5055122111719

Sings Kern And Other Rarities

Irene Dunne

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Format: CD

Cat No: SEPIA1171

Release Date:  11 July 2011

Label:  Sepia

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5055122111719

Genres:  Easy Listening  

  • Description

    This is the only solo CD featuring Irene Dunne, who was often described as the best actress never to win an Academy Award despite being nominated 5 times for the Best Actress Oscar.

    Musically-trained Irene Dunne was first a Broadway star who then became a popular leading lady in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Nominated 5 times for the Best Actress Academy Award, Dunne never won. In 1935 she co-starred with Fred Astaire in the film musical, "Roberta", with a score by Jerome Kern, in which she sang "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "Lovely to Look At" which cracked the Top 20. Dunne also played the role of Magnolia in the first "talkie" version of the musical "Show Boat" in 1936 where she sang "Make Believe".

    Apart from these delightful Jerome Kern songs contained in this CD we have also included previously un-issued tracks from the vaults and alternate takes where Dunne had chosen from the Great American Songbook making this a historically important release.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
      • 2. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
      • 3. All The Things You Are
      • 4. Why Was I Born?
      • 5. Babes In The Wood
      • 6. They Didn’t Believe Me
      • 7. Lovely To Look At
      • 8. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
      • 9. “Show Boatâ€� Exploitation Disc 1: Why Do I Love You – Irene Dunne, Allan Jones
      • 10. “Show Boatâ€� Exploitation Disc 2 - Ol’ Man River - Paul Robeson, Bill - Helen Morgan, Can’t Help Lovi
      • 11. I Have The Room Above Her - Irene Dunne, Allan Jones
      • 12. Make Believe (previously un-issued)
      • 13. They Didn't Believe Me (previously un-issued)
      • 14. Why Was I Born? (alternate take, previously un-issued)
      • 15. The Folks Who Live On The Hill (previously un-issued)
      • 16. All The Things You Are (alternate take, previously un-issued)
      • 17. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (alternate take, previously un-issued)
      • 18. Babes In The Wood (alternate take, previously un-issued)
      • 19. If Love Were All
      • 20. Sing My Heart
      • 21. You Couldn’t Be Cuter