Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

1979 studio album by Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin

Studio album by

Rosemary Clooney

Released

October 1979

Recorded

1979

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

42:11

Label

Concord

Producer

John Burk

Rosemary Clooney chronology

Here's to My Lady
(1978)

Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
(1979)

With Love
(1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin is a 1979 album by Rosemary Clooney, of songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.^[2]

Track listing

"But Not for Me" – 5:47
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 2:58
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 4:58
"Fascinating Rhythm" – 2:56
"Love Is Here to Stay" – 3:48
"Strike Up the Band" – 3:46
"Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern) – 4:24
"They All Laughed" – 4:05
"The Man that Got Away" (Harold Arlen) – 6:00
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 3:29

All lyrics by Ira Gershwin, all music by George Gershwin, other composers noted.

Personnel

Rosemary Clooney - vocal
Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone
Warren Vaché - cornet, flugelhorn
Roger Glenn - flute
Cal Collins - guitar
Nat Pierce - piano
Chris Amberger - double bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums

^[3]

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin at AllMusic
^ Crossland, Ken (2013). Late Life Jazz: The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-19-979857-5.

Rosemary Clooney

Studio albums

Irving Berlin's White Christmas (1954)
Blue Rose [with Duke Ellington] (1956)
Ring Around Rosie [with The Hi-Lo's] (1957)
Swing Around Rosie [with the Buddy Cole trio] (1958)
Fancy Meeting You Here [with Bing Crosby] (1958)
A Touch of Tabasco [with Perez Prado] (1959)
How the West Was Won [with Bing Crosby] (1960)
Rosie Swings Softly (1960)
Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (1960)
Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (1961)
Rosemary Clooney Sings Country Hits from the Heart (1963)
Love (1963)
Thanks for Nothing (1964)
That Travelin' Two Beat - Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney [with Bing Crosby] (1965)
Look My Way (1976)
Nice to Be Around (1977)
A Tribute to Duke (1977)
Everything's Coming Up Rosie (1977)
Rosie Sings Bing (1978)
Here's to My Lady (1979)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (1979)
With Love (1981)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Harold Arlen (1983)
My Buddy with Woody Herman (1983)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984)
Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads (1985)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Jimmy Van Heusen (1986)
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer (1987)
Show Tunes (1989)
Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein (1990)
For the Duration (1991)
Girl Singer (1992)
Do You Miss New York? (1993)
Still on the Road (1994)
Demi-Centennial (1995)
Dedicated to Nelson (1996)
White Christmas (1996)
Mothers & Daughters (1997)
At Long Last [with the Count Basie Orchestra] (1998)
Brazil [with John Pizzarelli] (2000)
Sentimental Journey: The Girl Singer and Her New Big Band (2001)

Live albums

The Last Concert (2002)

Soundtrack albums

Red Garters (1954)

Songs

"Come On-a My House"
"Tenderly"
"Half as Much"
"Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)"
"Blues in the Night"
"Hey There"/"This Ole House"
"Mambo Italiano"

Discography
The Edsel Show
José Ferrer (first husband)
Miguel Ferrer (son)
Dante DiPaolo (second husband)
Tessa Ferrer (granddaughter)
Betty Clooney (sister)
Nick Clooney (brother)
George Clooney (nephew)

v t e George Gershwin
Albums	Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Ballets	An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares?
Operas	Blue Monday (1922) Porgy and Bess (1935)
Orchestral works	Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Concerto in F (1925) An American in Paris (1928) Second Rhapsody (1931) Cuban Overture (1932) Strike Up the Band (1934) Hoctor's Ballet (1937)
Piano compositions	Three Preludes (1926) French Ballet Class (1937)
Songs	"Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" "Bidin' My Time" "Blah Blah Blah" "Boy Wanted" "Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!" "But Not for Me" "By Strauss" "Clap Yo' Hands" "Do It Again" "Doin' Time" "Embraceable You" "Fascinating Rhythm" "A Foggy Day" "For You, For Me, For Evermore" "Funny Face" "'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" "He Loves and She Loves" "How Long Has This Been Going On?" "I Can't Be Bothered Now" "I Got Rhythm" "I Was Doing All Right" "I've Got a Crush on You" "Isn't It a Pity?" "Just Another Rhumba" "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" "Let's Kiss and Make Up" "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" "Looking for a Boy" "Lorelei" "Love Is Here to Stay" "Love Is Sweeping the Country" "Love Walked In" "The Man I Love" "My Cousin in Milwaukee" "My One and Only" "Nice Work If You Can Get It" "Of Thee I Sing" "Oh, Lady Be Good!" "Oh, So Nice!" "The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" "'S Wonderful" "Sam and Delilah" "Slap That Bass" "Somebody from Somewhere" "Somebody Loves Me" "Someone to Watch Over Me" "Soon" "Stairway to Paradise" "Stiff Upper Lip" "Strike Up the Band" "Summertime" "Swanee" "That Certain Feeling" "They All Laughed" "They Can't Take That Away from Me" "Things Are Looking Up" "Tra-la-la" "Treat Me Rough" "Walking the Dog" "Who Cares?" "You've Got What Gets Me"
Tribute albums	Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live! Gershwin's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Related articles	Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin (brother) Arthur Gershwin (brother) Frances Gershwin (sister) Gershwin Theatre
List of compositions by George Gershwin Category:George Gershwin