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Cole Porter, Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor
Anything Goes (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Ya Gotta Give the People Hoke, song - Hollander, Frederic
2. Anything Goes - Carmichael, Hoagy
3. I Get a Kick Out of You
4. You're the Top
5. Dream Ballet
6. It's De-Lovely
7. All Through the Night
8. A Second Hand Turban and a Crystal Ball, song
9. You Can Bounce Right Back, song
10. Blow Gabriel Blow
11. Sailor Beware, song [*]
12. My Heart and I, song [*]
13. Moonburn [*]

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CD Details

All Artists: Cole Porter, Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor
Title: Anything Goes (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Release Date: 1/27/2004
Album Type: Extra tracks, Soundtrack
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Nostalgia, Vocal Pop, Classic Vocalists, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602498616840

Synopsis

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It's a testament to Hollywood's desire--nay, need--to complicate things that Cole Porter's 1934 show Anything Goes made it to the screen twice (20 years apart), both times with Bing Crosby as the male lead. For this 1956 version, the plot was rewritten, three Sammy Cahn/Johnny van Heusen tunes were added, and "It's De-Lovely" was brought in from another Porter show (1936's Red, Hot and Blue!). As a bonus, this CD adds three non-Porter songs written for Crosby in the 1936 film version. Confused yet? In any case, this soundtrack may leave Porter fans frustrated but will delight those who enjoy the finger-snapping arrangements customarily found in 1950s Hollywood musicals. The inventivity of the brass section on the title track, for instance, actually eclipses Mitzi Gaynor's perky vocals. As for "I Get a Kick Out of You," between Jeanmaire's French-accented reading and the insane brass section going into overdrive, it's a camp delight. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

CD Reviews

For Bing Crosby fans only.

Mark Andrew Lawrence | Toronto | 01/28/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Decca's album of songs from the 1956 Paramount film ANYTHING GOES has always been a hashed up affair, and the decision to release it on CD is curious, to say the least.The film was not well recieved when it was released and for many years it was a staple of afternoon TV movie shows.Using the title and five songs from Cole Porter's Broadway hit, plus Porter's "It's DeLovely," Three new songs were needed, and instead of asking Porter, Paramount used Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn who contributed "Ya Gotta Give the People Hoke" "You can Bounce Right Back";and "A Second Hand Turban and a Crystal Ball." Never heard of these songs? With good reason...they are all terrible! This is not even a true "soundtrack" album. Several songs were re-recorded in the studio. So instead of hearing "You're the Top" as performed in the film by all 4 stars, we get a cute studio arrangement for Bing Crosby and Mitzi Gaynor. There are so many fine recordings of the stage production of ANYTHING GOES that this album is of little use unless you happen to be a Bing Crosby fan."

Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor and Zizi Jeanmaire sing superbly

Byron Kolln | the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood | 02/09/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This reissue of the 1956 ANYTHING GOES soundtrack from Decca Broadway is a real find. Although quite inferior to basically every other cast album of AG, it still features some great vocal performances from Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor and the stunning Zizi Jeanmaire.Highlights include Mitzi Gaynor's peppy, energetic rendition of the Title Song; Zizi Jeanmaire's all-out performance of "I Get a Kick Out of You" and Bing Crosby's beguiling croon of "All Through the Night".Though the curious quartet version of "Blow Gabriel Blow" is strange indeed (the number works better as a solo), and the just plain-embarrassing "Ya Gotta Give the People Hoke" and "A Second-Hand Turban and a Crystal Ball" are two more missteps.Added as bonus tracks are 3 numbers from the 1936 film version of ANYTHING GOES with Bing Crosby (though these particular numbers were not written by Cole Porter, thank God).Worth buying if only for the wonderful Zizi Jeanmaire. [DECCA BROADWAY B0001933-02]"