Lena Horne - Ain't It the Truth: Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1996)

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Title: Ain't It the Truth: Lena Horne at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Rhino[R2 72246]
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
Total Time: 70:12
Total Size: 249 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Just One of Those Things (1:25)
02. The Sping (4:59)
03. Ain't It the Truth (outtake) (2:31)
04. Life's Full o' Consequence (1:51)
05. Honey in the Honeycomb (1:55)
06. Honeysuckle Rose (2:50)
07. You're So Indiff'rent (2:53)
08. Jericho (6:21)
09. Brazilian Boogie (5:57)
10. Somebody Loves Me (3:13)
11. Tete a Tete at Tea Time/Solid Potato Salad (outtake) (3:20)
12. Paper Doll (3:19)
13. Paper Doll (outtake, alternate lyric) (3:15)
14. Trembling of a Leaf (outtake) (3:02)
15. Love (3:35)
16. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (3:03)
17. Why Was I Born? (1:57)
18. Bill (outtake) (1:25)
19. Where or When (3:02)
20. The Lady Is a Tramp (2:57)
21. Baby, Come Out of the Clouds (3:09)
22. If You Can Dream (1:46)
23. You Got Looks (outtake) (2:27)

Lena Horne appeared in many MGM musicals during the 1940s but almost always in cameos, singing one or two songs and then disappearing. This Rhino CD collects together 23 songs (six of which were actually outtakes) from Horne's films. Although generally not jazz, these swinging middle of the road pop performances are quite enjoyable and give one a well-rounded musical portrait of Lena Horne. Highlights include "Honeysuckle Rose," "Somebody Loves Me," a medley from Showboat, and "The Lady Is a Tramp. "~Scott Yanow