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| | Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! | | | Music Artist : | | Rosemary Clooney | | Music Style : | | Classic Vocalists | | Record Label : | | RCA | | Release Date : | | 2004-06-08 | | Store Price : | | $7.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.98 | | Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Get Me to the Church On Time
2. Angry
3. I Get Along Without You Very Well
4. How Am I to Know?
5. You Took Advantage of Me
6. April in Paris
7. I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me)
8. Some of These Days
9. By Myself
10. Shine on Harvest Moon
11. Cabin in the Sky
12. Limehouse Blues
13. Without Love [*]
14. Wonderful Season of Love (Theme from Return to Peyton Place) [*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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Submitted on: 2009-03-17 |
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| It is such a great CD I have almost worn it out playing it every day in my car. |
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give these two a spotlight !!!
Submitted on: 2008-03-25 |
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Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! is an excellent CD that features both Rosemary Clooney the vocalist and Nelson Riddle as both conductor and musician. The quality of the sound couldn't be better; and the CD artwork is very good. The artwork essentially comes from the original record album release.
The CD starts with a hot rendition of "Get Me To The Church On Time." Rosemary Clooney aces this completely; and Nelson Riddle sounds so good with his buddies! This big band style arrangement works wonders for this number from My Fair Lady; and I know you're going to enjoy this ballad. "Angry" puts Rosemary front and center with another Nelson Riddle arrangement from heaven! "Angry" has Rosemary Clooney singing her best; and the percussion that imitates the sound of tap dancing gives the number a very "smart" sound. I love it!
"I Get Along Without You Very Well" features Rosemary swinging brightly to enhance this number with all her might; and listen also for "You Took Advantage Of Me." Rosemary sings "You Took Advantage Of Me" with panache and every note is just right. Indeed, Rosemary never sings a superfluous note! The brass on "You Took Advantage Of Me" works well for this tune as well.
"Some Of These Days" gets a faster tempo than I'm used to; but it still holds its own very well. Rosemary and Nelson combine forces to make "Some Of These Days" a highlight of this album. Listen for a particularly full, lush musical arrangement by Nelson Riddle on "Some Of These Days." "Shine On Harvest Moon" benefits from the brass and the percussion; and when Rosemary sings this it truly takes flight! "Cabin In The Sky" shines like gold when Rosemary sings this with heart and soul; although I don't remember this tune from the movie of the same name--the same name might be a coincidence.
"Without Love" is so stunning when Rosemary Clooney and Nelson Riddle team up to perform this classic tune; and the album ends so nicely with them performing "The Theme From Return To Payton Place." Terrific!
There's just no doubt about it--for Rosemary Clooney and Nelson Riddle fans, this CD is a must have! I highly recommend it. People who enjoy classic pop vocals will also cherish this one for years to come.
Thank you, Rosemary and Nelson! We will never forget you!
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Rosie and Nelson: A Match Made in Musical Heaven!
Submitted on: 2004-12-17 |
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| This is one of the best albums ever recorded by Rosemary Clooney. I also believe it is one of the best albums ever made. Rosemary's voice is superb and Nelson Riddle's arrangements are some of the best he's ever done. Only Riddle's work with Sinatra can match the quality of his work on this project. I highly recommend this album to everyone who owns a CD player. |
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Simply the Best!!!!!!!
Submitted on: 2004-10-08 |
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this album!! I listen to it all of the time, even at the gym. Not only is Rosemary's voice fantastic, but Nelson Riddle and his orchestra are rockin'!!
I'm a late-blooming Rosie fan. Most people my age (42) grew up with very different musical tastes. My parents got me hooked on adult-contemporary when I was a kid. My dad actually had a band and played much of this music. It's so refreshing to hear 44 year old music sound so refreshing instead of the Britney, Christina, et. al. garbage being recorded today.
Rosie strikes me as someone I would have liked to have known. That seems to shine through her beautiful voice. |
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One of Rosie's best!
Submitted on: 2004-07-20 |
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| It's about time we got a major-label reissue of "Rosie Solves the Swinging Riddle." I already had the Koch reissue from a few years back, and although this Bluebird Jazz version doesn't improve substantially on the previous, it was worth it for the bonus track "Wonderful Season of Love" from the film "Return to Peyton Place." This is probably my favorite of Rosemary's LP's, combining top-notch arrangements by Nelson with a somewhat nostalgic choice of material that Rosie and Nelson do mighty proud! |
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