Come Rain Or Come Shine - Fran Warren

 

Don't Blame Me

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Fran Warren

Arranged and Conducted by Mary Paich

Produced by Dave Pell

Venise 7019

1959

From the back cover: Fran Warren is a very singing girl. She started her career by being the looks and the lilt in front of the bands of Art Mooney, Charlie Barnet and Claude Thornhill. Then, in quick succession, came records, television, nightclubs, hotels, theaters, motion pictures and finally the starring role in the Broadway show, Pajama Game. When it comes to singing, there isn't much that Fran Warren can't do or hasn't done.

The songs she has chosen for this album reflect the breadth of her tastes and background. The title song, "Come Rain Or Come Shine", is a great Broadway ballad by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, one of several show songs that include the Rodgers and Hart "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" and the Adler-Ross showstopper from her own Pajama Game, "Hey There!" Others come from the Hollywood musical screen, from Tin Pan Alley, from the bandstands of her early days. But they are all good songs, strong songs, singers' songs, – the kind of material that deserves the kind of voice and talent Fran Warren brings to it. Actually, this is an album of very limited appeal; it's only for people who like the best in singing and songs.

Marty Paich, an important new influence and talent in modern jazz circles, arranged and conducted this album, as well as playing piano. Surrounding himself with fine studio men and outstanding jazz soloists (Bob Enevoldsen, Don Fagerquist, Mel Lewis and others) Paich has created unique and effective settings for Fran Warren's exceptional singing.

Hey There

Imagination

I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me

I Can't Get Started With You

Don't Blame Me

Exactly Like You

They Can't Take That Away From Me

Lucky New People In Love

I'm In The Mod For Love

You Don't Know What Love Is

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered