Track Listing

1. Softly As I Leave You
2. Portrait Of My Love
3. Somewhere
4. From Russia With Love
5. On Days Like These
6. Michelle
7. Speak Softly Love
8. My Love And Devotion
9. This Time
10. Can This Be Love
11. When Love Comes Along
12. I Will Wait For You
13. Time After Time
14. Love Walked In
15. And We Were Lovers
16. Time For Love
17. Till Then My Love
18. With These Hands
19. Let's Face The Music And Dance
20. When I Fall In Love
21. Autumn Leaves
22. Sweet Lorraine
23. Stardust
24. Didn't We
25. My Kind Of Girl
26. And You Smiled
27. Cheek To Cheek
28. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
29. How Little You Know
30. How Little We Know
31. Skylark
32. I Have Dreamed
33. Girl I Love
34. I'm Glad There Is You
35. I'll Take Romance
36. Stranger In The Night
37. Walk Away
38. One Day
39. Unchained Melody
40. In The Arms Of Love
41. Man And A Woman
42. Hello Young Lovers
43. You Light Up My Life
44. Maria
45. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
46. Precious Moments
47. Let There Be Love
48. Real Live Girl
49. September Song
50. You're Sensational
51. All My Loving
52. I Get Along Without You Very Well
53. Fools Rush In
54. In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)
55. If You Go Away

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2480 in Music
• Released on: 1998-10-12
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .63 pounds

Customer Reviews

As comprehensive as it gets ...
If you are a Matt Monro fan and you have little of his music on CD (or vinyl) then this really is a must. The value is tremendous - 3 CDs and over 50 songs.

The only slight downside is the paucity of meaningful sleeve notes. However, in the scheme of things a small price to pay!

Seriously recommended.

Matt Monro The Worlds Greatest Singer
I bought this collection because of one song in the collection the beautiful "Precious Moments" the theme from The Sea Wolves ,but what value I have had ,listening to the whole collection which has several of his classics.Matt Monro had a style which was unique and it is a pity he is no longer with us,but his legacy is his splendid voice,this collection is suitable for everyone buy it you,ll love it

the fabulous Matt Monro
Matt Monro was England's gift to the world of pop singing, and is one of my very favorite singers, and the one I listen to the most. His smooth, slightly smoky sound, his amazing breath control, perfect enunciation, and classic interpretations with no vocal gimmicks, make him a master of the ballad, and an incomparable singer of love songs.
This 3 Disc collection spans the years 1960-1980, with every number a gem, except for "And You Smiled" on Disc # 2 from 1973, which is the only song of the 44 presented that sounds a little dated.

Some of the best songs throughout the years have been written for film, and Matt sings many of the best, like "From Russia with Love" which he sang in the 1963 James Bond film, the gorgeous "Speak Softly Love", from Nino Rota's score for "Godfather I", and one I adore, Michel Legrand's "I Will Wait for You", from "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".
The big band arrangement of Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is fabulous, and will make you want to put on your Fred and Ginger shoes, and his phrasing in "Autumn Leaves" is simply astounding.

There are also many songs from Broadway shows, like "Somewhere" from "West Side Story", "Hello Young Lovers" from "King and I" and "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" from "My Fair Lady".
Other highlights for me are Jimmy Webb's "Didn't We", and a song that is not sung enough by contemporary singers, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing"; a real treat, sung in heavily accented Spanish, is a marvelous rendition of Jaques Brel's "If You Go Away" ("No Me Dejes"). Matt was very popular in South America, and listening to this track, one can understand why.

Matt had a hard early life, growing up in the East End of London, and even did a stint as a truck driver, until George Martin (who produced The Beatles) heard him and was instrumental in putting him on the road to fame, with songs like "Portrait of My Love" which was a Top 10 hit in the U.K. in 1960.
Matt's health was compromised by his drinking habit, and unfortunately he passed on of liver cancer in 1985 at the age of 54; fortunately his recordings live on, to be heard for all time by those who appreciate the finest in singing.
The fold out inserts only have a song list, and no acknowledgements are made for the arrangements, but I would assume most of them were done by Johnnie Spence; the sound is good and total playing time is: Disc # 1, 51'52. Disc # 2, 51'41, and Disc # 3, 59'37.