The album's liner notes were written by columnist Earl Wilson, who interviewed Lizabeth Scott. Wilson wrote that the actress "played in about six movies in which she was allegedly a singer," but the studio always hired another singer to dub her voice. Scott told Wilson:
Every actress is a frustrated singer. For years I wanted to sing. And I even said, "I going to start taking singing lessons." But do you know what the studio said? They said, "You're out of your mind. You're an actress, not a singer. Don't bother with singing lessons!"
Scott spent two-and-a-half years studying singing with Hollywood voice teachers Harriet Lee and Lillian Rosendale Goodman. She then made a demo and played it for the studio executives to convince them that she could sing. They "liked it" and Scott was given the opportunity to record the album; it was "a satisfaction as important [to her] as her success in You Came Along and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, her first pictures."[1]
In 1958, Billboard gave the album a positive review: "Movie actress Lizabeth Scott makes her recording debut on the [Vik] label with pleasant, throaty interpretations of a group of standards, and some new tunes including special material like 'Men,' and 'He Is a Man.' The cover is outstanding."[3] The magazine also rated the album's sale potential in its two-out-of-four stars category, which meant "moderate potential—salable qualities".[3]
Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave it a mixed review, writing, "Scott is an intriguing singer with style and sophistication in spades, but the over the top carnality is simply too much to take in large doses."[2]
Accoladeedit
On May 5, 1958, the album won Billboard's "Album Cover of the Week" award.[3] "Excellent color photo of movie star Lizabeth Scott makes an attractive cover," Billboard wrote. "It should cause second glances and spark buys."[3]
lizabeth, album, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, lizabeth, album, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lizabeth album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lizabeth is a studio album by American actress and singer Lizabeth Scott released in 1958 by the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik Records It features Henri Rene as arranger and conductor LizabethStudio album by Lizabeth ScottReleased1958RecordedOctober 28 30 1957LabelVik RecordsProducerHerman Diaz Jr Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 2 1 Accolade 3 Track listing 3 1 Side one 3 2 Side two 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThe album s liner notes were written by columnist Earl Wilson who interviewed Lizabeth Scott Wilson wrote that the actress played in about six movies in which she was allegedly a singer but the studio always hired another singer to dub her voice Scott told Wilson Every actress is a frustrated singer For years I wanted to sing And I even said I going to start taking singing lessons But do you know what the studio said They said You re out of your mind You re an actress not a singer Don t bother with singing lessons Scott spent two and a half years studying singing with Hollywood voice teachers Harriet Lee and Lillian Rosendale Goodman She then made a demo and played it for the studio executives to convince them that she could sing They liked it and Scott was given the opportunity to record the album it was a satisfaction as important to her as her success in You Came Along and The Strange Love of Martha Ivers her first pictures 1 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Billboard nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 In 1958 Billboard gave the album a positive review Movie actress Lizabeth Scott makes her recording debut on the Vik label with pleasant throaty interpretations of a group of standards and some new tunes including special material like Men and He Is a Man The cover is outstanding 3 The magazine also rated the album s sale potential in its two out of four stars category which meant moderate potential salable qualities 3 Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave it a mixed review writing Scott is an intriguing singer with style and sophistication in spades but the over the top carnality is simply too much to take in large doses 2 Accolade edit On May 5 1958 the album won Billboard s Album Cover of the Week award 3 Excellent color photo of movie star Lizabeth Scott makes an attractive cover Billboard wrote It should cause second glances and spark buys 3 Track listing editSide one edit Can t Get Out of This Mood Frank Loesser Jimmy McHugh 2 15 Men Frank Whitfield George Wyle 2 00 I m in Love Again Cole Porter 2 30 He Is a Man Carroll Coates Ronnie Selby 2 45 Legalize My Name Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer 2 40 It s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House Jack Elliott Harold Spina 2 43Side two edit He s Funny That Way Richard Whiting Neil Moret 2 55 A Deep Dark Secret Marilyn and Joe Hooven 2 04 Lucky Patrick Welch Michael Merlo 2 58 When a Woman Loves a Man Johnny Mercer Bernie Hanighen Gordon Jenkins 2 55 Willow Weep for Me Ann Ronell 2 30 How Did He Look Gladys Shelley Abner Silver 2 35Personnel editLizabeth Scott vocals George Wyle arranger Henri Rene arranger conductor Herman Diaz Jr producer directorReferences edit Liner notes by Earl Wilson a b Lizabeth AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny AllMusic Retrieved December 27 2018 a b c d e Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums Billboard Vol 70 no 17 May 5 1958 p 86 ISSN 0006 2510 External links editLizabeth at AllMusic Lizabeth at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lizabeth album amp oldid 1185050188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
