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ETHEL
MERMAN
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MEMORIES
(SEPIA
1131)
1. TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DER-E / THE BAND PLAYED ON / THE BOWERY / ON A SATURDAY NIGHT / WHILE STROLLING THRU THE PARK ONE DAY
2. HELLO MY BABY / I'VE GOT RINGS ON MY FINGERS / IN MY MERRY OLDSMOBILE / IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME / SWEET ROSIE O'GRADY / LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY
3. WALTZ ME AROUND AGAIN WILLIE / SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK / A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO / SHE'LL BE COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
4. PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET / M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
5. LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD / YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAM I'LL TELL YOU MINE / SCHOOL DAYS / MEMORIES
6. WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS / SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL / SMILES / ROW, ROW, ROW / I WANT A GIRL (JUST LIKE THE GIRL THAT MARRIED DEAR OLD DAD) / SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
7. TAKE BACK YOUR GOLD / FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
8 A BIRD IN A GILDED CAGE / MOONLIGHT BAY / BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON / SHINE ON HARVEST MOON
9. THAT OLD GANG OF MINE / SWEET ADELINE
10. OH JOHNNY, OH JOHNNY, OH! / DEAR LITTLE BOY OF MINE / FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY / MARY'S A GRAND OLD NAME / GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY
11. I GOT RHYTHM
12. EMBRACEABLE YOU
13. YOU'RE AN OLD SMOOTHIE
14. ANYTHING GOES
15. RIDIN' HIGH
16. WAY DOWN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE 90TH FLOOR
17. THIS IS IT
18. I'LL PAY THE CHECK
19. DO I LOVE YOU?
20. FRIENDSHIP
21. MAKE IT ANOTHER OLD FASHIONED, PLEASE
22. HE'S A RIGHT GUY
23. I GOT LOST IN HIS ARMS
24. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
25. HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN
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Title:
Memories
Artist:
Ethel
Merman
Catalogue
No.:
SEPIA
1131
Barcode:
5055122111313
Release
Date:
12
May
2009
Ethel
Merman,
Queen
of
Broadway,
recorded
Memories
in
1955
at
the
height
of
her
vocal
powers.
The
album
contained
a
medley
of
songs
that
took
the
listener
on
a
journey
through
musical
America
from
the
1890s
to
the
1920s.
There
were
homespun
joys
such
as
A
Bicycle
Built
For
Two,
The
Bowery,
Listen
To
The
Mocking
Bird,
Sidewalks
of
New
York,
Sweet
Georgia
Brown
and
Moonlight
Bay.
On
some
of
the
songs,
Merman
,
by
utilising
the
multi-layered
recording
technique,
was
given
the
opportunity
to
duet
and
even
trio
with
herself.
Vocally
she
was
never
better
and
the
recording
is
marked
by
the
musical
characteristics
that
made
Merman
a
songwriter's
delight
-
a
total
respect
for
the
meaning
of
the
songs'
lyrics,
musical
accuracy
and
a
natural
instinct
for
landing
right
on
top
of
the
orchestration,
thus
making
the
album
the
exciting
star
turn
it
was
and
remains
over
fifty
years
later.
Another
release
for
Merman
in
1955
was
A
Musical
Autobiography
which
reviewed
her
career
to
date.
The
2
LP
set
drew
on
previously
recorded
material
from
Merman's
shows
but
it
also
featured
fifteen
new
recordings
with
Buddy
Cole
and
his
Combo.
Those
new
recordings
are
included
on
this
CD
release.
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