The ultimate collection of songs from the best mob movie soundtracks. Includes hits from legendary crooners like Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Louis Prima & Al Martino. Featuring the most memorable & loved songs from classic mob movies such as 'The Godfather', 'Goodfellas', 'Casino' & 'Donnie Brasco'. 22 tracks in all. 1998 release. Standard jewel case.
As you may already know from seeing it hawked incessantly on late-night TV by Jerry Vale, Mob Hits is a compilation CD that attempts to capture the ambience of the modern gangster pic by assembling songs heard in key scenes of such films as The Godfather, GoodFellas, Donnie Brasco, and Casino. While licensing restrictions keep the music of Frank Sinatra from being part of this collection (odd, as the address on this package is the address for his long-time label Capitol Records), the selection and sequencing of well-known Italian "hits" by Vale, Dean Martin, Louis Prima, Lou Monte, Al Martino, and Julius LaRosa gets the job done with discretion and honor. And the liner notes even offer a toll-free number for homemade pasta sauce. --Gregg Turkington
