| At Her Very Best | ||||
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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Show tune, pop | |||
| Label | Universal Classics & Jazz | |||
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At Her Very Best is a compilation album by English singer and actress Julie Andrews, released in 2006 by Universal Classics & Jazz. The collection brings together 19 tracks sourced from four of Andrews' albums released during the 1990s: The King and I (cast recording, 1992), Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers (1994), Victor/Victoria (original cast recording, 1995) and Broadway: Here I'll Stay — The Words of Alan Jay Lerner (1996). Issued as a double CD set, the compilation showcases Andrews' interpretations of various classic songs from American musical theatre. [1]
Contents
The first disc features selections such as "The Sound of Music", "Getting to Know You", and a suite from My Fair Lady , among others. Songs written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers are prominently featured, alongside works by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini, Frank Wildhorn, and Kurt Weill. The second disc continues with pieces like "Edelweiss", "I Whistle a Happy Tune", "My Funny Valentine", and a medley titled "A Waltz Carousel", highlighting compositions from well-known Broadway musicals. [1]
Commercially, At Her Very Best appeared on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 in the United Kingdom, reaching number 70 during the week of 27 August to 2 September 2006. [2] [3] This marked Andrews' only compilation album to enter the UK charts and was her second solo album to do so; the first was Love Me Tender in 1982, which peaked at number 63. [4] No singles were released from the compilation, and it did not chart outside of the United Kingdom.
The album features a track selection similar to that of the 2001 compilation Classic Julie, Classic Broadway , which brought together 15 tracks from the same four previously mentioned albums. [5]