| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/rhino | | UPC: 00081227243722 | | Release Date: 5/21/1996 | | Buy.com Sku: 60173748 | | Item#: MFYF7R | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Singin' In The Rain ~ Gene Kelly |  | | 2. I Got Rhythm ~ Gene Kelly | | | 3. Almost Like Being In Love ~ Gene Kelly | | | 4. For Me And My Gal - (with Judy Garland) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 5. Love Is Here To Stay ~ Gene Kelly | | | 6. Good Morning - (with Debbie Reynolds/Donald O'Connor) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 7. Nina ~ Gene Kelly | | | 8. Babbitt And The Bromide, The - (with Fred Astaire) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 9. Worry Song, The ~ Gene Kelly | | | 10. You Wonderful You - (with Judy Garland) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 11. Dig, Dig, Dig For Your Dinner - (with Phil Silvers) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 12. Be A Clown - (with Judy Garland) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 13. You Were Meant For Me ~ Gene Kelly | | | 14. Fido And Me ~ Gene Kelly | | | 15. Main Street ~ Gene Kelly | | | 16. I Like Myself ~ Gene Kelly | | | 17. Les Girls - (Taina Elg & Kay Kendall, with Mitzi Gaynor) ~ Gene Kelly | | | 18. 'S Wonderful - (with Georges Guetary) ~ Gene Kelly | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | GENE KELLY AT M-G-M: 'S WONDERFUL contains original numbers from several Gene Kelly movies including "Singin' In The Rain," "An American In Paris," "On The Town," "The Pirate," "Anchors Aweigh," "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," "It's Always Fair Weather," "Brigadoon," "Summerstock," "For Me And My Gal," "Ziegfeld Follies," "Living In A Big Way," and "Les Girls." | | Performers include: Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor. | | Compilation producers: George Feltenstein, Bradley Flanagan. | | Personnel: Gene Kelly (vocals); Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Jerry the Mouse, Fred Astaire, Georges Gu?tary, Taina Elg, Judy Garland, Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Silvers, Betty Wand, Kendall Kay (vocals). | | Liner Note Authors: George Feltenstein; Will Friedwald. | | Recording information: Audio Mechanics, Los Angeles, CA (05/12/1944-07/07/1955). | | Unknown Contributor Role: MGM Studio Orchestra. | | Arrangers: Wally Heglin; Conrad Salinger; John Green; Ted Duncan; Adolph Deutsch; Andr? Previn; Roger Edens; Saul Chaplin; Skip Martin ; Alexander Courage. | | And indeed it is wonderful, a fitting memorial to the late Gene Kelly, starting out with the ever-wonderful rendition of "Singin' in the Rain," a recording that never becomes tiresome or boring. The selection of songs is just fine, hitting solo high points along with duet and ensemble numbers that still delight -- "Good Morning," with Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, "The Babbitt and the Bromide" with Fred Astaire, and a delightfully funny version of "I Got Rhythm." Many of these numbers are best enjoyed, of course, in their original context, with Kelly's dance work carrying them, but fans will doubtless be grateful for this compilation. Wonderful mastering and extensive annotation complete a superb package. ~ Steven McDonald |
Engineer: Doug Schwartz |
Musical Guests | | Fred Astaire | | Debbie Reynolds | | Judy Garland | | Donald O'Connor |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/21/1996 | | Original Release Date : 1996 | | Catalog ID : 72437 | | Label : Turner Classic Movies Music | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 73m : 48s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227243722 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (6/28-7/5/96, p.107)
- "...The set's most successful recordings are Kelly's duets with the cheerily precise Fred Astaire and the ever-electric Judy Garland." - Rating: B |
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