Bert Kaempfert - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

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BERT KAEMPFERT
"I want to make music for everyone. It's meant to give people pleasure.
If it doesn't, it's failed in its purpose." (Bert Kaempfert)

Long before the Liverpool sound even existed, it was Bert Kaempfert who, with My Bonnie, made the Beatles into recording stars -- as early as 1960 preparing the ground for Paul McCartney, John Lennon & Co's phenomenal international career: they had the benefit of his knowledge, his skills and that creativity which he so undogmatically imparted.
The list of the solo artists who scored success after international success with Kaempfert's inimitable compositions reads like a Who's Who of light music: Frank Sinatra, Al Martino and Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald and Shirley Bassey, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee, Nat "King" Cole, Herb Alpert and Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee, Caterina Valente, Andy Williams and Nancy Wilson -- to name but a few.
Quite simply, they all felt at ease with the melodies this Hamburg composer and arranger created, melodies as light and unforced as their construction was inspired. Whether intentionally or not, he clearly knew how to reproduce in his music the nature of the person he was: likeable, unassuming and restrained -- yet, at the same time, infectious, expressive and brimming with joie de vivre. In short, melodies that do you good.

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
The song was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.
In 1967 Frankie Valli scored a huge hit with the song, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You" has had a major cultural impact, with hundreds of cover versions, many of which have been on the charts themselves in different countries. The song is a staple of television and film soundtracks, even being featured as part of the plot of some films, such as when the lead characters sing or arrange their own version of the song.

MHO
Bert Kaempfert cuts off the sharp edges of the original arrangement and brings us, in his version, a more gentle and romantic edition of this evergreen.
In other words : Bert sticks to his own typical sound of which the features are very well known meanwhile : wordless vocals backing up the strings section, gentlly muted brass, a knack-bass based rhythm (though less dominant here) and a kind of "laid back" approach that is maintained throughout the performance.
The album from which this track has been taken ("One Lonely Night" - released 1969) is one of Bert's most romantic productions and as such, this Kaempfert rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" blends in perfectly.
Enjoy !

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