Biography
Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons; 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice" and the "British Sinatra," he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business". Frank Sinatra said of Monro after his death: "If I had to choose three of the finest male vocalists in the singing business, Matt would be one of them. His pitch was right on the nose; his word enunciations letter perfect; his understanding of a song thorough." Monro's recordings include the UK top 10 hits "Portrait of My Love", "My Kind of Girl", "Softly As I Leave You", "Walk Away", and a cover of the Beatles' "Yesterday". He also recorded several film themes such as "From Russia with Love" for the eponymous James Bond film, "Born Free" for the eponymous film, and "On Days Like These" for The Italian Job.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
261 releases · 36 albums · active 1960–2021
- Performance · 254
- Other credits · 23
Studios: DR Koncerthuset · Estudios ACME · The Music Centre, Wembley · Caribbean Sound Studios
Frequent collaborators
- John Barry
- Various
- Roy Budd
- Michel Legrand
- Charles Chaplin
- The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Quincy Jones
- André Previn