Various Artists / California Groove (4 CD) Vol.1, 2, 3

本日は、AORファンは必ず喜ぶコンピレーション・アルバムを紹介いたします。
2010年にワーナー・フランスで発表された"California Groove"という4枚組のボックス物で、Vol.1からVol.3まで3種類出されております。
全曲AOR (Adult Contemporary) の楽曲で構成され、全3巻12枚で、217曲が収められており、選曲がまさに日本人好みで、日本で出ているAORのコンピ物よりずっと良いかもしれません。
中には未CD化のナンバーや今じゃレア化した音源なんかも入っております。

とりあえず、それぞれの巻に収録されているナンバーを紹介いたしますと、
Vol.1
CD1
1. America - Ventura Highway
2. Daryl Hall And John Oates - Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
3. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love
4. Bread - Dismal Day
5. Orleans - Dance With Me
6. The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band - Border Town
7. John David Souther - Some People Call It Music
8. Seals & Croft - Summer Breeze
9. Carly Simon - You're So Vain
10. Wendy Waldman - Long Hot Summer Nights
11. Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love
12. Linda Ronstadt - Easy For You To Say
13. Firefall - It Doesn't Matter
14. Boz Scaggs - I'm Easy
15. Danny O'Keefe - Junkman
16. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
17. Little Feat - Willin'
18. Terence Boylan - Suzy
19. Poco - Ghost Town
20. Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good (Original Long Version)
CD2
1. Alessi Brothers - Oh Lori
2. Barnaby Bye - Damn You Girl
3. Jim Messina - Break The Chain
4. Gino Vannelli - Mama Coco
5. Felix Cavaliere - Future Train
6. Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God
7. Crackin' - Too Young
8. Warren Zevon - Nighttime In The Switching Yard
9. Ned Doheny - On The Swing Shift
10. The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes
11. Marc Jordan - Survival
12. Vapor Trails - Night People
13. Kenny Loggins - This Is It
14. The Wilson Brothers - Ticket To My Heart
15. Andrew Gold - Genevieve
16. Dane Donohue - Casablanca
17. Bill Champlin - Gotta Get Back To Love
18. Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
19. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
CD3
1. Bill LaBounty - Livin' It Up
2. Robbie Dupree - Hot Rod Hearts
3. Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin (Every Time You're Near)
4. Ambrosia - You're The Only Woman (You & I)
5. Roger Voudouris - Get Used To It
6. Larsen-Feiten Band - Who'll Be The Fool Tonight
7. Paul Davis - Cool Night
8. England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
9. Leblanc and Carr - Falling
10. Peter Allen - Fly Away
11. Larry Carlton - Nite Crawler
12. Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me
13. Con Funk Shun - California 1
14. Leon Ware - That's Why I Came To California
15. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
16. Patti Austin - Stop, Look, Listen
17. George Benson - Please Don't Walk Awa
18. Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together
19. Toto - 99
CD4
1. Michael Franks - When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
2. Eye To Eye - Nice Girls
3. Chris Rea - On the beach
4. Nightshift - Ocean Bay
5. Michael Ruff - More Than You'll Ever Know
6. Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
7. Maxus - The Higher You Rise
8. Jay Graydon of Airplay - She Waits For Me (Early Airplay demo)
9. Peter Cetera Where - There's No Tomorrow
10. Stephen Bishop - The Big House
11. Michael Sembello - First Time
12. Lee Ritenour - Countdown (Captain Fingers)
13. Geyster - Sister's Beautiful
14. Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry
15. David Pack - My Baby
16. Jar - Cure Kit
17. Week End Millionnaire - French Music Par Excellence
Vol. 2
CD 1
1. Robert Lamm - Love Song (Hip Hop shuffle instrumental)
2. Michael Franks - Jealousy
3. Bill LaBounty - The Good Life
4. Nielsen Pearson - Don't Let Me Go
5. Sanford & Townsend - Moolah Moo Mazuma (Sin City Wahh-Hoo)
6. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love
7. Rickie Lee Jones - Young Blood
8. Marc Jordan - Marina Del Rey
9. Larsen Feiten - Further Notice
10. Ben Sidran - Hi-Fly
11. Michael McDonald - I Gotta Try
12. Lauren Wood - Nothin' But A Heartache
13. Robbie Dupree - Steal Away
14. Twennynine & Lenny White - Best of Friends
15. Lee Ritenour - Is It You
16. John Klemmer - Magnificent Madness
17. Peter Cetera - On The Line
CD 2
1. Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
2. David Sanborn - Let's Just say Goodbye
3. Debra Laws - Long As We're Together
4. Chicago - Streetplayer
5. John O' Banion - If You Love Me
6. Doobie Brothers - South Bay Strut
7. Ambrosia - Dancin' By Myself
8. Player - Baby Come Back
9. David Roberts - Wrong Side Of The Track
10. Greg Guidry - Over The Line
11. Jerry Corbetta - Between A Rock And A Hard Place
12. Narada Michael Walden - I'm Ready
13. Yellowjackets - Matinee Idol
14. Steve Kipner - Knock The Walls Down
15. Stephen Bishop - City Girl
16. Pages - Listen For The Love
17. Alessi Brothers - All For A Reason
CD 3
1. Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets
2. Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy
3. Robert Lamm - A Lifetime We
4. Little River Band - Reminiscing
5. Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis
6. Sergio Mendes - Davy
7. Jonathan Edwards - Carolina Caroline
8. Michael Johnson - Rosalee
9. Turley Richards - You Might Need Somebody
10. Fifth Avenue Band - One Way Or Another
11. Leblanc & Carr - How Does It Feel (To Be In Love)
12. Jimmy Webb - Mixed Up Guy
13. The Marc Tanner Band - Elena
14. Danny Kortchmar - Lost In The Shuffle
15. The James Gang - Alexi
16. Ides Of Marc - Vehicle
17. The Dukes - Hearts In Trouble
18. Patrick Simmons - So Wrong
19. Fiona - Talk To Me
CD 4
1. Christopher Cross - Sailing
2. Pieces Of A Dream - Warm Weather
3. Mr Mister - Broken Wings
4. PM - Moonlight Over Paris
5. King Of Hearts - King Of Hearts
6. Sven Larsson - This Is Not The Right Time
7. Jack Wagner - Island Fever
8. The Jeremy Spencer Band - Cool Breeze
9. State Cows - Lost In A Mind Game
10. Smooth Reunion - Video Band
11. Jay Gruska - Which One Of Us Is Me
12. Tom Scott - Sure Enough
13. Nightshift - Right Before The Dawn
14. Deodato - Just This One Night
15. Brenda Russell - New York Bars
16. Michael Franks - Monkey See Monkey Do (Live 1980) with Crossfire
Vol. 3
CD 1
1. Night - Hot Summer Nights
2. Roger Voudouris - Don't Turn My Music Down
3. The Rowans - Oh My Love
4. Nicolette Larson - Dancing Jones
5. Little Feat - Long Distance Love
6. Carly Simon - It Keeps You Runnin'
7. Poco - How Will You Feel Tonight
8. Tarney / Spencer Band - No Time To Lose
9. Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City
10. Bette Midler - Do You Want To Dance
11. Judy Collins - I Could Really Show You Around
12. Gene Clark - From A Silver Phial
13. Jonathan Edwards - White Line
14. Barnaby Bye - I Feel For You
15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - She's Gone
16. J. D. Souther - Midnight Prowl
17. Linda Ronstadt - Someone To Lay Down Beside Me
CD 2
1. Bugatti & Musker - Mistery Girl
2. Dwayne Ford - Lovin' And Losin' You
3. Toto - Waiting For Your Love
4. Jim Photoglo - Fool In Love With You
5. The Waters - If There's A Way
6. Average White Band - Shine
7. Leo Sayer - Easy To Love
8. Alan Sorrenti - Figli Delle Stelle
9. Crackin' - Nobody Else
10. Michael Ruff - Once In A Lifetime
11. Al Jarreau - Your Sweet Love
12. Rick Riso - Gotta Have The Real Thing
13. Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald - Let Me Go Love
14. Sad Cafe - Run Home Girl
15. Rubicon - I Want To Love You
16. Charlie - No Stranger In Paradise
17. John O'Banion - Love You Like I Never Loved Before
18. Chris Christian - What Can There Be
19. Ambrosia - How Can You Love Me
CD 3
1. Phil Carmen - On My Way In L.A.
2. Geyster - Highway To The Sun
3. Fourplay - Snowbound
4. Bobby Caldwell - To Know What You've Got
5. Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
6. Manhattan Transfer - On The Boulevard
7. Bill Cantos - You Can't Go Back
8. Ricky Peterson - Look Who's Lonely Now
9. Leon Ware - Miracles
10. Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One
11. Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
12. Larry Carlton - Til I Hurt You
13. Carole Bayer Sager - It's The Falling In Love
14. The Jones Girls - This Feelings Keeling Me
15. Jim Messina - Stay The Night
16. Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil '77 - If You Leave Me Now
17. City Boy - I've Been Spun
CD 4
1. Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
2. Marc Jordan - Falling Man (Feat. Luke McMaster)
3. Jeff Larson - A Faraway Girl
4. Sunway - The Boys Of Summer
5. Michael Tomlinsom - Highway Rain
6. P.M. - Piece Of Paradise
7. Peter Friestedt - Cheyenne
8. David Lee Roth - California Girl
9. Russ Balard - Voices
10. Benjamin Orr - Stay The Night
11. Foreigner - Say You Will: Balance: Hot Summer Nights
12. Balance - Hot Summer Night
13. Beau Coup - Somewhere Out In The Night
14. Whiteheart - Listen To The Lonely
15. Peter Brown - For Your Love
16. Josef Melin - Wave To Friends & Family
17. Moonshoes - Everybody
18. The Norwegian Fords - I Can't Say I Love You
19. Randy Crawford - Last Night At Danceland
20. The Doobie Brothers - Flying Clouds
と、とにかく凄いでしょう。
私は、Turley Richards - You Might Need Somebodyがとても嬉しかったですね。
この内容だったら、AORファンは必聴でしょう。