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All-Time Top 100 TV Themes | 
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| Artist: Tee Vee Toons Presents
Creators: Alan Ari Lazar, Alexander Courage, Angela Morley, Arnold Margolin, Benny Golson, Bill Conti, Bruce Broughton, Carding Cruz, Charles Fox, Chris Seefried, Chuck Barris, Dave Kahn, David Lawrence, David Mook, Dick Debenedictis, Earle Hagen, Fred Mollin, Fred Werner, Garry Schyman, Gerald Fried
Label: Tvt
Category: Music
List Price: $22.98
Buy New: $15.73
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 5328
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1170
UPC: 016581117020
EAN: 0016581117020
ASIN: B000AOENJK
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Six Feet Under | | • | Sex And The City | | • | Ally McBeal | | • | Will & Grace | | • | Everybody Loves Raymond | | • | Frasier | | • | Friends | | • | Late Show With David Letterman | | • | Mad About You | | • | Melrose Place | | • | Beverly Hills 90210 | | • | Law & Order | | • | Northern Exposure | | • | The Simpsons | | • | Thirtysomething | | • | Full House | | • | 21 Jump Street | | • | L.A. Law | | • | Pee-Wee's Playhouse | | • | Perfect Strangers | | • | Growing Pains | | • | Moonlighting | | • | Who's The Boss? | | • | Miami Vice | | • | Night Court | | • | The A-Team | | • | St. Elsewhere | | • | Cheers | | • | Knight Rider | | • | Cagney & Lacey | | • | The Greatest American Hero | | • | Hill Street Blues | | • | Dynasty | | • | Magnum, P.I. | | • | The Facts of Life | | • | Diff'rent Strokes | | • | WKRP In Cincinnati | | • | Taxi | | • | Dallas | | • | Fantasy Island | | • | The Love Boat | | • | Soap | | • | Eight Is Enough | | • | Three's Company | | • | Wonder Woman | | • | Charlie's Angels | | • | The Muppet Show | | • | Alice | | • | What's Happening!! | | • | Laverne & Shirley |
Disc 2
| • | One Day At A Time | | • | Welcome Back, Kotter | | • | Barney Miller | | • | Starsky and Hutch | | • | S.W.A.T. | | • | The Jeffersons | | • | Police Woman | | • | The Rockford Files | | • | Good Times | | • | The Six Million Dollar Man | | • | M*A*S*H | | • | The Waltons | | • | Maude | | • | Sanford and Son | | • | All In The Family | | • | The Partridge Family | | • | The Odd Couple | | • | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | | • | Happy Days | | • | Sesame Street | | • | Love, American Style | | • | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | | • | The Brady Bunch | | • | Scooby-Doo | | • | Hawaii Five-O | | • | The Banana Splits | | • | The Newlywed Game | | • | The Dating Game | | • | The Monkees | | • | Batman | | • | I Dream Of Jeannie | | • | The Wild Wild West | | • | Green Acres | | • | Gilligan's Island | | • | The Addams Family | | • | Bewitched | | • | The Jetsons | | • | The Dick Van Dyke show | | • | The Andy Griffith Show | | • | The Flintstones | | • | My Three Sons | | • | The Twilight Zone | | • | Leave It To Beaver | | • | Perry Mason | | • | The Honeymooners | | • | Merrie Melodies | | • | Looney Toons | | • | Dragnet | | • | I Love Lucy | | • | The Lone Ranger |
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Album Description
America is a huge, diverse country with Yankee home cooking and Tex Mex cuisine. People ski on frozen Vermont mountains and surf the big waves in sun drenched California. One thing that binds it all together is TV. Television is American culture, a common thread that holds it all together on a nightly basis as we assemble around our living rooms to watch our favorite characters and shows. Twenty years ago, TVT Records was born with its first release, Television's Greatest Hits. Now after having sold millions of its TV theme compilations around the world, America's #1 independent label for the past 4 years running is returning to its roots. In celebration of TVT's 20th Anniversary, it is releasing the ultimate TV collection, All Time Top 100 TV Themes, featuring themes drawn from all the original sources. Hearing these theme songs consistenly evokes a strong emotional response, pointing to a time when everyone watched the same TV shows again and again. From I Love Lucy and Green Acres to Batman and The Monkees, to Welcome Back Kotter and M*A*S*H to Pee Wee's Playhouse and Twin Peaks to Friends and Six Feet Under, virtually anyone who grew up American watching television is sure to want a nostalgic piece of their shared cultural past.
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| Customer Reviews:
Lots of fun November 11, 2008
M. Spranger
Listening to these CD's brought back some fond memories of childhood. The quality of the tracks were very good. Simply a lot of fun to listen to!
 Good variety, fine quality August 29, 2008
Simone Simon
I know others have commented on the less-than-stellar production values of this compilation, but I think they're fine. The collection of songs is great, and even though at first I wasn't thrilled about the newer stuff, we've come to love those as well. This is a great collection to listen to with the whole family. I think it would be difficult to find a comparable compilation for a similar price. Good value.
Hard To Please Everyone August 12, 2008
AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
The fact that this has generated over 30 reviews to date, ranging from 5 stars to 1, indicates that it's impossible to please everyone when putting this kind of project together. In one respect I can sympathize with those who were hoping to get full versions of some of the tunes, especially those that were good enough to produce hit singles - some of them smash hits - and so felt compelled to award just 1 or 2 stars. I have less sympathy for those who bemoan the sound "quality" since, as one reviewer has pointed out, many are soundtrack bytes and some of that 60s and 70's TV had pretty dismal sound.
The way I look at it, these are memory-joggers and this is a CD that can be hauled out and played at a party or family gathering to see how many can recognize the series they came from. Did they miss some obvious ones? Well, in a word, "yes" with some that come to mind at once being The Themes from - - Ben Casey, a # 28 hit in 1962 for Valjean; Dr. Kildare [Three Stars Will Shine Tonight], a # 10 in 1962 for star Richard Chamberlain; Dynasty, a # 52 in 1982 for Bill Conti; and The Dukes Of Hazzard [Good Ol' Boys], a # 21 in 1980 for Waylon Jennings.
But while this 2-CD set is fun, I too would like to see a similar set offering the full versions of those that went on to become hit singles, including the ones just mentioned and these which became Top 10 hits: Theme From The Greatest American Hero (Believe It Or Not), a # 2 in 1981 for Joey Scarbury; Theme From Hill Street Blues, a # 10 in 1981 for Mike Post, who also had hits with The Theme From Magnum P.I. (# 25 in 1982)and The Rockford Files (# 10 in 1975); Theme From S.W.A.T. by The Rhythm Heritage (# 1 in 1976); Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer (# 1 in 1985); Welcome Back (from Welcome Back, Kotter) by John Sebastien of The Lovin' Spoonful (# 1 in 1976); Happy Days by Pratt & McClain (# 5 in 1976); and Hawaii Five-O by The Ventures (# 4 in 1969).
Others that made the Billboard charts in the lower regions include: I'll Be There For You (from Friends) by The Rembrandts (# 17 in 1995); Where Everybody Knows Your Name (from Cheers) by Gary Portnoy (# 83 in 1983); Moonlighting Theme by Al Jarreau (# 23 in 1987); Theme From My Three Sons by Lawrence Welk (# 55 in 1961); Theme From Charlie's Angels by Percy Faith & His Orchestra (# 49 in 1977); WKRP In Cincinnati by Steve Carlisle (# 65 in 1981); Making Our Dreams Come True (from Laverne & Shirley) by Cyndi Grecco (# 25 in 1976); The Song From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless) by Al DeLory & His Orchestra (# 70 in 1970); Those Were The Days (from All In The Family) by Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton (# 43 in 1972); and Batman Theme, a hit for both The Marketts (# 17) and Neal Hefti & His Orchestra (# 35) in 1966.
I've probably overlooked a few, but the point is, they could easily come up with a 2-CD volume containing just the hit versions.
Both the CD's and the insert are filled with vintage TV sets, and inside you get a re-listing of the contents showing composers, performers, and the running length of the series concerned for each track.
Great CD!! June 17, 2008
Connie Ellis (Eldon,MO USA)
I love this cd. It has really good themes. I recomend it to everyone because it's a great addition to your cd collection.
A Long Awaited Collection April 14, 2008
cenco (Oregon USA)
As an avid fan of television themes I must applaud this collection.
For years and years I searched record stores and Phonolog editions for TV themes and info. Volumes 1 through 7 brought us the first comprehensive collection of TV themes ever released.
There were a greater number of themes that had been re-created in these first 7 volumes than I'd like to see. Just the same, I was happy to have as many originals as I found on these earlier volumes.
The All Time Top 100 TV Themes nearly fills all the gaps. I recommend this collection as the best available to date.
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