Melody Time - Party Time
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This 1977 SR International box set captures a particular moment in European light music—that convivial space where orchestral arrangements, gentle brass, and accessible melodies could soundtrack intimate gatherings without pretension. "Melody Time - Party Time" draws from the easy-listening tradition that flourished across the continent, collecting standards and familiar song forms that slip between jazz sophistication, popular sentiment, and theatrical warmth. The tracklist reads like a carefully curated evening: Elvis's "Are You Lonesome Tonight" nestles alongside the delicate "Petite Fleur," while Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg's provocative whisper sits comfortably beside Bacharach-style romanticism. This is music designed for living rooms and social occasions, orchestrated with the craft and restraint that characterized quality Continental production—neither bombastic nor diminished, but genuinely attuned to the pleasures of melody and arrangement. A time capsule of convivial taste.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz, Pop, Brass and Military, Folk, World, and Country, Stage and Screen |
| Style | Light Music |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | All looks great. Untested. |
| Label | SR International |
| Year | 1977 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | Box Set |
Tracklist+
Are You Lonesome Tonight
A1. Petite Fleur
A2. This Guy's In Love With You
A3. Feelings
A4. Love Story
A5. Girl Talk
A6. Lonesome
A7. Dolannes Melodie
A8. Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus
B1. Are You Lonesome Tonight
B2. Losing You
B3. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg
B4. Tornero
B5. Music To Kiss Girls By
B6. Stardust
B7. Chanson Pour Milan
B8. Tu T'En Vas
Famous Modern Songs
C1. All You Need Is Love
C2. You've Got A Friend
C3. Verde
C4. Morning Sky
C5. Moment Supreme
C6. Money, Money, Money
C7. Yesterday
C8. Save Your Kisses For Me
D1. Michelle
D2. L'Ete Indien
D3. Born Free
D4. Rendezvous Avec Jeanne
D5. Hey Jude
D6. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
D7. Walk Don't Run
D8. Daddy Cool
Romantic Strings And Latin Rhythm
E1. Mallorca Inn
E2. Black Eyes
E3. Never At Sunset
E4. The Feeling Of Spring
E5. Borodin-Song
E6. Für Elise
E7. Manolito's Holiday
E8. Firework Conga
F1. Dos Guitarras
F2. The Como Lake Waltz
F3. The Pigeon
F4. On The Road
F5. All Kinds Of Strings
F6. Habe Mitleid
F7. Waltzing Carnival
F8. La Bamba
Happy Evergreen Dancing
G1. Cherry Pink
G2. The House Of The Rising Sun
G3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
G4. My Blue Heaven
G5. Midnight In Moscow
G6. Wheels
G7. Good Night! = Reich Mir Zum Abschied Noch Einmal Die Hände
G8. Tenderly
H1. Wonderland By Night
H2. You Are My Lucky Star
H3. Falling In Love Again = Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuß Auf Liebe Eingestellt
H4. Maria Elena
H5. Lara's Theme
H6. Love Is Blue = L'Amour Est Bleu
H7. Midnight Blues
H8. Zorba's Dance
Swinging Big Band
I1. Ray In Paradise
I2. Londonderry Air
I3. Battle For Big-Band
I4. Traviata
I5. Little Brown Jug
I6. From The New World
I7. Big Band Pop Corn
I8. Joshua Fit The Battle
J1. On Top Of The World
J2. Poème
J3. Ballad For Bugle
J4. Liebestraum = Love Dream
J5. Serenade
J6. Swanee River (Home On The Range)
J7. Singing Saxophones
J8. Ode To Joy
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