- Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
Infobox Album |
Name = Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
Type =Live Album
Artist =Rufus Wainwright
Released =December 4 2007 (US)
Recorded = June 2006
Producer = Phil Ramone
Label = Geffen
Reviews =Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/47791-rufus-does-judy-live-at-carnegie-hall link]
Last album = "Release the Stars "
(2007)
This album = "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall"
(2007)"Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall" is
Rufus Wainwright 's sixth album. It is a live recording of his June 2006 tribute concert toJudy Garland . Backed by a 36-piece orchestra under the conduction of Stephen Oremus, Wainwright recreated Garland'sApril 23 ,1961 concert, often considered "the greatest night in show business history." After overcoming many personal problems, her comeback performance of 25+ American standards spawned the double album, "Judy at Carnegie Hall ".Due to popular demand, Wainwright's tribute was performed 6 times total:
June 14, 2006 atCarnegie Hall inNew York City , NY
June 15, 2006 atCarnegie Hall inNew York City , NY
February 18, 2007 at theLondon Palladium inLondon ,UK
February 20, 2007 atL'Olympia inParis ,France
February 25, 2007 at theLondon Palladium inLondon ,UK
September 23, 2007 at theHollywood Bowl inLos Angeles , CAGuests on the album include
Martha Wainwright ("Stormy Weather"), one of Garland's daughters,Lorna Luft ("After You've Gone"), along withKate McGarrigle ("Over the Rainbow " - piano). Related to the album, the February 25 London Palladium concert was recorded and released as "" onDVD (December 4, 2007).Track listing
Disc 1:
#Overture: "
The Trolley Song " / "Over the Rainbow " / "The Man That Got Away " (Ralph Blane ,Hugh Martin ) / (Harold Arlen ,Yip Harburg ) / (Arlen,Ira Gershwin )
#"When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)" (Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin,Larry Shay )
#"Medley:Almost Like Being in Love " / "This Can't Be Love" (Alan Jay Lerner ,Frederick Loewe ) /(Richard Rodgers ,Lorenz Hart )
#"Do it Again" (George Gershwin ,Buddy DeSylva )
#"You Go to My Head " (J. Fred Coots ,Haven Gillespie )
#"Alone Together" (Howard Dietz ,Arthur Schwartz )
#"Who Cares? " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
#"Puttin' On the Ritz " (Irving Berlin )
#"How Long Has This Been Going On? " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
#"Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
#"The Man That Got Away " (H. Arlen, I. Gershwin)
#"San Francisco" (Walter Jurmann ,Gus Kahn ,Bronislaw Kaper )Disc 2:
#"
That's Entertainment! " (Dietz, Schwartz)
#"I Can't Give You Anything But Love " (Dorothy Fields ,Jimmy McHugh )
#"Come Rain Or Come Shine " (Arlen,Johnny Mercer )
#"You're Nearer" (Rodgers, Hart)
#"A Foggy Day " (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin)
#"If Love Were All" (Noel Coward )
#"Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart " - (J. F. Hanely)
#"Stormy Weather" (Arlen,Ted Koehler ) - performed byMartha Wainwright
#Medley: "You Made Me Love You" / "For Me & My Gal" / "The Trolley Song" (Joseph McCarthy,James V. Monaco ,Roger Edens ) / (Douglas Furber , L. Arthur Rose)
#"Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody " (Sam M. Lewis , Fred Schwartz,Joe Young )
#"Over the Rainbow " (Arlen, Harburg) - withKate McGarrigle
#"Swanee" (Irving Caesar , G. Gershwin)
#"After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer ,Turner Layton ) - withLorna Luft
#"Chicago" (Fred Fisher )Bonus Track: "Get Happy" (Track 15 on Disc 2) - offered in the
UK , and on theUS iTunes version
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