She was the
ultimate bombshell, a Swedish seductress with hair of flame, a fulsome figure,
and a taste for Triumph motorcycles. But with Ann-Margret, her irresistible
beauty took a back seat to her incandescent talent; this was no mere starlet,
but a performer whose singing, dancing, and acting skills—all imbued with a
devil-may-care charisma—caused record execs to groom her as the female Elvis
Presley.
Now, finally, here is a comprehensive collection that captures those
magical early days of Ann-Margret’s career, a 2-CD set that includes 30 tracks
carefully chosen from her 1961-1966 RCA recordings. Among the featured tracks:
chart hits like “I Just Don’t Understand,” “It Do Me So Good,” and “What Am I
Supposed to Do;” her famous duets with Elvis from Viva Las Vegas, “You’re the
Boss” and “The Lady Loves Me” (which, as legend has it, Col. Tom Parker
withheld from commercial release because he was afraid Ann-Margret would
overshadow The King); four tracks from Beauty and the Beard, her charting album
with trumpeter Al Hirt; soundtrack recordings from Bye Bye Birdie, Every Night
at Eight, Thunderball, The Swinger, and The Pleasure Seekers; and much more.
In
fact, these 30 songs—which include single sides as well—hail from nine
different albums, and liner note writer Joe Marchese walks you through each and
every one of them on this sumptuous package, which includes vintage album
artwork. An earful and an eye-ful…viva Ann-Margret!
Disc : 1
1. Teach Me
Tonight
2. I Just
Don't Understand
3. It Do Me
So Good
4.
Heartbreak Hotel
5. Fever
6. What Am I
Supposed to Do
7. Bachelor
in Paradise
8. Mr.
Wonderful
9. Let Me
Entertain You
10. How
Lovely to Be a Woman
11. Bye Bye
Birdie
12. Take All
the Kisses
13. I'm in
the Mood for Love
14. You're
the Boss
15. The Lady
Loves Me
Disc : 2
1. Man's
Favorite Sport
2. I'm
Nobody's Baby
3. Bill
Bailey
4. My Baby
Just Cares for Me
5. Mack the
Knife
6. Love
Makes the World Go Round
7. Our
Language of Love
8. The
Pleasure Seekers
9. Next Time
10.
Something to Think About
11.
Everything Makes Music When You're in Love
12. Mister
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
13. That Old
Black Magic
14. I Wanna
Be Loved
15. The
Swinger
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