Marilyn Horne - An American Songbook (2005)

Quintessential mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne, treats us to a program of great songs from ‘The American Songbook’ – a veritable quilt of many-coloured delights. The arrangements range from the delicate to the lush and the mood ranges from racy fun to religiously uplifting. This CD, one of Decca’s first releases on compact disc, has been excerpted occasionally but, as an entity, has long been out of circulation, so it’s good to have it back again!

Tracks:

1 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair 4:14
2 Beautiful Dreamer 3:31
3 If You've Only Got A Moustache 2:59
4 Camptown Races 2:13
5 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 4:40
6 I've Just Come From The Fountain 1:24
7 The Lord's Prayer 3:51
8 Shenandoah 3:06
9 Billy Boy 1:47
10 Go 'Way From My Window 3:25
11 Simple Gifts 1:42
12 Ching-A-Ring-Chaw 1:30
13 Long Time Ago 3:13
14 I Bought Me A Cat 2:15
15 At The River 3:21
16 You're A Grand Old Flag 3:42
17 When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1:58
18 God Bless America 3:02
19 I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier 2:19
20 Battle Hymn Of The Republic 3:51


Personnel:

Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano
Ambrosian Singers
English Chamber Orchestra, Carl Davis