This is the guy who wrote the hit "Classical Gas"and he does another version of it on this L/P..I have posted another "Mason Williams" L/P earlier and it has been downloaded 97 times so I guess some of you out there have given it a listen !!..This L/P is just as good so PEEPS don't be shy and give it a go....Apart from "Classical Gas"can't say that I have not heard of any other of his tracks that have become Hits.....A fantastic track is "Manha De Carnival" its a "Cool" L/P !!
1. Jose's Place
2. Find A Reason To Believe
3. Saturday Night At The World
4. I've Heard That Tearstained Monologue
5. All The Time
1. Classical Gas
2. The Tomato Vendetta
3. Manha De Carnival
4. Its Over
5. The Exiting Accident
3. Manha De Carnival.
Now then !!! I have a bit of an issue with this L/P.....BUT before I go into it I have to tell you that it has my all time favourite "Streisand" track and also my second favourite one on it !!
that is...No 1 all time great track..."The Kind Of Man A Woman Needs" No 2..."He Touched Me"....both of these are "Barbra" at her best !!!!......Now comes the moans....I wish that the producers had toned down the orchestra... on some of the tracks I think that it seems like the vocals and orchestra where trying to outdo one another to see who could be louder !!....It is from a TV special show....maybe it's taken from that but I doubt it...I think that Barbra would have gone into the studio to record the tracks...OR maybe I have a faulty pressing....be interested if any one out there who has the L/P has a pristine one !!...and is different !!
1. He Touched Me
2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
3. Quiet Night
4. I Got Plenty Of Nothing
5. How Much Of The Dream Comes True
6. Second Hand Rose
1. The Kind Of Man A Woman Needs
2. All That I Want
3. Where's That Rainbow
4. No More Songs For Me
5. Medley
a. Second Hand Rose
b. Give Me The Simple Life
c. I Got Plenty Of Nothing
d. Brother Can You Spare a Dime
e. Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out
f. Second Hand Rose
g. The Best Things In Life Are Free
1. He Touched Me.
We now have "Matt" recorded I guess in US of A with a selection of songs dedicated to the fairer sex !!...hence the title !!!...as usual with all of Matt's recordings you can't fault them !!! excellent L/P !!
8. You've Got Possibilities
I could listen to this L/P all night and have done in the past !...Why oh why didn't the record company continue with a series and followed it up with Volume 2 ect...they certainly have enough songs to do it !!!....All the tracks are taken from the MGM musical films from 1937 onwards and MGM made loads of them....Its a sad fact that most of the singers on this L/P are no longer with us.... BUT its great that we can remember them by Film & Record !!...All the tracks are gems !!
1. A Couple Of Swells....Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
2. Bless Your Beautiful Hide....Howard Keel
3. Almost Like being In Love....Gene Kelly
4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes....Kathryn Grayson
5. Rose Marie....Howard Keel
6. The Best Things In Life Are Free....June Allyson & Peter Lawford
7. Johnny One Note....Judy Garland
8. Vilia....Fernando Lamas
9. Look For The Silver Lining....Judy Garland
10. Singin' In The Rain....Gene Kelly
1. Hi Lili Hi Lo....Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer
2. Over The Rainbow....Judy Garland
3. S'wonderful....Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
4. Too Darn Hot....Ann Miller
5. Stranger In Paradise....Vic Damone & Ann Blyth
6. Who's Sorry Now....Gloria de haven
7. Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me love You)....Judy Garland
8. Aba Daba Honeymoon....Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter
9. Doin' What Comes Naturaly....Betty Hutton
10.The Night They Invented Champagne..Leslie Caron & Louis Jourdan & Hermione Gingold
10. Singin' In The Rain.
