Plays Tangos

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| released = 1953

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Plays Tangos is an album by Mantovani and His Orchestra. It was released in 1953 by London Recordings (catalog no. LL 768).{{cite web|title=Mantovani And His Orchestra – Plays Tangos|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=December 28, 2020|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mantovani-And-His-Orchestra-Play-Tangos/release/2849877}}{{cite web|title=Mantovani Plays Tangos|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=December 28, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mantovani-plays-tangos-mw0000888821}} Upon its release, Billboard magazine wrote that it was a collection of "impeccable performances" that "are all perfect for either dancing or listening."{{cite news|title=Album and LP Reviews|newspaper=The Billboard|date=July 4, 1953|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA49}} AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Jealousy" (Gade)
  2. "A Media Luz" (Donato)
  3. "Arana de la Noche" (Manilla)
  4. "Bésame Mucho" (Velasquez, Wilke, Skylar)
  5. Tango de la Luna" (Manilla)
  6. "Red Petticoats" (Mantovani)

Side 2

  1. "Adios Muchachos" (Raven, Vedani, Sanders)
  2. "Blaue Himmel (Blue Sky)" (Rixner)
  3. "El Choclo" (Villoldo, Bary)
  4. "La Cumparsita" (Rodriguez)
  5. "Chiquita Mia" (King, Remy)
  6. "Tango delle Rose" (Bottero, Schrier)

References

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Category:1953 albums

Category:London Records albums

Category:Mantovani albums