Polly Bergen - Act One Sing Too

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:09
Size: 78,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:28)  1. The Continental
(2:28)  2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(3:07)  3. The Way You Look Tonight
(2:58)  4. Through A Long And Sleepless Night
(2:36)  5. As Time Goes By
(2:42)  6. Cheek To Cheek
(2:20)  7. Easy To Love
(3:10)  8. For Every Man There's A Woman
(2:26)  9. Bye Bye Baby
(3:00) 10. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(3:47) 11. Hi-Lili-Hi-Lo
(3:01) 12. Aren't You Glad You're You

Polly Bergen's final Philips LP Act One-Sing, Too is also her most alluring. Arranger Jerry Fields channels inspiration from contemporary pop and jazz to create a hip, stylish atmosphere that perfectly complements her dusky voice. Fields introduces melancholy horns, vibes and other accents that underscore the session's after-hours atmosphere, while Bergen responds with a thoughtful performance that fully capitalizes on the world-weary sophistication of her distinctive approach. The material's a bit tame and predictable, but at least the forward-thinking arrangements compensate. And while it's inaccurate to suggest that Bergen reinvents chestnuts like "The Way You Look Tonight" and "As Time Goes By," she certainly approaches them from interesting angles. ~ Jason Ankeny https://www.allmusic.com/album/act-one-sing-too-mw0000855707

Act One Sing Too

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Polly Bergen - Polly Bergen Sings Helen Morgan

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:56
Size: 94,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:34)  1. Don't Ever Leave Me
(4:44)  2. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
(3:24)  3. More Than You Know
(3:27)  4. The Little Things You Used To Do
(3:02)  5. Something To Remember You By
(3:58)  6. What Wouldn't I Do For That Man!
(3:27)  7. Broken Hearted
(4:04)  8. Sand In My Shoes
(3:45)  9. Mean To Me
(3:34) 10. Body And Soul
(4:54) 11. Medley: Why Was I Born?, Bill

Polly Bergen's first album for Columbia stems from her Emmy-winning appearance in The Helen Morgan Story for an episode in the CBS series Playhouse 90. Bergen runs through 11 songs associated with the Broadway torch singer and does excellent readings of Morgan standards like "Can't Help Lovin' That Man," "Don't Ever Leave Me," and "Body and Soul." She has the throaty voice, golden pipes, and wide range to best any star on Broadway, though her delivery is occasionally over-evocative and melodramatic  a common complaint against Broadway actors. Bergen Sings Morgan was reissued in 1999 as a Collectables two-fer also featuring her subsequent Columbia LP, The Party's Over. ~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/album/bergen-sings-morgan-mw0000888016

Polly Bergen Sings Helen Morgan

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Polly Bergen - My Heart Sings

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:15
Size: 115,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. I'm In the Mood for Love
(2:46)  2. Come Rain or Come Shine
(2:41)  3. When I Fall In Love
(2:42)  4. You Better Go Now
(3:33)  5. Don't Blame Me
(2:52)  6. Sophisticated Lady
(1:42)  7. Lucky Day
(2:44)  8. Just One of Those Things
(3:21)  9. (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings
(2:05) 10. The Lady Is a Tramp
(2:28) 11. I Cried for You
(1:46) 12. I Want to Be Happy
(2:25) 13. Come Prima (For the First Time) - Single Version
(2:57) 14. Au Revoir Again - Single Version
(2:17) 15. I Feel Sorry for the Boy (Who Hasn't Got a Girl) - Single Version
(2:19) 16. He Didn't Call - Single Version
(2:26) 17. Do It Yourself - Single Version
(2:42) 18. Bye Bye Blackbird - Single Version
(2:23) 19. The Happiest Girl In the World - Single Version

My Heart Sings pairs Polly Bergen with arranger Luther Henderson, who shakes up his signature orchestral approach via the addition of cool jazz horns and late-night accoutrements perfectly matched to Bergen's dusky vocals. It's a shame the material is so predictable standard "singer with strings" fare like "Sophisticated Lady," "When I Fall in Love," and "I'm in the Mood for Love" but the set's style and sophistication make up for covering such familiar ground; for that matter, Bergen is such a distinct performer that even the most well-tread lyrics seem refreshed, and the joy she brings to bubbly renditions of "Lucky Day" and "The Lady Is a Tramp" is infectious. ~ Jason Ankeny https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-heart-sings-mw0000093741

My Heart Sings

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Polly Bergen - The Party's Over

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:30
Size: 74.4 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Vocal
Year: 1957/2010
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. The Party's Over
[3:25] 2. It Never Entered My Mind
[2:23] 3. Where's The Boy I Saved For A Rainy Day
[2:13] 4. Make The Man Love Me
[2:54] 5. But Not For Me
[2:03] 6. My Melancholy Baby
[2:39] 7. (When Your Heart's On Fire) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[2:50] 8. You'll Never Know
[2:54] 9. I'm Thru With Love
[2:13] 10. Ev'rytime We Say Goodbye
[2:44] 11. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
[3:15] 12. You Don't Know What Love Is

Actress/singer Polly Bergen was born July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, making her radio debut at the age of 14 and honing her craft on the summer stock circuit before journeying to Hollywood in 1949. She soon made her feature debut in Across the Rio Grande, quickly followed by roles in no less than three Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedies -- At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Increasing dissatisfaction with the roles coming her way prompted Bergen to walk away from a lucrative movie contract in 1953, however, and she soon made her Broadway debut in the revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac; upon recovering from throat surgery, two years later she also recorded her self-titled debut LP for Jubilee, followed later that year by Little Girl Blue. She jumped to Columbia for 1957's Bergen Sings Morgan, and continued recording for the label until the early 1960s; in the meantime she also maintained her stage career, additionally finding success in the business world through a series of ventures including Polly Bergen Cosmetics, Polly Bergen Jewelry and Polly Bergen Shoes. In 1960, she also authored the first of three books, Fashion and Charm. Bergen returned to film in the 1961 noir classic Cape Fear, although in the decades she was perhaps best known for her many television appearances, including a starring role in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and its 1988 sequel War and Remembrance. ~ Jason Ankeny

The Party's Over mc
The Party's Over zippy

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Polly Bergen - Something Wonderful

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:45
Size: 70.4 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[2:37] 1. By Myself
[2:17] 2. Something Wonderful
[2:48] 3. All Alone
[3:09] 4. It's Easy To Remember
[2:53] 5. Glad To Be Unhappy
[2:35] 6. When The Wind Was Green
[2:09] 7. I'm Glad There Is You
[2:44] 8. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
[2:25] 9. Spring Is Here
[2:05] 10. He Didn't Call
[2:30] 11. Too Late Now
[2:29] 12. Not Like Me

Actress/singer Polly Bergen was born July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, making her radio debut at the age of 14 and honing her craft on the summer stock circuit before journeying to Hollywood in 1949. She soon made her feature debut in Across the Rio Grande, quickly followed by roles in no less than three Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedies -- At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Increasing dissatisfaction with the roles coming her way prompted Bergen to walk away from a lucrative movie contract in 1953, however, and she soon made her Broadway debut in the revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac; upon recovering from throat surgery, two years later she also recorded her self-titled debut LP for Jubilee, followed later that year by Little Girl Blue. She jumped to Columbia for 1957's Bergen Sings Morgan, and continued recording for the label until the early 1960s; in the meantime she also maintained her stage career, additionally finding success in the business world through a series of ventures including Polly Bergen Cosmetics, Polly Bergen Jewelry and Polly Bergen Shoes. In 1960, she also authored the first of three books, Fashion and Charm. Bergen returned to film in the 1961 noir classic Cape Fear, although in the decades she was perhaps best known for her many television appearances, including a starring role in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and its 1988 sequel War and Remembrance. ~ Jason Ankeny

Something Wonderful

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Polly Bergen - Polly Bergen's Four Seasons Of Love

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:38
Size: 84,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:51)  1. Four Seasons
(2:37)  2. Canadian Sunset
(2:53)  3. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
(3:14)  4. Lazy Afternoon
(2:31)  5. September In The Rain
(2:46)  6. June In January
(3:01)  7. It Might As Well Be Spring
(3:25)  8. Moonlight In Vermont
(2:50)  9. Autumn In New York
(3:14) 10. The Things We Did Last Summer
(3:05) 11. Autumn Leaves
(3:06) 12. April In Paris

Actress/singer Polly Bergen was born July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, making her radio debut at the age of 14 and honing her craft on the summer stock circuit before journeying to Hollywood in 1949. She soon made her feature debut in Across the Rio Grande, quickly followed by roles in no less than three Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedies At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Increasing dissatisfaction with the roles coming her way prompted Bergen to walk away from a lucrative movie contract in 1953, however, and she soon made her Broadway debut in the revue John Murray Anderson's Almanac; upon recovering from throat surgery, two years later she also recorded her self-titled debut LP for Jubilee, followed later that year by Little Girl Blue. She jumped to Columbia for 1957's Bergen Sings Morgan, and continued recording for the label until the early 1960s; in the meantime she also maintained her stage career, additionally finding success in the business world through a series of ventures including Polly Bergen Cosmetics, Polly Bergen Jewelry and Polly Bergen Shoes.

In 1960, she also authored the first of three books, Fashion and Charm. Bergen returned to film in the 1961 noir classic Cape Fear, although in the decades she was perhaps best known for her many television appearances, including a starring role in the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and its 1988 sequel War and Remembrance. ~ Jason Ankeny  http://www.allmusic.com/artist/polly-bergen-mn0000350025/biography

Polly Bergen's Four Seasons Of Love

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Polly Bergen - All Alone By The Telephone

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:17
Size: 73.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1961/2010
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. All Alone
[2:22] 2. Something Wonderful
[3:00] 3. Glad To Be Unhappy
[2:35] 4. Too Late Now
[2:11] 5. He Didn't Call
[2:33] 6. Spring Is Here
[2:45] 7. By Myself
[2:42] 8. When The Wind Was Green
[3:24] 9. It's Easy To Remember
[2:37] 10. Not Like Me
[2:52] 11. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
[2:16] 12. I'm Glad There Is You

All Alone by the Telephone pairs Polly Bergen with arranger Luther Henderson to create a deeply melancholy song cycle that explores romantic estrangement and isolation from a refreshingly adult perspective. Bergen's dusky, world-weary vocals never resort to histrionics, finding their mode of expression in restraint, not release -- her thoughtful interpretations of material like "Glad to Be Unhappy," "Too Late Now," and "By Myself" strip the songs to their core, articulating their themes of loss with hard-fought maturity. Henderson's sympathetic, meticulous arrangements are no less essential to the album's uncommon sophistication. ~Jason Ankeny

All Alone By The Telephone

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Polly Bergen - The Early Years

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 72:24

Size: 165.8 MB

Styles: Vocal

Year: 2007

Art: Front

[2:09] 1. Honky Tonkin'

[2:33] 2. Mount'n Boys Have Fun With Mount'n Girls

[2:30] 3. Oh Them Dudes

[2:30] 4. I Got Tookin

[2:52] 5. Just The Way You Are

[2:20] 6. I Put My Head In The Lion's Mouth

[2:45] 7. Tonda Wanda Hoy

[3:23] 8. Out Of Sight Out Of Mind

[2:13] 9. Apple On A Pear Tree

[2:49] 10. Don't Let Our Love Die On The Vine

[2:44] 11. No One Else Will Ever Know

[2:15] 12. Let's Make Love

[3:24] 13. Someone To Watch Over Me

[3:59] 14. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe

[3:43] 15. Little Girl Blue

[2:51] 16. The Way You Look Tonight

[2:55] 17. A Woman Likes To Be Told

[2:33] 18. I Thought Of You Last Night

[6:03] 19. When The World Was Young

[3:06] 20. The Wayward Wind

[2:12] 21. How Little We Know

[2:22] 22. Too Close For Comfort

[2:21] 23. It's All Yours

[2:40] 24. Darling I Belong To You

[3:00] 25. One Little Mistake

Mostly known as a TV and film actress, Polly Bergen recorded several album of pop standards in the 1950s and '60s, as well as using her expressive voice onstage in musicals. This rare collection features recordings from the very beginning of her career, showcasing tunes from 1950 through 1956. The looks and poise of a 1950s Vogue model; the mentholated singing voice; the actress' approach to words all these helped launch Polly Bergen on a career that began in the late 40s and still thrives today. This CD includes almost every side she cut before 1957, when she burst into prominence with an Emmy-winning TV portrayal of the legendary torch singer Helen Morgan. Earlier on, Bergen had recorded a scattered pile of hillbilly tunes (the by-product of her birth in Tennessee), novelty kitsch, and a fine first album of torch songs, heard here in its entirety.

Polly Bergen (vocals); Joe Venuti (violin); Matty Matlock (clarinet); George Tibbles (piano). Additional personnel: Ramey Idriss (guitar); Paul Toenniges (bass instrument); The Mellowmen & Orchestra, The Joe Leahy Orchestra, Morty Stevens & His Orchestra, The Orchestra, George Tibbles, Joe Venuti, Matty Matlock. Audio Remasterer: Robin Cherry. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (1950-1956); New York, NY (1950-1956).

The Early Years

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