For Me And My Gal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Hedy Lamarr, Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Tony Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 1996)
• Original Release Date: February 27, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033OH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,053 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title - MGM Studio Orchestra

2. Vaudeville Routine - MGM Studio Orchestra

3. The Doll Shop, Part 1 - Lucille NormanGeorge Murphy

4. Oh, You Beautiful Doll - George Murphy

5. The Doll Shop, Part 1 (Continued) - Lucille Norman/George Murphy

6. Don't Leave Me, Daddy - Judy Garland

7. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (Reprise) - George Murphy

8. The Doll Shop, Part 2 - MGM Studio Orchestra

9. By The Beautiful Sea - George Murphy/Judy Garland/Ben Blue/MGM Studio Orchestra

10. Darktown Strutters Ball (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra

11. For Me And My Gal - Judy Garland/Gene Kelly

12. The Confession - MGM Studio Orchestra

13. When You Wore A Tulip - Gene Kelly/Judy Garland

14. Don't Bite The Hand That's Feeding You - Judy Garland/Abe Dinovitch/Maude Erickson

15. Do I Love You? - Marta Eggerth

16. It Started With Eve - MGM Studio Orchestra/Roger Edens

17. A Woman's Prerogative - MGM Studio Orchestra

18. After You've Gone - Judy Garland

19. The Spell Of The Waltz (Outtake) - Marta Eggerth/MGM Studio Chorus

20. Love Song (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra

See all 44 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Fans of MGM musicals should be bowing at the feet of producers Marilee Bradford and George Feltenstein for this ongoing series of Rhino releases. While some might prefer a few more examples of dramatic underscore along the lines of the North by Northwest release, albums such as this one are valuable indeed. Many of the tracks have been mixed to stereo from the available "angles" (MGM had an interesting method of multitracking in use between the 1930s and the 1950s), with some material being presented in mono from the best available sources. All of the available cues are presented here, some seeing their first album release, with several restored to full running time. The CD concludes with several alternates and outtakes, fascinating in themselves. For Me and My Gal did an interesting job of incorporating vaudeville and American folk song, and it's wonderful to have it presented this way. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IN STEREO, December 8, 1999

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Bluebird (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For Me And My Gal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

This soundtrack is fantastic. All of the music from the film is here, and a great deal of unreleased material, too. Most of the soundtrack is presented in true stereo.....mastered from the original vocal and orchestral recordings made my MGM from March 21st - August 10th, 1942. The MGM Studio Orchestra was recorded using several microphones placed stategically throughout the scoring stage. Whereas the tracks were originally mixed to monaural for the film, Doug Schwartz at Audio Services in Los Angeles has restored and remixed the tracks to full stereo. The combination of the new sound and 2 alternate versions, 7 extended versions, and 9 outtakes of the music makes for an experience which surpasses the film in it's entertainment level. Perfect for a fan of Judy, Gene, MGM, and great musicals.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judy and Gene at their irriplacable best!!!, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: For Me And My Gal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

For Me And My Gal is my FAVORITE movie so I bought the soundtrack. I was blown away by how well it was done. I listen to it over and over again. Judy Garland and Gene Kelly do an outstanding job as always. If you're an old musical fan like me you should DEFINATELY get this CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Far Surpassed My Expectations!, December 30, 2008

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This review is from: For Me And My Gal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

The film "For Me and My Gal" surprised me by how good it was. My expectations were for a fun, shallow and pleasantly forgettable musical. The beginning didn't surprise me one bit, but then the story started taking unexpected turns and I was drawn into the characters' emotions --- even more so than their song and dance routines! Garland and Kelly were dynamite together, and their songs and dances enhanced an already wonderful story. By the time it ended, I had found a new favorite and watched it twice more the next couple of days.

The same could be said of the soundtrack; it too surpassed my expectations. Not only did this CD have many extended versions of the songs I loved from the movie (including a couple deleted verses from the cute "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" number), but it also included some great outtakes, much of the gorgeous film score and a lovely booklet with wonderful stories and descriptions of lost movie segments. As if that wasn't enough, many beautiful photos, both candid and studio, were included in the booklet to enhance the text.

My favorite outtake may be the one Martha Eggerth sang, called "The Spell of the Waltz." I love classically trained soprano voices, and thought it a shame that Eggerth only sang one song in the movie (although it's a beauty; "Do I Love You?") so I was delighted to hear her sing another. George Murphy suffered from several final cuts as well, and even Judy Garland's patriotic song "Three Cheers for the Yanks" has been unheard of...until now. Without question, this is the best movie soundtrack CD I have ever purchased. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves old fashioned musicals!