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Twenty-five tracks pinpoint what many listeners would be inclined to describe as the ultimate Alma Cogan collection, an effervescent mix of hits, show tunes, standards, and novelties that live up to the album's title with an absolute vengeance. There are few surprises here; although Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries will certainly thrill anybody who purchased the Girl with a Laugh in Her Voice box set, by studiously avoiding duplication with that set. Still, "Mambo Italiano," "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane," "Softly Softly," and the title track (not to mention all the rest) are archetypal Cogan, from the buoyancy of the orchestration through to, indeed, the laugh in her voice. Yes, there are some moments of fairly toe-curling triteness on board, but that was such a part of the period landscape that it would be alarming if there weren't. And the end result is a CD that plugs another major hole in the Cogan collection.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Roy Bennett, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gilbert, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Fine, Composer - Ken MacKintosh & His Orchestra, Conductor, Orchestra
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Coleman, Composer - Gimbel, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Darion, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Curly Williams, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bob Merrill, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Leroy Anderson, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - M Parrish, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Turner, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Parsons, Composer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Revil, Composer - Lemarque, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Pierre Dudan, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Paddy Roberts, Composer - Mark Paul, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Skylar, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Arias, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jerome, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
McHugh, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - L Fields, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
STEVENS, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Musel, Composer - Imer, Composer - Demort, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Walter Melrose, Composer - Allen Copeland, Composer - Ben Pollack, Composer - George Brunies, Composer - Paul Mares, Composer - Leon Rappolo, Composer - Melville Stitzel, Composer - William Norvas, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Richard Adler , Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - JERRY ROSS, Composer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ray Henderson, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Lewis Brown, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Prosen, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Vernon Duke, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - John Latouche, Composer - Ted Fetter, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - J Turner, Composer - G Parsons, Composer - Seracini, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gold, Composer - Sims, Composer - Perry, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Kosloff, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Sammy Cahn, Composer - James Van Heusen, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Dave Bartholomew, Composer - Fats Domino, Composer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Irving Berlin, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Hoffman, Composer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Manning, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Roberts, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gus Kahn, Composer - Andy Pearce, Engineer, Digital Remasterer - Alma Cogan, MainArtist - Richard Whiting, Composer - Raymond Egan, Composer
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Twenty-five tracks pinpoint what many listeners would be inclined to describe as the ultimate Alma Cogan collection, an effervescent mix of hits, show tunes, standards, and novelties that live up to the album's title with an absolute vengeance. There are few surprises here; although Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries will certainly thrill anybody who purchased the Girl with a Laugh in Her Voice box set, by studiously avoiding duplication with that set. Still, "Mambo Italiano," "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane," "Softly Softly," and the title track (not to mention all the rest) are archetypal Cogan, from the buoyancy of the orchestration through to, indeed, the laugh in her voice. Yes, there are some moments of fairly toe-curling triteness on board, but that was such a part of the period landscape that it would be alarming if there weren't. And the end result is a CD that plugs another major hole in the Cogan collection.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:01
- Main artists: Alma Cogan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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