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| Released | 1944 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Girl Crazy is the debut studio album by Judy Garland featuring Mickey Rooney, released in 1944 by Decca Records. The album features songs presented in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer eponymous motion picture. and based on the 1930 stage musical of the same name by George Gershwin.[1] Garland's recording sessions for the album took place during November 1943.[2]
The album features Garland on vocals for most of the tracks, including "Embraceable You", "But Not for Me", "Bidin' My Time", and "I Got Rhythm".[3] Rooney also contributes vocals to two tracks, "Could You Use Me?" and "Treat Me Rough".[3] The album's orchestral accompaniment was conducted by Georgie Stoll, with additional harmonica accompaniment by Leo Diamond's Harmonica Quintet on "Bidin' My Time".[3]
In his review for Billboard magazine, Maurie Orodenker noted that the album lacked the warmth and cohesion of the stage version, with songs selected randomly.[3] He obeserved that while Garland performed most of the tracks, the album didn’t capture her live energy.[3] Orodenker also remarked that Rooney's singing was merely tolerable, affirming that his contribution to the album’s appeal stemmed more from his popularity and public recognition than from his vocal abilities.[3]
In 1995, Rhino Records released a 4-CD box set entitled Mickey & Judy which includes songs from Girl Crazy and others songs that Garland and Rooney recorded for their Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) films.[4][5]
- ^ "Record Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1944. p. 202. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Schechter, Scott (2006). Judy Garland: The Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Legend. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-58979-300-2.
- ^ a b c d e f Orodenker, Maurie (22 April 1944). "Popular Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 56, no. 17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 19, 67. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Morris, Chris (26 August 1995). "Vital reissues". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 82. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (28 October 1995). "Rhino, Turner Join For Movie Music". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 13 October 2024.