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| Released | 1939 | |||
| Recorded | September 11–16, 1939 (1939-09-11 –1939-09-16) | |||
| Studio | Hollywood Recording Studio,Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Popular music | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Giuseppe Bamboschek (conductor) | |||
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MacDonald in Song (sometimes referred to asJeanette MacDonald in Song) is a 1939 album by American actressJeanette MacDonald, released byRCA Victor.
Jeanette MacDonald had appeared in Hollywood musical movies throughout the 1930s and was one of the most popular American artists in the world. She had toured France and England in 1931 and 1933,[1] and would tour the United States in 1939, starting from March.[2] The album was recorded later that year between September 11 and 16 at the Hollywood Recording Studio in Los Angeles with an orchestra, conducted byGiuseppe Bamboschek.[3] Bamboschek performed the piano on four tracks, as well as MacDonald's husbandGene Raymond (whose two tracks were not released).[3]
The album was released with four 10-inch discs.[4]
Ten songs feature on the track, despite 17 songs being recorded[a] (some were additionaltakes) during the session.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "When I Have Sung My Songs" | Ernest Charles | Ernest Charles | 02:13 |
| 2. | "Do Not Go, My Love" | Richard Hageman | Richard Hageman | 03:02 |
| 3. | "Annie Laurie" | Alicia Scott, William Douglas | Alicia Scott | |
| 4. | "Comin' Thro' the Rye (Old Scotch Air)" | Robert Burns | Robert Burns | |
| 5. | "From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water" | Nelle Richmond Eberhart | Charles Wakefield Cadman | |
| 6. | "Let Me Always Sing" | Gene Raymond | Gene Raymond | |
| 7. | "Ave Maria" | Charles Gounod | Bach | |
| 8. | "Les Filles De Cadiz" | Alfred de Musset | Léo Delibes | |
| 9. | "Il Était Un Roi De Thulé" | Charles Gounod | Charles Gounod | 03:43 |
| 10. | "Air De Bijoux" | Jules Barbier andMichel Carré | Charles Gounod | 04:04 |
MacDonald in Song received mixed reviews:Baltimore'sThe Evening Sun noted the "[s]loppy diction, a shallow, edgy voice quality and a banal lack of contrast in songs of varying mood[,]" and that "The red-haired soprano's film following will probably find these records pleasantly entertaining, but the regular concert record purchaser will not."[4] D. S. Steinfirst ended his review with "Surprisingly enough, the Faust arias are above the average" after writing "Most of the singing is undistinguished."[5] However,The Evening Sun dubbed "Ave Maria" the best track,[4] which J. D. Callaghan agreed with, adding "although Miss MacDonald also is effective in twoarias from the operaFaust."[6]
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