''Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Jimmy Van Heusen'' is a 1986

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 ...

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as " Botch-a-Me", " Mambo Italiano", ...

, of songs composed by

Jimmy Van Heusen James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Life and care ...

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premier ...

, who provided lyrics for 5 of the 10 selections on the album, contributed liner notes for the album. Clooney performs two of the selections ("The Second Time Around" and "Call Me Irresponsible") as duets with guitarist

Ed Bickert Edward Isaac Bickert, (November 29, 1932 – February 28, 2019) was a Canadian guitarist who played mainstream jazz and swing music. Bickert worked professionally from the mid-1950s to 2000, mainly in the Toronto area. His international reputat ...

Track listing

# "Love Won't Let You Get Away" (

) – 4:00 # "

I Thought About You "I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Background It was one of three collaborations Van Heusen and Mercer wrote for the Mercer-Morris publishing company started by Mercer and f ...

" (

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

) – 5:11 # "My Heart Is a Hobo" ( Johnny Burke) – 3:10 # " The Second Time Around" (Cahn) – 3:13 # " It Could Happen to You" (Burke) – 4:30 # "

Imagination Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations ...

" (Burke) – 4:05 # "

Like Someone in Love "Like Someone in Love" is a popular song composed in 1944 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was written (along with "Sleigh Ride in July") for the 1944 film, ''Belle of the Yukon'', where it was sung by Dinah Shore. It was a hi ...

" (Burke) – 4:50 # " Call Me Irresponsible" (Cahn) – 3:30 # "Walking Happy" (Cahn) – 3:06 # "The Last Dance" (Cahn) – 4:39 All music by

, lyricists indicated.

Personnel

* Rosemary Clooney – vocals * Warren Vaché Jr. – cornet * Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone *

John Oddo John Oddo (''Née'' John Frank Oddo; March 21, 1953 – April 2, 2019) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He is most notably associated as pianist and musical director for Woody Herman, Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein. ...

– piano *

– guitar (tracks 1,2,4,5,8) *

Emily Remler Emily Remler (September 18, 1957 – May 4, 1990) was an American jazz guitarist, active from the late 1970s until her death in 1990. Early life and influences Born in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,Staff"Emily Remler Dies On Australia Tour; Gui ...

– guitar (tracks 3,7,9,10) * Michael Moore – bass * Joe Cocuzzo – drums

References

1986 albums Jimmy Van Heusen tribute albums Rosemary Clooney albums Concord Records albums {{1980s-jazz-album-stub