Garrett,Tommy South Of The Border 1 & 2 CD

EU-only two CD collection. Tommy Garrett was the real name of Liberty Records' whizz-kid record producer Snuff Garrett, the man behind the pop success of singers like Bobby Vee, Johnny Burnette, Gene McDaniels, Buddy Knox, Jan &?Dean, The Crickets, Vicky Carr, The Johnny Mann Singers, and many others. The 50 Guitars project was Garrett's entr?e to the lucrative US?MOR albums' market, conceived as a cross between The Ventures and the Ray Conniff Singers, but with an appeal to younger, rock µn? roll?record buyers. His 'guitar orchestra' featured the cream of America's session guitarists, including Barney Kessel, Tommy Tedesco, Bill Pitman, Laurindo Almeida, Bob Bain, Howard Roberts, Tiny Timbrell, Jos? Barroso, Al Viola, Ren? Hall, Milt Norman, George Smith, Tony Rizzi, etc. The first LP in the series, Go South Of The Border, featuring a dozen well-known Latin songs arranged to evince a strong Mexican feel, was released in the Summer of 1961 and made the US?LP charts. The similarly-styled follow-up volume Go South Of The Border Vol. II was released the following year.

1. Guadalajara 2. Come Closer to Me 3. Frenesi 4. Be Mine Tonight 5. Adios 6. La Virgen de la Macarena 7. Besame Mucho 8. You Belong to My Heart 9. La Bamba 10. Perfidia 11. South of the Border 12. Granada 13. El Rancho Grande 14. Mexicali Rose 15. Cielito Lindo 16. Fantasia Mexicana 17. Magic Is the Moonlight 18. Malaguena 19. Mexican Hat Dance 20. Amor, Amor 21. Estrellita 22. Green Eyes 23. La Paloma 24. Vaya Con Dios