The Four Freshmen and Five Guitars

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The Four Freshmen and Five Guitars
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Studio album by
The Four Freshmen
Released1959
RecordedJune 17, 1959
Genre Vocal jazz
Length31:12
Label Capitol Records
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The Four Freshmen and Five Guitars is an album by The Four Freshmen, released in 1959. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Rain" (Eugene Ford, Carey Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom) – 2:24
  2. "The More I See You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:09
  3. "This October" (Bobby Troup) – 2:12
  4. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 2:54
  5. "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" (Billy Reid, Mack Gordon) – 2:08
  6. "Oh Lonely Winter" (Bill Comstock, Kenny Albers) – 2:53
  7. "It All Depends on You" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 1:56
  8. "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 3:03
  9. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) – 1:53
  10. "Invitation" (Bronislaw Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:03
  11. "I Understand" (Mabel Wayne, Kim Gannon) – 3:12
  12. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:22

Personnel

Recorded: June 17, 1959, Los Angeles.

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References

  1. ↑ "Four Freshmen and Five Guitars - The Four Freshmen | User Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Colin Larkin - Google Books. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. ↑ Scarrow, Simon (5 October 2001). The Rough Guide to Jazz - Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley, Charles Alexander - Google Books. ISBN   9780312278700 . Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Four Freshmen's Identity Resides in Collective Sound". Downbeat.com. Retrieved 2020-05-15.


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