C’mon . . . Get Happy! was Nelson Riddle’s fourth studio album, released in October 1957.[1]
| C’mon . . . Get Happy! | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Records | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 35:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol T-893 | |||
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Origin
editC’mon…Get Happy! followed quickly on the heels of Riddle's “Hey...Let Yourself Go!,” which had been released six months earlier, in April 1957, and had enjoyed commercial success. The album liner notes characterized the new collection as “some of the brightest, most danceable music ever,” with “sparkling, up-tempo numbers.”[2]
Reception
editOne reviewer observed that “most of this album's 12 songs are upbeat and enthusiastic, and even the slower numbers boast a purposeful swing and the arrangements are punchy and gracefully embroidered with exceptional instrumental work from Riddle's studio orchestra.”[3]
Like “Hey…Let Yourself Go!”, “C’mon…Get Happy!” reached number 20 on the Billboard chart.[4]
Track listing
editSide 1
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time" | Nat Shilkret, L. Wolfe Gilbert | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Without A Song" | Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans | 4:43 |
| 3. | "September In The Rain" | Al Dubin, Harry Warren | 3:38 |
| 4. | "S'Posin'" | Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Am I Blue?" | Grant Clarke, Harry Akst | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Rain" | Eugene Ford | 2:38 |
Side 2
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)" | Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Diga Diga Do" | Jimmy McHugh]], Dorothy Fields | 2:36 |
| 3. | "For All We Know 2:56" | J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Time Was 2:48" | Miguel Prado, S.K. Russell | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Something to Remember You By" | Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Get Happy" | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:38 |
References
edit- ^ "Capitol Kicks Off Lineup of 31 New Albums for October". The Cash Box. New York NY. October 12, 1957. p. 28.
- ^ C’mon…Get Happy! (LP record). Nelson Riddle. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1957.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Mark Deming. "C'mon...Get Happy!". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Levinson, Peter J. (2001). September in the Rain; The Life of Nelson Riddle. Billboard Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-8230-7672-5.