The Lively Ones (album)
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| Released | August 1962 | |||
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| Length | 26:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jack Marshall | |||
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The Lively Ones is a studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in August 1962 by Capitol Records, to coincide with the NBC special of the same series, which aired from the summers of 1962 and 1963 which showcased current jazz, pop, and folk performers, as well as comedians,[1] It was produced by Jack Marshall. it contains gems such as Ruby (which he also recorded for Merucry in 1947), "Marie", and two of Erno Rapee's Twenties movie waltzes, "Charmanine' and "Diane" and what must be the only crooner verison of "Cherokee" to this date."[2]
The album made its debut on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated October 13 of that year and stayed around for 10 weeks, eventually reaching number 57.[3]
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by EMI Music Distribution on May 31, 1999 as a double album pairing it with Damone's other 1962 Capitol, Strange Enchantment.[4]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| New Record Mirror |  [6] |
The album was well received by critics at the time of its release, Billboard praised Damone for "his tender, effortless style, over solid support fom the swinging Billy May crew".[7]
Cash Box called it "Powerful merchandise" stated that his usual rich, wide-range voice on such fine sturdies as “Laura,” “I Want A Little Girl” and “Ruby.” a swingin’ bouncy tune,"[8]
Record Mirror called it "an outstanding LP" and stated that "the swingier of the two, arrangements by Jack Marshall and Billy May, with orchestra conducted by that latter gent, tend to hold the listener's attention more than the singer of the up -tempo items."[9]
The Evening Independent called it "outstanding" and stated that "He sings a carefully selected group of standards."[10]
Hartford Courant mentions "Billy May's orchestra does a basher on a mambo-fashioned "Dearly Beloved" to complement swinging vocalist Damone. and "I Want a Little Girl." "Laura" and "Ruby" get traditional slow treatment.[11]
Track listing[edit]
Side one[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Charmaine" | Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | 1:48 |
| 3. | "Laura" | David Raksin, Johnny Mercer | 2:23 |
| 4. | "Diane" | Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack | 2:16 |
| 5. | "Nina Never Knew" | Louis Alter, Milton Drake | 2:47 |
| 6. | "The Lively Ones" | Jack Wohl, Sidney Woloshin | 1:41 |
Side two[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Marie" | Irving Berlin | 2:01 |
| 2. | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (From The Broadway Musical: Jumbo) | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:09 |
| 3. | "Ruby" (From The 20th Century-Fox Pictures: Ruby Gentry) | Mitchell Parish. Heinz Roemheld | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Dearly Beloved" (From The Columbia Pictures: You Were Never Lovelier) | Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern | 2:12 |
| 5. | "I Want a Girl" | Harry Von Tilzer, William Dillon | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Little Girl" | Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry | 2:04 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 57 |
References[edit]
- ^ Damone, Vic; Chanoff, David (2009-06-09). Singing Was the Easy Part. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-57025-5.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 133. ISBN 9780375421495.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums : 1955-1996 : compiled from Billboard magazine's pop album charts, 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
- ^ Vic Damone – The Lively Ones/Strange Enchantment at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ ""The Lively Ones" - Album Ratings". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ Waston, Jimmy (30 March 1963). "Vic Damone: The Lively Ones" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 13. p. 10. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-08-11. p. 40.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 23, no. 47. August 18, 1962. p. 30.
- ^ "Album Reviews by Jimmy Watson" (PDF). Record Mirror. March 30, 1963. p. 10.
- ^ Platter Platter By Chuck Harold. Evening Independent. September 14, 1962.
- ^ "Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut". Newspapers.com. 1962-09-09. Retrieved 2024-05-19.