Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Sesame Street
2. It Never Entered My Mind
3. Children's Games
4. The Gentle Rain
5. A Child Is Born
6. The Shadow Of Your Smile
7. Catherine
8. Once Upon A Summertime
9. Here's That Rainy Day
10. Both Sides Now
11. London By Night
12. Here, There and Everywhere
13. Lullaby
14. Michelle
15. The Fool On The Hill
16. Emily
17. Since You Asked
18. More I Can Not Wish You
19. Try To Remember

Disc 2:

1. Just In Time
2. My Foolish Heart
3. Stone Ground Seven
4. Sleep Loved
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. Honeysuckle Rose
7. Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah
8. Prelude To A Kiss
9. It Had To Be You
10. Impossible
11. Spring Is Here
12. But Beautiful
13. We Could Be Flying
14. Violets For Your Furs
15. Invitation
16. Cherry
17. Ecstasy
18. Let There Be Love
19. My One And Only Love
20. Wave
21. Goodbye
22. Stone Ground Seven
23. Sleep Loved
24. Someone to Watch over Me
25. Honeysuckle Rose
26. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
27. Prelude to a Kiss
28. It Had to Be You
29. Impossible
30. Spring Is Here
31. But Beautiful
32. We Could Be Flying
33. Violets for Your Furs
34. Invitation
35. Cherry
36. Ecstasy
37. Let There Be Love
38. My One and Only Love
39. Wave
40. Goodbye

Disc 3:

1. The More I See You
2. Sleepy Time Gal
3. I Get Along Without You Very Well
4. Angel Eyes
5. As Time Goes By
6. I'll Remember April
7. If I Didn't Care
8. Sentimental Journey
9. In The Still Of The Night
10. Clair
11. Killing Me Softly With His Song
12. Yesterday
13. My Romance
14. Lost In The Stars
15. April In Paris
16. Girl Talk
17. Nature Boy
18. I Don't Know Where I Stand
19. Autumn In New York
20. Like Someone In Love
21. Indian Summer
22. More I See You
23. Sleepy Time Gal
24. I Get Along Without You Very Well
25. Angel Eyes
26. As Time Goes By
27. I'll Remember April
28. If I Didn't Care
29. Sentimental Journey
30. In the Still of the Night
31. Clair
32. Killing Me Solfty With His Song
33. Yesterday
34. My Romance
35. Lost in the Stars
36. April in Paris
37. Girl Talk
38. Nature Boy
39. I Don't Know Where I Stand
40. Autumn in New York
41. Like Someone in Love
42. Indian Summer

Disc 4:

1. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
2. A Time For Love
3. On Green Dolphin Street
4. So Many Stars
5. Feeling Free With Patric B.
6. Ja-Da
7. Skylark
8. On A Clear Day
9. I'm Shadowing You
10. Where Is The Love
11. Bye Bye Blues
12. 'Round Midnight
13. Cry Me A River
14. Born To Be Blue
15. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
16. Mood Indigo
17. Gotcha
18. Why Don't You Do Right?
19. When I Fall In Love
20. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
21. Time for Love
22. On Green Dolphin Street
23. So Many Stars
24. Feeling Free With Patrick B.
25. Ja-Da
26. Skylark
27. On a Clear Day
28. I'm Shadowing You
29. Where Is the Love?
30. Bye Bye Blues
31. 'Round Midnight
32. Cry Me a River
33. Born to Be Blue
34. I Left My Heart in San Francisco
35. Mood Indigo
36. Gotcha
37. Why Don't You Do Right?
38. When I Fall in Love

Disc 5:

1. Sweet Georgia Brown
2. When April Comes Again
3. Just Friends
4. The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye
5. I Got Rythm
6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
7. When The Sun Comes Out
8. Eleanor Rigby
9. She Was Too Good To Me
10. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
11. Deep Purple
12. Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
13. I Loved You
14. Mona Lisa
15. Feelings
16. Gymnopédies I
17. Yours Truly, Rosa
18. Marlies
19. How Beautiful Is Night
20. Eventide
21. Sweet Georgia Brown
22. When April Comes Again
23. Just Friends
24. Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye
25. I Got Rhythm
26. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
27. When the Sun Comes Out
28. Eleanor Rigby
29. She Was Too Good to Me
30. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
31. Deep Purple
32. Put Your Dreams Away (For Another Day)
33. I Loved You
34. Mona Lisa
35. Feelings
36. Gymnopedies I
37. Yours Truly, Rose
38. Marlies
39. How Beautiful Is Night
40. Eventide

Disc 6:

1. We've only just begun
2. It could happen to you
3. Soon it's gonna rain
4. Where is love
5. My ship
6. You've got a friend
7. Jennifer's rabbit
8. Look around
9. Snowfall
10. If
11. Air (From the Suit in D)
12. Tangerine
13. Laura
14. Lullabye of the leaves
15. You are my sunshine
16. Sophisticated lady
17. A beautiful friendship (This is the end of...)
18. It might as well be spring
19. Chelsea morning
20. Dindi
21. Pieces of dreams
22. We've Only Just Begun
23. It Could Happen to You
24. Soon It's Gonna Rain
25. Where Is Love?
26. My Ship
27. You've Got a Friend
28. Jennifer's Rabbit
29. Look Around
30. Snowfall
31. If
32. Air [From the Suite in D]
33. Tangerine
34. Laura
35. Lullaby of the Leaves
36. You Are My Sunshine
37. Sophisticated Lady
38. (This Is the End of) A Beatuiful Friendship
39. It Might as Well Be Spring
40. Chelsea Morning
41. Dindi
42. Pieces of Dreams

Disc 7:

1. Anything goes
2. The way we were
3. One more time, Chich Corea
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. Jeanie with the light brown hair
6. Someone to light up my life
7. Love is here to stay
8. The entertainer
9. All the things you are
10. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
11. I wish you love
12. Easy to love
13. Where or when
14. Close enough for love
15. Mountain Greenery
16. Lullabye of Birdland
17. Fallen in love with love
18. Nina never knew
19. Bass-ically speaking
20. Willow weep for me
21. Anything Goes
22. Way We Were
23. One More Time - Chick Corea, The Singers Unlimited
24. Sweet Lorraine
25. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
26. Someone to Light up My Life
27. Love Is Here to Stay
28. Entertainer
29. All the Things You Are
30. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
31. I Wish You Love
32. Easy to Love
33. Where or When
34. Close Enough for Love
35. Mountain Greenery
36. Lullaby of Birdland
37. Falling in Love With Love
38. Nina Never Knew
39. Bass-Ically Speaking
40. Willow Weep for Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #80332 in Music
• Released on: 1998-09-29
• Number of discs: 7
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

The state of the vocal and recording arts, even after 20 yrs
Incredible engineering with inspired arrangements interpreted by flawless voices on CD? 5 stars is not enough, the Singers Unlimited shouldn't be put in the same catagory with those that emulate them (without due credit). If you don't already know about this music, you won't part with the 100 bucks, your loss. I now I have the digital back up for my precious, volitile vinyl. For the fan, the interviews in the companion booklet cut right to the issues that a disciple has always wondered. I feel like I know Ms. Herman a little better, and I am still rendered hypnotic when she sings. Gene Puerling is to vocal jazz arrangement what Oscar Peterson is to Jazz Piano, what Buddy Rich was to Drums, solidly etched as the top of the art form for all forseeable future. And beyond that, still modest and a gentleman. (I would have liked to known more about Mssrs Dressler and Shelton.) Emily, email me. Buy Christmas separately, it is God's favorite CD, and we have to keep it in print. SU, please make one more a capella for us, please!

A Musician's Feast that's Tasty Enough for Anyone!
The Singers Unlimited are a marvelous convergence of (1)a pioneering vocal arranger, (2)four voices which not only can stand on their own but know how, why, and when teamwork makes more beauty, (3)an experimentalist, perfectionist risk-taker on the audio equipment, (4)and some of the world's finest jazz artists to back up/front up (whatever) when appropriate. One can spend hours trying to comprehend why such unusual chording and changes work so perfectly. Every time I listen to one of these marvelous disks I hear some previously undiscovered nuance. Or forget analysis and just simply listen and be carried away on waves of the smoothest or swinging-est numbers you've ever heard. And did Puerling happen to choose all my favorite titles or, by choosing and arranging them, turn them into my favorite titles? Who cares!

Years ago a friend (thanks much, Warren) gave me a tape of the McConnell-backed set. Afraid the tape would eventually go (it was losing its highs and lows) and I'd be missing a critical piece of my beloved McConnell connection, I searched the web for the single--out of print!! Oh, no!! Then I saw it could be covered by purchasing the boxed set. I thought it was worth it to get the one disk! And then....WOW! Puerling is the vocal arranging counterpart to McConnell, adding extra voices, experimenting with close harmonies, and even throwing in occasional subtle humor. The artists are similar to McConnell's collection of great individuals, all working together selflessly because the charts are sooo good to play or sing. And sadly, neither McConnell nor Singers Unlimited go live (with the exception of McConnell's practice sessions in Toronto.) Thank goodness for the technology that enables all of us to share the joy of hearing these master artisans, wherever we are.

Finally, thanks Gene, Bonnie, Len, Don, Georg...and guests. You've brought me more aural pleasure than you'll ever know!

Possibly the best vocal Jazz group on the planet ever.
Well, it really is too bad that this phenomenal group stop putting out new music after 1980. Gene Puerling's arrangements on those old standard tunes will pierce open your heart. As for John's comments on stylistic crime and the disco tune (and you all know which one we are talking about), all you have to do is fast forward 2 numbers, and you will hear Bonnie's amazing solo against the walking bass line. Bonnie's phrasing at times even better than the stand up bass.

All the numbers are excellent and I cannot get enough of it. The poster just below me was right: God was working through the singers and the arranger of these songs... Yes, only God can give such beautiful melodies and harmonies to the people He loves. Listening to ballads like "where or when" etc literally brings tears to my eyes. I was fortunate enough to have collected all of the Singers releases on vinyl LPs (including their Christmas LP). The dynamics on these old analog records are incredible. For the vinyl collectors: go after the German pressings (they cannot be beaten), second choice would be Dutch pressings, the Dutch pressings are tied with the PA USA pressings (in terms of ambience, soundstage and over naturalness in the tones), and I would stay away from the USA/BASF pressings (although the German BASF is very good). You will not hear how good the Singers Unlimited can sound until you hear them on vinyl.

It would be interesting if MPS records release this group on Super Audio CD (SACD), but even with SACD's high resolution (96/24 2 channels), it still falls short of the true analog wavelengths you found on vinyl LPs. All of us have been duped by the music industry for selling us the snake oil "perfect sound of ever" silver disc. Just think about it: if cd really is "perfect sound of ever", we wouldn't have SACD now, would we? Anyhow, the music industry is all about marketing, bottom lines etc, and sound quality is last on their list, even Gene Puerling openly admits to this. I heard that the music industry is actively seeking sub-par bands right now, and the upcoming grammy award is a joke. In case you haven't noticed, way back before this group was formed, jingle singers such as Bonnie Herman, Kacey Cysik (do you know who she is?), etc, can sing circles around the best pop female vocalists at the time. They can certainly sing circles around today's Norah Jones and the like (and Ms Jones won multiple Grammies recently). You tell me if this is fair. And I haven't mention singers like June Christy and Chris Connors, Ella, etc. Sorry for the rant.

And last but not least: thank you, Gene Puerling, Bonnie Herman, Len Dresslar and Don Shelton for sharing your music with us. We miss the old times.