It Ain't Easy

Track Listings

1. It Ain't Easy

2. Touch Me in the Morning

3. I'm All Right

4. It's Not Over

5. My Baby

6. I Wouldn't Do That to You

7. Family

8. Father's Hand

9. Eye to Eye

10. My Baby [House Mix]

11. I Miss You

It Ain't Easy,Dalia,Pure (Polygram),R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

It Ain't Easy

It Ain't Easy

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It Aint Easy

It ain't easy, but he did it!

John Baldry is a great Blues singer

it ain't easy

It Ain't Easy ~ Long John Baldry

It Ain't Easy
Long John Baldry
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Right to Sing the Blues

ASIN: B000A3OWS8
Release Date: 2005-09-05

Tracks:

Conditional Discharge (Intro)
Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock & Roll
Black Girl
It Ain't Easy
Morning Morning
I'm Ready
Let's Burn Down the Cornfield
Mr. Rubin
Rock Me When He's Gone
Flying
Going Down Slow [#][*]
Blues (Cornbread, Meat and Molasses) [#][*]
Love in Vain [#][*]
Midnight Hour Blues [#][*]
Black Girl [#][*]
It Ain't Easy [#][*]
I'm Ready [#][*]
Radio Spot

Album Description

With the death last month of the legendary British bluesman, it is fitting that some of his many fine albums are reissued. It Ain't Easy (1971) features a British blues/rock line-up befitting the man behind the Long John Baldry moniker. This album returns Baldry to a decidedly edgier and hipper audience, with a cast of all-stars on some of the more adventurous material he had covered to date. This is no doubt due, at least in part, to the involvement of superstars Rod Stewart and Elton John. Among their contributions to the project, Stewart and Elton divided the production tasks -- each taking a side of the original album. Immediately, Baldry sheds the MOR blue-eyed pop soul image. The backing band on Stewart's side include fellow Face and future Rolling Stone, Ron Wood, on electric guitar and acoustic guitarist and Sam Mitchell, who appeared on many of Stewart's early '70s solo albums. Features Baldry's biggest hit 'Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of Rock n Roll'. Highlights from Elton John's side include Randy Newman's 'Let's Burn Down the Cornfield', which would have fit perfectly on John's Tumbleweed Connection album. Remastered and expanded. Warner. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

It Aint Easy.......2007-04-11

I have been looking for this music on CD for many years, I am extreemly happy and satisfied.

It ain't easy, but he did it!.......2007-04-08

This is one of those great albums that not everybody will have the opportunity to discover. I mean, if you wasn't there when John Baldry played guitar in Wardour Street, with an old hat full of pennies, and doin' that Boogie Woogie music, maybe you will lose the chance to listen to it. I wasn't there of course! and I am not sure how did I get the recommendation for "It Ain't Easy" but it has been one of the best albums I've ever bought.

It begins with what has been known as Baldry's biggest hit...and what a starter!..."Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock And Roll". It's pure and absolute rock and roll indeed! but the blues and the best pop music are present too all along this record.

"It Ain't Easy" is a song that I first heard with David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust album, and Baldry (With Maggie Bell on the vocals) does a great version of this song in a Stone The Crows' style.

The first part of the album run produced by Rod Stewart, so if you love his Faces' Era it wont take you long to love this record too. And the other part, produced by Elton John is as good as the first one. It's more oriented to the pop side of the music, but it doesn't sacrify quality. It's curious, but there's a version of a Faces song, "Flying" under Elton John's production, very enjoyable by the way. And that smooth masterpiece, "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield"...WOW! it has it all, piano, guitar, feeling!.

It could be his voice, raised somewhere in the Mississippi and similar to Joe Cocker's...as if they were drinking some whisky or brandy just before they began singing, but the fact is that this guy knew how to do the blues!. I am glad to own a copy of this album...so give a click on "Order Now" and don't forget to put it into your buying cart!

John Baldry is a great Blues singer.......2007-02-07

This was the first Long John Baldry album I ever bought in 1969. It was great then and the remastered version on CD is great now.

it ain't easy.......2006-11-21

Truly a great listen for most. ONe of the great unsung music giants of our time. I wonder....If Ron Davies wrote "It ain't easy", who performed it first? Bowie or LJB? Anybody??

It Ain't Easy ~ Long John Baldry.......2006-11-10

I have waited a long time for this DVD as it is one of my all time favorites from the 70's. This has some great classic bluesy rock & roll. Part of the collection was produced by Rod Stewart and the other part by Elton John.

Too bad they waited until John Baldry passed away before releasing it in the US.

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Robeson on wax
The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
Robeson at his best
some of the greatest songs of the last century

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Release Date: 1997-12-09

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

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MASTERING: NOT BAD, BUT NOT THE BEST
Two Excellent Albums On One Cd And Remastered Too!

It Ain't Easy/Naturally
Three Dog Night
Manufacturer: Gottdiscs
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000ECXTAC
Release Date: 2006-04-10

Tracks:

Woman
Cowboy
It Ain't Easy
Out In the Country
Good Feeling (1957)
Rock And Roll Widow
Mama Told Me Not To Come
Your Song
Good Time Living
I Can Hear You Calling
One Man Band
I'll Be Creeping
Fire Eater
Can't Get Enough Of It
Sunlight
Heavy Church
Liar
I've Got Enough Heartache
Joy To the World

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2-on-1. Both of these albums were originally released in 1970. Three Dog Night scored a succession of 21 hit singles, including eleven Top Tens and twelve consecutive Gold albums from 1969 to 1975. It Ain't Easy contains the massive worldwide hit 'Mama Told Me Not To Come' by Randy Newman plus a version of Elton John's hit 'Your Song'. Gott Disc. 2006.

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Digitally Remastered Collection of Two Original Albums on a Single CD. Both Titles were Originally Released in 1970 on the Dunhill Label and the Set Includes the Hit Singles "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Liar", "One Man Band", "it Ain't Easy", "Out in the Country" and "Joy to the World".

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MASTERING: NOT BAD, BUT NOT THE BEST.......2007-02-24

These Gott remastered discs sound decent, will probably sate the average person's TDN appetite, and being 2-fers, are a pretty good deal.

However, the TDN audio benchmarks are the 2002, 24-bit Universal Japan remasters of first five albums. If you are looking for THE best TDN audio, those CD's are a step above any and all other domestic and foreign versions available, including the Gott series.

Unfortunately, all five UJ-TDN titles went out-of-print shortly after their issue, and they have not been re-released. Hopefully, that situation will be rectified at some point in the future.

As all of the original TDN LP album covers were very creative & artistic productions, these albums would all also be a major candidate for CD LP-mini-sleeve packaging.

A sharp eye on eBay may turn these up. For reference, and double-checking with any potential seller, the OBI/spine catalog numbers are:

One - UICY-3370 Amazon link: One
Suitable For Framing - UICY-3371 Amazon link: Suitable for Framing
Captured Live At The Forum - UICY-3372
It Ain't Easy - UICY-3373 Amazon link: It Ain't Easy
Naturally - UICY-3374 Amazon link: Naturally

These masters may or may not be on UJ's TDN 2003 "The Collection", which is currently available, but I have not heard. The Japanese remasters are also superior to the domestic remastered 2004 "The Complete Hit Singles".

Again, as most people originally heard these songs coming out of an AM radio, they will probably be more than satisfied with the Gott's. They are certainly better than the horrid-sounding domestic MCA CD's, which are all derived from nearly 40-year-old LP-EQ'd masters.

However, while the spotlight was always cast on the singers, TDN had an amazing band, including an absolute genius in keyboard player Jimmy Greenspoon. The Japanese remasters allow the brilliance of that superb musicianship to be heard in greater detail and clarity than any other editions.

As an aside, while stars like Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman however deservedly had the keyboard-god-limelight in that era, when you think about it, it's probably safe to state that no other keysman was heard by more people in that generation than Jimmy Greenspoon. Yes, the TDN vocals were unique and timeless, and I take nothing from those three talented cats, but JG was the glue that brought everything together.

I own approximately 5000 CD's, and "Out In The Country", with JG's evocative B3 melody, is in my top ten favorite songs of all time. The next time you listen to any TDN album, focus on his playing, and you'll get it.

I've also read his tell-all book. It's quite amazing that TDN was able to function, much less generate the top studio performances that comprised all those monster hits, in the virtually permanent drug-addled state they were in.

It is fortuitous that Jimmy Greenspoon not only conquered and survived his addictions, but that he still performs with TDN to this day, because there is no Three Dog Night without him.

Two Excellent Albums On One Cd And Remastered Too!.......2006-05-19

I have to hand it to the British label Gott Discs, they are giving you alot of music for your hard earned cash. First they release Three Night's first two albums "Three Dog Night" (1969) and "Suitable For Framing" (1969) on one remastered disc and now we get the band's third and forth studio albums "It Ain't Easy" (1970) and "Naturally" (1971). Three Dog Night needs no introduction as they were one of the late sixties/early seventies most popular rock acts. Their music was a combination of r&b and rock. Three lead singers alternated on songs and their harmonizing equalled that of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. "It Ain't Easy" released in 1970 included the smash hits "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)", and "Out In The Country". Their version of "Your Song" (written by Elton John) is equally if not better than John's. Other excellent songs are "Woman", "Cowboy", and "Rock And Roll Widow". "Naturally" released in 1971 contained the massive hit "Joy To The World" as well as several more hits in "One Man Band" and "Liar". Other notable songs are "I Can Hear You Calling", "I'll Be Creepin'" and "Fire Eater" (Keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon and guitarist Michael Allsop are incredible on this instrumental track). Nicely remastered, the jewel box that houses the cd fits into an attractive slipcase. Why MCA Records here in America couldn't remaster and release Three Dog Night's catalog is a mystery. Maybe someday they'll get their act together and see the light of day and release the entire catalog. This twofer is a must have for Three Dog Night fans as well as lovers of classic rock.

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Chris Smither will ruin all other music for you
Stripped Down Blues

It Ain't Easy
Chris Smither
Manufacturer: Genes Records
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Chris Smither will ruin all other music for you.......2002-03-14

Of all of the music I own, Chris Smither's work lands in the top 3 of my most prized albums. His cheek-full lower tones rise to a full force shout as the emotion in the music changes. All the while, his hard driving acoustic pinger picking keeps the rhythm and melody, casting a spell all its own.

As one magazine reviewer noted some time ago, the music is the work of a very complex sensibility. Much more going on here than meets the eye, and I find that each time I listen to a song, I discover something I hadn't noticed before. An inflection, a melodic sweet spot, or a glimpse of Chris's subtle humor. Outstanding. 5 stars is not enough. I also recommend "Another Way to Find You".

Wait till you have a bad day, week, month, or year (get fired, divorced, audited, whatever) Take both albums, buy yourself a fifth of scotch and settle in on the couch in front of the stereo. You'll come away with a new perspective.

Stripped Down Blues.......1998-10-06

This is the Chris Smither album to buy if you want to hear Chris play without accompanyment. Chris' other albums are wonderful in their own unique ways, however, there's nothing like the sound of Chris playing with his old Epiphone guitar. His later albums employ the use of a cheap Alvarez that looks cool, but has no soul. That having been said, this album most faithfully recreates his live sound in a way none of his other recordings even approach. When a singer/songwriter is limited to his voice and guitar (and foot--for percission), he has to say a lot with very little. And Chris' sound speaks volumes on this LP. A must own for the Chris Smither fanatic, and previous concert attendee. My favorite song on the album is "Sittin on top of the World." Chris is simply the finest singer/songwriter in the United States. Unparalleled in performance--singularly gifted in crafting intellegent lyrics full of pathos and good 'ol fashioned blues tales.

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It Ain't Easy
Three Dog Night
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Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
It Ain't Easy
Woman
Cowboy
Your Song
Rock & Roll Widow
Out in the Country
Good Time Living
Good Feeling (1957)

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Nice performances
"Gershwin and Loesser musical journeys ~ Percy Faith"

Porgy & Bess / Most Happy Fella
Percy Faith
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Release Date: 2002-05-21

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The Most Happy Fella
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Gershwin's "Porgy And Bess" and Frank Loesser's "The Most = Happy Fella" get the Percy Faith treatment on these two original albums = on one compact disc. Famed "Tonight Show" trumpeter "Doc" Severinsen = is the credited soloist on "Porgy And Bess."

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Nice performances.......2005-10-08

The music is very enjoyable. I especially liked Doc Severinsen's contribution on a few pieces. Percy Faith is always solid, and this collection is no exception. The Gershwin sounds much better than Most Happy Fella because of the stereo sound compared to mono.

"Gershwin and Loesser musical journeys ~ Percy Faith".......2003-06-04

The greatness of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", can only amplify melody of music can exist without lyric ~ and our legendary composer/arranger performs his "Percy Faith Touch". Mr. Faith was chumping at the bit to do this project ~ with sweeping arrangements and full orchestration that leaves no stone unturned. Highlighting ~ "SUMMERTIME", "I GOT PLENTY O' NUTTIN'", "IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO", "I LOVES YOU, PORGY", "THERE'S A BOAT THAT'S LEAVIN' SOON" and my favorite of favorites "MY MAN'S GONE NOW", attentive haunting strings with echoing saxophones each musician reaching into the depths of their soul for this one ~ they were George Ockner (violin), Bernie Leighton (piano), "Doc" Severinsen (trumpet), Jimmie Abato (alto sax), Russ Banzer (tenor sax), Terry Snyder (drums), Phil Kraus (mallets), Lucien Schmidt (cello) and Harold Feldman (oboe).

Another well received show was Frank Loesser's "The Most Happy Fella", with some great musical selections that Mr. Faith has given his full attention and the arrangements are exuberant. Such as the opening tracks "THE MOST HAPPY FELLA", "STANDING ON THE CORNER", "ABBONDANZA", "SPOSALIZIO", "FRESNO BEAUTIES" and "BIG D", sure to please all fans of Musicals and Broadway Shows ~ this one has your name on it.

A must have for those rainy afternoons with a good book ~ entire album of twenty-seven selections is simply captivating and highly listenable. Percy Faith is still larger that life and his music will live through us his fans ~ and go on forever.

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One More Mile
End of the Line
Long Leany Mama
Dangerous Place
Winter Time Blues
Way Past Midnight
Crazy, Crazy, Blues
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Good Time Girl
It Ain't So Easy
Hands off My Bar-B-Que
I'm Gonna Hit That Highway
All Night Long

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Band with a Heart and Soul

It Ain't Easy
The Radio Kings
Manufacturer: Icehouse Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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It Ain't Easy
Love Like A Wave
Count The Days
Tell Me When
This Love
Runnin' With the Blues
Can't Go On Without You
Next Time
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When I Was Alone
Game Over
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"It Ain't Easy" is just the first album from the Radio Kings, but the Boston quartet already knows something the majority of blues-revival bands have never learned: The key to the blues is not the flamboyant gesture but the solid groove. Guitarist Michael Dinallo isn't interested in showing how many notes he can play or how far he can bend his strings; instead he concentrates on locking his sharply defined chords into the brisk syncopation created by bassist Dave Clarke and drummer Frosty Padgett. And Brian Templeton is smart enough to fit his vocals and harmonica solos into the rhythmic contours set by his bandmates. The results sound very much like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the best fulltime blues band of the '80s. In fact, Templeton's baritone drawl sounds uncannily like Kim Wilson's. This similarity is a tribute to the Radio Kings' good taste as well as to their skills, but it also suggests they haven't yet transcended their influences to forge a personality of their own.

Dinallo, Clarke, and Templeton all contribute to the songwriting, and while they're all accomplished riff-makers, none of them is much of a lyricist. Templeton straps on an accordion for three zydeco-influenced songs, and he sings a duet with guest Little Milton on "Count the Days." The best numbers, though, are the uptempo houserockers, such as "This Love," "Game Over," and the title track. --Geoffrey Himes

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Band with a Heart and Soul.......2000-05-22

First heard this band in Jacksonville, Next time in Memphis, This band plays the Blues and you can tell they Love it. Brian sings with soul and passion and also a fine harmonica player. The band is about as tight as you can get. This is a great Blues Band with great orginals and covers...

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A bargain collection of showtunes

Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits

Manufacturer: Golden Greats
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Release Date: 2002-02-26

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Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
So in Love - Patricia Morison
You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
Bill - Carol Bruce
Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
Make Believe - Jan Clayton
Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

Tracks:

Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
Summertime
Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

Tracks:

New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
South American Way - Carmen Miranda
September Song - Walter Huston
This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
Night and Day - Fred Astaire
I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
Heatwave - Ethel Waters
Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

Album Description

Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

Album Details

3 CD set

Customer Reviews:

A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.