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| 1. High Society (Overture The MGM Studio Orchestra With Johnny Green) |
| 2. High Society Calypso (Louis Armstrong & His Band) |
| 3. Little One (Bing Crosby) |
| 4. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Frank Sinatra & Celeste Holm) |
| 5. True Love (Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly) |
| 6. You're Sensational (Frank Sinatra) |
| 7. I Love You, Samantha (Bing Crosby) |
| 8. Now You Has Jazz (Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong) |
| 9. Well Did You Evah? (Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra) |
| 10. Mind If I Make Love To You (Frank Sinatra) |
| 11. Let s Take An Old Fashioned Walk (Frank Sinatra & Doris Day) |
| 12. If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie (Frank Sinatra & Gene Kelly) |
| 13. Senorita (Frank Sinatra & Kathryn Grayson) |
| 14. Cherry Pies Ought To Be You (Frank Sinatra & Rosemary Clooney) |
| 15. Tea For Two Frank (Sinatra & Dinah Shore) |
| 16. Yah-Ta-Ta Yah-Ta-Ta Talk Talk Talk (Judy Garland & Bing Crosby) |
| 17. Anything You Can Do (Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes & The Andrews Sisters) |
| 18. The Road To Morocco (Bing Crosby & Bob Hope) |
| 19. Zing A Little Song (Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman) |
| 20. Gone Fishin' (Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong) |
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Based on the play The Philadelphia Story the film High Society, made in 1956, starred Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Celeste Holm with the music and lyrices written by Cole Porter. The film also features performances by Louis Armstrong. Although Grace Kelly was not a recognised singer and had a rather limited vocal ability, the specially written songs were comfortably within her range and enabled her to shine just as much as her co-stars, making this one of the most successful musicals of the era.
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Original soundtrack from the 1956 movie featuring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I used to listen to this soundtrack on an old vinyl lp that I found used (and a little abused) a long time ago and I was satisfied by the sound that came out of my speakers. It was open enough, detailed enough, exagerate in stereo imaging but natural in sounding. Songs were recorded in a way that you could imagine the movie scenes with your eyes closed and be bothered only by the sparse and random noise of dust.
What happened to the dust? Wiped! Yes but what happened to details? Wiped with the dust!! Ok but what happened to the openness and naturality of the sound? Wiped with the details!!!
How can a sound engineer that put an lp on a low quality turntable, digitize with a low quality sound card and low quality software, apply a random but huge amount of noise filtering, burn a cd and sell it at medium price, consider himself happy with the result? Every single little peak in volume is surrounded but an aura of noise. Everything that stays under a certain volume level lacks of detail and when details is awaken by dynamics (not too much) it hisses like a snake.
It really is a pity because this soundtrack is very good as it contains one of the most entertaining song by Bing and Louis trying to show us what this "jazz" is all about and I can assure you THEY KNEW!!! So I'll do what I hoped someone else could have done for me and extract a copy from my freshly washed and greased lp, apply the correct amount of filters and create my copy of a listenable cd.
Will I ever listen to this cd again? Maybe yes for the bonus tracks. To all the people interested in this item: It's rubbish by a quality point of view but maybe the only way to hear this songs (and a lot of bonus tracks indeed).
What happened to the dust? Wiped! Yes but what happened to details? Wiped with the dust!! Ok but what happened to the openness and naturality of the sound? Wiped with the details!!!
How can a sound engineer that put an lp on a low quality turntable, digitize with a low quality sound card and low quality software, apply a random but huge amount of noise filtering, burn a cd and sell it at medium price, consider himself happy with the result? Every single little peak in volume is surrounded but an aura of noise. Everything that stays under a certain volume level lacks of detail and when details is awaken by dynamics (not too much) it hisses like a snake.
It really is a pity because this soundtrack is very good as it contains one of the most entertaining song by Bing and Louis trying to show us what this "jazz" is all about and I can assure you THEY KNEW!!! So I'll do what I hoped someone else could have done for me and extract a copy from my freshly washed and greased lp, apply the correct amount of filters and create my copy of a listenable cd.
Will I ever listen to this cd again? Maybe yes for the bonus tracks. To all the people interested in this item: It's rubbish by a quality point of view but maybe the only way to hear this songs (and a lot of bonus tracks indeed).
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I can remember queing to get in to see this movie in 1956,how anyone can say this is an average film is beyond me.
Kelly, Crosby, Sinatra & Satchmo in great form lets cut a little slack guy's this is a 53 year old movie that still does it for me, and also my Grandkids who love it..
A wonderful soundtrack by the greatest musical composer of all Cole Porter..
Kelly, Crosby, Sinatra & Satchmo in great form lets cut a little slack guy's this is a 53 year old movie that still does it for me, and also my Grandkids who love it..
A wonderful soundtrack by the greatest musical composer of all Cole Porter..
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you love those golden nuggets from the musical movies of the 40s, 50,s and the 60s as much as I do, you will instantly embrace this one, featuring Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Grace Kelly and Celeste Holm performing some of the finest musical works around in a way that reaches deep into your emotions - especially if you go watch the High Society movie first, then you'll really get into the feel of what I'm talking about. The mood of that movie does that to a romantic such as I. Do yourself a favor: Get it!
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Bing at his brilliant best
Robbie Williams has more recently recorded this sound track (complete with asides a la Sinatra and Crosby) with better sound quality. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Clivelovesmusic
Nice re-hearing from the 50'ies
Beautiful and marvellous music ! - from when I was starting teen-age ! - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Armstrong All Stars, with Edmund Hall on clarinet, playing that marvellous... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mogens F. B.
High Society
As with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Guys and Dolls, great to be able to get CD's so easily and so quickly. Looking forward to my next splurge.
Published 19 months ago by Maura Devine
Cheer up..!
Another cheap and cheerful disc to play on your way in to work rather than to listen to in peace...
Published on 21 April 2010 by S. Walsgrove
high society..... high praise!
I remember in the fifties having a scratched lp of this soundtrack which was very low - fi! This cd does more justice to the soundtrack and is very HI -FI! Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by william beech
I've been meaning to buy this for ages
As a jazz fan, I've always loved 'Now You Has Jazz' from High Society but never got round to buying it. The film was shown on TV over Christmas and jogged my memory. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2010 by P. J. Cline
Enjoyment personified
I have watched this film so many times, and even the original Philadelphia Story,but the musical version High Society reigns supreme, anyone who enjoys singing along with Bing or... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Mrs. P. Robinson
Songs that have lasted
Its one of those, that hover in the memory and somehow get triggered to reappear, Who wants to be a millionaire? Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2009 by R. Drury
high society
A classic soundtrack with the benefit of additional period numbers - such as Gone Fishing'
Published on 10 April 2009 by Mr. R. A. Watson
A Classic Musical
So who would have thought of teaming Bring Crosby, Satchmo Armstrong AND Frank Sinatra together with the music of Cole Porter to dream up a "society story" around the well-heeled... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2008 by Mr. Keith Fricker
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