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Robert Emmett Dolan, Johnny Mercer, Gene DePaul - Texas, Lil Darlin' / You Can't Run Away from It

Facts

Artist(s)Robert Emmett Dolan, Johnny Mercer and Gene DePaul
StudioDecca
Release DateSeptember 28, 2004
UPC Code602498637463
 

Tracks

  1. Texas, Li'l Darlin'
  2. Yodel Blues - Ken Delmar, Mary Hatcher
  3. Month of Sundays - Mary Hatcher, Danny Scholl
  4. Hootin' Owl Trail - Danny Scholl,
  5. Big Movie Show in the Sky - Danny Scholl,
  6. Politics
  7. Affable, Balding Me - Mary Hatcher, Fredd Wayne
  8. It's Great to Be Alive (Reprise): The Yodel Blues/Hootin' Owl Trail - Mary Hatcher,
  9. You Can't Run Away From It (Main Title)
  10. Howdy Friends and Neighbors - June Allyson, , Stubby Kaye, Jack Lemmon, Chorus
  11. Thumbin' a Ride - June Allyson, Jack Lemmon
  12. Temporarily - June Allyson, , Stubby Kaye, Jack Lemmon, Chorus
  13. Scarecrow Ballet: Featuring: It Happened One Night/You Can't Run ... - Chorus, Orchestra
  14. You Can't Run Away From It (End Title) - Chorus, Orchestra

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User Reviews

Average user review: 2.0 (1 reviews)

rating: 2 QuoteTwo by Johnny MercerQuote
TEXAS LI'L DARLIN' with music by Robert Emmett Dolan and lyrics by Johnny Mercer was what we call a lucky hit. It opened on Broadway to mixed reviews but lasted 6 months due to the fact that only one other hit musical appeared that season (GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES.) Decca's 10-inch LP covered eight key songs from the mostly forgettable score. The record soon went out of print and by the 1970s was commanding $200 a copy or more. So this might be worth picking up as an "investment."

The CD is paired with the short selection of songs Johnny Mercer and Gene DePaul wrote for a 1956 movie musical YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT. This was a musical remake of the 1934 oscar winner IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT with Junbe Allyson as the runaway heiress and Jack Lemmon as the reporter. The film wa not a success and the score yielded not hits but it's a pleasant listen. Stubby Kaye leads the singing in "Howdy Friends and Neighbours" while The Four Aces sing the title song. September 29, 2004

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