Magic Moments from "The Gay Life"
1961 studio album by Nelson Riddle
Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" | ||||
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Studio album by Nelson Riddle | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Studio | Capitol Records | |||
Genre | Show tunes, traditional pop | |||
Label | Capitol ST1670 | |||
Producer | Tom Morgan | |||
Nelson Riddle chronology | ||||
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Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" is the twelfth studio album by American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle, consisting of music from Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's musical "The Gay Life".[1][2]
Reception
The initial Billboard magazine review from February 17, 1962 described the album as a "tuneful mélange...the arrangements are never jarring and are sufficiently inventive and fresh sounding to add something to the original".[3]
Track listing
All music and lyrics written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.
Side 1
- "Magic Moment" – 2:45
- "Oh, Mein Liebchen" – 2:07
- "Why Go Anywhere at All?" – 2:45
- "Who Can? You Can?" – 2:47
- "I'm Glad I'm Single" – 2:25
- "This Kind of a Girl" – 2:26
Side 2
- "Something You Never Had Before" – 2:20
- "Come A-Wandering with Me" – 2:39
- "For the First Time" – 2:58
- "The Bloom Is Off the Rose" – 2:44
- "The Label On the Bottle" – 2:53
- "Reprise: Magic Moment, Come A-Wandering with Me, Oh Mein Liebchen, Something You Never Had Before" – 3:51
Personnel
- Nelson Riddle – arranger
References
- ^ Peter J. Levinson (2005). September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle. Taylor Trade Publications. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-58979-163-3.
- ^ "Nelson Riddle - Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Reviews of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 February 1962. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" at Discogs (list of releases)
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