With a Song in My Heart (Jane Froman album)
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| Released | 1952 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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With a Song in My Heart... is a 1952 album by Jane Froman featuring songs from that year's 20th Century-Fox film With a Song in My Heart based on her life story. The album was released by Capitol Records.[1][2][3]
Background
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| AllMusic | [5] |
According to Billboard, in 1951,[6] Jane Froman was "wisely" signed by Capitol Records "to a recording contract" "on the strength of anticipated public interest in her" that would follow release of the 20th Century-Fox musical film based on her biography.[1]
"Performed with warmth and fervor, her glorious voice was never more beautiful ... a singing symbol of her resplendent life. Another Capitol Exclusive!," said a Capitol advertisement in the magazine.[7][8]
The album spent numerous weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Pop Albums chart – on both the 33⅓-rpm and 45-rpm halves of it.[3][9]
In February 1953, Billboard noted that the album had become "one of the biggest sellers ever released" by Capitol.[10]
In a retrospective review in his 2014 book Just Remember This, Colin Bratkovich commended the song "With a Song in My Heart" as recorded by Froman for this album, noting that her "vocal approach is much the same as by Hildegarde in 1939", but added: "Beware of the rest of this soundtrack despite its contemporary 'best seller' credentials!"[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Opening production" and "It's a Good Day" | Dave Barbour—Peggy Lee | |
| 2. | "Tea for Two" | Vincent Youmans—Irving Caesar | |
| 3. | "Blue Moon" | Richard Rodgers—Lorenz Hart | |
| 4. | "Embraceable You" | George Gershwin—Ira Gershwin | |
| 5. | "Get Happy" | Harold Arlen—Ted Koehler | |
| 6. | "I'll Walk Alone" and "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" | Sammy Cahn—Jule Styne Arthur Schwartz—Frank Loesser | |
| 7. | "An American Medley" and "With a Song in My Heart" | Richard Rodgers—Lorenz Hart |
Charts
| Chart (1952) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Best-Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 33⅓ R.P.M.[9] | 1 |
| US Billboard Best-Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 45 R.P.M.[9] | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Billboard". April 12, 1952.
- ^ "Billboard". April 19, 1952.
- ^ a b "Billboard". May 24, 1952.
- ^ "With a Song in My Heart (from the film); Pal Joey (with 1952 cast members)". AllMusic.
- ^ "With a Song in My Heart/Yours Alone - Jane Froman". AllMusic.
- ^ "Billboard". December 15, 1951.
- ^ "Billboard". March 29, 1952.
- ^ "Billboard". April 5, 1952.
- ^ a b c "Billboard". July 26, 1952.
- ^ "Albums and LP reviews". Billboard. February 7, 1953.
- ^ Just Remember This. May 8, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4836-4519-3.