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Sings... There's A Man In My Life! Plus Selected Rarities (2-cd Set)

Annette Warren

Featuring: Annette Warren (vcl), accompanied by the Orchestras of Brick Fleagle, Phil Moore, Don Costa, Frank Beery & the Paul Smith Trio

Of all the “secret” singing stars of Hollywood -that is, those unheralded but talented vocalists who helped make so many actors appear to shine in movie musicals— one of the most versatile and vivacious was undoubtedly Annette Warren, an accomplished pianist and song stylist, born in Cleveland in 1922, who is best remembered today for her vocal performances of Bill and Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man in the 1951 film version of “Show Boat” with Ava Gardner.

This extensive compilation of her early work (1945-1957) includes all of her early Brick Fleagle and Phil Moore recordings, rare soundtrack and broadcast performances and several singles—including the infamous Starland sessions, historically interesting because of the jazz artists involved, but even more importantly because they brought Annette together for the first time with pianist Paul Smith, who would later become the most important figure in her life.

Also featured is Annette’s complete critically-acclaimed 1957 album, “There’s a Man in My Life!,” a jewel that has been newly polished in digital sound and showcases Annette Warren’s vocal artistry at its very best. “As a singer, Annette Warren can do no wrong,” said Steve Allen. “She has a full, rich, womanly tone which brings warmth and clarity to anything she sings.”

Tracklisting:

CD 1

01. Shufflin’ Shoes (Sour-Manners) 1:59
02. Night Wind (Taylor-Sour) 1:56
03. Frost on the Moon (Taylor-Anderson) 2:04
04. Swamp Mist (Stewart-Anderson) 1:55
05. Am I Blue? (Clarke-Akst) 2:41
06. Lots of Luck to You (Erby) 3:02
07. How High the Moon (Lewis-Hamilton) 2:56
08. Falling In Love Again (Can’t Help It)
(Hollander-Lerner) 2:54
09. Oh, Won’t You Please Come Back to Poor Me
(Johnson-Patton) 2:33
10. Good for Nothing (Boby) 2:37
11. What’ll I Do (Berlin) 2:45
12. I Never Knew (Pitts-Egan-Marsh) 1:56
13. Call Me Darling (Reisfeld-Fryberg-Marbot) 2:41
14. Down by the O-Hi-O (Olman-Yellen) 2:25
15. Honda Hula (Ruch-Martin) 2:40
16. A Guitar Has Played Its Last Love Song
(Anson-Waller) 2:39
17. Could They Be Teardrops (Sheffy) 2:44
18. When Maple Leaves Are Red (Blackwell) 2:37
19. Let’s Go Out to the Movies
(Edward Albertson / Arr. Tony Lavello) 2:28
20. Gone (Pasmezoglu-Arnold / Arr. Phillip Moody) 2:48
21. Mister Kemp Say (Embry) 2:54
22. In My Heart (Hollis S.C. Brown) 2:33
23. Why Don’t You Act Like a Caveman (Robbins) 2:45
24. Beside the Hondo (Clements) 2:58
25. Tell Me You’re Glad That I’m Sorry (Jones) 2:50
26. I Found the Old Wishing Well (Turner) 2:40
27. Sunrise Darling (Mallouf) 2:58
28. When It’s Nighttime, It’s Lovetime (Johnson) 2:57
29. Sweetheart of the Hills (Curry) 2:32
30. It Was Wonderful (Vincenti) 2:53

CD 2

01. Tame Me (Adams-Strouse) 2:39
02. Circle (Berman-Cahn-Mitchell) 2:43
03. I’m a Puppet on the Strings of Love
(Feiler-Feiler-Samuels) 3:06
04. My Boy (Samuels) 2:38
05. Take His Hand (Brown-Shuman) 2:00
06. The Right Kind of Love (Adams-Strouse) 2:33
07. There’s a Man in My Life (Marion Jr.-Waller) 2:15
08. A Little at a Time (Stefano) 3:52
09. If You Go (Si Tu Partais) (Parsons-Emer) 2:01
10. More Than You Know (Youmans-Rose-Eliscu) 3:20
11. Year After Year (Howard) 1:56
12. Warm All Over (Loesser) 2:25
(Excerpt from Act II, Scene 3 “The Most Happy Fella”)
13. Suddenly It’s Spring (Burke-Van Heusen) 2:09
14. What Does It Matter? (Berlin) 2:18
15. Dearly Beloved (Mercer-Kern) 1:32
16. Wrong Joe (Charlap-Hilliard) 2:30
17. When I’m with You (Revel-Gordon) 3:10
18. Out of this World (Mercer-Arlen) 2:27
Bonus Tracks:
19. Empty Arms (Uhland) 2:11
(From the film “Midnight Frolics” 1949)
20. Having a Wonderful Dream (Evans-Livingston) 1:51
(From the film “Sorrowful Jones” 1949)
21. Meetcha Round the Corner 1:35
(From the film “The Paleface” 1948)
22. Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man (Hammerstein) 3:02
(From the film “Show Boat” 1951, alt. version)
23. Bill (Hammerstein-Kern-Wodehouse) 2:55
(From the film “Show Boat” 1951, alt. with strings)
24. My Buddy (Donaldson-Kahn) 3:06
(From “The Liberace Show” 1954)
25. Stormy Weather 3:20
(From the “Jubilee” show, February 13, 1947)
26. Old Fashioned Love 2:04
(From the “Jubilee” show, February 13, 1947)
27. Fatima from Argentina (Unknown) 2:38
With The Sherrill Sisters (1952)
28. The Honda Hula (Ruch-Martin) 3:02
With The Sherrill Sisters (1952)
29. Am I Blue / Interview / I Concentrate On You 5:49
(From the show U.S. Navy “Broadway in Review” , October 11, 1954)

Sources CD 1:

Tracks #1 & 2, from H.R.S. Music Library
BF-1000 (33 1/3 RPM)
Tracks #3 & 4, from H.R.S. Music Library
BF-1001 (33 1/3 RPM)
Tracks #5 & 6, from Black and White 78 RPM
826 A (BW 553), 826 B (BW 552)
Tracks #7 & 8, from Black and White 78 RPM
849 A (BW 613), 849 B (BW 614)
Tracks #9 & 10, from Starland Records (78 RPM)
201-1A (230-G), 201-1B (211-W)
Tracks #11-16, from the 78 RPM Starland album
“Favorite Songs of Annette Warren”
#11: AL-1A (1004 M); #12: AL-1B (1006 M)
#13: AL-2A (1005 M); #14: AL-2B (1007 M)
#15: AL-3A (1009 M); #16: AL-3B (1003 M)
Tracks #17 & 18, from Starland Records 78 RPM
209-1A (234-N), 209-1B (213-U)
Tracks #19 & 20, from Starland Records 78 RPM
216-1A (1002 M), 216-1B (1008 M)
Tracks #21 & 22, from Starland Records 78 RPM
217-1A (259-K), 217-1B (210-J)
Tracks #23 & 24, from Starland Records 78 RPM
232-1A (229-H), 232-1B (268-M)
Tracks #25 & 26, from Starland Records 78 RPM
234-1A (248-U), 234-1B (259-I)
Tracks #27 & 28, from Starland Records 78 RPM
225-1A (239-F), 225-1B (272-T)
Tracks #29 & 30, from Starland Records 78 RPM
236-1A (205-B), 236-1B (268-G)

Sources CD 2:

Tracks #1 & 2, ABC Paramount single 45-9657
Tracks #3 & 4, ABC Paramount single 45-9710
Tracks #5 & 6, ABC Paramount single 45-9733
Tracks #7-18, from the ABC Paramount album ABC 183
Tracks #19-26 & 29, from radio broadcasts
Tracks #27 & 28, unissued Starland recordings

Annette Warren, vocals, accompanied by

CD 1

Tracks #1-4:
Brick Fleagle Orchestra
Frank De Martino, Jack Lambert, Bob Sprentall, trumpets; Eddie Anderson, Harry Walters, Irving Sharp, Chuck Evans, trombones; Bill Vitale, Doc Clifford, alto sax & clarinet; Eddie Lichenstein, Stuart McKay, tenor saxes; Sam Lambie, baritone sax; Conrad Lanoue, piano; Ralph Tressel, guitar; Francis Palmer, bass; Vic Engle, drums. Brick Fleagle, arranger.
Recorded in New York City, May 1945

Tracks #5-8:
Phil Moore Orchestra (1947)

Tracks #9-30:
Paul Smith Trio (1950-1954)
Paul Smith, piano; Red Callender, bass; Wes Nellermoe, guitar. Featuring Marshal Royal, clarinet, plus an unknown violinist added in some tracks.
Track #15 with The Sherrill Sisters
Track #19 with The Knightingales

CD 2

Tracks #1-6:
Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Don Costa
Recorded in New York City, November 19, 1955 [1-2]
Recorded in New York City, June 9, 1956 [3-5]
Recorded in New York City, January 16, 1957 [6]

Tracks #7-18:
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Frank Beery
Recorded in New York City, November 18, 1957

Bonus Tracks #19-29: Unknown personnel

Original recordings produced by Phil Moore (H.R.S.),
Ralph Bass (Black & White), Sanford Dickinson (Starland), and Don Costa (ABC Paramount)

Produced for CD release by Alan Eichler and Jordi Pujol

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