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Memories
Ethel Merman
Memories
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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First time on CD--Broadway icon Ethel Merman's sing-along tribute to the songs she learned when she was a little girl! Popular American songs from the turn of the century recorded at the height of her fame in the 1950s!

     
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All Artists: Ethel Merman
Title: Memories
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sepia Recordings
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 5/12/2009
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Swing Jazz, Nostalgia, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5055122111313

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First time on CD--Broadway icon Ethel Merman's sing-along tribute to the songs she learned when she was a little girl! Popular American songs from the turn of the century recorded at the height of her fame in the 1950s!
 

CD Reviews

Memeries
Michael gaery | new york | 05/13/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is Ethel in her prime and the George M. Cohen songs are excellent.

You'll also hear her singing counter medley and harmonize with herself.

All that's missing is the ship or riverboat with this one."
Ethel Merman: You're the Top!
Bruce K. Hanson | Petersburg, VA | 06/23/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the most coveted out of print Ethel Merman albums is her Musical Biography which was released in the mid-fifties by Decca Records. Why this album or her LP of old songs have not been released up to now remains a mystery. However, the wait has been worthwhile as the treatment given these recordings is royal. The sound quality of the remastering from the records themselves is incredibly rich and full with Merman at the top of her form. It's obvious that Decca Records was hoping to repeat the success of the huge Bing record set by giving Merman a similar treatment. However, where Bing Crosby's narration is warm and full of humility, Merman's is brash and self confident, much like the image she portrayed on stage and screen. But it's the singing we really want anyway, and Merman delivers in full force. This CD is a winner as it and should be part of anyone's Broadway collection for Ethel Merman certainly was the Queen of musical theatre."