The Diamond Collection [Soundtrack]

Marilyn Monroe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005RIJW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,306 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare

2. Street Scene

3. Heat Wave

4. Something's Got To Give

5. Two Little Girls From Little Rock

6. New York

7. Ain't There Anyone Here For Love

8. The Seven Year Itch

9. Hanley's Theme

10. Lazy

11. The Bus Stop Song

12. When Love Goes Wrong

13. A Dream

14. After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It

15. Bye Bye Baby

16. The Girl Upstairs

17. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

18. Something's Got To Give

19. There's No Business Like Show Business

20. Two Little Girls From Little Rock (vocal tracks only)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars stunning, March 4, 2002

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Albin (Gabriola, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Diamond Collection (Audio CD)

I found this CD stunning and a joy to listen to from beginning to end.
First of all, the remastering of the sound is incredible ( MGM take note of your disasterous "Some Like It Hot" soundtrack release on CD ), the vocals are upfront and clearly audible, with the backup orchestra and chorus so clear that you can pick out individual instruments with unbelievable clarity giving the familiar songs a "newness" to it.
The "incidental" music, hidden for years in the vaults, are a fantastic surprise - from the jazzy Gershwin-like sound of "Streetscene" to the seductivly beautiful "A Dream" and "The Girl Upstairs".
Many of the vocal songs are extended and complete with Marilyn's solo on "Bye Bye Baby" sung acappella with the backup orchestra leaking through her headphones giving it a very eerie quality. The vocals are so clear that it sounds like she is in the same room singing to the sounds of a radio being heard from an apartment next door. The first time I heard this it gave me a chill.
The vocals from the other performers ( Jane Russell, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire ) seem to fit into the theme of the CD very well, and when Fred Astaire sings his beautiful rendition of "Somethigs Got TO Give", you get the feeling he is singing about and to Marilyn herself.
The CD end with Marilyn and Jane Russell singing "Two Girls From Little Rock", again acappella. It works, with each vocalist singing separatly from each speaker - no frills, no orchesra, no chorus, just the two voices harmonizing perfectly - a hauntingly beautiful end to a beautiful CD.
This is a great CD and a must for every Marilyn fan or anyone who in interested in the sounds of the musical comedies of the fifties.
I can hardly wait for "The Diamond Collection II" to see what other "gems" they will find in the vaults.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A treat for Marilyn fans, January 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Diamond Collection (Audio CD)

This is a welcome surprise for fans of Marilyn Monroe. It's presented as a companion CD to the recent "Diamond Collection" DVD set of her films, and includes all the songs she performed in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "There's No Business Like Show Business". It also features the original theme music from "Bus Stop", "How to Marry a Millionaire", and "The Seven Year Itch." Songs sung by Fred Astaire and Ethel Merman that have connections to Monroe films are tacked on, but they are perfectly enjoyable enough as to not detract.
Most appreciated are the tracks that are extended or that vary from the versions that have been available on many records and CDs over the years. Almost every song from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is different in some way than I've heard before - The producers of this collection found unedited versions with longer orchestral intros, and Jane Russell's solo song "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love" has an extra verse with unidentified female singers that isn't in the movie at all! It's great to have these previously unreleased versions on cd.
The sound quality of the vocal tracks is generally very good, considering their age, and the instrumentals are excellent. These are the original recordings from the films and not newer versions. Hopefully Fox will release Monroe's other musical films for the studio on DVD and another CD with her performances from "River of No Return" and "Let's Make Love".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why was Frank Sinatra not included in this CD. He sang the theme song of the movie SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE on the DVD., December 4, 2005

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pola baker "pola baker" (Great Neck, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Diamond Collection (Audio CD)

This CD is interesting because it has songs by Marilyn Monroe or
associated with her films. The most fascinating film of the Diamond Collection is called THE FINAL DAYS and includes a
reconstruction of 40 minutes of Marilyn's final uncompleted film
SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE. The Theme song in the movie is superbly
sung by Frank Sinatra. To my great disappointment, the version
included in the CD is sung by FRED ASTAIRE, which is good but not
as great as the Frank Sinatra version.