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Dream Dancing (Ella Fitzgerald Album)
''Dream Dancing'' is a 1978 album by Ella Fitzgerald. Twelve of the tracks on this album were recorded in June 1972 and originally released on Fitzgerald's 1972 Atlantic album, ''Ella Loves Cole''. In 1978, Pablo Records repackaged the album with the addition of two new recordings from February 1978. Track listing For the 1978 LP on Pablo Records; Pablo 2310 814; Re-issued by Pablo Records in 1987 on CD; PACD 2310 814-2 All songs written by Cole Porter. Side one # " Dream Dancing" – 4:02 # "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 3:17 # "I Concentrate on You" – 4:06 # " My Heart Belongs to Daddy" – 2:33 # " Love for Sale" – 4:36 # " So Near and Yet So Far" – 2:21 # "Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" – 3:40 Side two # "After You, Who?" – 3:14 # " Just One of Those Things" – 3:53 # "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 4:21 # " All of You" – 2:18 # "Anything Goes" – 2:51 # " At Long Last Love" – 2:27 # " C'est Magnifique" – 2:32 # " Without Love" – 2:46 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Got You Under My Skin (song)
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out to The Way You Look Tonight. Popular recordings in 1936 were by Ray Noble and his Orchestra (vocal by Al Bowlly) and by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra (vocal by Skinnay Ennis). The song has subsequently been recorded by hundreds of artists. It became a signature song for Frank Sinatra, and, in 1966, became a top 10 hit for the Four Seasons. Charts Weekly charts Louis Prima and Keely Smith The Four Seasons Year-end charts The Four Seasons Versions by Frank Sinatra Sinatra first sang the song in 1946 on his weekly radio show, as the second part of a medley with "Easy to Love". He recorded a studio version of the song with Nelson Riddle orchestral arrangement, accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Stockings
''Silk Stockings'' is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath Leueen MacGrath (3 July 1914 – 27 March 1992) was an English actress and playwright and the second wife of George S. Kaufman, from 1949 until their divorce in 1957. Early years Born in London, England, MacGrath was a graduate of the Royal ..., and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story ''Ninotchka'' and the Ninotchka, 1939 film adaptation it inspired. It ran on Broadway in 1955. This was the last musical that Porter wrote for the stage. Production history Background During the "severely troubled tryout" George S. Kaufman and his wife Leueen MacGrath were replaced by Abe Burrows. (According to Cecil Michener Smith and Glenn Litton, Kaufman became angry and quit.Michener Smith, Cecil and Litton, Glenn."Chapter:The Book Musical Refined"''Musical Comedy in America'', Psychology Press, 1981, , p. 220) Burrows re-wrote most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C'est Magnifique
"C'est Magnifique" ("It's Magnificent") is a 1953 popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical '' Can-Can'', where it was introduced by Lilo and Peter Cookson. The song become a standard. The only version to chart was by Gordon MacRae which reached No. 29 for one week. In the 1960 film of '' Can-Can'', the song was performed by Frank Sinatra and Shirley Maclaine. Other notable versions * Bing Crosby - included in the album '' El Señor Bing'' (1960) * Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Loves Cole'' (1972) * Dean Martin - for his album '' French Style'' (1962) * Frank Sinatra - included in ''Can-Can Original Soundtrack'' album (1960) * Kay Starr - for her album ''Movin' on Broadway'' (1960) * Peggy Lee - included in her album ''Latin ala Lee! ''Latin a la Lee!'' is a 1960 album by Peggy Lee that was arranged by Jack Marshall. Marvin Schwartz won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1959 for his work on ''Latin a la Lee!''. Track lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At Long Last Love (song)
"At Long Last Love" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, for his 1938 musical '' You Never Know'', where it was introduced by Clifton Webb. Other recordings * Nancy Wilson, ''Gentle Is My Love ''Gentle Is My Love'' is a 1965 studio album by Nancy Wilson. It spent 24 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Top 200, peaking at No. 17, and reached No. 7 on the Hot R&B LPs chart. The album contains a mixture of standards from the Great American Song ...'', 1965 References {{authority control Songs written by Cole Porter Frank Sinatra songs Lena Horne songs Ella Fitzgerald songs 1938 songs Songs from Cole Porter musicals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything Goes
''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", and "I Get a Kick Out of You." Since its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) on Broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed three times. The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions. History The original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of You (Cole Porter Song)
"All of You" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1954. It was introduced by Don Ameche in the Broadway musical '' Silk Stockings'' and featured in the film version as well, when it was sung by Fred Astaire. Notable recordings * Ahmad Jamal – for the album ''Ahmad Jamal Plays'' (1955) * Kenny Burrell – for the album ''Kenny Burrell'' (1957) * Anita O'Day - included on her album ''Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May'' (1959) * Annie Ross – for her album '' Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!'' (1959) * Bill Evans – featured the song on his live 1961 album ''Sunday at the Village Vanguard'' * Billie Holiday - on the album ''Last Recording'' (1959) * Bobby Darin (1963) - included on the compilation album ''The Swinging Side of Bobby Darin'' (2005). * Denny Zeitlin - on his album ''Wishing on the Moon'' (2018) * Ella Fitzgerald - on her album ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book'' (1956) * Karrin Allyson - on her album '' Collage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Get A Kick Out Of You
"I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical ''Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, including Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, and Ella Fitzgerald. A cover by Mel Tormé won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s) for arranger Rob McConnell, while a duet version by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga was nominated for three awards at the 2022 ceremony, including Record of the Year. Alterations to the song The lyrics were first altered shortly after being written. The last verse originally went as follows: After the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping, Porter changed the second and third lines to: In the 1936 movie version, alternative lyrics in the second verse were provided to replace a reference to the drug cocaine, which was not allowed by Hollywood's Production Code of 1934. The original ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just One Of Those Things (song)
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical ''Jubilee''. Porter had written the score for ''Jubilee'' while on an extended sea cruise in the early part of 1935: however, in September 1935 while he was visiting a friend's farm in Ohio with ''Jubilees librettist Moss Hart, the latter mentioned that the play's second act required an additional song, and Porter had "Just One of Those Things" completed by the following morning (he had previously used the title for a song intended for but not featured in the 1930 musical ''The New Yorkers''—apart from the title the two songs are distinct). Porter's original lyric lacked an adjective for the line "a trip to the moon on '' gossamer'' wings": "gossamer" would be suggested by his friend, Ed Tauch. A recording by Richard Himber reached the charts of the day in 1935 and Peggy Lee's stylized arrangement of the song was a No. 14 hit in the Billboard charts in 1952. Other recordings The song has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After You, Who?
"After You, Who?" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1932 musical ''Gay Divorce'', where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. Astaire played the character Guy, and opened the musical with "After You, Who?" Astaire reprised the song later in Act 1, before the introduction of " Night and Day". The original rhythm was a fox trot, and early recordings generally use that rhythm. Later recordings span the full range of jazz types. Notable recordings *Ella Fitzgerald - '' Dream Dancing'' (1978) *Lena Horne - ''Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria'' (1957) - as part of a Cole Porter Medley *Jeri Southern - ''Jeri Southern Meets Cole Porter'' (1959) *Jody Watley - ''Red Hot + Blue Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...'' (1990) References 1932 songs Songs wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down In The Depths (on The Ninetieth Floor)
"Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" is a torch song written by Cole Porter, for his 1936 musical ''Red, Hot and Blue'', in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman. The lyric scheme juxtaposes images of high and low. It is a lament from the point of view of a rich woman in a penthouse apartment higher than any building but the Empire State Building, who looks down on the busy city life below her but nevertheless feels she is at the lowest and poorest point of her life because she is lonely. Porter's melody is musically intertwined with the lyric scheme in a similar manner to his song "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." The song was a late edition to the show only being added during the Boston tryout. Notable recordings *Johnny Hartman - ''Songs from the Heart (Johnny Hartman album), Songs from the Heart'' (1955) *Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Loves Cole'' (1972), ''Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall'' (1973) *Sylvia Syms (singer), Sylvia Syms - ''Songs By Sylvia Syms'' (1952) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
