Carol Burnett - Let Me Entertain You - Carol Burnett Sings
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Free Music Review: Let Me Entertain You by Carol Burnett
Hit: 5 Stars
I received my CD in just a short time after ordering. I am very pleased with the quality of product and speed of delivery. I would have preferred a bit wilder (racy) version instead of the orchestra music, it would have been more suitable for my purpose of use.Free Music Review: Good Service!
Hit: 5 Stars
Product came within 4 days after purchase (fast for where I live), excellent condition (new as advertised). Would definitely buy from them again.Free Music Review: Carol Burnett sings and sings and sings!
Hit: 4 Stars
Carol Burnett is one of television's true legends, a masterful comic who enjoyed one of the greatest runs on television with the wonderful weekly variety/comedy series. Prior to this she was an accomplished comic and singer on stage in musicals and on television variety shows such as "The Garry Moore Show." Sadly, her gifts as a singer are not always remembered or appreciated.
In the early 1960's, Carol recorded the two albums featured on this CD for the Decca label. Both present her first and foremost as a singer and in this guise she succeeds beautifully.
Of the two albums, the first, "CB Remembers How They Stopped The Shows", is the best featuring 12 show stoppers that run the gamut of big, brassy numbers through to lovely ballads and even comic gems. Carol does surprisingly well on these even though at this stage of her career she's not quite the seasoned pro she would become and if her belting is not quite as thrilling as Merman or Garland it's still a treat to hear her in this setting.
The second album of 12 Jule Styne numbers is not quite on par with the earlier release but it still has its moments. However, some of the material is a little rare and not among the better Styne songs written. Remarkably, only one song from "Bells Are Ringing" is included though Carol would have made a splendid Ella Peterson. Despite this, it is still an enjoyable album.
My recommendation: for fans of Carol Burnett this CD is a must. For fans of show stopping numbers sung with gusto this a fine CD worth a listen.
Free Music Review: another side of the legendary comedienne
Hit: 4 Stars
Carol Burnett is a masterly comedienne yes, but she is also an accomplished and well-seasoned Broadway performer, as she proves on this excellent twofer from Decca Broadway.Burnett rose to fame starring in the long-running Broadway musical ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, belting out showstopper after showstopper such as "Shy" and "Happily Ever After". (Check out the cast album on the MCA Broadway-Gold label).
On these two albums, Burnett sings some of the greatest Broadway numbers including a well-judged "Johnny One-Note" from BABES IN ARMS, "Adelaide's Lament" from GUYS AND DOLLS, "I Cain't Say No" from OKLAHOMA!, "Blow Gabriel Blow" from ANYTHING GOES, "Give a Little-Get a Little" from TWO ON THE AISLE, "Comes Once in a Lifetime" from SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING, "Just in Time" from BELLS ARE RINGING", "The World is Beautiful Today" from HAZEL FLAGG and "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" from GLAD TO SEE YOU. She also performs several numbers from GYPSY; "All I Need is the Boy", "Let Me Entertain You" and "Everything's Coming up Roses".
No doubt Carol Burnett is a musically-adept performer; she uses her comic know-how and considerable acting range to flesh out these songs to a higher degree, with musical direction from wunderkind Irwin Kostal as well as the fantastic Harry Zimmerman.
A fantastic recording.
Free Music Review: Brassy Burnett Delivers
Hit: 4 Stars
If she hadn't become one of the most endearing and beloved comic performers of all time with her landmark TV show, she would have enjoyed a long and successful career doing musicals on stage. Much of my musical comedy sensibilities came from the brilliant medleys and musical numbers presented weekly on The Carol Burnett Show. We all knew she was funny, but she didn't devote a great deal of air time to her singing, inspite of posessing a solid,warm and capable belt. Her musical and comic gifts are very apparant in this wonderful two album compilation. No performer I can think of can ring every drop of comedy out of a musical or spoken line better than CB. She shows off her considerable prowess in the showstopper, "Everythings Coming Up Roses" and brings a smile to the listener when she rips into the comical ode, Adelaide's Lament. FYI: She still has it. I was one of the lucky ones who saw her do Steven Sondheim's "Putting It Together" in the theatre last year. Sadly for Burnett fans, TV seems to have given her and most musical variety performers like her, the go-by. Sigh.