Frances Day: Golden Girl Of The 30's
Golden Girl Of The 30's
2
CDs
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Avid
- Bestellnummer: 9579248
- Erscheinungstermin: 11.2.2008
Forget Mae West, forget Marilyn Monroe and forget Madonna, the real genuine ingénue and wild bisexual gal was a major stage and film star of the thirties called Frances Day!
If only her name had started with an M who knows what could have happened to her!!
Born Frances Victoria Schenk in New Jersey in 1907 her very birth started a sex scandal when it was reported that she was in fact the illegitimate daughter of automobile pioneer Horace Dodge!
Spotted in a New York Speakeasy she was bought to London in 1924 by Australian impresario Beaumont Alexander who immediately divested her of her American accent, dyed her hair platinum blonde (before Jean Harlow!) and launched her into the world of exotic West End cabaret where she was known for performing in nothing but a g string and feather boa. and this was 1925!!
The Thirties were Frances decade and she appeared in countless shows and films, her greatest success being the stunning stage production of Jill Darling.
Described by her co-star Sir Frederick Ashton as absolutely incandescent Frances Day was certainly a uniquely talented, magical and enigmatic presence. She was a song stylist of supreme individuality as this wonderfully re-mastered Double CD from Avid clearly shows. Including many unreleased songs this is the definitive Frances Day release and AVID Entertainment are proud to make her timeless music available for the first time in the UK and in celebration of her centenary!
If only her name had started with an M who knows what could have happened to her!!
Born Frances Victoria Schenk in New Jersey in 1907 her very birth started a sex scandal when it was reported that she was in fact the illegitimate daughter of automobile pioneer Horace Dodge!
Spotted in a New York Speakeasy she was bought to London in 1924 by Australian impresario Beaumont Alexander who immediately divested her of her American accent, dyed her hair platinum blonde (before Jean Harlow!) and launched her into the world of exotic West End cabaret where she was known for performing in nothing but a g string and feather boa. and this was 1925!!
The Thirties were Frances decade and she appeared in countless shows and films, her greatest success being the stunning stage production of Jill Darling.
Described by her co-star Sir Frederick Ashton as absolutely incandescent Frances Day was certainly a uniquely talented, magical and enigmatic presence. She was a song stylist of supreme individuality as this wonderfully re-mastered Double CD from Avid clearly shows. Including many unreleased songs this is the definitive Frances Day release and AVID Entertainment are proud to make her timeless music available for the first time in the UK and in celebration of her centenary!
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 2 (CD)
- 1 It's de-lovely
- 2 I don't know why
- 3 Everything but you
- 4 Happy-go-lucky you (and broken-hearted me)
- 5 When my little Pomeranian met your little Pekinese
- 6 Now you're here
- 7 S'cuse me
- 8 Did you ever see a dream walking?
- 9 Faint harmony
- 10 My kid's a crooner
- 11 Pardon my English
- 12 Dancing with a ghost
- 13 Let's lay our heads together
- 14 I'd do the most extraordinary things
- 15 Now I understand
- 16 You bring out the savage in me
- 17 Show me the way to romance
- 18 Swing
- 19 Me and my dog
- 20 I'm a fool for loving you
- 21 A pretty girl is like a melody
- 22 So must our love remain
- 23 I've Got You Under My Skin
- 24 Easy to love
Disk 2 von 2 (CD)
- 1 You have that extra something
- 2 A little white room
- 3 I will pray
- 4 Midnight and music
- 5 Whispers in the dark
- 6 Music, maestro, please!
- 7 How do you do, Mr. Right?
- 8 Summertime
- 9 I l-l-love you so
- 10 Much more lovely
- 11 Do I love you?
- 12 A pair of silver wings
- 13 But in the morning, no!
- 14 It's de-lovely / Underneath the arches
- 15 I walked into a dream without knocking
- 16 Daddy
- 17 Give him the oo-la-la
- 18 You've got it, I want it
- 19 An Englishman spoke in Grosvenor Square
- 20 Caesar's wife
- 21 The wheels of love
- 22 Heartbreak hotel
- 23 Why shouldn't we? (Excerpt)
- 24 Why did the chicken cross the road?
- 25 Hang on to happiness