Cocktail Lounge
- Kites Are Fun-The Free Design (Clear, smooth vocal harmonies; the chorus is fit for a commercial about kites. "Kites Are Fun" was released in 1967, the same year that The Fifth Dimension's "Up, Up And Away" was a hit. Given the related spirit of the songs, some adult contemporary stations of the time must have segued the two songs.)
- Homeward Bound-Alex de Grassi (A guitar instrumental that respects Simon & Garfunkel's original version.)
- Invisible-Sara Watkins (Watkins excels in this type of cathartic singing. I want to root for the protagonist when hearing this.)
- Red & White & Blue & Gold-Aoife O'Donovan (One of her best tracks on the "Fossils" CD; O'Donovan's vocals are simultaneously subtle and direct here.)
- Days Of Wine And Roses-Wes Montgomery (There are countless easy listening renditions of "Days...," but Montgomery makes the tune sound as if it was intended to be scored exclusively for jazz guitar and organ. That's an impressive feat to pull off with a tune that's so well-known.)
- Acrobat-Alex Goodman (Folk-style guitar coalesces well with jazz vibraphone here.)
- Look Around You-James Danderfer (How "People Get Ready" might have sounded if conceived originally for the clarinet.)
- Walk Away Renee-The Four Tops (A fine cover of a great oldie by The Left Banke.)
- What It Comes Down To-The Isley Brothers (Recently, in an FM dial scan highlights post, I praised KDHX for playing "If You Were There." This is another of-its-time track from the same album, "3+3.")
- Parabens-Marcos Valle (International music meets techno, vocally and instrumentally.)
