Teresa Brewer Sings Goldfinger

My first featured album from Teresa Brewer is the oddly titled Teresa Brewer Goldfinger, Dear Heart & Other Great Movie Songs.  Well, it is an accurate title, but hardly rolls off the tongue.  This 1964 release is similar to what many other artists released during this time period - a collection of hits from the current movies of the day.  Take songs that are already popular, record them with your own personal flair, and you have an album of instantly recognizable and beloved tunes.

This record is honestly a great collection of pop songs from the movies, and Teresa Brewer's vocal style is perfect to tackle these tunes.  She's not Shirley Bassey but does a perfectly fine "Goldfinger".  She's no Julie Andrews (who is?) but Teresa's "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is splendid.  "Super..." is one where she (and/or her arranger) take a few more liberties with the original record, while still sticking to the heart of the song.

Fave songs:

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from Mary Poppins

"A Hard Days Night" from A Hard Days Night

Earworm alert:  "Never on Sunday"

Philips PHS 600-163 (stereo)

Philips PHM 200-163 (mono)

1-1  Dear Heart from Dear Hear

1-2  A Hard Day's Night from A Hard Day's Night

1-3  Smile from Modern Times

1-4  Never on Sunday from Never on Sunday

1-5  I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face from My Fair Lady

1-6  Goldfinger from Gold Finger

2-1  Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Mary Poppins

2-2  Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany's

2-3  Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo from Lili

2-4  More from Mondo Cane

2-5  Three Coins in The Fountain from Three Coins in The Fountain

2-6  theme from Lilies of the Field (AMEN)