All-American Showcase is a double album of music by four American composers performed by the Anglo-Italian conductor Mantovani and His Orchestra. It was released in 1959 by London Recordings (catalog nos. PSA 3202 and LL 3122/3). Each of the four sides is dedicated to one of four composers: Sigmund Romberg, Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, and Rudolf Friml.[1][2] It debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on January 4, 1960, peaked at the No. 8 spot, and remained on the chart for 18 weeks.[3] AllMusic later gave it a rating of three stars.[2]
All-American Showcase | ||||
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Studio album by Mantovani and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Genre | Easy listening | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Frank Lee | |||
Mantovani and His Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Track listing
editSide A
- "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg)
- "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" (Sigmund Romberg)
- "Softly, as in a Mountain Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg)
- "The Desert Song" (Sigmund Romberg)
- "Will You Remember" (Sigmund Romberg)
- Serenade from "The Student Prince" (Sigmund Romberg)
Side B
- "Ah! Sweet Mysteries of Life" (Victor Herbert)
- "A Kiss in the Dark" (Victor Herbert)
- "Sweethearts" (Victor Herbert)
- "I'm Falling in Love with Someone" (Victor Herbert)
- "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert)
- "Kiss Me Again" (Victor Herbert)
Side C
- "The Girl That I Marry" (Irving Berlin)
- "Marie" (Irving Berlin)
- "(You Forgot to) Remember" (Irving Berlin)
- "Always" (Irving Berlin)
- "For the Very First Time" (Irving Berlin)
- "What'll I Do" (Irving Berlin)
Side D
- "Love Everlasting" (Rudolf Friml)
- "Rose Marie" (Rudolf Friml)
- "Only a Rose" (Rudolf Friml)
- "The Donkey Serenade" (Rudolf Friml)
- "Sympathy" (Rudolf Friml)
- "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml)
References
edit- ^ "Mantovani And His Orchestra – All-American Showcase". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "All-American Showcase". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 194. ISBN 0823076318.