Lola Albright

180 GRAM VINYL LIMITED EDITION

THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACKS

Better known as an actress than a vocalist, Lola Albright (1924-2017) enjoyed her greatest fame in the late-'50s and early-'60s due to her role on the television series Peter Gunn.

She only recorded two albums, the first of which, Lola Wants You (1957), has her backed by an orchestra conducted and arranged by Dean Elliott, and featuring celebrated trumpeter Don Fagerquist. Five bonus tracks from her second LP are included, all of them conducted and arranged by Henry Mancini.

PERSONNEL:

• LOLA ALBRIGHT, vocals
• Orchestra arranged & conducted by Dean Elliott
• Don Fagerquist (trumpet); Jack Dumont, Heinie Gunkler, Ben Kanter, Howard Terry, Chuck Gentry (reeds, woodwinds); Vince Terry or Joe Gibbons (guitar); Phil Stephens (b); Milt Holland or Nick Fatool (d).

Old Star Studios, Hollywood, May 9 & August 16, 1957.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• B4, B6 & B8: Lola Albright (vc). Orchestra conducted & arranged by Henry Mancini including Dick Nash (tb), Ted Nash (fl), Victor Feldman (vib), John Williams (p), Bob Bain (g), Red Mitchell (b), Shelly Manne (d). Hollywood, February 24 & 26, 1959.

• B5 & B7: Lola Albright (vc). Orchestra conducted & arranged by Henry Mancini including Victor Feldman (vib), John Williams (p), Tony Rizzi (g), Rollie Bundock (b), Jack Sperling (d). Hollywood, April 2, 1959

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 A MAN, A MAN, A MAN
• A2 CANDY
• A3 PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME
• A4 GOODBYE MY LOVER
• A5 AREN’T YOU KINDA GLAD WE DID
• A6 I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU
• A7 HERE ‘TIS
• A8 ALL OF YOU
• A9 THERE’S A MAN IN MY LIFE

• SIDE B
• B1 THINK OF ME
• B2 DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO V
• B3 HE’S MY GUY
• B4 THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE ME (*)
• B5 BRIEF AND BREEZY (*)
• B6 TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE (*)
• B7 JUST YOU, JUST ME (*)
• B8 DREAMSVILLE (*)