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Rosemary Clooney's full-length collaboration with Bing Crosby and Billy May should've resulted in an electrifying LP, but unfortunately Fancy Meeting You Here doesn't quite meet the (admittedly high) expectations. A baker's dozen of tourist-themed songs with Crosby as a tagalong duet partner and May as globe-trotting scene-setter, the album does include several great teamings: the rousing title-track opener, a robust "It Happened in Monterey," and some great two-part harmonies on "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis." But for every delightful duet between the energizing, melodic Clooney and the mellow, laid-back Crosby, there are a few clunkers -- "On a Slow Boat to China," "Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)." May's arrangements are inventive as usual, but constant nods to the music of the globe at any mention of a far-flung location soon grows annoying as well as cloying. The peaks are delightful, but the few low points are enough to make listeners wish for an uneventful trip through the plains.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Billy May, Conductor - Billy May, Arranger - James Van Heusen, Composer - James Van Heusen, Lyricist - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
Originally recorded 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Frank Loesser, Composer - Frank Loesser, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Vernon Duke, Composer - Vernon Duke, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harold Weeks, Composer - Harold Weeks, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Oliver Wallace, Composer - Oliver Wallace, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Billy Rose, Composer - Billy Rose, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Mabel Wayne, Composer - Mabel Wayne, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bob Russell, Composer - Bob Russell, Lyricist - John Brooks, Composer - John Brooks, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Billy May, Conductor - Billy May, Arranger - James Van Heusen, Composer - James Van Heusen, Lyricist - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Burton Lane, Composer - Burton Lane, Lyricist - Pete Candoli, Trumpet - George Roberts, Trombone - Phil Stephens, Tube - Frank Beach, Trumpet - Verlye Mills, Harp - Ed Kusby, Trombone - Uan Rasey, Trumpet - Simon Rady, Producer - Barry Feldman, Re-Issue Producer - Barney Kessel, Guitar - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Buddy Collette, Saxophone - Jules Jacob, Saxophone - Lou Singer, Drums - Ted Nash, Saxophone - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Shorty Sherock, Trumpet - Alvin Stoller, Drums - Milt Holland, Drums - Joseph Mondragon, Bass - Ralph Freed, Lyricist - Ralph Freed, Composer - Fred Falensby, Saxophone - Murray McEachern, Trombone - Wilbur Schwartz, Saxophone - Billy May Orchestra, Performer - Si Zentner, Trombone
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bob Russell, Composer - Bob Russell, Lyricist - Ary Barroso, Composer - Ary Barroso, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Will Grosz, Composer - Will Grosz, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jimmy Kennedy, Composer - Jimmy Kennedy, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Francis Luban, Composer - Francis Luban, Lyricist - Simon Rady, Producer - Ernesto Lecuona, Composer - Ernesto Lecuona, Lyricist - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Al Stillman, Composer - Al Stillman, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jay Livingston, Composer - Jay Livingston, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Ray Evans, Composer - Ray Evans, Lyricist - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Pete Candoli, Trumpet - George Roberts, Trombone - James Van Heusen, Composer - James Van Heusen, Lyricist - Phil Stephens, Tube - Frank Beach, Trumpet - Verlye Mills, Harp - Ed Kusby, Trombone - Uan Rasey, Trumpet - Simon Rady, Producer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barney Kessel, Guitar - Billy May, Arranger - Billy May, Conductor - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Buddy Collette, Saxophone - Jules Jacob, Saxophone - Lou Singer, Drums - Ted Nash, Saxophone - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Shorty Sherock, Trumpet - Alvin Stoller, Drums - Milt Holland, Drums - Joseph Mondragon, Bass - Fred Falensby, Saxophone - Murray McEachern, Trombone - Wilbur Schwartz, Saxophone - Billy May Orchestra, Performer - Si Zentner, Trombone
Originally recorded 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Hope, Vocal - Benjamin Barrett, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Budd Burtson, Composer - Budd Burtson, Lyricist - Arthur Altman, Composer - Arthur Altman, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
Originally recorded 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Hope, Vocal - Benjamin Barrett, Conductor - Simon Rady, Producer - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Budd Burtson, Composer - Budd Burtson, Lyricist - Arthur Altman, Composer - Arthur Altman, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
James Van Heusen, Composer - James Van Heusen, Lyricist - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Nelson Riddle, Conductor
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
James Van Heusen, Composer - James Van Heusen, Lyricist - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist - Frank Loesser, Composer - Frank Loesser, Lyricist - Harold Weeks, Composer - Harold Weeks, Lyricist - Oliver Wallace, Composer - Oliver Wallace, Lyricist - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Simon Rady, Producer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Jerome Kern, Composer - Jerome Kern, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Simon Rady, Producer - Bing Crosby, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Louis Alter, Composer - Louis Alter, Lyricist - Rosemary Clooney, Vocal - Sidney Mitchell, Composer - Sidney Mitchell, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Album review
Rosemary Clooney's full-length collaboration with Bing Crosby and Billy May should've resulted in an electrifying LP, but unfortunately Fancy Meeting You Here doesn't quite meet the (admittedly high) expectations. A baker's dozen of tourist-themed songs with Crosby as a tagalong duet partner and May as globe-trotting scene-setter, the album does include several great teamings: the rousing title-track opener, a robust "It Happened in Monterey," and some great two-part harmonies on "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis." But for every delightful duet between the energizing, melodic Clooney and the mellow, laid-back Crosby, there are a few clunkers -- "On a Slow Boat to China," "Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)." May's arrangements are inventive as usual, but constant nods to the music of the globe at any mention of a far-flung location soon grows annoying as well as cloying. The peaks are delightful, but the few low points are enough to make listeners wish for an uneventful trip through the plains.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:12
- Main artists: Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2001 BMG Entertainment
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