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Nothing about Slim Whitman's recordings appear particularly singular or innovative at first glance, and his output of mellow, romantic songs seems to be straight old traditional country, with unassuming vocals and standard instrumentation. But a closer look at his peak period in the mid-'50s when he was with Lew Chudd's Los Angeles-based Imperial Records reveals a crafty artist who managed several pop crossover hits by dosing his country roots with some seriously atmospheric arrangements that managed somehow to sound both traditional and oddly spacy at the same time. Blessed with a distinctive high baritone voice, Whitman was also an excellent yodeler (it's no accident that Tim Burton chose Whitman's version of "Indian Love Call" to be Earth's only antidote to the alien invaders in his science fiction movie spoof Mars Attacks!) and he was also an astute businessman. Whitman was one of the first recording stars to use television to market his music, and while he might have appeared clueless on those late-night commercials for his albums, he certainly wasn't clueless when he deposited the checks that came rolling in as a result. This extremely generous three-disc collection collects material Whitman recorded between 1952 and 1981, including his unofficial theme song, "I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky," the big Imperial hits "Indian Love Call," and his cover of "Rose Marie," the theme song from the 1936 movie of the same name which coincidentally featured Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald's version of "Indian Love Call," a song that had originally been done by Paul Whiteman way back in 1925. There's an awful lot of Slim Whitman here (some 85 tracks' worth), and it's probably more than most listeners would ever need, but if you like the guy, then this set is pretty much a goldmine.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Fred G. Bowles, Composer - Fannie Reed Hammond, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Laura Dickens, ComposerLyricist
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Arlene Harden, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1971 Capitol Records Nashville
Aileen Mnich, Composer - Betty Jean Robinson, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1972 Capitol Records Nashville
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Buddy Wayne, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - K. Roberts, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Brian Keith, Composer - Claude Taylor, Composer
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CHARLES TOBIAS, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Larry Shayne, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Harry D. Kerr, Composer - J.S. Zamecnik, Composer
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Bob Russell, Composer - Paul Weston, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Slim Whitman, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Mayhew, ComposerLyricist
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Ann Tygart, Composer
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Roy Bennett, Composer - Sid Tepper, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Billy Preston, ComposerLyricist - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
A.L. Owens, Composer - Dallas Frazier, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Rachel Lane, Composer - Howard Thomas, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - B. Duke, Composer
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Bud Green, ComposerLyricist - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Ruby, ComposerLyricist - SAM STEPT, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1978 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - J. Foster, Composer - Benny Rice, Composer
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Cy Coben, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Scott Turner, Producer - Bill Walker, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, Author - Victor Schertzinger, Composer - Slim Whitman, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Jordanaires, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie McCoy, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Bradley, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Moss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zinkan, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Seitz, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Willie Ackerman, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
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Arthur Kent, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - J. Foster, Composer
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Arthur Kent, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Francis Stanton, Composer
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Victor Millrose, Composer - Alan Bernstein, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Rod Morris, Composer - Ron Furmanek, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Slim Whitman, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
GARY PAXTON, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1975 Capitol Records Nashville
Link Davis, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Al Dexter, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Billy Mayhew, ComposerLyricist - Biff Collie, Producer
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DISC 2
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - M. Bradley, Composer - H. Shapiro, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Leonard Lipton, ComposerLyricist - Peter Yarrow, ComposerLyricist
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D. Burgess, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - B. Collie, Composer
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GARY PAXTON, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Ronald Hellard, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Lawrence Reynolds, Composer
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Sidney Mitchell, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Lew Pollack, Composer
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Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Capitol Records Nashville
Clyde Pitts, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Billy Reynolds, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, Producer, MainArtist - Jesse Belvin, Composer - Jo Ann Belvin, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Dave Burgess, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1971 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Kay O'Dwyre, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Lonnie Coleman, Composer - Bonnie Guitar, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Eliot Daniel, ComposerLyricist - Larry Morey, ComposerLyricist - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Capitol Records Nashville
Mike Hazelwood, Composer - Albert Hammond, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Freddie Hart, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1973 Capitol Records Nashville
Dave Burgess, ComposerLyricist - Slim Whitman, Producer, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1968 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Ollie Marie Adams, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1967 Capitol Records Nashville
Les Reed, Composer - Barry Mason, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Capitol Records Nashville
Lotar Olias, ComposerLyricist - Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Robert Mellin, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1963 Capitol Records Nashville
Slim Whitman, MainArtist - Ray Griff, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1977 Capitol Records Nashville
Bob Miller, Composer - Slim Whitman, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elton Britt, Composer
(C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2009 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1963 Capitol Records Nashville
Jerry Chestnut, Composer - Earl Sinks, Composer - Slim Whitman, MainArtist
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Album review
Nothing about Slim Whitman's recordings appear particularly singular or innovative at first glance, and his output of mellow, romantic songs seems to be straight old traditional country, with unassuming vocals and standard instrumentation. But a closer look at his peak period in the mid-'50s when he was with Lew Chudd's Los Angeles-based Imperial Records reveals a crafty artist who managed several pop crossover hits by dosing his country roots with some seriously atmospheric arrangements that managed somehow to sound both traditional and oddly spacy at the same time. Blessed with a distinctive high baritone voice, Whitman was also an excellent yodeler (it's no accident that Tim Burton chose Whitman's version of "Indian Love Call" to be Earth's only antidote to the alien invaders in his science fiction movie spoof Mars Attacks!) and he was also an astute businessman. Whitman was one of the first recording stars to use television to market his music, and while he might have appeared clueless on those late-night commercials for his albums, he certainly wasn't clueless when he deposited the checks that came rolling in as a result. This extremely generous three-disc collection collects material Whitman recorded between 1952 and 1981, including his unofficial theme song, "I'm Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky," the big Imperial hits "Indian Love Call," and his cover of "Rose Marie," the theme song from the 1936 movie of the same name which coincidentally featured Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald's version of "Indian Love Call," a song that had originally been done by Paul Whiteman way back in 1925. There's an awful lot of Slim Whitman here (some 85 tracks' worth), and it's probably more than most listeners would ever need, but if you like the guy, then this set is pretty much a goldmine.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 85 track(s)
- Total length: 03:42:31
- Main artists: Slim Whitman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Gold
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd This Compilation ℗ 2009 EMI Records Ltd
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