Various Artists - Capitol Sings, Vol. 17: Jimmy McHugh - I Feel a Song Comin' On

Title: Capitol Sings, Vol. 17: Jimmy McHugh - I Feel a Song Comin' On Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 1995 Re-Released On: 7/23/1996 Label: Capitol/EMI Records Album Type(s): Various artists collection, Greatest Hits UPCs: 724383256525, 724383256549, 762185134825, 762185137444 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Show Tunes, Bop, Cool, Torch Songs, Swing, Jump Blues, Vocal Pop, American Popular Song, Cast Recordings, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. I Feel a Song Coming On :: Judy Garland
2. Too Young to Go Steady :: Nat King Cole
3. It's a Most Unusual Day :: June Christy
4. You're a Sweetheart :: Dinah Washington
5. I'm Shooting High :: Ann Richards
6. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night :: The Four Preps
7. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me :: Anita O'Day
8. I'm in the Mood for Love :: Julie London
9. Let's Get Lost :: Chet Baker
10. Can't Get Out of This Mood :: Chris Connor
11. Warm and Willing :: Nat King Cole
12. Exactly Like You :: Sue Raney
13. Cuban Love Song [#] :: Gordon MacRae
14. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street :: Peggy Lee
15. Don't Blame Me :: Andy Russell
16. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening :: June Christy
17. Where Are You? :: Dinah Washington
18. On the Sunny Side of the Street :: Keely Smith
19. Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow :: Nat King Cole
20. I Can't Give You Anything But Love :: Sarah Vaughan

Year Type Label Catalog # 1996 CD Capitol/EMI Records 32565

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Jimmy McHugh is one of the lesser-known songwriters to be included in the Capitol Sings series of compilations, but several of his songs, including "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "I'm in the Mood for Love," are standards, and many more, written during a 40-year career mostly devoted to Broadway and Hollywood, are familiar. McHugh's most successful work was written with lyricist Dorothy Fields in the late '20s and early '30s, and much of his catalog predates the founding of Capitol Records in 1942. So, necessarily, most of the selections here are 1950s recreations of songs written in previous decades. (One exception: Nat "King" Cole's popular recording of "Too Young to Go Steady," drawn from McHugh's unsuccessful attempt to return to Broadway with Strip for Action in 1956.) That means lots of vibrant studio orchestra music conducted by Nelson Riddle and Billy May, among others, and lots of bravura singing by people like Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan. But there are also some performances that provide a change of pace, such as Julie London's smoky "I'm in the Mood for Love," accompanied only by bass and guitar, and Chet Baker's jazzy reading of "Let's Get Lost." The result is more a grab bag than a definitive McHugh compilation, but there are some excellent individual interpretations. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Russell ?, Performer Anita O'Day Performer, ? Ann Richards ?, Performer Barney Kessel ? Benny Carter Conductor Billy May Conductor Bob Norberg Remixing, Remastering Brad Benedict Compilation Producer, Research, Compilation Carmen Dragon Conductor Chet Baker ?, Performer Chris Connor Performer, ? Dean Elliott Conductor Dinah Washington Performer, ? Don Costa Conductor Fred Norman Conductor Gordon MacRae Performer, ? Judy Garland ?, Performer Julie London Performer, ? June Christy Performer, ? Keely Smith ?, Performer Kim Niemi Project Coordinator Lincoln Mayorga ? Maynard Ferguson ? Murphy And Co. Design Nat King Cole Performer, ? Nelson Riddle Conductor Peggy Lee Vocals, Performer Pete Rugolo Conductor Ray Leatherwood ? Robert Risko Illustrations Sarah Vaughan Performer, ? Stan Kenton ? Sue Raney Performer, ? The Four Preps Performer, ? Tommy Steele Art Direction Wayne Watkins Project Director