THE HI-LO´S, ROSEMARY CLOONEY & HOAGY CARMICHAEL

THE HI-LO´S & ROSEMARY CLOONEY: Ring around Rosie

ROSEMARY CLOONEY
Rosemary Clooney, sem sombra de dúvida, desempenhou um papel importante na história dos Hi- lo´s. Na época das "vacas magras", em que vários conjuntos vocais fantásticos, tal como os Meltones, se dissolviam por falta de trabalho, Rosie bancou os Hi-lo´s, que eram convidados permanentes do seu show de TV, o que
lhes garantia não só suporte financeiro como prestígio, divulgação e visibilidade. E só por isso ela já seria merecedora de todo o respeito - não fosse também uma grande artista. E, de quebra, para alegria das fans, sobrou o George Clooney, sobrinho da grande Rosemary.
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ALBUM REVIEW
Rosemary's 'friends' on 'Ring Around Rosie' are none other than the Hi-Lo's! (She is accompanied by Harry James on 'Hollywood's Best.') The dozen songs on 'Ring Around Rosie,' though not a cappella, are some of the loveliest in the canon of American popular song. Clooney's straightforward and unmannered style is immediate and engaging, in contrast to the Hi-lo's more modern jazz phrasing; together, they offer the best of both. For example, the Hi-lo's trade verses with Rosie on 'How About You,' and outline chords behind her with brilliantly hued swipes; when they harmonize, as they do, fittingly, on 'Together,' one can feel the appreciation
flowing. Her 'Everything Happens To Me' conveys the song's gloomy irony by virtue of the plainness of its delivery. The Hi-Lo's are sans Rosie on 'I Could Write A Book,' 'Coquette' and 'Solitude'; the latter two are presently unavailable on any other recording. 'Hollywood's Best' features big band arrangements of movie themes, and Clooney's first million-selling record, 'Come On-A My House.'
(Source: singers.com)
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ALBUM REVIEW
The "Ring Around Rosie" album as promised. William Ruhlmann of the All Music Guide comments: "Whoever at Columbia Records had the idea of matching Rosemary Clooney and the Hi-Lo's, the idea was a sound one, as is demonstrated on the opening track, "Doncha Go ‘Way Mad," as well as "Together," which starts the second side of the LP, "What Is There to Say," and especially the closing song, "How About You" (with its
playful name-dropping of Columbia president Goddard Lieberson). On these numbers, the vocal group sparks Clooney to some spirited performances, and she grounds them somewhat, with the combination producing a buoyant, even giddy mood. That, of course, only represents four of the 12 selections on the disc. Elsewhere, Clooney gets four songs to herself ("Love Letters," "I'm in the Mood for Love," "Everything Happens to Me," and "I'm Glad There Is You") as do the Hi-Lo's ("Moonlight Becomes You," "I Could Write a Book," "Coquette," and "Solitude"). On this two-thirds of the album, each act reverts to type, Clooney turning in some effectively smoldering ballad renditions of standards, the Hi-Lo's bordering on vocalese in their efforts to jazz up some others. There's nothing wrong with either approach, of course. But the four songs that really contain collaborations by Clooney and the Hi-Lo's, justifying the joint billing on this LP, indicate that a full-length match-up would have been far superior".
(By William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide)
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MINHA OPINIÃO: nada a acrescentar ao que está aí em cima. Rosie e os Hi-lo´s dispensam comentários.
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THE HI-LO´S & ROSEMARY CLOONEY: Ring around Rosie

THE HI-LO´S
Gene Puerling
Clark Burroughs
Bob Morse
Don Shelton

Vocal arrangements: Gene Puerling

TRACKS/FAIXAS:
Side 1:
1) Doncha Go 'Way Mad
2) Moonlight Becomes You
3) Love Letters
4) I Could Write A Book
5) I'm In The Mood For Love
6) Coquette

Side2:
7) Together
8) Everything Happens To Me
9) Solitude
10) What Is There To Say
11) I'm Glad There Is You
12) How About You

GENE PUERLING & ROSEMARY CLOONEY

Uma raridade: o supremo-mestre Gene Puerling num singelo dueto com a grande Rosie...
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This is a very rare treasure: "Genius" Puerling and Rosie