Songs by Steve Lawrence

by Steve Lawrence

Overview

Oldies fans remember Buddy Knox's chart-topper "Party Doll," but Steve Lawrence also enjoyed a number one hit with the song according to the Cash Box charts. By Billboard's accounting it went Top Five and is only one of several hits included on his first Coral album, Songs by Steve Lawrence. Taragon's CD reissue adds three bonus tracks to make the disc a complete collection of Lawrence's Coral hits, of which there were eight. The material is diverse, from light rock to orchestral pop to ethnic numbers like "The Banana Boat Song" and "(The Bad Donkey) Pum-Pa-Lum." Lawrence even released a competing version of Bobby Helms' crossover country hit "Fraulein," although Lawrence's rendition was made exclusively for the pop audience. Songs by Steve Lawrence is an excellent and concise summary of his Coral years. ~ Greg Adams

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/1995
Label:	Taragon Records
UPC:	0783785100829
Rank:	93007

Tracks

1. Party Doll
2. Long Before I Knew You
3. (The Bad Donkey) Pum-Pa-Lum
4. Ethel, Baby
5. Adelaide
6. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
7. Can't Wait for Summer
8. Willow
9. Kiss Me Now (We'll Get Acquainted Later)
10. Open up the Gates of Mercy
11. If You Would Say You're Mine
12. Fabulous
13. Fraulein
14. Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah
15. Many a Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Steve Lawrence   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dick Jacobs   Director
George Cates   Director

Technical Credits

Eliot Goshman   Reissue Producer,Assembly,Processing
Erik Darling   Composer
Diane Lampert   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Jimmy Bowen   Composer
Alan Arkin   Composer
Mark Omann   Engineer,Transfers
Adolph Green   Composer
Buddy Knox   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Harold Land   Composer
Sheldon Harnick   Composer
Steve Lawrence   Composer
Paul Koy   Composer
Mack Discant   Composer
June Bundy   Liner Notes
Frank Mader   Composer
Bob Carey   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Don Reid   Composer
David Saxon   Composer
Jon Sheldon   Composer
Jerry Bock   Composer
Arthur Altman   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Steve Kolanjian   Data Entry
Betty Comden   Composer
Lawton Williams   Composer
Larry Holofcener   Composer
Marie Fallarino   Artwork