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Sings Kern & Other Rarities

Irene Dunne Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

1	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes [From Roberta]
2	I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
3	All the Things You Are
4	Why Was I Born?
5	Babes in the Wood
6	They Didn't Believe Me
7	Lovely to Look at [From Roberta]
8	When I Grow Too Old to Dream
9	Why Do I Love You [From Show Boat]
10	Ol' Man River/Bill/Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man/Make Believe [From Show Bo
11	I Have the Room Above Her [From Show Boat]
12	Make Believe [From Show Boat]
13	They Don't Believe Me
14	Why Was I Born? [Alternate Take] [Take]
15	The Folks Who Live on the Hill [From High, Wide and Handsome]
16	All the Things You Are [Alternate Take] [Take]
17	Smoke Gets Hin Your Eyes [Alternate Take] [From Robeta] [Take]
18	Babes in the Wood [Alternate Take] [Take]
19	If Love Were All [From the Secret of Madame Blanche]
20	Sing My Heart [From Love Affair]
21	You Couldn't Be Cute [From Joy of Living]

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 5.04 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sepia Records
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2011
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 4, 2011
Label ‏ : ‎ Sepia Records
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0051ZH7LE
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Steven Keller

This CD makes you happy!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2011

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Sepia's Irene Dunne CD is one of the most enjoyable things I've heard in quite some time. Irene Dunne grew up in an era when people had to make their own entertainment; everyone played an instrument or sang. She was steeped in this atmosphere and it is much in evidence here. "I've told ev'ry little star" made me smile with delight. Happily, the song Harold Arlen wrote specifically for her is included - "Sing my heart". This is one of those songs that I cannot imagine anyone else singing but Dunne - its neat syncopation and range are perfect for the soprano. My favorite selection is "Babes in the wood" (two versions!). You'll get goose bumps when Dunne sings the phrase: "Give me your hand, here where we stand." Sounds as if Miss Dunne is personally inviting you to take her hand, and surely if I could, I would! No wonder Dunne was Jerome Kern's favorite interpreter.

The whole production is a delight - you get a great selection from Show Boat and a terrific duet with Allan Jones (another wonderful singer), "I have the room above her." So nice to hear people who can actually sing. Having said that, I must friendly disagree with some of the reviewers who say that Dunne's singing is "old-fashioned." There is just one way to sing - correctly. Breath must support the tone and the diction should be perfect. When I hear the hacks on America's got talent, American Idol, The Voice, get up and screech like fingernails on a chalkboard it make me sick - it's not talent and it's not beautiful. What you get on this CD is beautiful singing, case closed!

The sound quality is excellent - as a matter of fact, "Sing my heart" sounds as if it were recorded yesterday. Thank you Sepia for another fine release. Please give us more Irene Dunne. How about the songs from Sweet Adeline and "Just let me look at you" from Joy of living? I also congratulate Michael Feinstein for his lovely memory of this great lady.

Get this while you can - it's terrific! This CD makes you happy.

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Catherine Mckee

I have been a fan of Irene Dunn for many ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017

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I have been a fan of Irene Dunn for many years, this CD was a must have for someone in my age bracket
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Douglas M

Wishes do come true - perfection

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2011

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For as long as I can recall, I have hoped that someone would produce a CD of the work of the peerless Irene Dunne, and here it is and at such a fair price! To hear her cool soprano and conjure up that mischievous smile and warmth is sheer bliss. Dunne was a Jerome Kern girl and some of her studio recordings made in 1941 have been available before in a hideously expensive CD, but this one also contains previously unpublished gems such as "The Folks who live on the Hill" from "High, Wide and Handsome" and "Sing My heart" (without dialogue) from "Love Affair". These are really beautiful songs and her interpretations are memorable for Dunne was a great actress as well as a great singer. Top this with tracks from "Showboat", the highlight being her duet with Allan Jones of "I have the room above her" and you're in vocalist heaven.

Some of the recordings are not perfect due to the rarity of the source material but this is minor. The CD contains comprehensive notes and a charming story from Michael Feinstein of his encounter with an elderly Dunne. In fact, it is Feinstein who collected and preserved some of the these recordings so I am eternally grateful to him.

This CD is so special, I am sure I will be buying many copies to distribute to selected friends.

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Sally A. Martinell

Irene Dunnes genius

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2019

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Irene Dunne was a really great singer. This cd is excellent. I have purchased 4 additional copies for friends who are just discovering her and her movies for the first time. Her acting genius is unmistakable when you watch her mannerisms, gestures and timing. One of the greatest unappreciated talents ever. I only WISH there were other cd’s by Irene Dunne even if just the songs from her movies like “Joy of Living”, “Stingaree”, “Love Affair” “The Secret of Madam Blanche”, The Great Lover” and Sweet Marie from “Life with Father” and As Long as I have You, from “A Guy Named Joe”. Her 40 movies show her rapid growth and beauty.

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irene dunne miss showboat

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2011

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irene sings in this cd a number of wonderful jerome kern songs.his songs locked the listener in to the singer.they had magic.when a song is being performed it is as if there are two people in the room.there is the singer and the listener.no one can forget her wonderful performance in the first movie of showboat.when she sings why do i love you it feels as if you want to say that my life has now been fulfilled.

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Marty

Great Voice from the past.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015

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Lovely voice in the old style of song. Enjoyed every number and wanted more.

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Barry Lane

A Beautiful Souvenir

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2011

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For those who have admired Irene Dunne this is a well done release with an informed and moving note written by Michael Feinstein. The performance and orchestrations reflect the past and are all the better for it. Irene Dunne was the most prolific interpreter of Jerome Kern's work on film. You can't go wrong with Kern and Dunne as either a souvenir of that past, or for the modern listener as part of a more complete education.

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Joseph Barba

One of a kind dramatic artist

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2015

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This CD shows the amazing versatility of Irene Dunne. Her singing, like her acting, is unique. It reflects the heart and soul of who she is...honest, straightforward, and true to her art. No "bells and whistles," no egocentricity, just a true interpretation of what is called for in the dramatic moment.
She was truly a unique and gifted artist, both vocally and dramatically.

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ISSELE Mario

Prachtige CD!

Reviewed in Germany on December 20, 2022

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Nach Deutung, sehr gut!

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One singular sensation...

The lady deserved a better fate.

Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2013

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Irene Dunne could do it all in the 1930's and 1940's. She was an accomplished serious actor, and was up there with the best of them when it came to comedy. One or two of her performances deserved an oscar, but as often the case, class lost out to sentiment...anyone still think Grace Kelly's "County Girl" was better than Judy Garland's "A Star is Born"...or for that matter "James Mason's performance in "A Star is Born"? And she could sing. A soprano, she had a better range than Jeanette MacDonald or Kathryn Grayson, but was not at a major studio. Still, her Magnolia in "Show Boat" beats all other filmed versions. I bought this CD because it is primarily the music of Jerome Kern - only three songs on it are not his music - and since no one has ever released the film "High, Wide, and Handsome", this is the only chance I had to have Irene Dunne sing "'The Folks Who Live on the Hill', which, though this version is not from the soundtrack, is still gorgeous. Someday, someone is going to stumble across that film in a vault and the public will get to hear the Jerome Kern score for a western! with Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour getting most of the songs, of which there are few. But so much more is here. Most of the recordings are from 1941 and are not dated at all. Among the 'Rarities' are the sountracks of two of the previews of "Show Boat" with Robson, Lillian Roth, and Allen Jones and the rest of that superb cast. "All the Things You Are" is twice on the CD, on purpose, as Dunne often considerably changed her way with a song. Now you can compare one song seemingly done by two singers. A few previously unreleased versions of some of the songs are also here, having originally been made for the Hollywood moguls who wanted 'their own versions'. They, too, are worth comparing and enjoying.Or listen to 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and 'Lovely to Look At' and then put your DVD of "Roberta" on. Yes, it is the same voice, but freed from the film makers' ideas of what those songs should sound like and allowed to do them as she wanted to, without an excess of emotion, they shine brilliantly.
The CD is not merely for the old and feeble, or those for whom nostalgia is everything. I'm too young to have ever seen Dunne on the big screen, but watching her on television has been a revelation, and a few of her films have found their way to the CD/DVD market and my collection. This CD is a joy to listen to - beautiful songs sung as they were intended to be sung by a lady with class and a voice that was a treasure.

William Hall

Why not five stars.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2021

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At long last I’ve seen the 1936 version of Show Boat in which Irene Dunne sings superbly, so of course I fished out my Dunne/Kern CD which I’d abandoned. It’s lovely so why only four stars? The Show Boat numbers are there except for ‘You Are Love’ which Dunne sings first in duet with Allan Jones and then solo at the very end of the film. Unless there’s some unsurmountable difficulty why this can’t be transferred from the soundtrack to the CD, then shame upon Sepia, usually such a reliable label.

gavin rowe

Gaps!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2014

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There were some notable absences from this CD, including from Showboat. Otherwise, the CD was good, but could have been even better.

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