An Evening With Dorothy Fields [Live]

Dorothy Fields | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: DRG Records
• ASIN: B000005ZVE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction/I Feel a Song Coming On [From the 1935 Film Every Night at

2. Camp Paradox Song

3. I Can't Give You Anything but Love [Broadway 1928: Blackbirds of 1928]

4. On the Sunny Side of the Street [Broadway 1930: International Revue]

5. Blue Again [Broadway 1930: Vanderbilt Revue]

6. Cuban Love Song [From the 1931 Film Cuban Love Song]

7. Lovely to Look At [From the 1935 Film Roberta]

8. Remind Me [From the 1940 Film One Night in the Tropics]

9. A Fine Romance [From the 1936 Film Swing Time]

10. Bojangles of Harlem [From the 1936 Film Swing Time]

11. Pick Yourself Up [From the 1936 Film Swing Time]

12. The Way You Look Tonight [From the 1936 Film Swing Time]

13. April Fooled Me [Pop Song 1956]

14. Stars in My Eyes [From the 1936 Film The King Steps Out]

15. Close as Pages in a Book [Broadway 1945: Up in Central Park]

16. He Had Refinement (Broadway 1951: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

17. Medley 1: Look's Who's Dancing [Broadway 1951: a Tree Grows in Brookly]

18. Medley 1: Love Is the Reason (Broadway 1951: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

19. Medley 1: Make the Man Love Me [Broadway 1951: a Tree Grows in Brookly]

20. Medley 1: I'll Buy You a Star (Broadway 1951: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Novelty for Musical Mavens, July 9, 2003

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krebsman (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Dorothy Fields (Audio CD)

This CD is a treasure. Recorded live in April 1972 at the Lyrics and Lyricists Series at the 92nd Street Y in New York, the legendary Dorothy Fields talks about her work and performs her hits with gusto. She is ably assisted by the fine voices of Bobbi Baird, Adrienne Angel, John Peck and Bob Gorman. Richard Leonard is musical director. Toward the end, Cy Coleman makes guest appearance and with Fields performs material from SWEET CHARITY and SEESAW. Fields came from a prominent show business family. Her father was a vaudeville star and Broadway producer, her brothers Joseph and Herbert, were also successful playwrights. I was fascinated to hear what a strong New York accent Fields had. Her singing voice is a baritone, but her charm is tangible on this recording. Fields did some extraordinary work and the best of it is performed here: "I Feel a Song Coming On," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "Lovely to Look At," and "The Way You Look Tonight" are just a few. For those with an interest in the history of American popular song and/or Broadway, this is a "must have."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one and Only Dorothy Fields in her one and only performance, June 7, 2007

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Leland Kreid (Harbor Springs, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Dorothy Fields (Audio CD)

When I was in College in the 1950's we used to cluster around an old concert grand in the living room of the fraternity house.and sing a lot of fine old songs. I usually looked at the authors. I noticed that many of the lyrics were credited to one Dorothy Fields in a field dominated by cigar smoking denizens of Tin Pan Alley. I thought this a curious fact, and wondered how she came to be a lyricist. I never found the answer until I encountered this CD while browsing Amazon.

It was a revelation. There she was singing her own songs one memorable night in New York while revealing intimate details of her life and the circumstances surrounding the songs.. Her voice is about the same quality we achieved around the piano, (not exactly concert level), In this case it is is supplemented by some excellent pipes pipes brought in for the occasion. Still Fields' lyrics shine through, untarnished by the years. It is one of those incomparable glimpses into the lasting greatness of real talent An Evening with Dorothy Fields..

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Format is not as flexible as I would like, August 15, 2005

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B. Larson "Early worm gets the book" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Evening With Dorothy Fields (Audio CD)

I recognize this is a live recording of a program including Ms. Fields. As such, it works great. I enjoy hearing the comments of Ms. Fields before or after a song. But if you are looking for a disk where you can hear just the songs of Fields, without the chatting and without them being cut into medleys, then I'd suggest purchasing something else.