FRANKIE LAINE - PLATINUM COLLECTION + BIOGRAPHY & LYRICS BOOKLET with HDCD MASTERING in SPECIAL BOXFrankie Laine is a first class jazz singer and by 1952 he was among the top recording stars and had his own show at the London Palladium. He also made a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II.Packed with 28 tracks & in a hard slipcase box with booklet containing full lyrics, biodata, writeups, photos etc.What is HDCD?HDCD stands for "High Definition Compatible Digital". It is a family of sophisticated technologies that improve the quality of all forms of digital recording and playback. By maximising resolution and minimizing distortion during analog-to-digital conversion, you can be sure that your CD recordings contain the full richness and detail of the original music source.HDCD-encoded CDs sound better because they are encoded with 20 bits of real musical information. Regular CDs have only 16 bits. HDCD overcomes the limitation of the 16-bit CD format, encoding the additional 4 bits onto the CD, while remaining absolutely compatible with the existing CD format.HDCD gives you more dynamic range; a more focused 3-D soundstage and an extremely natural vocal and musical quality. With HDCD, you get the body, depth and emotion of the original performance, not a flat digital imitation. HDCD-encoded CDs simply sound better, even in a regular CD player.In lay man terms, HDCD-encoded CDs give you better sound quality and it can be play on all CD player.ArtistFrankie LaineProfileFrankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio, was a successful American singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as America's Number One Song Stylist, his other nicknames include Mr. Rhythm, Old Leather Lungs, and Mr. Steel Tonsils. His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Cry of the Wild Goose", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Moonlight Gambler", "Love is a Golden Ring", "Rawhide", and "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain".He sang well-known theme songs for many movie Western soundtracks, including 3:10 To Yuma, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Blazing Saddles, although he was not a country & western singer. Laine sang an eclectic variety of song styles and genres, stretching from big band crooning to pop, western-themed songs, gospel, rock, folk, jazz and blues. He did not sing the soundtrack song for High Noon, which was sung by Tex Ritter, but his own version (with somewhat altered lyrics, omitting the name of the antagonist, Frank Miller) was the one that became a bigger hit, nor did he sing the theme to another show he is commonly associated with - Champion The Wonder Horse (sung by Mike Stewart), but released his own, subsequently more popular version .FormatCDGenrePopPlaying Time75 minutesYear of Release2007Record LabelSwissteo Music InternationalUPC88876861122064ConditionMint / Factory Sealed. What is shown above is my personal copy, that's why you get to view what's inside. But rest be assured that you will be getting a brand new copy. Some album may come with price sticker & Malaysia government approved hologram sticker on front cover. 01Rose, Rose I Love You 02I Believe03The Green Leaves Of Summer 04Answer Me 05Sixteen Tons 06North To Alaska 07Ghost Riders In The Sky 08Granada09Rawhide10High Noon 11Gunfight At O.K. Corral 12Along The Navajo Trail 13There Must Be A Reason 14Jezebel15Moonlight Gambler 16Jealousy 17Rain, Rain, Rain 18Hummingbird19Cry Of The Wild Goose 20Mule Train 21Call Of The Wild 22Bowie Knife 23Strange Lady In Town 24The Hanging Tree 25Gunslinger26Lonely Man 27Tumbling Tumbleweds 28City Boy This item is posted and managed courtesy of Bonanza.com