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It certainly would be possible to conceive a more comprehensive collection of the highlights of Debbie Reynolds' recording career than this 11-track, 31-minute budget-priced album. But as of 1991, much of Reynolds' catalog was long out of print, and Curb Records was to be commended for licensing her biggest hits from the archives of MGM, Coral, and Dot. That's right, these are, as advertised, the original recordings of "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (number three, 1951) and "Tammy" (number one, 1957), plus Reynolds' two other Top 40 records, "A Very Special Love" and "Am I That Easy to Forget?." The rest of the disc is filled out with other singles and LP tracks from her late-‘50s and early-‘60s stint on Dot, which tried to make her an adult pop star on her albums, singing standards, and a sort of answer to Connie Francis on her 45s. Of course, this was a brief period in the career of an entertainer best known for her movie musical appearances -- notably in Singin' in the Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown -- as well as her stage work, such as her starring role in the 1973 Broadway revival of Irene. None of that is accounted for here, which suggests what a more comprehensive collection might include. But her pop singles hits are here, just as they were heard several decades ago. (Typical of the rudimentary character of the collection is the consistent misspelling of the name of Carleton Carpenter, Reynolds' duet partner on "Aba Daba Honeymoon," throughout the packaging.)
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Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Gershenson, Producer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
ROBERT ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - George Cates, Conductor
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stevenson, Composer - Belew, Composer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Billy Vaughn, Conductor - Randy Wood, Producer - Jerry Dolin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
B. Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Milt Rogers, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Billy Vaughn, Conductor
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kay Swift, ComposerLyricist - Paul James, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Fielding, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Fielding, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Maceo Pinkard, ComposerLyricist - Jack Smith, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ray Henderson, Composer - Lew Brown, Author - Buddy DeSylva, Author - Jerry Fielding, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Fielding, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Fielding, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Walter Donovan, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Fields, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Fielding, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Lance Guynes, ComposerLyricist - Brian Friedman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Wanda Jackson, Composer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Billy Vaughn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Billy Vaughn, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jay Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Ray Evans, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy Sparks, ComposerLyricist - Skip Martin, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Douglas Nye, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy Sparks, ComposerLyricist - Skip Martin, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Skip Martin, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - B. J. Solomon, ComposerLyricist - Alma Saunders, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Skip Martin, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Herbert Weiner, ComposerLyricist - James J. Kriegsmann, ComposerLyricist - Bertrand Salmirs, ComposerLyricist - Stan Bernstein, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Will Hudson, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Delange, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Moose Charlap, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Fielding, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Debbie Reynolds, MainArtist - Chuck Sweeney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marijohn Wilkin, ComposerLyricist - Debbie Reynolds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Joy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
It certainly would be possible to conceive a more comprehensive collection of the highlights of Debbie Reynolds' recording career than this 11-track, 31-minute budget-priced album. But as of 1991, much of Reynolds' catalog was long out of print, and Curb Records was to be commended for licensing her biggest hits from the archives of MGM, Coral, and Dot. That's right, these are, as advertised, the original recordings of "Aba Daba Honeymoon" (number three, 1951) and "Tammy" (number one, 1957), plus Reynolds' two other Top 40 records, "A Very Special Love" and "Am I That Easy to Forget?." The rest of the disc is filled out with other singles and LP tracks from her late-‘50s and early-‘60s stint on Dot, which tried to make her an adult pop star on her albums, singing standards, and a sort of answer to Connie Francis on her 45s. Of course, this was a brief period in the career of an entertainer best known for her movie musical appearances -- notably in Singin' in the Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown -- as well as her stage work, such as her starring role in the 1973 Broadway revival of Irene. None of that is accounted for here, which suggests what a more comprehensive collection might include. But her pop singles hits are here, just as they were heard several decades ago. (Typical of the rudimentary character of the collection is the consistent misspelling of the name of Carleton Carpenter, Reynolds' duet partner on "Aba Daba Honeymoon," throughout the packaging.)
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:17
- Main artists: Debbie Reynolds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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