Young and Lively

Young and Lively
Young and Lively
Studio album by Vic Damone
Released	November 1962
Genre	Traditional pop ; vocal pop;
Length	44:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	John Williams
Vic Damone chronology

Last updated November 20, 2024

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

Young and Lively is a studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released by Columbia Records in November 1962, two years after Vic Damone had left the label and joined Capitol. It was produced by John Williams.

The album was released on compact disc for the first time by Collectables Records in January 1996 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 23 consisting of the other album being Damone's debut Columbia album from November 1956, That Towering Feeling! .^[2]

Reception

Billboard called the album a first-rate LP outing and stated that "It's a dreamy ballad set that showcases the artist's meaningful singing syle against classy backgrounds of strings and piano fills.^[3]

Cash Box claimed stated that the handling of melody have become the chanter's trademarks and elevated him to the upper rank of class performers.^[4]

The Ottawa Journal called it a nice set for night a dreamy 'atmosphere and songs that are sweet and slow^[5]

The Oshkosh Northwestern describes it as "Most of the 12 tracks are not well-known, but Damone could make them popular, "The Very Thought of You" stands out as best.^[6]

The Hamilton Spectator said that Damone "shows himself the master of this ballad class."^[7]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Last Night When We Were Young"	E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen	3:23
2.	"We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together"	Robert Sour, Henry Manners	2:43
3.	"It Had to Be You"	Isham Jones, Gus Kahn	3:31
4.	"In the Blue of Evening"	Al D'Artega, Tom Adair	4:22
5.	"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"	Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster	4:02
6.	"Serenade in Blue" (From the 20th Century Fox Pictures: Orchestra Wives)	Harry Warren, Mack Gordon	3:05

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Very Thought of You"	Ray Noble	4:03
2.	"Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year" (From the Universal Pictures: Christmas Holiday)	Frank Loesser	3:51
3.	"Imagination"	Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke	3:41
4.	"Solitude"	Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange Irving Mills	4:42
5.	"What Is There to Say?"	Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	4:01
6.	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (from the 1944 Broadway show Seven Lively Arts)	Cole Porter	3:06

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References

↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 392. ISBN 9781846098567 . Retrieved 31 August 2024.
↑ "That Towering Feeling!/Young and Lively". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-12-15. p. 16.
↑ "Album Reviews". Cash Box . Vol. 24, no. 12. December 15, 1962. p. 22.
↑ "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. 1962-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
↑ "The Oshkosh Northwestern from Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Newspapers.com. 1963-01-03. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
↑ "The Hamilton Spectator from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. 1963-01-05. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

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[1] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 392. ISBN 9781846098567 . Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[2] "That Towering Feeling!/Young and Lively". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[3] Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-12-15. p. 16.

[:132-4] "Album Reviews". Cash Box . Vol. 24, no. 12. December 15, 1962. p. 22.

[5] "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. 1962-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

[6] "The Oshkosh Northwestern from Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Newspapers.com. 1963-01-03. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

[7] "The Hamilton Spectator from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. 1963-01-05. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

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v t e Vic Damone
Albums	That Towering Feeling! On the Swingin' Side Linger Awhile with Vic Damone Strange Enchantment The Lively Ones Young and Lively My Baby Loves to Swing On the Street Where You Live You Were Only Fooling Country Love Songs Stay with Me On the South Side of Chicago The Damone Type of Thing Why Can't I Walk Away
Live Album	The Liveliest
Singles	"Again" "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)" "April in Portugal" "Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)" "Ebb Tide" "I Have But One Heart" "Just Say I Love Her" "My Heart Cries for You" "My Truly, Truly Fair" "On the Street Where You Live" "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena" "You're Breaking My Heart"
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