℗ 2021 1974 Countdown Media, a BMG company
| Released | October 22, 2021 |
| Duration | 29m 19s |
| Record Label | Alshire |
| Genre | Easy Listening |
101 Strings Play Some Hits Made Famous by Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder (2014, 2020 & 2021 Remasters from the Original Alshire Tapes)
101 Strings Orchestra
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Living for the City (2021 Remaster)
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3:09 | |||
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1.2
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
2:53 | |||
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1.3
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My Cherie Amour (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
2:23 | |||
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1.4
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King for a Day (2020 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
1:53 | |||
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1.5
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Little Miss Sassie (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:17 | |||
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1.6
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You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:57 | |||
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1.7
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I've Got to Use My Imagination (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
2:54 | |||
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1.8
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Hooked on You (2021 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:02 | |||
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1.9
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Baby, Let's Smooth It Over (2014 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
2:41 | |||
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1.10
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It's so Exciting (2014 Remaster)
101 Strings Orchestra |
3:10 |
The legendary 101 Strings Orchestra present a set of Hits Made Famous by Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder. The collection comes courtesy of Countdown Media's restoration of the master tapes from renowned legacy label, Ashire/Somerset.
101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence." The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Alshire Studio Masters
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.17 -3.83 to -0.50 | -15.65 -16.34 to -14.79 | -12.16 -12.60 to -11.50 | 9 6 to 11 | |
| 1 | Living for the City (2021 Remaster) | -0.97 | -15.26 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 2 | You Are the Sunshine of My Life (2021 Remaster) | -3.83 | -15.91 | -12.6 | 6 |
| 3 | My Cherie Amour (2021 Remaster) | -1.64 | -15.49 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 4 | King for a Day (2020 Remaster) | -0.50 | -15.47 | -12.4 | 10 |
| 5 | Little Miss Sassie (2021 Remaster) | -0.50 | -14.96 | -11.5 | 9 |
| 6 | You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (2021 Remaster) | -0.50 | -16.32 | -12.6 | 11 |
| 7 | I've Got to Use My Imagination (2021 Remaster) | -2.19 | -16.34 | -12.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hooked on You (2021 Remaster) | -0.50 | -16.01 | -12.4 | 9 |
| 9 | Baby, Let's Smooth It Over (2014 Remaster) | -0.51 | -14.79 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 10 | It's so Exciting (2014 Remaster) | -0.51 | -15.94 | -12.6 | 9 |