Various Artists
February 11, 2003 |
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This soundtrack corresponds to a film of the same name that aired on the cable network, Trio, frequently. Both the movie and soundtrack are a tribute to Harold Arlen, and therefore they contain Arlen cover songs--the album also has an original performance by Harold Arlen himself. Rufus contributes both "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "I Wonder What Became of Me." In the film, Wainwright is seen performing both of these songs, one of which involves a small dance number in a white suit!
It should also be noted that Shannon McNally contributes the song "As Long as I Live" to this album (and is also seen in the film), whom fans know as a backing singer during much of the Want One tour. Other artists include Sandra Bernhard, Ranee Lee, Marc Anthony Thompson, and many others.
Complete Track List:
01. Rufus Wainwright - It's Only a Paper Moon
02. Shannon McNally - As Long as I Live
03. Mark A. Thompson - I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
04. Debbie Harry - Stormy Weather/Ill Wind
05. Jimmy Scott - I Had a Love Once
06. David Johansen - Kickin' the Gong Around
07. Harold Arlen - Last Night When We Were Young
08. Hawksley Workman - I've Got the World On a String
09. Mary Margaret O'Hara - Blues in the Night
10. The Boswell Sisters - Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
11. Eric Mingus - Get Happy
12. Sandra Bernhard - Come Rain Or Come Shine
13. Rufus Wainwright - I Wonder What Became of Me
14. Ranee Lee - The Man That Got Away
15. Mary Margaret O'Hara - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
16. Jimmy Scott - Over the Rainbow
17. Ranee Lee - Stormy Weather
Label: Sony
A Rhombus Media Production
The soundtrack of a film by Larry Weinstein
Music produced by Hal Willner
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