love Song (Williams)
19. Diamonds are Forever (Barry; Black) theme from the film
20. The Summer Knows (Legrand; A & M Bergman) theme from the film Summer of ’42
21. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves (Stone)
22. Medley: Sunrise, Sunset (Bock; Harnick) – Fiddler on the Roof (Bock; Harnick)
23. Hurting Each Other (Geld; Udell)
Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel
SA-CD
This hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD players
CDLK4614
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