The M.G.M. Album

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The MGM Album
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Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedJune 18-August 15, 1989
Genre Vocal jazz
Length52:03
Label Elektra
Producer Ian Bernard, Michael Feinstein
Michael Feinstein chronology
Isn't It Romantic
(1989)
The MGM Album
(1989)
Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 1
(1990)

The MGM Album is a 1989 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein of songs from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films. The album is arranged by Ian Bernard and Larry Wilcox.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album three stars and said of Feinstein, "As usual, Feinstein sings in his earnest tenor, which has gained range and expression as an instrument over his recording career, and he savors the words with a scholar's affection. He serves the material, sometimes reverently, although it is still true that the least impressive thing about a Michael Feinstein album tends to be Michael Feinstein himself". [1]

Track listing

  1. "MGM Fanfare" (Franz Waxman) - 0:16
  2. "That's Entertainment!" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 2:04
  3. "It's a Most Unusual Day" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:52
  4. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:37
  5. "Spring, Spring, Spring" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 3:34
  6. "Friendly Star"/"This Heart of Mine" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)/(Warren, Freed) - 6:00
  7. "Our Love Affair" (Roger Edens, Arthur Freed) - 4:06
  8. "Please Don't Say No, Say Maybe" (Sammy Fain, Freed) - 3:26
  9. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Cahn) - 3:44
  10. "All I Do Is Dream of You"/"You Are My Lucky Star" (Nacio Herb Brown, Freed)/(Freed, Brown) - 5:26
  11. "If I Only Had a Brain" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:33
  12. "You and I" (Leslie Bricusse) - 3:31
  13. "Singin' in the Rain" (Brown, Freed) - 3:08
  14. "That's Entertainment! (Reprise)" - 1:46

Personnel

Performance
Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. "The M.G.M. Album". Allmusic . Retrieved March 9, 2011.