Somebody Loves Me [Import]

Betty Hutton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sepia
• ASIN: B0001JSSH2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of Hutton's music, May 7, 2005

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Webley Webster (Hillsborough, NC USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Somebody Loves Me (Audio CD)

There's precious little Betty Hutton on CD. Fortunately, this collection offers a generous sampling of Hutton's music, cramming 27 tracks onto a single disc. Seven songs from the soundtrack of "Somebody Loves Me" make up the core of the album; the remaining 20 tracks intermix some lovely straightforward ballads ("The More I Go Out With Somebody Else," "It Had to Be You") with plenty of the delightfully over-the-top vocals for which she is best remembered ("Murder He Says," "He's a Demon, He's a Devil, He's a Doll," "It's Oh So Quiet!"). The sound quality of this disc varies but is never less than very good and is usually much, much better. Highly recommended.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Betty Hutton Capitol and RCA Records Beautifully Remastered, August 18, 2006

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Bruce K. Hanson "Bruce K. Hanson" (Petersburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somebody Loves Me (Audio CD)

The ups and downs of Betty Hutton's career and private life would well serve a biography or musical film (if Hollywood was indeed still making those bio-musicals of the fifties). Certainly time has not been kind to the type of boisterous characters she played on the big screen nor to her general approach to her songs. Therefore, it is a pleasure to write that Sepia Records' Somebody Loves Me, is a collection of Betty Hutton songs sure to please anyone interested in film musicals or pop music of the forties and fifties, as well as the more hardcore Hutton fans. First and foremost, there is the long overdue CD release of her RCA recordings from Somebody Loves Me, a 1952 Paramount film based on the life of Blossom Seeley. Hutton approaches this material with a softness and subtlety that is rare in her other recordings. In particular, "Rose Room", "Dixie Dreams", "Jealous", and "That Teasin' Rag" benefit greatly from her beautifully restrained performances. For fans of her more frenetic style, the CD includes several Capitol and RCA hits including "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", "Murder He Said", and "It's Oh So Quiet". And then there are wonderful gems never before issued on LP or CD: "The More I Go Out With Somebody Else", "The Musicians", and "How D'Ye Do and Shake Hands" (an opportunity to hear this entire song which is only fleetingly heard in Disney's Alice in Wonderland). Dinah Shore, Tony Martin and Phil Harris join Hutton on the latter two. The last six songs on the CD have never been re-released since their 45 and 78 rpm days on Capitol records. While Hutton's voice is deeper and huskier on these recordings they benefit greatly from Nelson Riddle's orchestrations. Finally, we are treated to Hutton's haunting version of "It Had to Be You" and the rare "Don't Tell Me That Story" each of which she delicately treats with a lovely subdued verse and/or chorus followed by a more "swing" tempo.
The sound quality of this CD (as it seems with all of Sepia's releases) is generally excellent with only "Don't Tell Me That Story" actually revealing its 78 rpm source. But then, the sound quality of that original 78 record was dubious to begin with. If you are deciding which Betty Hutton CDs to buy (as there are several available now) I would strongly suggest purchasing Somebody Loves Me, generous with its rare photos and recording dates, followed by DRG's Satins and Spurs (which also includes all of Hutton's early Capitol recordings), The Best of the RCA Years, and the Rhino soundtrack of the MGM film, Annie Get Your Gun.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Can Beat Betty??, June 30, 2006

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N. J. Weaver "lnw567" (Wichita, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somebody Loves Me (Audio CD)

A great CD! She can bring the best out of any song. This CD has it all. Romantic music,classic "Hutton" fun fare! Every one worth the buying. I could listen to her all day! Love her and loved this CD! Betty Hutton is a real class act,all by herself!