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Songs by Burke and Van Heusen

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Released
  
1959

Length
  
52:02

Artist
  
Lena Horne

Label
  
SINETONE AMR

Recorded
  
1959

Producer
  
Fred Reynolds

Release date
  
1959

Genre
  
Traditional pop music

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Songs by Burke and Van Heusen (1959)
  
Lena Horne at the Sands (1961)

Similar
  
Lena Horne albums, Vocal jazz albums

Songs by Burke and Van Heusen is a 1959 studio album by Lena Horne, of songs written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen. This album was released in some countries with the alternative title A Friend Of Yours. Recorded with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra at the RCA Victor studio, New York on December the 1st and 9th 1958, completed on January the 5th 1959. The complete album has been re-issued on CD in Stereo, firstly in 2001 by BMG, Japan and by Avid Easy Records in 2010.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "You Don't Have to Know the Language" – 2:56
  2. "Like Someone in Love" – 2:59
  3. "It's Anybody's Spring" – 2:21
  4. "But Beautiful" – 4:03
  5. "Just My Luck" – 2:35
  6. "Get Rid of Monday" – 2:53
  7. "A Friend of Yours" – 3:11
  8. "It Could Happen to You" – 2:56
  9. "Sleigh Ride in July" – 3:24
  10. "My Heart Is a Hobo" – 1:56
  11. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 3:09
  12. "Ring the Bell" – 3:11

All music composed by Jimmy Van Heusen, and all lyrics written by Johnny Burke.

Performance

  • Lena Horne - vocals
  • Lennie Hayton – arranger
  • Ralph Burns - arranger

    • Songs

    1You Don't Have to Know the Language2:59
    2Like Someone in Love3:02
    3It's Anybody's Spring2:24

    References

    Songs by Burke and Van Heusen Wikipedia
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