The idea for the album originated from Pesci's character Vincent LaGuardia Gambini, from his 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny. In the movie, Pesci starred as Vinny, an inexperienced lawyer who comes to the rescue of his wrongly accused cousin Billy Gambini, played by Ralph Macchio.
Before becoming a professional actor, Pesci was a lounge singer. When he announced his retirement from acting in 1999, he pursued a further career in singing. Pesci remained retired until his return to acting in Robert De Niro's 2006 film The Good Shepherd, where he played Joseph Palmi.
The album was released on October 13, 1998, on Columbia Records. It is stamped with a parental advisory sticker for explicit content. A music video was produced for the song "Wise Guy," featuring Pesci reciting his lyrics in various mob-themed settings. "Wise Guy" recreates elements from the Blondie song "Rapture" and features a chorus lyrically similar to that of Fred Rogers' "Won't You Be My Neighbor?".
Critic Michael Gallucci of Allmusic gave the album a negative review and a rating of 1 star out of a possible 5. Gallucci writes that apart from a few jazzy numbers drawing successfully on Pesci's experience as a lounge singer, the album is "a mound of failed songs and lame jokes."[2]
Referencesedit
^Stanton, Chris (April 13, 2020). "I Think About Joe Pesci's Rap Career A Lot". thecut.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^Gallucci, Michael. "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You". AllMusic. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
January 01, 1970
vincent, laguardia, gambini, sings, just, second, studio, album, from, actor, singer, pesci, studio, album, pescireleasedoctober, 1998genrecomedy, jazz, blues, hoplabelcolumbiaproducertom, bone, wolk, poke, tonejoe, pesci, chronologylittle, sure, sing, 1968, 1. Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You is the second studio album from actor and singer Joe Pesci 1 Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for YouStudio album by Joe PesciReleasedOctober 13 1998GenreComedy jazz blues hip hopLabelColumbiaProducerTom T Bone Wolk Poke amp ToneJoe Pesci chronologyLittle Joe Sure Can Sing 1968 Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You 1998 Pesci Still Singing 2019 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Reception 4 ReferencesHistory editThe idea for the album originated from Pesci s character Vincent LaGuardia Gambini from his 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny In the movie Pesci starred as Vinny an inexperienced lawyer who comes to the rescue of his wrongly accused cousin Billy Gambini played by Ralph Macchio Before becoming a professional actor Pesci was a lounge singer When he announced his retirement from acting in 1999 he pursued a further career in singing Pesci remained retired until his return to acting in Robert De Niro s 2006 film The Good Shepherd where he played Joseph Palmi The album was released on October 13 1998 on Columbia Records It is stamped with a parental advisory sticker for explicit content A music video was produced for the song Wise Guy featuring Pesci reciting his lyrics in various mob themed settings Wise Guy recreates elements from the Blondie song Rapture and features a chorus lyrically similar to that of Fred Rogers Won t You Be My Neighbor Track listing edit Yo Cousin Vinny Wise Guy Take Your Love and Shove It I ve Got News for You How Do You Like Me So Far Robbie Hood Twenty One Old Man Time He ll Have to Go I Can t Give You Anything But Love If It Doesn t Snow for Christmas What A Wonderful World Yo Cousin Vinny Italian Yo Cousin Vinny Spanish Reception editCritic Michael Gallucci of Allmusic gave the album a negative review and a rating of 1 star out of a possible 5 Gallucci writes that apart from a few jazzy numbers drawing successfully on Pesci s experience as a lounge singer the album is a mound of failed songs and lame jokes 2 References edit Stanton Chris April 13 2020 I Think About Joe Pesci s Rap Career A Lot thecut com Retrieved January 12 2021 Gallucci Michael Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You AllMusic Retrieved February 25 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You amp oldid 1204177718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
