Twist of Lemmon/ Some Like It Hot

twist of lemmon/ some like it hot

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Sure, Jack was one of the great actors of our time, but did you know he played a mean piano? Sings a bit, too; and so these two long-out-of-print collectors' favorites (sporting great artwork which we've put on a lemon-colored background) reveal a true Renaissance man at work & play. Two 1959 Epic releases, and whether or not Jack plays it straight on Some Like It Hot, we'll never tell! This CD is the ONLY one available anywhere of Jack's. 24 tracks. 2001 release.

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Twist of Lemmon/ Some Like It Hot

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A bowl of lemons.

Twist of Lemmon/ Some Like It Hot
Jack Lemmon
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MHUS
Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

The Kiss That Rocked The World
What Is There To Say
With All My Love
Bidin' My Time
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
I Wished On The Moon
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Imagination
There's No Such Thing (As The Next Best Thing To Love)
Lemmon Flavored Blues
Fine And Dandy
Let's Fall In Love
Sweet Georgia Brown
Try A Little Tenderness
Down Among The Sheltering Palms
I'm Thru With Love
Black Bottom
Stairway To The Stars
Button Up Your Overcoat
It's Anybody's Spring
Sweet Sue - Just You
Georgia On My Mind
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Come In Out Of The Rain

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1. Kiss That Rocked The World, The
2. What Is There To Say
3. With All My Love
4. Bidin' My Time
5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
6. I Wished On The Moon
7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
8. Imagination
9. There's No Such Thing (As The Next Best Thing To Love)
10. Lemmon Flavored Blues
11. Fine And Dandy
12. Let's Fall In Love
13. Sweet Georgia Brown
14. Try A Little Tenderness
15. Down Among The Sheltering Palms
16. I'm Thru With Love
17. Black Bottom
18. Stairway To The Stars
19. Button Up Your Overcoat
20. It's Anybody's Spring
21. Sweet Sue-Just You
22. Georgia On My Mind
23. I Wanna Be Loved By You
24. Come In Out Of The Rain

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A bowl of lemons........2006-02-09

This CD features the two albums Jack Lemmon recorded for Epic Records in 1958/59.

Before he became an actor, Lemmon made a living as a pianist in saloons. So, after he had some success as an actor, it was natural that a record company would approach him about recording an album. Jack wanted to record an instrumental album featuring himself playing piano, but the record company wanted an album featuring him singing. So, they compromised and made an album with eight songs featuring Jack singing and four instrumentals with Jack on piano. Lemmon was actually a very good saloon style piano player, from the evidence of these instrumentals. As for his singing, well, there was a reason he wanted to make an instrumental album. He can carry a tune, but he doesn't have the most exciting voice. He actually sounds a lot like Regis Philbin, but hammier.

After Jack had a smash hit movie with "Some Like It Hot", he was brought back into the recording studio to capialize on that success. His second album featured songs from "Some Like It Hot", or from the same time period as the movie takes place (the Roaring '20s). The album once again features Jack singing eight times and playing piano four times. But this time around, there is only one instrumental. The other three songs with Jack on piano feature a group of girl singers singing the lyrics, while Lemmon plays a piano solo in the middle of the song.

Both albums are pretty dull. They should have just let Jack record instrumental albums of boogie woogie piano.

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