Title:
Monica
Lewis
Sings
Songs
Of
Love
Artist:
Monica
Lewis
Catalogue
No:
SEPIA
1058
Barcode:
5055122110583
Release
Date:
4
October
2005
For
nearly
two
decades
throughout
the
1940’s
and
50’s
Monica
Lewis
reigned
as
one
of
America’s
most
popular
songbirds,
with
a
career
that
encompassed
not
only
nightclubs
and
recordings,
but
also
movies,
theatres,
radio
and
TV.
An
accomplished
pop
and
jazz
stylist,
her
blonde
beauty
graced
magazine
covers
and
her
million-dollar
legs
helped
get
U.S.
troops
through
two
of
its
greatest
wars.
She
even
enjoyed
14
years
as
the
singing
cartoon
voice
of
the
popular
advertising
character
known
as
Chiquita
Banana!
Monica’s
rapid
ascent
to
stardom
began
in
the
mid-1940’s
while
still
in
her
teens,
with
her
own
show
on
New
York
radio
station
WMCA.
Her
nightclub
debut
at
the
legendary
Stork
Club
led
to
appearances
with
Benny
Goodman
and
a
chance
to
alternate
with
Frank
Sinatra
on
“The
Chesterfield
Show”.
Her
early
recordings
ranged
from
Gershwin,
Kern
and
Coward
favourites
to
such
saucy
items
as
“I’m
Gonna
Be
a
Bad
Girl”
(which
she
co-wrote)
and
“Put
The
Blame
on
Mame”.
The
musicians
heard
on
these
sessions
included
such
greats
as
Billy
Butterfield,
Yank
Lawson,
Bob
Haggard
and
Teddy
Wilson.
Monica’s
success
brought
her
a
movie
contract
with
MGM
as
their
new
“threat”
to
Lana
Turner.
She
romanced
Victor
Mature
in
“Affair
With
a
Stranger,”
and
danced
with
Gower
Champion
in
“Everything
I
Have
Is
Yours”.
She
joined
a
roster
of
jazz
stars
including
Louis
Armstrong
in
“The
Strip”
(from
which
we
include
her
rare
recording
of
“La
Bota”)
and
sang
to
the
marines
in
Jack
Webb’s
“The
D.I.”
In
1957,
at
the
height
of
her
career,
Monica
temporarily
gave
it
all
up
to
become
the
wife
of
producer
Jennings
Lang
but
in
the
1970’s,
she
gradually
began
accepting
occasional
TV
and
movie
offers,
most
notably
in
the
blockbusters
“Earthquake,”
“Airport
‘77”
and
“The
Concorde—Airport
‘79”.
Sepia
Records
is
proud
to
present
this
collection
of
Monica’s
vintage
performances
-
some
made
nearly
60
years
ago
-
a
true
testament
to
the
enduring
international
popularity
of
this
glamorous
and
talented
songstress.
And
best
of
all,
she’s
still
here
with
us
to
enjoy
it!
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