The Pirate (soundtrack)

The Pirate
Soundtrack album by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
Released	1948
Label	MGM
Judy Garland chronology
Till the Clouds Roll By (1947) The Pirate (1948) Words and Music (1948)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	70/100 [1]
AllMusic	(1990 reissue) [2]

The original soundtrack to the 1948 film The Pirate was released by MGM Records earlier in the same year as a set of three 10-inch 78-rpm shellac records ^[1] The album contained songs performed by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.

Billboard reviewed the album in its issue from 10 April 1948, giving it 70 points out of 100 (which indicated a "good" rating) and writing: "On this album's favor: [...] new songs by Cole Porter, name value of Kelly and Garland; capable ork direction and fine reproduction. But ... the ballads have a disappointing absence of retentive melody, and the novelty-rhythm numbers bear faint resemblance to the gifted Porter touch. Film stars handle chores okay but score is not scintillating, and there's the let-down." ^[1]

Track listing

10-inch long-play record (MGM Records E-21) ^[3]

Side 1

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Pirate Ballet" (based on "Mack the Black")
2.	"Be a Clown"	Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
3.	"Love of My Life"	Judy Garland

Side 2

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"You Can Do No Wrong"	Judy Garland
2.	"Nina"	Gene Kelly
3.	"Mack the Black"	Judy Garland

Track listing for the extended CD version

In 2002, Rhino Handmade/Turner Classic Movies Music released the complete Oscar-nominated score on compact disc, remastered and restored with rare outtakes and rehearsal demos.

1. "Main Title (Mack the Black)"
2. "Niña"
3. "Mack the Black"
4. "Love of My Life" (Outtake)
5. "Pirate Ballet"
6. "You Can Do No Wrong"
7. "Be a Clown"
8. "Love of My Life" (Reprise)
9. "Be a Clown" (Finale)
10. "Mack the Black" (Unused Version)
11. "Papayas / Seraphin's March" (Partial Demo)
12. "Voodoo (Outtake)"
13. "Manuela (Demo)"
14. "Voodoo (Demo)"
15. "Niña (Demo)"
16. "You Can Do No Wrong" (Demo)
17. "Be a Clown" (Demo)
18. Judy Garland Interview with Dick Simmons
19. Gene Kelly Interview with Dick Simmons

References

1. "Album Reviews". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 10, 1948. p. 39. ISSN   0006-2510 – via Google Books.
2. "The Pirate [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Judy Garland And Gene Kelly - The Pirate". December 28, 1951 – via www.discogs.com.