The Wonderful World of Julie London

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The Wonderful World of Julie London
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1963
RecordedMid 1963 [1]
Genre Traditional pop
Label Liberty
Producer Snuff Garrett
Julie London chronology
The End of the World
(1963)
The Wonderful World of Julie London
(1963)
Julie London
(1964)

The Wonderful World of Julie London is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3324 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7324 in stereo in November 1963. This was Julie London's final charting album, reaching #136 on the Billboard charts.

Contents

Ernie Freeman arranged and conducted the orchestra. [1]

Track listing

TrackSongSongwriter(s)Time
1"I'm Coming Back to You"Arthur Kent, Ed Warren2:22
2"Soft Summer Breeze" Eddie Heywood, Judy Spencer2:10
3"Can't Get Used to Losing You" Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman 2:23
4"A Taste of Honey" Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow 3:18
5"Little Things Mean a Lot"Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman2:55
6"In the Still of the Night" Cole Porter 2:46
7"Love for Sale"Cole Porter3:02
8"When Snowflakes Fall in the Summer" Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 1:48
9"How Can I Make Him Love Me?"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman1:58
10"Say Wonderful Things" Philip Green, Norman Newell 2:25
11"Guilty Heart" Jimmie Haskell, Alfred Perry, Barry De Vorzon 2:22
12"I Love You and Don't You Forget It" Henry Mancini, Al Stillman 2:15

Notes

  1. 1 2 Owen, Michael (2017). Go Slow: The Life of Julie London. Chicago Review Press. p. 243. ISBN   9781613738573.

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