- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Best of
- Label: Concord Records
- ASIN: B00002CF43
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #132,044 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Sooner Or Later | |||
| 2. Bargain Day | |||
| 3. Peach Tree Street | |||
| 4. Beautiful Brown Eyes | |||
| 5. Come On-A My House | |||
| 6. Tenderley | |||
| 7. Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep | |||
| 8. They There | |||
| 9. You're Just In Love | |||
| 10. Sisters | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. As Time Goes By | |||
| 2. God Bless The Child | |||
| 3. Love Is Here To Stay | |||
| 4. (There'll Be The Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover | |||
| 5. Straighten Up And Fly Straight | |||
| 6. Do You Miss New York | |||
| 7. Route 66 | |||
| 8. Mambo Italiano | |||
| 9. The Promose | |||
| 10. Come Rain Or Come Shine | |||
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Product Description
From Amazon.com
There have been plenty of Rosemary Clooney best-of compilations, but few highlight the depth and diversity of the vocalist as does Songs from the Girl Singer. Billed as a musical autobiography, this double-CD companion to Clooney's written autobiography illustrates the stylized but varied and spunky career of the singer, from her earliest works to her most recent. Some of the highlights include "Sooner or Later," Clooney's first solo performance from 1946, which features the sultry 17-year-old singer dueting with bandleader Tony Pastor; 1950's "Peach Tree Street," with Clooney and Frank Sinatra collaborating for the first time; and on 1951's "Come On-a My House" we can hear the ultra-catchy, folksy tune that first brought Clooney acclaim (and the cover of Time), an astonishing triumph for a number she initially refused to sing. Fast-forward and we get even more gems ("Hey There," "White Christmas," "The White Cliffs of Dover," to name just a few). Whether singing solo or with Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, or Duke Ellington, Clooney shines here--there aren't any duds in this collection. All in all, this is a great retrospective, with some numbers that even Clooney's longtime fans might not own. --Jason Verlinde
Album Description
Rather than rely solely upon its back catalog as usual, Concord has gone the extra mile to make this Clooney career survey a must-buy, raiding the archives of various labels & the singer's own collection for a really valuable two-CD retrospective. Virtually all of the early stuff, where she emerges as a major pop hit-maker from Mitch Miller's Columbia stable, is on the first disc, while the second wraps up her latter-day resurrection as a jazz-tinged diva. Highlights on disc 2 include duets with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, & Frank Sinatra, & appearances with the orchestras of Duke Ellington (singing vocals on 'Blue Rose'), Nelson Riddle, & Percy Faith. Yes, there is also the totally atypical 1951 Come on-a My House' set against Stan Freeman's jangly harpsichord that broke Clooney into stardom. Gatefold digipak. 1999.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great career-spanning collection,
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This review is from: Songs From The Girl Singer (Audio CD)
The first notes of the first disc engage the listener, with Clooney's powerful yet clear voice. But, at the risk of offending some of her fans, I actually prefer Disc 2. The generic sweetness of her voice is replaced with a voice of a woman who's a few years older, a few years wiser. Her now-gravelly voice makes each song her own, and the raw emotion is so much more moving than the songs of her early days. No matter how you slice it, they just don't make 'em like Rosemary anymore. She is sadly missed, and she's completely irreplaceable. We love ya', Rosemary.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sundays in the park with George's Aunt,
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Songs From The Girl Singer (Audio CD)
Rosemary Clooney's life wasn't all a picnic in the Park. I got this CD set while reading her book: "Girl Singer: an Autobiography. (Like Girranimals, the similarly titled companion pieces have the same picture on the front so that the purchaser will know that they go together.) This was quite a treat - like a read-and sing-along with Mitch Miller (who appears in the book - he "made" Rosemary sing "Come On-a My House," the song that elevated her national stardom, despite her concern that it was too silly a song to sully herself with! ;-)The songs included here are representative of Rosemary's varied and legendary career. My only quibble is that I would have preferred the version of "White Christmas" with Bing and the cast of the movie. Listen to this set anytime, anywhere. Buy it, you'll like it! God Bless You, Rosemary. 5/23/28 - 6/30/2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
Has its uses.,
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This review is from: Songs From The Girl Singer (Audio CD)
A cardboard fold-out (at least no broken jewel cases) with a booklet insert, this double-album is a retrospective guaranteed to appeal to those who have read Rosemary's autobiography as well as those whose points of reference are both the 1950's hitmaker and the later discriminating stylist. If your primary interest, though, is in Rosemary the musician, for early Rosemary go with "Blue Rose," her album done with Duke Ellington for Columbia; for later Rosemary, go with the Concord Heritage Album, a collection of her very best work for that label.
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