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| 1. Why Can't The English? | |||
| 2. Wouldn't It Be Loverly | |||
| 3. With A Little Bit Of Luck | |||
| 4. I'm An Ordinary Man | |||
| 5. Just You Wait | |||
| 6. The Rain In Spain | |||
| 7. I Could Have Danced All Night | |||
| 8. Ascot Gavotte | |||
| 9. On The Street Where You Live | |||
| 10. The Embassy Waltz | |||
| 11. You Did It | |||
| 12. Show Me | |||
| 13. Get Me To The Church On Time | |||
| 14. A Hymn To Him | |||
| 15. Without You | |||
| 16. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face | |||
| 17. You Did It - Original Cast Recording | |||
| 18. Just You Wait (Reprise) - Original Cast Recording | |||
| 19. On The Street Where You Live (Reprise) - Original Cast Recording | |||
| 20. Show Me - Original Cast Recording | |||
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: My Fair Lady (1964 Film Soundtrack) (Audio CD)
JAVLPK cracks me up. He sniffs that Marni Nixon sings with an "American twang", which is ridiculous. She doesn't, and Hepburn wasn't English either, by the way ...Nixon, one of the most underrated and briliant sopranos of our time, brings her unique personality to the songs, which were beautifully done by Andrews on the OBC. Nixon has a focussed, controlled electricity to her singing that sets her apart from Andrews. Andrews and Nixon are both excellent, just different, and fans of the show should own both albums. Is JVLPK aware that MY FAIR LADY is an *American* musical? After hearing the hilarious American accents attempted at times in the West End, I think JVLPK should cut Nixon a little slack. I'll never forget Denis Quilley doing Arthur Miller's early play ALL MY SONS in the West End. He and his stage family, supposedly middleclass suburban Americans, all sounded like Chicago mobsters out of a '30s gangster movie. It was like an American actress trying to impersonate Princess Diana by talking cockney. LOL. Just as tin-earred American actors imagine that one generic English accent will do for all British characters, English actors sometimes return the favor. There are thousands of American accents across this huge continent, just as there are endless types of British accents. Actors need to learn to match the accent to the character.
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Favorite Version,
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This review is from: My Fair Lady (1964 Film Soundtrack) (Audio CD)
I have both of the Julie Andrews CDs and the Film Soundtrack. While I have to admit that the Soundtrack does not have as good of a sound as the other two, this is still my favorite version. I think that Marni Nixon is a wonderful singer - and a bit underrated. While Julie's voice in the other two albums is certainly sweet and pretty, she sounds wooden in the Broadway Album and very hammy in the London version. I think Julie put more emotion and better acting in her later work like "The Sound of Music" or "Victor/Victoria".On the other hand, Marni's voice sounds smooth and natural - matching Audrey's acting. Her voice has a strength, vibrancy, and enchantment to it that can't be matched. Her "I Could Have Danced All Night" is a good example. While Julie's version of the song is quiet and introspective, Marni's is joyful and soaring. In addition, Marni's "Just You Wait" and "Without You" sound sweeter and more natural than Julie's renditions. The rest of the soundtrack is fine to me. I think that Bill Shirley has the best singing voice as Freddy compared to the other two albums. Stanley Holloway is solid. Rex Harrison sounds about the same here as in the other albums - but I'm not really a fan of him. I think that his talk - singing is a little overrated and from what I read, he was about as abrasive in real life as the character he was playing in the movie. The additions of some acting scenes (the "C'mon Dover" yell from Audrey) are nice. The orchestra sounds the best here. I highly recommend this album, particularly because of Marni's beautiful vocals - but the rest of it is nice, too. Only the sound quality is a little weak. It's too bad that Audrey couldn't get her singing voice to the level that the filmakers wanted her to be.
4.0 out of 5 stars
My Fair Lady, good.,
This review is from: My Fair Lady (1964 Film Soundtrack) (Audio CD)
I am sorry but i am a Julie Andrews fan a big one and although Audrey did a good job of making Eliza her own its the singing thats bad. Marni Nixon is an American and so sings with an American twang in her voice and also is not an actress and so did not put enough emotion and depth in to the lyrics as she sang, i don't thing she understud them. Not like Julie.This record got four stars from me purley for Rex Harrison as his singing and emotion he puts into his songs make this CD worthy of the cost. Listen to the broadway version with Julie though and see what i mean about Marni. Julie puts a good amount of energy in her songs especially the I Couid Have Dance All Night number.
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