| Product Summary | | Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records | | UPC: 00696998913820 | | Release Date: 1/15/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60532146 | | Item#: MQRLVS | Format: CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Some Kind Of Music ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 2. Witchcraft ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 3. Colors Of My Life, The - (with Tony Bennett) ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 4. Nothing To Do But Dance ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 5. I Love My Wife / It Amazes Me ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 6. September's Coming ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 7. Best Is Yet To Come, The ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 8. I Really Love You ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 9. Atlantic City ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 10. Bad Is For Other People ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 11. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 12. Three By Three Medley: Real Live Girl / Sweet Talk / Meat And Potatoes ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 13. Somebody ~ Cy Coleman |  | | 14. It Started With A Dream - (with Lillias White) ~ Cy Coleman |  |
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| | Album Notes and Credits | Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Cy Coleman (vocals, piano); Brad Dechter (arranger, conductor); Tony Bennett, Lillias White (vocals); Ron Metcalf (organ); Gary Haase (bass); Buddy Williams, Ivan Hampden (drums); Angela Clemmons, Nedrra Neal, Teresa Parker (background vocals). |  | Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York and O'Henry Studios, Burbank, California. Includes liner notes by Cy Coleman. |  | The legendary songwriter has released a good handful of recordings as an artist over the years, and, if songs here like the peppy, swinging "Nothing to Do but Dance" are any indication, has a pleasant facility for bringing his own genius to life. This is a joyful collection of his classics, ranging from the Frank Sinatra hits "Witchcraft" and "The Best Is Yet to Come" to Nat King Cole's "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life." Yet it's clear that, despite Coleman's whimsical piano work, a tight trio, and colorful arrangements, vocally he's hardly matching the versions we're most familiar with. Sing the songs Sinatra and Cole sang and that's to be expected. The true uniqueness of the set is not in the songwriter's interpretations of familiar hits, but the lesser-known songs like "I Love My Wife/It Amazes Me" and "September's Coming," which follows the theme and tone of Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves." Another charmer, done beautifully with sweeping brass and strings, is the magical title track, composed for a musical currently in development. Marketing wise, this disc will crossover to people who never heard of Cy Coleman due to the inclusion of a new rendition of "The Colors of My Life" (from the musical Barnum) by Tony Bennett. Bennett popularized many classic Coleman songs, so this is a fitting, magnificent reunion of sorts. On a nostalgic level, you'll realize that they don't write 'em like this anymore. The good news is these will last forever. ~ Jonathan Widran | Producer: Mike Berniker | Engineer: Ed Rak; John Richards | Musical Guests |  | Tony Bennett |  | Lillias White |
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| | Technical Info |  | Release Date : 01/15/2002 |  | Original Release Date : 2002 |  | Catalog ID : 89138 |  | Label : Sony Music Distribution (USA) |  | Number of Discs : 1 |  | Studio/Live : Studio |  | Mono/Stereo : Stereo |  | SPAR Code : n/a |  | UPC : 00696998913820 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | JazzTimes (6/02, p.112) - "...An intriguing survey of the 72-year-old's illustrious career..." |
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