Rosemary Clooney - Ring Around Rosie '2019

Tracks list

Whoever at Columbia Records had the idea of matching Rosemary Clooney and the
Hi-Los, the idea was a sound one, as is demonstrated on the opening track,
Doncha Go Way Mad, as well as Together, which starts the second side of the LP,
What Is There to Say?, and especially the closing song, How About You? (with its
playful name-dropping of Columbia president Goddard Lieberson). On these
numbers, the vocal group sparks Clooney to some spirited performances, and she
grounds them somewhat, with the combination producing a buoyant, even giddy
mood. That, of course, only represents four of the 12 selections on the disc.
Elsewhere, Clooney gets four songs to herself (Love Letters, Im in the Mood for
Love, Everything Happens to Me, and Im Glad There Is You), as do the Hi-Los
(Moonlight Becomes You, I Could Write a Book, Coquette, and Solitude). On this
two-thirds of the album, each act reverts to type, Clooney turning in some
effectively smoldering ballad renditions of standards, and the Hi-Los bordering
on vocalese in their efforts to jazz up some others. Theres nothing wrong with
either approach, of course. But the four songs that really contain
collaborations by Clooney and the Hi-Los, justifying the joint billing on this
LP, indicate that a full-length matchup would have been far superior.

Tracklist:
01. Rosemary Clooney - Doncha Go Way Mad! (Remastered) (2:09)
02. Rosemary Clooney - Moonlight Becomes You (Remastered) (3:13)
03. Rosemary Clooney - Love Letters (Remastered) (2:27)
04. Rosemary Clooney - I Could Write A Book (Remastered) (2:00)
05. Rosemary Clooney - Im In The Mood For Love (Remastered) (3:30)
06. Rosemary Clooney - Coquette (Remastered) (2:18)
07. Rosemary Clooney - Together (Remastered) (2:42)
08. Rosemary Clooney - Everything Happens To Me (Remastered) (3:27)
09. Rosemary Clooney - (In My) Solitude (Remastered) (3:54)
10. Rosemary Clooney - What Is There to Say? (Remastered) (3:21)
11. Rosemary Clooney - Im Glad There Is You (Remastered) (3:31)
12. Rosemary Clooney - How About You? (Remastered) (2:25)

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