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Double Cup of Blonde Fun, April 21, 2005
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This is an awesome cd of vintage tracks by those legendary big blondes of the 1950's, Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. There are 23 tracks of Marilyn and 14 tracks by Jayne. This is an absolute bargain given the price and the rarity of many of the tracks, especially those by Mansfield. This collection is easily the best buy of the three CDS available with Jayne currently available; almost everything on the other two is here plus you get some real rarities. Many of the tracks are from her 1960's album JAYNE MANSFIELD BUSTS UP LAS VEGAS, there are also a number of songs from her movies ( including German songs from her ultra-elusive 1964 film HOMESICK FOR ST. PAUL, a German film that is almost impossible to locate) and a few single releases she recorded in the 1960's. Contrary to what a previous reviewer wrote, I do believe it's Jayne singing on "As the Clouds Drift By" although I too was skeptical the first time I heard it a decade ago. This is mainly because it was recorded with a double-track vocal (like Patti Page or Skeeter Davis often used on their hits) giving Jayne an unusual sound and too, Jayne is singing in a slightly softer pitch than usual. However on several lines of the song she sounds exactly like her other songs on this album (and the fact that this single was released in England on a major label at the time of her death strongly suggests it is indeed her.) Jayne isn't quite as good a singer as Marilyn but she's enthusiastic and her tracks truly capture her endearing personality.
There are scores of Marilyn CDS out there but this was has 23 tracks, a good many more than most. The other reviewer is quite right in saying "When I Fall in Love" is sung by a rather unconvincing imitator in the Monroe style, how on earth this bogus track keeps getting repeated on Monroe CDS is beyond me. But that still leaves 22 songs by the real Monroe including some rarities like the title song to SOME LIKE IT HOT that didn't make the movie or the soundtrack album, "Everybody Needs A Da Da Daddy" from her little scene 1948 B movie LADIES OF THE CHORUS, a few non-movie songs she recorded but were never released during her lifetime like "A Fine Romance" etc. This is a great CD by two of the most charismatic glamour girls the silver screen will ever know.
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Watch Out! Factory Mistake!, May 19, 2009
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Same thing happened to me when I purchased this CD set as the other reviewer! Got 2 cd's but they had the same songs on both! Both labeled 1 and 2. Big mistake at the factory. The people that got both cd's as advertised.....you are lucky!!!! Plus the song "When I fall in Love" is NOT Marilyn Monroe!!!
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Two CD set with the same songs on both CDs. Defective CD, March 3, 2009
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I would not advise anyone to buy this CD. The CD would be fine if it were as advertised. The quality is ok and the tracks are fun to compare the vocal stylings of Marilyn and Jayne. BUT the CD has two CDs with the same tracks on both CDs, even though one is factory labeled CD ONE, and the other is factory labeled CD TWO. So, you do not get half the songs advertised on the jewel case. When I contacted the seller, his reply was to send it back at my expense for a refund of the CD cost only. I would not advise anyone to buy this CD, it appears to be mislabeled and a factory mistake.
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