Judy Garland's career spanned 45 of her 47 years. From the age of two when she ran out on to the stage of her parents' theatre yelling " I wanna sing some more" till she died from a barbiturates overdose in London, she dedicated her life to entertaining people and in that she succeeded. She ... Read review
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part of an aesthetic unique to the 20th century that has reached over the rainbow to become timeless in the 21st century. The core of her significance as an artist remains her amazing voice and emotional commitment to her songs rather than her troubled personal life and what is celebratory about Judy Garland is the power she continues to evoke in audiences today. Her ageless appeal, her sincerity, her humour, her passion and compassion as a performer have led to what the National Observer once defined as her "eternal fame" - her songs will live forever.This superb collection brings together for the first time all her best-known tracks from the movies that propelled her voice and her fame into the stratosphere. From her signature song, the incredible ballad "Over the Rainbow" to the up-beat "There's No Business Like Show Business" from the MGM favourite "Annie Get Your Gun", this collection is bound to become a firm favourite.
part of an aesthetic unique to the 20th century that has reached over the rainbow to become timeless in the 21st century. The core of her significance as an artist remains her amazing voice and emotional commitment to her songs rather than her troubled personal life andwhat is celebratory about Judy Garland is the power she continues to evoke in audiences today. Her ageless appeal, her sincerity, her humour, her passion and compassion as a performer have led to what the National Observer once defined as her "eternal fame" - her songs will live forever.This superb collection brings together for the first time all her best-known tracks from the movies that propelled her voice and her fame into the stratosphere. From her signature song, the incredible ballad "Over the Rainbow" to the up-beat "There's No Business Like Show Business" from the MGM favourite "Annie Get Your Gun", this collection is bound to become a firm favourite.
Advantages: A good mixture of movie songs and Decca Recordings Disadvantages: It is just another Garland compliation
...discs and 60 songs, "The essential Judy Garland" covers the 1930's and 40's. It's jammed packed with classics, written by classics, the Gershwins', Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Arlen and Freed, and Roger Edens. This three-disc compilation is great value for money; my boyfriend brought it for me from Play for about five pounds. It comes in a rather attractive, if not flimsy, slipcase and has a booklet inside with some "rarer" photographs in it. The ... ...tracklisting, which details the composers, when and where each track was recorded and where the song was taken from. Many of the songs are from films Judy starred in, but there is also a good mixture of tunes she recorded for Decca and Capitol. There are some great tracks on here and opening this box of delights is Judy's signature song "Over the rainbow". Containing the most beautiful, purest notes in the universe, nobody else should ever sing this ...
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Album Notes: A supreme triple disc collection of the ubiquetous American entertainer's most cherished 30s & 40s material; includes "Over The Rainbow" and "Liza, All The Clouds'll Roll Away." 2002, U.K. import.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Over The Rainbow
2.: Stompin' At The Savoy
3.: Liza All The Clouds'll Roll Away
4.: But Not For Me
5.: Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
Titles on disc 2
5.: Oceans Apart
Titles on disc 1
6.: I'm Just Wild About Harry
7.: Embraceable You
8.: Easter Parade
9.: I Wish I Were In Love Again
10.: Boy Next Door
11.: Our Love Affair
12.: How About You
13.: Cry Baby Cry
14.: Swanee
15.: Fascinating Rhythm
16.: Swing Mr Charlie
17.: Couple Of Swells
18.: If You Feel Like Singing Sing
19.: Everybody Sing
20.: Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
Titles on disc 2
1.: Get Happy
2.: That Old Black Magic
3.: I Got Rhythm
4.: Meet Me In St Louis
6.: I'm Nobody's Baby
7.: In-Between
8.: I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
9.: For You For Me For Evermore
10.: Who
11.: Blues In The Night
12.: F.D.R. Jones
13.: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
14.: It's A Great Day For The Irish
15.: Johnny One Note
16.: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
17.: Love
18.: For Me And My Gal
19.: When You Wore A Tulip (And I Wore A Big Red Rose)
20.: Be A Clown
Titles on disc 3
1.: Trolley Song
2.: Friendship
3.: On The Sunny Side Of The Street
4.: You've Got Me Where You Want Me
5.: Yah-Ta-Ta Yah-Ta-Ta
6.: You Made Me Love You (Dear Mr Gable)
7.: You Can't Have Everything
8.: You'll Never Walk Alone
9.: Love Of My Life
10.: Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did
11.: Look For The Silver Lining
12.: On The Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe
13.: Play That Barbershop Chord
14.: Sleep My Baby Sleep
15.: Ten Pins In The Sky
16.: It Never Rains But It Pours
17.: Buds Won't Bud
18.: Sweet Sixteen
19.: Can This Be The End Of The Rainbow
20.: I Don't Care
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