No one is ever going to mistake Val Doonican for rock & roll. Indeed, the veteran Irish crooner has more in common with Perry Como (even down to the cardigans and laid-back manner) than any of his British chart contemporaries. But his material always tended to be just a tad hipper than Como, even if it was for the slippers and armchair set. There was an easy, folksy sheen to his material that gave him more of a crossover, and that's captured here. In many ways, this is like visiting a favorite ...   [ read more ]

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Generally overlooked by many rock fans as just one more in a long line of super suave mid-'60s crooners, and epitomized for a generation of TV viewers by the image of him smiling gently, cardigan clad in his rocking chair, Val Doonican nevertheless possessed one of the most distinctively restful voices of the age. And this collection, drawing upon the stream of albums and singles he released for the U.K. Decca label through the 1960s, is a fitting tribute to his talents. Doonican's biggest hits we...   [ read more ]

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