George Baker Selection - The Complete Collection 3 CD

George Baker Selection - The Complete Collection 3 CD [2003]

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Genre:Pop Music

NOTE:It's NOT A "Complete Collection" It's More A "Best Of"



George Baker (born Johannes Bouwens, December 8, 1944, Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer and songwriter.He was the lead singer of the pop musical ensemble, George Baker Selection. .



Biography for: George Baker Selection

The George Baker Selection was an eclectic Dutch pop-rock band from the Netherlands that was fronted by the extremely talented and versatile singer, composer, guitarist, keyboard player and songwriter George Baker. The band was first formed as Soul Invention in 1967. They subsequently changed their name to the George Baker Selection in 1969. In 1970 the group scored a substantial smash hit with the insanely groovy and quirky psychedelic rock pip "Little Green Bag," which reached #21 on the US Billboard pop charts and was recorded by the band with their own money. ("Little Green Bag" was featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs," plus has been used on episodes of the TV shows "Red Dwarf" and "Freaks and Geeks.") Alas, the lovely country ballad "Dear Ann" stalled at #93 on the US Billboard charts. However, the George Baker Selection enjoyed a steady succession of Dutch radio hits that include such terrific songs as "Morning Sky," "Wild Bird," "Manana," "Holy Day," and "I'm on My Way." In 1975 the band achieved their single greatest success with the bubbly, catchy and upbeat "Una Paloma Blanca;" the infectiously frothy and cheerful tune was a #1 hit in many countries, reached #26 on the US Billboard charts, and sold over three million copies worldwide. The group sold over twenty million records in their 70's heyday. Unfortunately, the George Baker Selection broke up in 1978 because the pressure of being in the spotlight was too much to easily bear. Baker revived the group in 1985; this new incarnation of the band lasted until 1989. George Baker has since gone on to have a hugely successful solo career.

IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders



Trivia

In 1999 Tom Jones did a cover version of the band's first breakthrough hit song "Little Green Bag" which has sold over three million copies.

There have been over 125 versions of the band's biggest hit song "Una Paloma Blanca" recorded throughout the years. In 1999 German comedian/superstar Stefan Raab had a #1 hit in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with his million-selling cover version of the song.



George Baker Selection, nederländsk musikgrupp bildad 1967 under namnet Soul Invention. Medlemmar i gruppen var George Baker (sång, gitarr), Georges Thé (gitarr), Jacubus Anthonius Greuter (keyboard), Jan Gerbrand Wisser (bas), Jan Hop (trummor). Gruppen bytte namn inför debutsingeln "Little Green Bag" 1969. Låten blev en hit och sålde också bra i USA. Jan Hop tog över basen 1971. 1975 fick gruppen sin största hit "Paloma Blanca" vilken bl. a. låg etta på Topplistan i Sverige. Baker lämnade gruppen 1977, men kom tillbaka igen 1982.Tracklist CD 1

01_Little Green Bag

02_Pretty Little Dreamer

03_Dear Ann

04_Fly

05_I Wanna Love You

06_Midnight

07_Over And Over

08_Nathalie

09_Tonight

10_Suzanna

11_Mama Oh Mama

12_Holy Day

13_I'm On My Way

14_Mademoiselle

15_The Prisoner

16_Marie Jeanne

17_Morning Light

18_Blue Eyes

19_Drink Drink Drink

20_Baby Blue

21_(Fly Away) Little Paraquayo

22_Canta Libre

23_Sing A Song Of Love

Runningtime: 01:13:45



Tracklist CD 2

01_Paloma Blanca

02_Dreamboat

03_Morning Sky

04_Wild Bird

05_Mañana (Mi Amor)

06_Silver

07_River Song

08_Beautiful Rose

09_Marja

10_Rosita

11_Sing For The Day

12_Oh Magdalena

13_Niño Del Sol

14_All My Love

15_You Don't Love Me Anymore

16_Love Is The Sweetest Rose

17_Papillon

18_When We're Dancing

19_The Wind (Ay Ay Ay Maria)

Runningtime: 01:13:57



Tracklist CD 3

01_Paradise Island

02_Gypsy Woman

03_Bye Bye My Love

04_How Can I Live Without your Love

05_Santa Lucia By Night

06_Manolito

07_When You Learn To Fly

08_Viva America

09_Bella Maria

10_Marie-Julie

11_Que Viva Summer Holiday

12_Love In Your Heart

13_Marian

14_Fiësta

15_Goodbye

16_Jessalina

17_Heart Of My Heart

18_Say You Love Me

19_Little Love / Dear Ann (Live)

Runningtime: 01:13:43



Lineup:

George Baker - Vocals/Guitar

Georges Thé - Guitar

Jacubus Anthonius Greuter - Keyboard

Jan Gerbrand Wisser - Bass

Jan Hop - Drums