Soubrette: Sings Broadway Hit Songs

by Blossom Dearie

Soubrette: Sings Broadway Hit Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:10
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Abandoning the piano to focus entirely on vocal interpretation, the singer utilizes her famously delicate, girlish timbre to tackle complex theatrical repertoire. Framed by Russell Garcia's lush orchestral arrangements, the session demonstrates her exceptional harmonic understanding and incredibly nuanced, conversational phrasing on demanding Broadway material.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, lounge, piano, witty, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Guys And Dolls (2:48)
  2. Confession (2:41)
  3. Rhode Island Is Famous For You (2:11)
  4. To Keep My Love Alive (3:23)
  5. Too Good For The Average Man (3:28)
  6. The Gentleman Is A Dope (4:16)
  7. Always True To You In My Fashion (2:49)
  8. Napoleon (4:16)
  9. Life Upon The Wicked Stage (2:39)
  10. The Physician (2:11)
  11. Love Is The Reason (3:34)
  12. Buckle Down Winsocki (1:49)

Credits

  • BlossOm Dearie - primary artist, vocals, piano
  • Russell Garcia - arranged by
  • Lawrence D. Stewart - sleeve notes
  • Frank Loesser - written-by
  • Schwartz & Dietz - written-by
  • Rodgers & Hart - written-by
  • Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
  • Richard Rodgers - written-by

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