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A selection of Maritime Canadian Compilation Albums from a classic era.

Singalong Jubilee LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee
Released: 1964
Label: ARC A 608
Notes: In 1997, Archive/EMI released a Singalong Jubilee compilation CD entitled, "Singalong Jubilee Singers". It utilized the artwork from this LP. See the CD section for more information.

Tracks:
1) This Land - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
2) Plaisir D'Amour - Catherine McKinnon & Jubilee Singers
3) I Saw The Light - Fred McKenna & Jubilee Singers
4) Try To Remember - The Don Burke Four
5) Live a Humble - Lorne White & Jubilee Singers
6) Sable Island Shore - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
7) Poor Little Girls of Ontario - Karen Oxley & Jubilee Singers

1) Road To Freedom - The Don Burke Four
2) Springhill Mine Disaster - Kay Porter and Fred McKenna
3) Marching To Pretoria - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
4) Old Blue - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
5) A Dollar Ain't a Dollar - Fred McKenna & Jubilee Singers
6) Nova Scotia Song - Catherine McKinnon & Jubilee Singers




Singalong Jubilee Rousers LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee Rousers
Released:
Label: ARC A 639

Tracks:
1) Devlish Mary - Bill Langstroth, Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
2) The British Mermaid - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
3) Cod Liver Oil - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
4) Michael Roy - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
5) Ezekial Saw The Wheel - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
6) Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers

1) The Green Grass Grew All Around - Bill Langstroth, Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
2) Oh Mary - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
3) Oh You New York Girls - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
4) Seeing Nellie Home - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
5) I'se The Bye - Bill Langstroth, Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
6) Tina Singu - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers



Lineup:Brian Ahern (Leader, Guitar), Don Burke (Banjo), Earl Fralick (Bass), Jack Lilly (Drums)




Singalong Jubilee Vol II LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee Vol. II
Released: 1965
Label: ARC A 659

Tracks:
1) Hi Jolly - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
2) Nova Scotian Diet - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
3) One More Town - Michael Stanbury & The Don Burke Four
4) When The Stars Begin To Fall - Jubilee Singers
5) The Ghost of Anne Boleyn - Hal Kempster & Jubilee Singers
6) We Shall Overcome - Catherine McKinnon & Jubilee Singers

1) Keep On The Sunnyside - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
2) Dona Dona - Kay Porter & Jubilee Singers
3) Welcome Table - Lorne White & Jubilee Singers
4) Johnny With The Bandy Legs - Karen Oxley & Jubilee Singers
5) Boys of the Island - Fred McKenna & Jubilee Singers
6) The Cuckoo - Don Burke Four
7) Cindy - Principals & Jubilee Singers




Singalong Jubilee Vol III LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee Vol. III
Released:
Label: ARC A 700

Tracks:
1) Feller From Fortune - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
2) The Last Thing On My Mind - Anne Murray & Jubilee Singers
3) Don't Bring Lulu - The Dropouts
4) Rich Man's Spiritual - Ken Tobias & Jubilee Singers
5) Aura Lee - Jubilee Singers
6) Steel Rail Blues - Fred McKenna
7) Be Kind To Your Friends in The Swamp - Jubilee Singers

1) Black Rum & Blueberry Pie - Jim Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
2) Au Chant De L'Alouette - Edith Butler
3) Let Her Sleep Under The Bar - Jubilee Singers
4) Changes - Michael Stanbury & Jubilee Singers
5) Eddystone Light - Bill Langstroth, Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
6) It Ain't Gonna Rain No More - Jubilee Singers with Patrician-Anne, Jim and Bill
7) Until It's Time For You To Go - Catherine McKinnon




Our Family Album LP Cover
Album: Our Family Album - The Singalong Jubilee Cast
Released:
Label: ARC AS 785

Tracks:
1) Singalong Jubilee Theme - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers
2) Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Fred McKenna & Patrician AnneBR> 3) Both Sides Now - Catherine McKinnon
4) Rocky Top - Fred McKenna & Jubilee Singers
5) Shippagan - Edith Butler & Jubilee Singers
6) Circle Game - Michael Stanbury & Jubilee Singers
7) Railroad Bill - Bill Langstroth, Jim Bennet & Anne Murray

1) Robinson Crusoe - The Dropouts
2) I Keep Changing My Mind - Catherine McKinnon & Michael Stanbury
3) Thick O'Fog - Jim Bennet & Jubilee Singers
4) A Little Advice - Ken Tobias & Jubilee Singers
5) Reason To Believe - Anne Murray
6) Mention My Name - Bill Langstroth & Jubilee Singers


Lineup:
Fred McKenna (Guitar), Garth Proude (Bass), Vic Mullen (Banjo)
The Dropouts: Vern Moulton, Karen Oxley & Lorne White




Singalong Jubilee RCA LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee
Released: 1972
Label: RCA/Camden CASX-2586

Tracks:
1) Black Rum and Blueberry Pie - Jim Bennet
2) Bound For Glory - Fred McKenna
3) Long Long Time - Patrician Anne
4) Kelligrew's Soiree - Jubilee Singers
5) King of White Otter Lake - Tom Kelly

1) Good Old Days - Jubilee Singers
2) Charlie Sang - Jim Bennet
3) Love Come A-Tricklin' Down - Jubilee Singers
4) Down The Road - Tom Kelly
5) Life's Railway To Heaven - Patrician Anne & Fred McKenna


Lineup:
Garth Proude (Bass), Jack Lilly (Percussion), Paul Mason (Keyboards, Harmonica), Georges Hebert (Guitar)
(plus) Fred McKenna (Guitar)
Jubilee Singers: Penny MacAuley, Patrician Anne, Marg Ashcroft, Jay Gallant, Linn Carroll, Michael Scott, Clary Croft, Tom Kelly, Hal Kempster, Lorne White, Jim Bennet




Singalong Jubilee Christmas Album LP Cover
Album: Singalong Jubilee Christmas Album
Released:
Label: ARC AC-10

Tracks:
1) It's Christmas Day - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
2) Il Est Ne - Don Burke Four
3) The Holy Baby - Fred McKenna, Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers
4) The Huron Carol - Kay Porter and Jubilee Singers
5) Virgin Mary Had One Son - Catherine McKinnon and Michael Stanbury
6) Good King Wenceslas - Karen Oxley, Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers

1) The Holly Berry - Michael Stanbury and Jubilee Singers
2) Go Tell It On The Mountain - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
3) The Cherry Tree Carol - Catherine McKinnon
4) Bethlehem - Don Burke Four
5) O Tannenbaum - Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers
6) Jingle Bells - Brian Ahern




It's Christmas Day LP cover
Album: It's Christmas Day
Released:
Label: ARC AC 25
Notes: The same as the Singalong Jubilee Christmas Album (above)

Tracks:
1) It's Christmas Day - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
2) Il Est Ne - Don Burke Four
3) The Holy Baby - Fred McKenna, Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers
4) The Huron Carol - Kay Porter and Jubilee Singers
5) Virgin Mary Had One Son - Catherine McKinnon and Michael Stanbury
6) Good King Wenceslas - Karen Oxley, Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers

1) The Holly Berry - Michael Stanbury and Jubilee Singers
2) Go Tell It On The Mountain - Bill Langstroth and Jubilee Singers
3) The Cherry Tree Carol - Catherine McKinnon
4) Bethlehem - Don Burke Four
5) O Tannenbaum - Jim Bennet and Jubilee Singers
6) Jingle Bells - Brian Ahern




Sail On Nova Scotia LP Cover
Album: Sail On Nova Scotia
Released: 1984
Label: Solar SAR 3026
Credits: Music & Lyrics by Bob Quinn

Tracks:
1) She's Calling You Home - Catherine MacKinnon
2) Nova Scotia Comfort - Paul Eisan
3) Down on Halifax Pier - John Allen Cameron
4) Sea of Dream - Patrician MacKinnon
5) Sail On Nova Scotia - Caroll Baker

1) My Love Cape Breton & Me - Roger Whittaker
2) Friends - Carroll Baker
3) When We Were Young - John Gracie
4) Once In Eternity - Paul Eisan



Lineup: Donnie Chapman (Drums), John Alphonse (Drums), Georges Hebert (Guitar), Scott MacMillan (Guitar), Rick Edgett (Guitar), Dave MacIsaac (Fiddle), Bruce Jacobs (Bass), Bob Quinn (Keyboards), Mark Lulham (Woodwinds), Bob Deangelis (Woodwinds), James Farady (Percussion)




Sail On Nova Scotia LP Cover
Album: Eastern Alliance
Released: 1982
Label: CBS ART-100

Tracks:
1) Highway To Your Heart - Minglewood Band
2) Love You Girl - Ram
3) Prisoner of Love - Spice
4) I Almost Call Your Name - Oakley
5) Tomorrow - The Battery
6) Just One Bullet - Mason Chapman Band

1) East Coast Blues - Minglewood Band
2) Eclipse - Sam Moon
3) Mr Blue - Dutch Mason
4) Somebody New In My Eyes - Molly Oliver
5) Midnight Romeo - Titan
6) She's Gone - Oakley




Q104 Homegrown LP Cover
Album: Q104 Homegrown Project Vol.1
Released: 1984
Label: Solar SAR-3032 (Halifax)

Tracks:
1) Jealousy - Haywire
2) Pull The Pin - Steps Around The House
3) The Hard Way - Tyrant
4) Can't Slow Down - Quadrant
5) Colours Caught My Eye - The Euthenics
6) Pay The Token Man - Q-Zoo Band

1) Comeback - Haywire
2) Beat of the Devil - Steps Around The House
3) Motherland - Staja-Tanz
4) Oh Boy - The Realists
5) Save It For The Night - Quadrant
6) Day of No Dawn - Tyrant




Yorkville Evolution LP Cover
Album: Yorkville Evolution
Released:
Label: Yorkville YVM33001
Notes: Included here due to the inclusion of a track by The Stitch In Tyme

Tracks:
1) Gaslight - Ugly Ducklings
2) Home From The Forest - Ronnie Hawkins
3) Got To Get You Into My Life - The Stitch in Tyme
4) Attitude - The Sugar Shoppe
5) Jack Rabbit - The Big Town Boys
6) Respect - The Majestics

1) Unless You Care - Terry Black
2) Charlena - Ritchie Knight and the Midnights
3) Ship of Dreams - The Quiet Jungle
4) Finger Poppin' Time - Little Caesar and the Consuls
5) Don't Make Promises - Susan Taylor




Maple Music Vol.2 LP Cover
Album: Maple Music Vol.2
Released:
Label: Maple Music MMJ-2
Notes: Included here due to the inclusion of a track by Pepper Tree

Tracks:
1) Loosen Up - Christopher Kearney
2) High Winds White Sky - Bruce Cockburn
3) Hello Mom - Mercey Brothers
4) Child Song - Murray McLauchlan
5) Keeper of the Key - Perth County Conspiracy

1) Robbie's Song For Jesus - Anne Murray
2) Love Is A Railroad - Pepper Tree
3) Saunders Ferry Lane - Gary Buck
4) Here With You - Fergus
5) Butterfly - Andre Gagnon




CTV's After Four LP Cover
Album: CTV's After Four
Released: 1968
Label: Yorkville YVM 33003
Notes: Included here due to the inclusion of a track by Stitch In Tyme
"After Four" was a television program on the CTV network in the 60s

Tracks:
1) Four In The Morning - Scarlet Ribbon
2) Mary Jane - Ronnie Hawkins
3) If I Were a Carpenter - The Sugar Shoppe
4) Do It To 'Em - The Big Town Boys
5) Willapuss Wallapuss - To Jone
6) Epilogue - The Ugly Ducklings
7) Only 16 - Terry Black
8) If You Love Me - Susan Taylor

1) Changin' Time - Patrician-Anne
2) I'm A Bad Bad Boy (See Emily Play) - Bob Francis
3) Winchester Cathedral - Chain Rattlers Orchestra
4) Kazoo - Bonnie and Clyde
5) Sweet Soul Music - The Majestics
6) You Keep Me Hangin' On - Teak Wood
7) The Joke - Ritchie Knight and the Midnights
8) Dry Your Eyes - Stitch In Tyme




Trans-Canada Rock LP Cover
Album: Trans-Canada Rock
Released: 1982
Label: A&M SP9085
Notes: Included here due to the inclusion of two tracks by Spice

Tracks:
1) Temporary Situation - Spice
2) Beautiful You - Spice
3) Round & Round - Face Dancer
4) Prima Donna - Face Dancer

1) Let Go And Rock - Nightboys
2) Paradise Road - Nightboys
3) Goof On The Roof - Rocki Rolletti
4) Sex Wars - Rocki Rolletti
5) Don't Look Back - Face To Face
6) Mexico - Face To Face




Do You Wanna Dance
Album: Do You "Wanna" Dance
Released: 196?
Label: ARC A669
Notes: The Best of Frank's Bandstand
The Offbeats were: Keith Jollimore (sax), Jack Lilly (drums), Earl Fralick (piano & organ) and Jimmy White (bass)

Tracks:
1) I Only Want To Be With You - Patricia McKinnon
2) I'm A Lucky Guy - The Axemen
3) Doo Wah Diddy - D.J. Jefferies
4) I Think I'm Goin' Out Of My Head - Karen Oxley
5) Wild Weekend - The Offbeats
6) What Can You Do - Roger Gray

1) He's A Rebel - Karen Oxley
2) Swingin' Shepherd Blues - The Offbeats
3) Do You "Wanna" Dance - Cast
4) As Tears Go By - Patricia McKinnon
5) It's Alright - The Raindrops
6) Too Blind To See - The Brunswick Playboys




Keep On Givin Cover
Title: Keep On Givin'
Released: 1987
Label: The Canadian Red Cross Society WRC5-5112
Notes: Not a full length LP but can be considered a compilation of performers! Many of the top Maritime musicians banded together to raise money for the Ethiopian crisis. Click on picture above for more information about this project.

Tracks:
1) Keep On Givin'
2) Keep on Givin'



Lineup:Bruce Wheaton (Guitar), Peter Jackson (Keyboards), Mike Leggatt (Keyboards), Mike Gaudet (Bass), Neil Robertson (Drums),

(plus) Pam Marsh, Matt Minglewood, David Roberts, Terry Hatty, Peggy Gillis, Dutch Mason, Sharon Timmins, Bryan Jones, Floyd King, Donnie Morris, David Dobson, Paul MacAusland, Mike Dimitri, Sam Moon, Terry Kelly, Maurice Aucoin, Eric Marks, Larry Maillet, Frank MacKay, Helen Bezanson, Allan King, Steve Russell




Continue to Part 3... CD reissues