Got My Mind on Music [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] 2CD SET [Import]

Alice Faye | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 9, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Jasmine Music
• ASIN: B0000017CU
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,395 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Oh, I Didn't Know

2. According To The Moonlight

3. You Belong To Me

4. Music Is Magic

5. Whose Big Baby Are You?

6. I'm Shooting High

7. I Love To Ride The Horses On A Merry-Go-Round

8. But Definitely

9. When I'm With You

10. You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak

2. Rose Of Washington Square

3. My Man

4. I'll See You In My Dreams

5. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows

6. Blue Lovebird

7. Hawaii-A (Adapt. From K-K-K-Katy)

8. You Say The Sweetest Things, Baby

9. Moonlight Bay

10. America, I Love You

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Blonde, cuddly, shapely, kind, she was not rated as one of the screen's great beauties. Detractors pointed to her forehead, saying it was rather high, that she had an upturned nose, her cheeks were prominent, almost plump and the chin was too long and jutted forward at an unflattering angle. She would often curl or twist her lip slightly whilst singing, which prompted a New York critic to write in 1938, "We've had close-ups of Miss Faye whose inability to speak or sing without throwing her mouth into trembles has begun to wear us down". However, about one feature there was no dissension - her vivid blue eyes, adorned with long velvet lashes that wafted like ostrich plumes in a gentle breeze. She could act, she could dance, and she photographed well. Most of all, she could sing. Darryl F. Zanuck, production boss at 20th Century-Fox Films declared, "No one can sell a song quite as well as Alice Faye", whilst the great Irving Berlin openly admitted: "I'd rather have Alice Faye introduce my songs than anyone else". See also: JASCD 141/2 - I Feel A Song Coming On

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music by a brilliant Hollywood singer-actress, August 3, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Got My Mind on Music [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] 2CD SET (Audio CD)

Alice was an extremely successful actress in the thirties and forties, starring in several musicals. She was also a brilliant singer, who could sing any type of song.

Unfortunately for us, the terms of her contract prevented her from recording any outside songs. All the recordings on this CD are from her musical soundtracks, although Alice did record studio versions of some of her songs from the musicals - they can be found on the ASV compilation You'll never know. So, although many of the songs on the ASV compilation are included here, you may still want both.

Because these are soundtrack recordings, some tracks have things going on which can be a distraction, but it's not as serious as it might be - indeed, on most tracks, you won't hear much, if anything, apart from Alice's lovely voice and the backing music.

It is hard to pick out highlights from 62 wonderful tracks, but some songs worthy of note are The Sheik of Araby (which also featured her friend Betty Grable - they were portrayed as deadly rivals, but they got on really well), America I love you (as relevant now as it was then), You'll never know (the song for which Alice is best remembered), ..... I could list many more, but whether Alice is singing a tender love song, or an uptempo foot-tapper, her performance is flawless.

I just wonder what Alice might have accomplished as a singer if she had been allowed to record outside songs. We will never know, but even with all the contractual restrictions, Alice's music is impressive.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice lives on, October 30, 2002

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Robert B. Makinson "Robert B. Makinson" (Brooklyn New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Got My Mind on Music [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] 2CD SET (Audio CD)

To fully appreciate Alice Faye you have to watch her in her greatest movies. As a song and dance performer in the late 30s and early 40s she was the best of them all, as she proved in her great renditions of You'll Never Know, No Love No Nothin' and America I Love You. This is the largest collection of the songs she sang in the movies that this reviewer knows of. A great rememberance CD.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An almost complete record of Alice Faye's songs on film, February 17, 2006

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Douglas M - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Got My Mind on Music [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] 2CD SET (Audio CD)

Alice Faye was a very famous actress/singer in the thirties and forties. She was a primary contributor to the emergence of 20th Century Fox as a major studio. If you are not familiar with Faye's smooth, warm and unusual contralto, you may be in for a pleasant surprise.

This double CD is a comprehensive record of her vocals on film. The arrangements benefit from the vitality and sound of the studio orchestra even if sometimes they are edited to eliminate unnecessary dialogue. The quality of the sound is good. For many of the songs, these versions are the only ones available for Faye stopped her commercial recording career in 1937 as her film stardom climbed.

Fay's films usually combined known standards with new songs specifically written for her. Her picture on the cover of sheet music almost guaranteed volumes sales. Accordingly, some of the songs are obscure while others are very famous. Also, some tracks on the CD contain longer versions than appeared in the films e.g. "Are you in the Mood for Mischief" from "Tailspin" or never appeared at all, e.g. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows", edited out of "Rose of Washington Square". This is a bonus.

This CD is a compulsory purchase for any fan of Alice Faye.