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I was prepared to not like this album because it didn't use most of Cole Porter's score. However, the album is a varied delight that never lets you down. Contrary to what another reviewer on Amazon said, the composers and lyricists who contributed to this delightful score were not "hacks." Some of the "hacks" who contributed to this score are Walter Donaldson, George Bassman, Roger Edens, and E.Y. Harburg. Take a look at the hit songs, movies, and shows those guys wrote. Some of the standout non-Porter songs are: Salome, I Love an Esquire Girl, and Madame, I Love Your Crepes Suzette. As far as the Porter score goes, the instrumentals of Do I Love ou, When Love Beckoned on 52nd Street, and But in the Morning Low are sensual and beautifully orchestrated. Put all together, the songs give a great idea of what people loved during World War II and they are good friends to each other. Also, that reviewer knocks the lovely singing voice of Martha Meers for our beloved Lucille Ball. Please, Martha Meers has a terrific voice - and we DO get to hear Lucy on the knockout FRIENDSHIP number. And as far as this album goes, the great team at Rhino gave us bonus tracks from a semi-musical, MEET THE PEOPLE. The title tune is a knockout. And just to finish up, where else but in these soundtracks taken from the original elements can you find music from 1943 in full, vibrant stereo?
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