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| Red Garters | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, and Joanne Gilbert | ||||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Red Garters is an LP album of songs by Rosemary Clooney (and others, especially Guy Mitchell) from the movie of the same name, released by Columbia Records in 1954.
The album was reissued, combined with the 1954 Rosemary Clooney album Irving Berlin's White Christmas , on compact disc by Collectables Records on June 12, 2001.
All songs are written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
| Track number | Title | Songwriter(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Garters (sung by Rosemary Clooney and chorus) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 2:42 |
| 2 | A Dime and a Dollar (sung by Guy Mitchell) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 2:25 |
| 3 | Brave Man (sung by Rosemary Clooney) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 3:12 |
| 4 | This Is Greater Than I Thought (sung by Joanne Gilbert) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | |
| 5 | Good Intentions (sung by Rosemary Clooney) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 3:05 |
| 6 | Meet a Happy Guy (sung by Guy Mitchell) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | |
| 7 | Bad News (sung by Rosemary Clooney) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 2:07 |
| 8 | Man and Woman (sung by Rosemary Clooney and Guy Mitchell) | Jay Livingston/Ray Evans | 2:43 |
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