That Bad Eartha
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{{Infobox album
| name = That Bad Eartha
| type = studio
| artist = Eartha Kitt
| cover = Eartha Kitt - That Bad Eartha.jpg
| alt =
| released = December 1953, 1954, 1956
| recorded = March 1953 at The Manhattan Center, New York and October 1953 at RCA Victor Studio No. 2
| venue =
| studio =
| language = {{flatlist|
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Swahili
}}
| genre = {{flat list |
| length = 37:01
| label = {{flat list |
- RCA Victor (US)
- His Master's Voice (UK)}}
| producer = {{flat list |
- Hugo Winterhalter
- Joe Carlton}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Down to Eartha
| next_year = 1955
}}
{{Music ratings|rev1 = AllMusic|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r25525|pure_url=yes}} | title= That Bad Eartha
| work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Guide|accessdate=2011-08-12}}
}}
That Bad Eartha is a twelve-song reconfiguration of material from American singer Eartha Kitt's first two eight-song, 10-inch albums issued by RCA Victor. It contains all eight songs from the 1953 album RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt. It repurposes the cover image and title, and four of the songs from Eartha's 1954 second 10-inch album, That Bad Eartha (10-inch, 8-song album). In this way, it could be considered an expansion of the first short-length album, supplementing it with packaging and selected songs from the second.
In May 1953, RCA Victor released the 10-inch vinyl album RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt, which reached No. 2 on the pop albums chart and featured 8 songs. The album was recorded in four sessions between March and October 1953 with Henri Rene and His Orchestra {{Citation needed|reason=What's the source, and was this in reference to the just the first EP, both EP's, or the later compilation?|date=November 2020}}.
RCA released her second album, That Bad Eartha, in the 10″ popular format, in 1954. It was also released in a 45 RPM extended play version with two songs on each side of two disks. That Bad Eartha spent 12 weeks on the pop albums chart, peaking at No. 5.{{cite book |first= Joel |last= Whitburn |year= 2002 |title= Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits 1940–1954: Singles & Albums |edition= 2nd |publisher= Record Research Inc |isbn= 0-898201-52-7}}
Long-playing records were introduced in 1948 by Columbia with 10-inch albums as the popular music format and the 12-inch album the format for classical music. RCA introduced the 45 RPM format shortly afterwards. By the mid-50s, 10″ LPs were phased out, replaced by 12″ ones for popular as well as classical music. At this point, in approximately 1956, RCA Victor reconfigured these two 8-song albums into a 12-track album, jettisoning 4 songs. This then became the standard version of the album.
Several singles were issued from various configurations of these albums. "Under the Bridges of Paris" charted in the UK Singles Chart in 1955 at #7.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Under%20The%20Bridges%20Of%20Paris|title=Eartha Kitt Under The Bridges of Paris Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2012-08-17}}
Many of the songs recorded for this album, such as "C'est si bon", "Uska Dara" and "I Want to Be Evil" became closely associated with Eartha Kitt, and were performed live by her until one of her last concerts at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, shortly before her death in December 2008.
The complete album was re-issued on CD in 1994 as part of the Bear Family Records five-CD boxset Eartha – Quake; this included "Santa Baby" and several other tracks from the same recording session not included in this album.{{cite web|url=http://www.earthakittfanclub.com/cds/eartha_quake.htm |title=Eartha-Quake 5 CD Set – Eartha Kitt |publisher=Earthakittfanclub.com |accessdate=2011-08-12}}
Track listings
=''RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt'' (1953)=
This was the first incarnation of the album, originally released to 10-inch in late-1953. It was released a few months later in early 1954 as a 45 RPM 7-inch double extended play. In 2010 it was issued as a digital download in select European countries under public domain with alternate artwork by Smith & Co.{{citation|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/rca-victor-presents-eartha/id371515211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222052316/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/rca-victor-presents-eartha/id371515211|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2014|title=RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt (digital)|publisher=Apple Inc. and iTunes.com/ie|accessdate=26 June 2014}}
;10-inch Long Play
Track list and notes adapted from liner notes of original release.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-RCA-Victor-Presents-Eartha-Kitt/release/1178135|title=RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt 10|publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-17}}Track lengths adapted from digital release.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/rca-victor-presents-eartha/id371515211|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222052316/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/rca-victor-presents-eartha/id371515211|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2014|title=RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt|publisher=Apple Inc. and iTunes|accessdate=2014-06-17}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 12:48
| title1 = I Want to Be Evil
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = C'est si bon (It's So Good)
| note2 = Sung in French
| length2 = 2:59
| title3 = Angelitos Negros
| note3 = Sung in Spanish
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Avril au Portugal(The Whisp'ring Serenade)
| note4 = Sung in French
| length4 = 2:52
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 12:20
| title1 = Uska Dara-A Turkish Tale
| note1 = Sung in Turkish
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = African Lullaby
| note2 = Sung in English and Swahili
| length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Mountain High, Valley Low
| length3 = 2:36
| title4 = Lilac Wine (Dance Me A Song)
| length4 = 3:45
}}
;7-inch Double Extended Play
Track list and notes adapted from liner notes of original release.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-RCA-Victor-Presents-Eartha-Kitt/release/2233838|title=RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt Double EP|publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-17}}Track lengths adapted from digital release.
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 6:29
| title1 = I Want To Be Evil
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = C'est si bon (It's So Good)
| note2 = Sung in French
| length2 = 2:59
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:19
| title1 = Angelitos Negros
| note1 = Sung in Spanish
| length1 = 3:27
| title2 = Avril au Portugal (The Whisp'ring Serenade)
| length2 = 2:52
| note2 = Sung in French
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side C
| total_length = 5:59
| title1 = Uska Dara-A Turkish Tale
| note1 = Sung in Turkish
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = African Lullaby
| note2 = Sung in English and Swahili
| length2 = 2:52
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side D
| total_length = 6:21
| title1 = Mountain High, Valley Low
| length1 = 2:36
| title2 = Lilac Wine (Dance Me A Song)
| length2 = 3:45
}}
=''That Bad Eartha'' (EP) (1954)=
The follow-up to Kitt's first album, RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt, That Bad Eartha (EP) was released in 1954, consisting entirely of previously unreleased music. It wasn't until 1956 that a 12-inch album with this title and packaging would be made available; and the later album would only contain four of these songs, with the other eight from her debut. The catalog numbers for the release were LPM-3187 (10-inch version) and EPB3187 (7-inch version).{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-That-Bad-Eartha/release/3117768|title=That Bad Eartha 10|publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-17}}
;10-inch Extended Play
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 12:20
| title1 = Under the Bridges of Paris
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Cochran
- Vincent Scotto
- Rodor}}
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
| writer2 = Porter
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = The Blues
| writer3 = Ellington
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| writer4 = Porter
| length4 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 11:03
| title1 = Sandy's Tune
| writer1 = {{flat list|
| length1 = 2:34
| title2 = Señor
| writer2 = {{flat list|
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Harbach
- Kern}}
| length3 = 3:05
| title4 = Salanga Dou
| writer4 = Scott
| length4 = 2:26
}}
;7-inch Double Extended Play
Credits adapted from label notes of original release.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-That-Bad-Eartha/release/3240505|title=That Bad Eartha Double EP|publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-17}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 5:45
| title1 = Under the Bridges of Paris
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Cochran
- Rodor
- Scotto}}
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
| note2 = from the musical prod. In Paris
| writer2 = Cole Porter
| length2 = 3:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:35
| title1 = The Blues
| writer1 = Duke Ellington
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| writer2 = Cole Porter
| length2 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side C
| total_length = 5:32
| title2 = Sandy's Tune
| writer2 = {{flat list|
- Jimmy Kennedy
- Nat Simon}}
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Señor
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Harold Adamson
- Humberto Teixeira}}
| length3 = 2:58
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side D
| total_length = 5:31
| title1 = Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
| note1 = from the musical prod. Roberta
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Otto Harbach
- Jerome Kern}}
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = Salanga Dou
| writer2 = Tom Scott
| length2 = 2:26
}}
;10-inch Long Play (United Kingdom Version)
Released in 1955, it wasn't until 1958 that the now standard, 12-inch long play version of the album was released in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-That-Bad-Eartha/release/2082451|title=That Bad Eartha 12" (UK)|publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-18}} As a result, this version with catalogue number DLP 1067, released by His Master's Voice, is still considered to be the standard track listing for the album in the UK; the 12-inch version being commonly referred to as the "American Version" within the country.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/four-classic-albums-mw0001726034|title=Four Classic Albums (UK)|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-06-18}} The UK version of the album was released with alternative cover artwork, and was later released to a compact disk compilation.{{cite web|url=http://www.earthakittfanclub.com/cds/that_bad_down%20to_austria.htm|title=That Bad Eartha / Down to Eartha (UK) CD|publisher=earthakittfanclub.com|accessdate=2014-06-18}}
Credits adapted from liner notes of original release.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-That-Bad-Eartha/release/2725140|title=That Bad Eartha 10" (UK)|date=March 1955 |publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-17}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 15:18
| title1 = Under the Bridges of Paris
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Cochran
- Scotto
- Rodor}}
| length1 = 2:41
| title2 = Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
| note2 = from the musical production In Paris
| writer2 = Cole Porter
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = The Blues
| writer3 = Duke Ellington
| length3 = 3:34
| title4 = C'est Si Bon
| note = Sung in French
| writer4 = {{flat list|
| length4 = 2:58
| title5 = My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| writer5 = Cole Porter
| length5 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 14:50
| title1 = Monotonous
| note1 = from New Faces
| writer1 = {{flat list|
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Sandy's Tune
| writer2 = {{flat list|
- Jimmy Kennedy
- Nat Simon}}
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = Señor
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Harold Adamson
- Humberto Teixeir}}
| length3 = 2:58
| title4 = Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
| note4 = from Roberta
| writer4 = {{flat list|
- Otto Harbach
- Jerome Kern}}
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Salanga Dou
| writer5 = Tom Scott
| length5 = 2:26
}}
=''That Bad Eartha'' (LP) (1956)=
As 12-inch records became more popular, RCA Victor re-issued RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt as a 12-inch record with four new songs from That Bad Eartha (EP), releasing it synonymously a year after the extended play's release. This is now considered to be the standard track listing of That Bad Eartha in all countries except the United Kingdom, where this version was not officially released until 1958, three years after a ten-track, long play version of That Bad Eartha (EP) was released in the country as a stand-alone album. During the early 1980s this version of the album was re-issued by RCA on 12-inch in the Netherlands entitled "The Classics" That Bad Eartha. In 1984, following her international commercial success with "Where Is My Man", RCA re-issued this version of the album once again on 12-inch,{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Eartha-Kitt-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-That-Bad-Eartha/release/1192436|title=That Bad Eartha German re-issue|date=14 November 1984 |publisher=discogs|accessdate=2014-06-18}} this time also issuing the first cassette and compact disc versions of the album in Germany, Europe, and the UK. Over the course of the next two decades, RCA Victor would release at least four re-issues of the same CD version throughout Europe. By 1994 songs from the album began becoming available in CD compilations in America by numerous record companies.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Purr-fect-Greatest-Hits-Eartha-Kitt/dp/B00000JCN9|title=Purr-fect: Greatest Hits CD|website=Amazon|accessdate=2014-06-19}} However, it wasn't until 2002 that a CD featuring the full album would become available, released as a two-for-one with Down To Eartha. In 2006, a version of the album featuring 12 bonus tracks would be released in Italy displaying a new cover designed from an alternate shot of Kitt from the same photo shoot for her original album covers for Down to Eartha and Thursday's Child, two months later it was briefly released in the US. The album has since been issued in its entirety on CD by numerous record labels, often in multi-album compilations, throughout the world, and inevitably as a digital download.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/four-classic-albums-that-bad/id307299127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306203113/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/four-classic-albums-that-bad/id307299127|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=Four Classic Albums digital download (UK)|publisher=Apple Inc. and iTunes|accessdate=2014-06-18}} As of 2007 this album falls into public domain in Europe and is issued freely, without consent from RCA or its parent company Sony Music Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/that-bad-eartha/id268093591|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030841/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/that-bad-eartha/id268093591|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=That Bad Eartha digital download (UK) Public domain year|publisher=Apple Inc. and iTunes|accessdate=2014-06-18}}
;12-inch Long Play
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 18:54
| title1 = I Want to Be Evil
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Lester Judson
- Raymond Taylor}}
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = C'est si bon
| writer2 = {{flat list|
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = Angelitos Negros
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Andrés Eloy Blanco
- Manuel Alvarez Maciste}}
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Avril au Portugal (The Whisp'ring Serenade)
| writer4 = {{flat list|
- Raul Ferrão
- Jimmy Kennedy}}
| length4 = 2:53
| title5 = Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
| writer5 = Cole Porter
| length5 = 3:04
| title6 = My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| writer6 = Cole Porter
| length6 = 3:01
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 18:07
| title1 = Uska Dara
| note1 = A Turkish Tale
| writer1 = Traditional
| length1 = 3:08
| title2 = African Lullaby
| writer2 = William Greaves
| length2 = 2:52
| title3 = Mountain High, Valley Low
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Bernie Hanighen
- Raymond Scott}}
| length3 = 2:36
| title4 = Lilac Wine
| writer4 = James Shelton
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Under the Bridges of Paris
| writer5 = {{flat list|
- Vincent Scotto
- Jean Rodor
- Dorcas Cochran}}
| length5 = 2:41
| title6 = Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
| writer6 = {{flat list|
| length6 = 3:05
}}
;CD (1984)
{{Track listing
| total_length = 37:01
| title1 = I Want to Be Evil
| writer1 = {{flat list|
- Lester Judson
- Raymond Taylor}}
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = C'est si bon
| writer2 = {{flat list|
| length2 = 2:58
| title3 = Angelitos Negros
| writer3 = {{flat list|
- Andrés Eloy Blanco
- Manuel Alvarez Maciste}}
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Avril au Portugal (The Whisp'ring Serenade)
| writer4 = {{flat list|
- Raul Ferrão
- Jimmy Kennedy}}
| length4 = 2:53
| title5 = Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
| writer5 = Cole Porter
| length5 = 3:04
| title6 = My Heart Belongs to Daddy
| writer6 = Cole Porter
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Uska Dara
| note7 = A Turkish Tale
| writer7 = Traditional
| length7 = 3:08
| title8 = African Lullaby
| writer8 = William Greaves
| length8 = 2:52
| title9 = Mountain High, Valley Low
| writer9 = {{flat list|
- Bernie Hanighen
- Raymond Scott}}
| length9 = 2:36
| title10 = Lilac Wine
| writer10= James Shelton
| length10= 3:45
| title11 = Under the Bridges of Paris
| writer11= {{flat list|
- Vincent Scotto
- Jean Rodor
- Dorcas Cochran}}
| length11= 2:41
| title12 = Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
| writer12= {{flat list|
| length12= 3:05
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks (2006){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/that-bad-eartha-bonus-tracks-mr0000484582|title=That Bad Eartha 2006 bonus trscks|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-06-17}}
| total_length = 72:02
| title13 = Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
| note13 = B-side of "I Want To Be Evil"
| writer13= {{flat list|
| length13= 2:54
| title14 = Two Lovers
| note14 = B-side of "Uska Dara"
| writer14= John Rox
| length14= 2:46
| title15 = Señor
| writer15= {{flat list|
| length15= 2:58
| title16 = Santa Baby
| note16 = Non-album single
| writer16= {{flat list|
- Joan Javits
- Tony Springer}}
| length16= 3:26
| title17 = Oh John! (Please Don't Kiss Me)
| note17 = from Down To Eartha
| writer17= {{flat list|
- Fred Ebb
- Philip Springer}}
| length17= 2:48
| title18 = Salangadou
| writer18= Tom Scott
| length18= 2:26
| title19 = Sandy's Tune
| writer19= {{flat list|
| length19= 2:34
| title20 = The Blues
| writer20= Duke Ellington
| length20= 3:34
| title21 = Lovin' Spree
| note21 = Non-album single
| writer21= {{flat list|
- Joan Javits
- Philip Springer}}
| length21= 2:58
| title22 = Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell
| note22 = B-side of "Lovin' Spree"
| writer22= David Mann
| length22= 2:50
| title23 = Looking for a Boy
| note23 = from Down To Eartha
| writer23= {{flat list|
| length23= 3:03
| title24 = Lonely Girl
| note24 = unreleased
| writer24= Bobby Troup
| length24= 3:04
}}
=''That Bad Eartha'' (Japanese version)=
;7" Extended Play
This was a seven-inch extended play released in Japan of the same name consisting of three songs from different versions of the album and "Santa Baby". It was released with the same cover artwork as Down To Eartha, only changing the letters to "That Bad Eartha", with the same placement and font as the album. Released by Victor of Japan, catalogue number EP-1118.
Track list adapted from label notes of original release.{{cite web|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eartha-Kitt-THAT-BAD-EARTHA-Victor-45-rpm-EP-Made-in-JAPAN-Collectable-Cover-/271038722499?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3f1b2ab1c3|title=That Bad Eartha Japan EP|publisher=eBay|accessdate=2014-06-18}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| total_length = 6:34
| title1 = Uska Dara-A Turkish Tale
| length1 = 3:08
| title2 = Santa Baby
| length2 = 3:26
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| total_length = 6:45
| title1 = C'est Si Bon
| length1 = 2:58
| title2 = Monotonous
| length2 = 3:47
}}
Personnel
Personnel adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/that-bad-eartha-mw0000460904/credits|title=That Bad Eartha album credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-06-17}} Orchestra and chorus members adapted from the liner notes of the 2006 Universe Italy CD release.{{cite web|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/that-bad-eartha-eartha-kitt/10965302?ean=8026575163225#|title=That Bad Eartha (Bonus Tracks) (CD)|publisher=© 1997-2014 barnesandnoble.com Ilc|accessdate=2014-06-18}}
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;Performance
- Anton Coppola – Orchestra conductor (for "Monotonous")
- Eartha Kitt – vocalist
- Henri René – Orchestra conductor, (producer)
- Henri René & His Orchestra – performer
- Hugo Winterhalter – conductor, (producer)
;;Chorus members
- Betty Allen – choir, chorus
- Howard Hudson – choir, chorus
- Ada Beth Lee – choir, chorus
- Betty Noyes – choir, chorus
;;Orchestra members
- Russell Banzer – bassoon
- Milt Bernhart – trombone
- Noel Boggs – guitar
- Julius Brand – violin
- Sidney Brecher – viola
- Frederick Buldrini – violin
- Robert Byrne – trombone
- Warren Covington – trombone
- John d'Agostino – trombone
- Roland Dupont – trombone
- Harold Feldman – oboe
- Arnold Fishkind – bass
- Calman Fleisig – viola
- Harold Furmansky – viola
- Harry Glickman – violin
- Bernard Greenhouse – cello
- Johnny Guarnieri – piano
- Allen Hanlon – guitar
- Julius Held – violin
- Al Hendrickson – guitar
- Harry Hoffman – violin
- Raymond Hunoz – drums
- Harry Katzman – violin
- Bernard Kaufman – saxophone
- Albert Klink – clarinet, saxophone
- Stanley F. Kraft – violin
- Jack Lesberg – bass
- Arno Levitch – violin
- Ivan Lopes – bongos
- Charles Magnante – accordion
- James Maxwell – trumpet
- George Ockner – violin
- Eugene Orloff – violin
- Pullman Pederson – trombone
- Danny Perri – guitar
- Victor Piemonte – calliope
- Jack Pleis – piano
- Edward B. Powell – flute
- Ralph Ransell – marimbas
- Tommy Romersa – drums
- Henry Ross – saxophone
- Henry Rowland – piano
- Art Ryerson – guitar
- Tosha Samaroff – violin
- Frank Saracco – trombone
- Jack Saunders – drums
- Julius Schacter – violin
- William Schaffer – trombone
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- Herman Schertzer – clarinet, saxophone
- Lucien Schmit – cello
- Sam Shamper – violin
- Norris "Bunny" Shawker – drums
- Mock Shopnick – bass
- Terry Snyder – drums
- Melvin "Red" Solomon – trumpet
- Sal Spinelli – violin
- Phil Stephens – bass
- Melvin Tax – saxophone
- Anthony Terran – trumpet
- Stanley Webb – saxophone
;Technical
- Joe Carlton – producer, (composer)
- Henri René – producer, (Orchestra conductor)
- Hugo Winterhalter – producer, (conductor)
;;Re-issue
- Norman Blake – recreation (re-issue)
- Joe Foster – producer, recreation (Rev-Ola Records re-issue)
- Nicole Garcia – liner notes (re-issue)
- Stella Lee – arrangement (re-issue)
- Duncan MacDougald, Jr. – liner notes (re-issue)
- Andy Morten – artwork, design (re-issue)
- Steve Huey – liner notes (Universe Italy re-issue)
;;Composers
- Harold Adamson – composer
- Henri Betti – composer
- Joe Carlton – composer, (producer)
- Dorcas Cochran – composer
- Fred Ebb – composer
- Duke Ellington – composer
- George Gershwin – composer
- Ira Gershwin – composer
- Bernie Hanighen – composer
- Otto Harbach – composer
- André Hornez – composer
- Joan Javits – composer
- Lester Judson – composer
- Jimmy Kennedy – composer
- Jerome Kern – composer
- Jacques Larue – composer
- Manuel Alvarez Maciste – composer
- Dave Mann – composer
- Cole Porter – composer
- John Rox – composer
- Tom Scott – composer
- Vincent Scotto – composer
- James Alan Shelton – composer
- Nat Simon – composer
- Harold Spina – composer
- Philip Springer – composer
- Tony Springer – composer
- Raymond Taylor – composer
- Humberto Teixeira – composer
- Bobby Troup – composer
- Joe Young – composer
- Traditional – composer
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Category:Pop albums by American artists
Category:His Master's Voice albums