Title:
The
Fabulous
Mae
West
And
Other
Wonderful
Girls
Artist:
Mae
West
and
Diana
Dors,
April
Stevens,
Georgia
Carr
Connie
Russell,
Damita
Jo,
Betty
Reilly,
Gloria
Woods
etc
Catalogue
No:
SEPIA
1075
Barcode:
5055122110750
Release
Date:
4
July
2006
No
entertainer
was
more
colourful
than
the
fabulous
Mae
West,
stylish
interpreter
of
double
entendre,
who
headlines
this
collection
of
mischievously
risqué
vocal
offerings
by
a
variety
of
popular
female
songbirds
from
the
1950s.
Mae
began
as
a
child
star
in
vaudeville
and
eventually
wrote
her
own
material.
I
Like
A
Guy
What
Takes
His
Time
and
Frankie
and
Johnny
were
both
heard
in
her
first
major
film
in
1933,
She
Done
Him
Wrong
but
only
commercially
recorded
in
1954.
For
her
next
screen
venture
I’m
No
Angel
Mae’s
songs
included
They
Call
Me
Sister
Honky
Tonk
and
I
Want
You
-
I
Need
You,
also
reprised
for
the
1954
session
that
marked
her
return
to
the
recording
studio
after
some
twenty
years.
The
final
Mae
West
track,
Criswell
Predicts,
pays
tribute
to
Jerome
Criswell,
the
famous
psychic
of
the
day,
who
envisaged
that
Mae
would
win
the
1960
American
Presidential
Election.
As
featured
vocalist
with
Kay
Kyser’s
Orchestra,
Gloria
Woods’
vocal
range
brought
her
an
abundance
of
studio
work.
Many
of
her
recordings
featured
her
wordless
vocal
as
part
of
the
instrumental
ensemble
but
she
does
get
a
few
evocative
words
to
sing
in
Oh
Honey
(Please
Don’t
Stop).
Betty
Reilly
and
Connie
Russell
had
similar
careers,
each
working
support
roles
in
Hollywood
musicals,
often
billed
as
‘the
singer’
and
both
guested
frequently
on
TV.
Betty’s
nightclub
act
included
songs
with
a
Latin
flavour
such
as
Besame
Mucho.
Damita
Jo
came
to
prominence
as
vocalist
with
husband’s
group
Steve
Gibson
and
The
Red
Caps,
and
with
this
background;
her
vocal
manner
suited
the
moody
Sadie
Thompson’s
Song.
Georgia
Carr
was
announced
joint
winner
along
with
another
singer
April
Stevens
at
a
talent
competition
for
an
engagement
with
the
Desi
Arnaz
Orchestra,
however
both
declined
the
contract
that
came
with
the
prize.
Carr
soon
signed
with
Capitol
and
her
recording
of
Softly
was
a
big
seller.
In
the
meantime
April
Stevens
while
still
in
high
school
recorded
Don’t
Do
It
which
at
the
time
was
banned
from
airplay
due
to
the
suggestive
lyrics.
Trudy
Richards
developed
her
vocal
style
while
singing
with
a
big
band,
in
her
case
Charlie
Barnet.
Ella
Mae
Morse’s
energetic
vocal
style
was
well
suited
to
the
two
selections
presented
here.
Although
cast
as
“The
British
Marilyn
Monroe”
Diana
Dors
had
a
vocal
manner
to
match
her
image
but
made
very
few
recordings.
The
two
sides
of
one
rare
78
recorded
early
in
her
career
are
included
on
this
compilation.
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