The Liveliest at the Basin Street East is a live studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in July 1963 by Capitol Records.
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| Released | July 1963 | |||
| Venue | Basin Street East, New York City, New York | |||
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| Length | 35:28 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Jack Marshall | |||
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it was taped live at Basin Street East in New York City, with a band conducted by Joe Parnello,[1] It was produced by Jack Marshall. it contains performances of songs that he had previously recorded for singles and albums during his time with the Columbia, and Capitol labels including "What Kind of Fool Am I?", and his big hit from 1956 "On the Street Where You Live" as well as one he had never or would record in the future including -- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Adios" and "Fascinating Rhythm".
The album was released on compact disc for the first time by EMI Music Distribution on December 9, 2003 as a double album pairing it with Damone's 1964 Capitol Album, On the Street Where You Live.[2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| New Record Mirror |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The album was well received by critics at the time of its release, Billboard praised Damone for his "excitment live performance and arrangement go right along with the top-notch Damone Performances".[5]
Cash Box called it "dynamically showcased" stated that he "has never been better and the big band backing is a perfect complement to his big, warm voice,"[6]
Record Mirror noted: "You will find his efforts here of his usual high standard."[3]
The Toronto Star stated, "Damone is no simple copy of Sinatra But his general aims are similar When the tune is upbeat he swings"[7]
The San Francisco Examiner called it "One of the most pleasant" and stated that "[Damone] is part vocalist and part actor and the stimulation of a live audi ence enhances his performance.[8]
The Charlotte News called it "warm smooth and sometimes swinging" and stated that "[Damone] shows the style he has shown in night clubs[9]
Journal & Courier noted, "He swings and really belts some of the songs and the Night"[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You and the Night and the Music" (from the Broadway musical Revenge with Music) | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 2:01 |
| 2. | "When Your Lover Has Gone" (from Warner Bros. Pictures' Blonde Crazy) | Einar Aaron Swan | 3:35 |
| 3. | "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (from the Broadway musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off) | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | 3:53 |
| 4. | "At Long Last Love" (from the Broadway musical You Never Know) | Cole Porter | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Fascinating Rhythm" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:12 |
| 6. | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (from RKO Pictures' Shall We Dance) | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (from the Broadway musical Jumbo) | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Adios" | Enric Madriguera | 3:27 |
| 3. | "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | George C. Cory Jr., Douglass Cross | 2:35 |
| 4. | "A Lot of Livin' to Do" (from the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie) | Charles Strouse, Lee Adams | 3:00 |
| 5. | "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" | Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh | 3:11 |
| 6. | "On the Street Where You Live" (from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady) | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | 3:26 |
References
edit- ^ Friedwald, Will (November 2, 2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-37989-4.
- ^ "On the Street Where You Live/The Liveliest". AllMusic. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Album Reviews by Jimmy Watson: The Sensational Searchers must hit top once again!" (PDF). Record Mirror. November 16, 1963. p. 10.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 392. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 3, 1963. p. 27.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. 24, no. 45. August 3, 1963. p. 22.
- ^ "The Toronto Star from Toronto, Ontario, Canada". Newspapers.com. December 7, 1963. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California". Newspapers.com. December 1, 1963. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Charlotte News from Charlotte, North Carolina". Newspapers.com. August 3, 1963. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana". Newspapers.com. August 3, 1963. Retrieved June 13, 2024.