THESE ARE TWO OF FAITH'S BETTER ALBUMS THAT ARE FINALLY ON CD.
CHINATOWN FEATURING THE ENTERTAINER FROM 1974 CONTAINS THE ENTER
TAINER,I'M GONNA GO FISHIN,WHAT'LL I DO,DEEP IN THE MORNING,
THEME FROM CHINATOWN,FIFTH MOVEMENT,MOODY,I GOT RHYTHM,MIDNIGHT
AT THE OASIS,1,2,3,4 AND BEND ME,SHAPE ME(BONUS)THE ENTERTAINER
WAS ONLY OUT 6 WEEKS IN 1974 BEFORE IT WAS DROPPED.THAN IT CAME OUT AGAIN WITH CHINATOWN ADDED AND BEND ME DROPPED.BUT ALL OF THESE SONGS ARE ON THIS CD.WHAT'LL I DO,THEME FROM CHINATOWN
AND MOODY ARE VERY LUSH AND BEAUTIFUL WITH HEAVY STRINGS.THE
REST ARE KIND OF BRASSY.
SUMMERPLACE 76 FROM 1974 WAS FAITH'S LAST ALBUM BEFORE HE DIED AND CONTAINS SUMMERPLACE 76,FEELINGS,DING DONG(CHROUS)MAYBE SEPTEMBER(VOCALS LESLIE KENDALL),SOLEADO,DREAM YOUR DREAM,SHABUMPIN,SADDEST THING OF ALL(VOCALS LESLIE KENDALL)LA BALANGA AND SEND IN THE CLOWNS.SOME OF THESE SONGS HAS A BIT OF
DISCO IN THEM ESPSECIALLY SUMMERPLACE 76 AND A FEW OTHERS.FAITH
PULLED OFF THE DISCO BEAT GREAT.OTHER SONGS ON THIS ALBUM ARE
VERY LUSH SUCH AS FEELINGS,MAYBE SEPTEMBER,SOLEADO,SADDEST THING
OF ALL,SEND IN THE CLOWNS AND DREAM YOUR DREAM.DREAM YOUR DREAM
WAS ACTUALLY CONDUCTED BY ALAN BROADBENT.SOLEADO IS ACTUALLY
WHEN A CHILD IS BORN WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE A CHRISTMAS SONG.
NO ORIGANAL LINER NOTES WERE INCLUDED ON NEITHER ONE OF THESE ALBUMS.SUMMERPLACE 76 DIDN'T GET AS MUCH PLAY AS SUMMERPLACE.
COLLECTIBLES IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE RELEASE SOME MORE FAITH
ALBUMS SOON.

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST PERCY FAITH CD YET! I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING 23 YEARS FOR THIS VERSION OF THE "THEME FROM CHINATOWN" I HAD NO IDEA THAT PERCY FAITH WAS THE ARTIST. AND ONCE AGAIN THERE ARE OTHER GREAT EASY LISTENING SONGS LIKE "MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS", "DREAM YOUR DREAMS", THE "SADDEST THING OF ALL", "MAYBE SEPTEMBER", AND "MOODY".

Percy Faith leaves behind his signature lush string sound and replaces it with plenty of brass and woodwind. The opening track the Entertainer is orchestral overkill. In fact the cumbersome arrangement over takes the song and midway through the selection the melody is lost. I'm Gonna Go Fishin is equally bombastic. The other album included in this two-fer is Faith's discoed update of the Theme from a Summer Place. Need one say more? There are some good tracks: What'll I Do, Chinatown and Midnight at Oasis all carry Faith's distinctive style. And we also get a vocal thrown in for good measure. A lack of liner notes that specifically discusses these albums is a let down.