- Format: CD
- Label: Repertoire
- Genre: Rock / Pop
Apollo 100 enjoyed enormous success during the Seventies with their attractive blend of classical themes spiced
up with a rock and pop beat.Their biggest hit was a lively version of 'Joy', which shot to Number 6 in the U.S. Billboard chart in 1972. Based on J.S.Bach's 'Jesus Joy Of Man's Desiring', it is among the 30 tracks on this comprehensive 'Best Of' CD. Produced by Miki Dallon and played by top British session musicians, the tunes include well-loved themes by Mendelssohn, Grieg and Beethoven, as well as contemporary hits by Cat Stevens and The Beatles. 'Nut Rocker' and 'William Tell Overture' are among the highlights, and the CD notes include an interview with drummer Clem Cattini, recalling how Apollo 100 took the pop world by storm.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Mendelssohn's 4th 2. Hall Of The Mountain King 3. Danse Macabre 4. Joy 5. Reach For The Sky 6. Air On A 'G' String 7. Libido 8. Tamara 9. Exercise In 'A' Minor 10. Classical Wind 11. Beethoven 9 12. Telstar 13. Nut Rocker 14. Listening To Mozart 15. William Tell 16. Amazing Grace 17. Custer's Last Stand 18. Valleys 19. Besame Mucho 20. I Will Return 21. Matthew And Son 22. Orange Blossom Special 23. On The Rebound 24. Lady Madonna 25. Cast Your Fate To The Wind 26. A Walk In The Black Forest 27. Soul Coaxing
28. Tapestry 29. Melody On My Mind 30. Nabucco
