''Give Him the Ooh-La-La'' is a 1958 studio album by American

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singer

Blossom Dearie Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Profile at AllMusic/ref> Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City o ...

. This album is the second of six albums Dearie recorded for

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. This album follows up on the success of Dearie's first album, the eponymously titled ''

''.

Track listings

#" Just One of Those Things" ( Cole Porter) – 2:03 #"

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" ( Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:33 #" Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" ( Harold Arlen,

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) – 2:28 #"They Say It's Spring" (Marty Clark,

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) – 3:46 #"Try Your Wings" ( Michael Preston Barr, Dion McGregor) – 3:26 #"Bang Goes the Drum (And You're In Love)" (

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) – 3:24 #"

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" ( Cy Coleman, Joseph Allen McCarthy) – 3:48 #"The Middle of Love" (Maurice Goodman, Billie Wallington) – 2:35 #"Plus je t'embrasse" ( Ben Ryan, Max François) – 2:31 #" Give Him the Ooh-La-La" (Porter) – 2:41 #"Let Me Love You" (

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) – 2:44 #"I Walk a Little Faster" (Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:18 #: ''CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1958 release:'' #"Give Him the Ooh-La-La" (Alternate Take #1) – 2:45 #"Give Him the Ohh-La-La" (Alternate Take #2) – 1:50

Personnel

– vocals, piano * Ray Brown – double bass * Jo Jones – drums * Herb Ellis – guitar

References

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