Pin-Up Girl
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Average customer review:Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Cowboy Number [From Whoopee] - Goldwyn Girls & Male Chorus, Betty Grable
- Snake Dance [From Student Tour] - Betty Grable, Boris Morros, Phil Regan & Orchestra
- Let's K-Nock K-Nees - Betty Grable, Edward Everett Horton Orchestra, Max Steiner
- Music in My Heart [From the Nitwits] - Betty Grable, Roy Webb, Bert Wheeler
- Boys Will Be Boys [From Old Man Rhythm] - Betty Grable, Roy Webb
- What Goes on Here in My Heart? - Betty Grable, Boris Morros, Jack Whiting
- Down Argentine Way [From Down Argentine Way] - Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Two Dreams Met - Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Hawaii-A [From Tin Pan Alley] - Alice Faye, Betty Grable
- Sheik of Araby - Alice Faye, Billy Gilbert Orchestra, Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- You Started Something [From Moon Over Miami] - Robert Cummings, Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Loveliness and Love [From "Moon Over Miami"] - Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Kindergarten Conger - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Hi Ya Love [From a Yank in the R.A.F.] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Another Little Dream Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm [From a Yank in the ...] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Are You Kidding? [From Footlight Serenade] - Betty Grable, Charles Henderson
- I'm Still Crazy for You [From Footlight Serenade] - Betty Grable, Charles Henderson, John Payne
- I Heard the Birdies Sing [From Footlight Serenade] - Betty Grable, Charles Henderson
- Sing Me a Song of the Islands [From Song of the Islands] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Harry Owens & His Royal Hawaiian & Orch.
- Down on Ami Ami Oni Oni Isle - Betty Grable, Hilo Hattie, Alfred Newman, Harry Owens & His Royal Hawaiian & Orch.
- O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Harry Owens & His Royal Hawaiian & Orch.
- Run Little Raindrop Run [From Springtime in the Rockies] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Pan American Jubilee [From Springtime in the Rockies] - Betty Grable, Harry James & His Orchestra, John Payne
- Cuddle Up a Little Closer [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- Pretty Baby [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Chorus
- Miss Lulu from Louisville [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Chorus
Disc 2:
- Take It from There [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Chorus
- Beautiful Coney Island [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Harmonica Group, George "Daddy Hotcakes" Montgomery
- There's Danger in a Dance [From Coney Island] - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman, Chorus
- Waiting at the Church [From Sweet Rosie O'Grady] - Betty Grable, Chorus
- My Heart Tells Me [From Sweet Rosie O'Grady] - Betty Grable
- Sweet Rosie O'Grady [From Sweet Rosie O'Grady] - Betty Grable, Chorus
- Going to the Country Fair - Betty Grable, Alfred Newman
- You're My Little Pin-Up Girl [From Pin-Up Girl] - Betty Grable, Emil Newman, Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra, Chorus
- Don't Carry Tales Out of School [From Pin-Up Girl] - Betty Grable, Emil Newman, Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra, Chorus
- Once Too Often [From Pin-Up Girl] - Betty Grable, Emil Newman, Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra
- Song of the Very Merry Widow [From Pin-Up Girl] - Betty Grable, Chorus
- Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe [From Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe] - Betty Grable, Chorus
- In Acapulco [From Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe] - Betty Grable, Chorus
- Medley: Play Me an Old-Fashioned Melody/A Nickel's Worth of ... - William Gaxton, Betty Grable, Beatrice Kay, Chorus
- I Wish I Knew [From Diamond Horseshoe] - Betty Grable
- Cooking Up a Show/The More I See You - William Gaxton, Betty Grable, Dick Haymes Orchestra, Beatrice Kay, Alfred Newman, Chorus
- Vamp [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, June Haver, Alfred Newman
- We Have Been Around/Carolina in the Morning [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, June Haver, Alfred Newman
- Powder, Lipstick and Rough [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, June Haver, Alfred Newman
- I'm Always Chasing Rainbows [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, John Payne, Alfred Newman
- Darktown Strutters' Ball [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, June Haver, Alfred Newman, Chorus
- I Can't Begin to Tell You [From The Dolly Sisters] - Betty Grable, June Haver, John Payne, Alfred Newman, Chorus
Product Details
- Released on: 1997-03-28
- Number of discs: 2
- Formats: Import, Best of
- Dimensions: .29 pounds
Customer Reviews
An excellent singer-actress
Betty is remembered as an actress and pin-up, but her music is often overlooked. During the thirties and forties, Hollywood produced several singer-actresses, including Judy Garland, Alice Faye, Frances Langford and Dorothy Lamour. Betty may not have been absolutely the best singer among them, but she was still a fine singer whose music is well worth listening to.
This comprehensive collection begins with six songs from the thirties, during which Betty was kept busy but never made it big. These are followed, in chronological order, with songs from the musicals that she is best remembered for - Down Argentine way. Tin pan alley, Moon over Miami, A yank in the RAF, Footlight serenade, Song of the islands, Springtime in the Rockies, Coney Island, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Pin-up girl, Billy Rose's diamond horseshoe and The dolly sisters.
Although these recordings were made during the period of the Great American Songbook, you won't find any classics here. Nevertheless, I find that the upbeat, fun music is very enjoyable to listen to, even though I haven't seen any of the movies from which the songs are taken. If you are familiar with Betty's work as an actress, I imagine that you will get even greater enjoyment from these superbly re-mastered recordings.
Enjoyable!
I enjoyed this CD very much and I actually found it while doing a search for the Dolly Sisters soundtrack. I liked the selection and the sound was quite good. For example, Pan American Jubilee sounds horrible on a Carmen Miranda CD I have and on this one it was quite clear even though the version was slightly different. I have found other songs on this CD to be edited versions of what was actually in the films. Powder, Lipstick and Rouge had the main part edited on this CD. There is no "Mascara", "Rosey Rouge" etc verses in this version which I thought was the best part of that number. That was disappointing, but overall, I like this set very much and still give it 5 stars.
Collection of Songs from Grable's Early 30s & 40s Films
This is a wonderful collection of songs that spans her very first singing appearances in 1930 in "Whoopee" and ending with her songs in 1945's "The Dolly Sisters" with June Haver. I love this CD, but I want there to be more of it. There are no songs from her films from the late 40s and early 50s, which is a shame and could easily fill out a third CD. Betty was a fine singer and through these recordings from the soundtracks you can really begin to appreciate her warmth, genuineness and "on-screen" sparkle she had, and in many cases her sense of humour, a rarity amongst singing actresses of the time. Betty has a delivery style all her own, putting her own indelible mark on these classic tunes, which is a cherished thing amongst fans of hers and 20th Century Fox fans of 40s musicals. If you are a Grable fan, do not hesitate to make this part of your collection.
