Lullaby of Broadway - the Best of Busby Berkeley at Warner

• Artist : Soundtrack Compilation
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0081227216924
• Format : Double CD
• Label : Warner
• Languages : Original Language: English
• Manufacturer : Warner
• Number Of Discs : 2
• Package Dimensions : 0.94 inches (Height) x 5.35 inches (Length) x 0.40 pounds (Weight) x 4.88 inches (Width)
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Warner
• Release Date : 2002-06-17
• Running Time : 92
• SKU : UB0000033N9
• Studio : Warner
• UPC : 081227216924

In 1932 with 42nd Street and its pricelessly kitsch, kaleidoscopic dance routines, Busby Berkeley reinvented a genre that following the advent of sound had grown stale all too quickly. But as dazzling as these sequences are on screen, much of their lasting appeal lies in the captivating songs that inspired them. Though neither Harry Warren or Al Dubin would become household names like Porter, Rodgers or Berlin their many standards live on as a much-loved part of our musical heritage. This exquisite two-disc set is therefore as much of a celebration of their song-writing skills as it is of Berkeley's choreography. So sit back and wallow in such impeccably melodic numbers as "I only have eyes for you", "42nd Street", "Lullaby of Broadway", "Dames", "The shadow waltz", "Shuffle off to Buffalo" and "Remember my forgotten man", many of which are presented in their extravagant entirety for the first time. Besides including several songs by other writers, most notably "Hooray for Hollywood" and "By a waterfall", this lavishly documented set is also a tribute to Warner Bros's veteran music director Ray Heindorf, whose agile, expansive arrangements skilfully maintain interest in each song throughout a succession of reprises that often last for over 10 minutes! --Robert Seeley

- Amazon.co.uk Review

Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Young And Healthy - Dick Powell, Toby Wing and Chorus
  • 2: Shuffle Off To Buffalo - Ruby Keeler, Clarence Nordstrum...
  • 3: 42nd Street - Ruby Keller, Dick Powell and Chorus
  • 4: We're In The Money (The Gold Diggers Song) - Ginger Rogers and Chorus
  • 5: I've Got To Sing A Torch Song - Ginger Rogers
  • 6: The Shadow Waltz - Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus
  • 7: Remember My Forgotten Man - Etta Moten, Joan Blondell and Chorus
  • 8: Honeymoon Hotel - Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Chorus
  • 9: By A Waterfall - Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus
  • 10: Shanghai Lil - James Cagney, Ruby Keeler and Chorus
  • 11: Don't Say Goodnight - Dick Powell and Chorus

• Disc 2

  • 1: Spin A Little Web Of Dreams - Verree Teasdale and Chorus
  • 2: The Girl At The Ironing Board - Joan Blondell and Chorus
  • 3: I Only Have Eyes For You - Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Chorus
  • 4: Dames - Dick Powell and Chorus
  • 5: The Words Are In My Heart - Dick Powell and Chorus
  • 6: Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell and Chorus
  • 7: The Lady In Red - Winifred Shaw, Judy Canova and Chorus
  • 8: All's Fair In Love And War - Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Lee Dixon...
  • 9: Hooray For Hollywood - Dick Powell, Frances Langford,...

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