{"product_id":"lawrence-welk-lawrence-welk-collection-lawrence-welk-his-champagne-music-1938-62","title":"Lawrence Welk- Lawrence Welk Collection: Lawrence Welk \u0026 His Champagne Music 1938-62 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccordionist, bandleader, composer and TV impresario Lawrence Welk was one of the most visible and popular personalities in easy-listening orchestral pop music through several decades spanning the pre- and post-war eras, with his high-profile TV series \"The Lawrence Welk Show\" running for three decades from 1951 into the early '80s. Performing what he christened early in his career as \"Champagne Music\", he transcended all the upheavals in the pop music landscape during these times to maintain a consistent appeal to the broad middle ground of popular music tastes so that he was able to take advantage of the introduction of the stereo long-playing albums during the 1950s and beyond. This great-value 56-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his singles for Vocalion, Okeh, Decca, Mercury, Coral and Dot labels during the quarter-century from the late 30s right through to the early '60s, and features over 30 chart entries, including the No. 1 \"Calcutta\" and the Top 10 hits \"I Won't Tell A Soul\", \"The Moon Is A Silver Dollar\", \"Don't Sweetheart Me\" and \"Oh Happy Day\". It covers a remarkable range of styles, including vocal hits from the early part of his career in the 'sweet' dance band style of the war years, along with examples of his trademark polka tunes featuring his distinctive accordion sound, through to easy listening orchestral pop recordings during the 1950s. It's an entertaining cross-section of his work, underlining his skill in refining his style to stay in touch with an evolving market to stay firmly in the public eye\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange Partners the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Lois Best\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorado Sunset the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal By Walter Bloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBubbles in the Wine the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Won't Tell a Soul the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Walter Bloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Sleepy People the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Jules Herman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Happy About the Whole Thing the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moon Is a Silver Dollar the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus Walter Bloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaddy's Lullaby the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton ; Parnell Grina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaria Elena the Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Home in Holland Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleanin' My Rifle (And Dreamin' of You) Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Bobby Beers 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Sweetheart Me - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Wayne Marsh 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMairzy Doats - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Bobby Beers ; Ensemble 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs My Baby Blue Tonight? - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal Chorus By Jayne Walton 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShame on You - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra with Red Foley 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBar Room Polka - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal By Bob 'Tex' Cromer 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKit Kat Polka - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal By Helen Ramsay ; Garth Andrews 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibbidi Bobbidi Boo - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal By Jinny Jackson 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoop Dee Doo - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra. Vocal By Roberta Linn ; Garth Andrews 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePennsylvania Polka - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Bay - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal Duet By Roberta Linn ; Dick Dale 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwingin' Down the Lane - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal Duet By Roberta Linn 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet Mr. Callaghan - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Happy Day - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal Chorus By Larry Hooper 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEbb Tide - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal Chorus By Gene Pursell 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarktown Strutter's Ball - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a Little Spanish Town - Lawrence Welk ; His Sparklers 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElephant's Tango - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Mr Banjo - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBonnie Blue Gal - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music. Vocal By the Sparklers 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoritat (A Theme from the Threepenny Opera) - Lawrence Welk ; His Sparkling Sextet 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Poor People of Paris - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisbon Antigua - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Street Where You Live - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeary Blues - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music with the McGuire Sisters 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Alps (In Der Schweiz) - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music with the McGuire Sisters 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonight You Belong to Me - Lawrence Welk ; His Sparkling Strings. Vocal By the Lennon Sisters ; the Sparklers 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the White Lilacs Bloom Again - Lawrence Welk ; His Sparkling Strings 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAround the World - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampagne Time - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinco Robles (Five Oaks) - Lawrence Welk ; His Sparkling Strings 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiechtensteiner Polka - Lawrence Welk ; His Champagne Music 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Date - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalcutta - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Grandfather's Clock - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme from 'My Three Sons' - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut of a Clear Blue Sky - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Bird - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiders in the Sky - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra ; Chorus 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Love for You - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra ; Chorus 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA-One A-Two A-Cha Cha Cha - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra ; Chorus 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunaway - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby Elephant Walk - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme from 'The Brothers Grimm' - Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero-Zero - Lawrence Welk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986599104733,"sku":"824046328528","price":145.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3897666.jpg?v=1762931286","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/lawrence-welk-lawrence-welk-collection-lawrence-welk-his-champagne-music-1938-62","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}