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| Michael Feinstein Sings the Jule Styne Songbook | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 56:49 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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Michael Feinstein Sings the Jule Styne Songbook is a 1991 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein of songs written by Jule Styne. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "People" | Bob Merrill | 1:06 |
| 2. | "I've Heard That Song Before" | Sammy Cahn | 1:07 |
| 3. | "I Know About Love" | Betty Comden, Adolph Green | 2:07 |
| 4. | "Let's See What Happens" | Yip Harburg | 1:49 |
| 5. | "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" | Frank Loesser | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Nice She Ain't" | Stephen Sondheim | 1:47 |
| 7. | "Home Is the Place" | Sondheim | 3:08 |
| 8. | "A Little Girl from Little Rock" | Leo Robin | 2:33 |
| 9. | "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" | Cahn | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Who Are You Now?" | Merrill | 1:47 |
| 11. | "Not Mine" | Styne | 1:59 |
| 12. | "The Music That Makes Me Dance" | Merrill | 2:24 |
| 13. | " Gypsy : Overture" | Sondheim | 1:52 |
| 14. | "Small World" | Sondheim | 2:18 |
| 15. | "You'll Never Get Away from Me" | Sondheim | 1:09 |
| 16. | "All I Need Is the Girl" | Sondheim | 1:09 |
| 17. | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | Sondheim | 1:04 |
| 18. | "I Fall in Love Too Easily" | Cahn | 2:16 |
| 19. | "Look at You, Look at Me" | Loesser | 2:41 |
| 20. | "The Guy in the Polka Dotted Tie" | Sol Meyer | 1:00 |
| 21. | "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" | Cahn | 3:10 |
| 22. | "Some Other Time" | Cahn | 1:22 |
| 23. | "Just in Time" | Comden, Green | 1:20 |
| 24. | "It's Been a Long, Long Time" | Cahn | 1:09 |
| 25. | "Sunday" | Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Styne | 1:16 |
| 26. | "Long Before I Knew You" | Comden, Green | 1:16 |
| 27. | "The Party's Over" | Comden, Green | 1:20 |
| 28. | "Make Someone Happy" | Comden, Green | 1:28 |
| 29. | "I'll Walk Alone" | Cahn | 1:05 |
| 30. | "It's Magic" | Cahn | 0:55 |
| 31. | "The Things We Did Last Summer" | Cahn | 1:07 |
| 32. | "Time After Time" | Cahn | 1:35 |
| 33. | "Melody from The Red Shoes " | 1:39 |
All music composed by Jule Styne, lyricists indicated.
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