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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 26, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: September 26, 1995
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Cast Recording
  • Label: Varese Sarabande
  • ASIN: B0000014X4
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #261,589 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. It's a Lovely Day for a Walk - Liz Callaway, Harry Groener
2. Beautiful Day in Brooklyn - Crista Moore
3. You're a Sucker for a Dame - Guy Haines
4. But I Ain't Got a Man - Vicki Lewis
5. Nothing More to Say - Liz Callaway
6. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune - Jason Graae, Lynnette Perry
7. Outside of Loving You - I Like You - Emily Loesser
8. I'm the Guy Who Guards the Harem
9. Long as I Can Take You Home - Sal Viviano
10. Go Home and Tell It to Your Wife - Bill Daugherty, Judy Malloy
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. I Don't Wanna Be Married, I Just Wanna Be Friends - Klea Blackhurst, Guy Haines
2. I Say It's Spinach - Crista Moore
3. Do You Believe Your Eyes, or, Do You Believe Your Baby? - Judy Malloy
4. How Can I Change My Luck? - Harry Groener
5. I Used to Play It by Ear
6. If You Don't Want My Peaches, You'd Better Stop Shaking My Tree
7. You're a Sentimental Guy - Laurie Beechman
8. If I Had My Way, I'd Live Among the Gypsies - David Romano
9. Let's Keep in Touch While We're Dancing - Lynnette Perry
10. With Music - Jason Graae, Jolie Jenkins
See all 15 tracks on this disc

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Berlin treasury, November 16, 2003
By Jack Bess (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
This is a real treat for the Irving Berlin fan. With one exception, these songs were all new to me. I particularly like hearing songs from his early ragtime days. The singers all do a fine job.
Of special interest, to me at least, is "As Long As I Can Take You Home," a song from Berlin's mystery-shrouded later years. Written in 1966 and revised in 1978, it doesn't rank with his great ballads, but it's still a very sweet and touching song to his wife. Another fine ballad is "Sentimental Guy."
I have one reservation -- the arrangements. They're a bit heavy at times. What rankles me the most are the rinky-tinky arrangements given to some songs from the 1910s. It's especially bad on "If You Don't Want My Peaches..." which happens to be well sung by Berlin's granddaughter. But the sauciness of her performance and the lyrics are at odds with the awful arrangement marred by xylophone and pennywhistles (which some arrangers resort to when trying to evoke the ragtime era -- you almost envision the band wearing funny hats or something...)
That aside, this double CD is a labor of love and contains at least a few songs from unproduced shows that could have been hits. I hope there will be many more volumes of Unsung Berlin.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous!, April 13, 2008
By Damien Slattery (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This 2 cd set is a love letter to the songs of the great Irving Berlin. The recordings are restrained enough to highlight the skill of Berlin's compositional gifts. Rare gems-sound here! Extremely recommended!

Damien Slattery

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