Best of Lena Horne [Curb]

by Lena Horne

Overview

In 1965, Lena Horne signed to United Artists Records, for which she recorded four albums in two years: Feelin' Good, Lena in Hollywood, Soul, and the Christmas collection Merry From Lena. This brief, budget-priced compilation is drawn from the first two of those albums. Of course, it does not live up to its title. Nor does it correspond to the description in Don Ovens' short, unreliable biography ("This collection features much of the music that was popular during Lena's movie days" is a false statement). What it does contain are Horne's interpretations of some of the well-remembered Hollywood and Broadway songs of the 1950s and '60s, such as "Moon River," "Who Can I Turn To," and "Never on Sunday." The mid-'60s were a difficult time for her as a performer, with musical tastes changing radically as she approached the age of 50 still wanting to sing songs like Cole Porter's "I Love Paris." On her UA recordings, she demonstrated that she still had something to contribute musically, and this sliver of that work is credible, even if it is hardly the "best of Lena Horne." ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/1993
Label:	Capitol/Curb
UPC:	0715187761629
Rank:	118529

Tracks

1. Moon River
2. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
3. All the Way
4. Hello, Young Lovers
5. Singin' in the Rain
6. I Love Paris
7. Never on Sunday
8. On a Wonderful Day Like Today
9. It Had Better Be Tonight
10. Wives and Lovers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lena Horne   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Don Ovens   Liner Notes
Cole Porter   Composer
Francesco Migliacci   Composer
Manos Hadjidakis   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Peter Hook   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Nacio Herb Brown   Composer
Gillian Gilbert   Composer
Arthur Freed   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Bernard Sumner   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Billy Towne   Composer
Stephen Morris   Composer
Triumph   Composer