Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon—Paul McCartney Songbook
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| type = album
| artist = Keely Smith
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| released = 1964
| recorded = 1964
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| genre = Pop music
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| label = Reprise R-6142
| producer = Jimmy Bowen
| chronology = Keely Smith
| prev_title = The Intimate Keely Smith
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = That Old Black Magic
| next_year = 1965
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Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon—Paul McCartney Songbook is an album by the American singer Keely Smith of music written by the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Keely-Smith-Sings-The-John-Lennon-Paul-McCartney-Songbook/release/8042170|title=Keely Smith – Keely Smith Sings the John Lennon—Paul McCartney Songbook at Discogs|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=5 July 2017}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=keely-smith-sings-the-beatles-mw0000993125|label=Keely Smith Sings the Beatles}} The album was successful in the United Kingdom.{{cite book|author=Tom Clavin|title=That Old Black Magic: Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and the Golden Age of Las Vegas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9c_MzMA8kYC|year=2010|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn=978-1-56976-813-6|page=201}}
Reception
The initial Billboard magazine review from November 14, 1964 commented that Smith's "distinct handling of the especially arranged tunes makes her come through with flying colors...Lennon and McCartney will love her for this".{{cite magazine |magazine=Billboard |title=Album Reviews |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RSAEAAAAMBAJ |date=14 November 1964 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=31 |issn=0006-2510}}
In 1966, Lennon claimed that Smith "added nothing" to his and McCartney's "compositions but a couple of trumpets".{{cite web |url=https://theseconddisc.com/2018/07/09/review-keely-smith-sings-the-john-lennon-paul-mccartney-songbook |title=Review: Keely Smith, "Sings the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Songbook" |first=Randy |last=Fairman |date=July 9, 2018 |website=The Second Disc |access-date=April 23, 2024}}
Track listing
All tracks written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- "If I Fell" – 3:05
- "This Girl" – 2:25
- "Please Please Me" – 2:48
- "And I Love Him" – 2:51
- "A World Without Love" – 3:17
- "She Loves You" – 3:14
- "A Hard Day's Night" – 3:09
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" – 2:46
- "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:17
- "All My Loving" – 3:05
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 3:03
- "P.S. I Love You" – 2:41
Personnel
- Keely Smith – vocals
- Benny Carter – arranger
- Ernie Freeman – arranger
- Ed Thrasher – art direction
- Jimmy Bowen – production
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|470837}}
{{Keely Smith}}
{{Benny Carter}}
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Category:Albums arranged by Benny Carter
Category:Albums arranged by Ernie Freeman
Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen