Peggy Lee - I Like Men
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Peggy Lee (vocals) [click here to see more products featuring Peggy Lee]
Benny Carter (alto saxophone), Pete Candoli (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Shelly Manne (drums)
Jack Marshall (arranger, conductor)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Pure Pleasure Records
Original Label : Capitol
Recorded in October 1958 at Capitol Tower, Los Angeles.
Remastered by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray
Produced by David Cavanaugh
Originally released in 1960
Reissued November 2009
Tracks :
Side A :
1. Charley, My Boy
2. Good For Nothing Joe
3. I Love To Love
4. When A Woman Loves A Man
5. I Like Men!
6. I'm Just Wild About Harry
2. Good For Nothing Joe
3. I Love To Love
4. When A Woman Loves A Man
5. I Like Men!
6. I'm Just Wild About Harry
Side B :
1.My Man
2. Bill
3. So In Love
4. Jim
5. It's So Nice To Have A Man
6. Around The House
7. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
Reviews :
"If you’re bemused by the current obsession with ‘’the American Songbook’’ even the BBC got in on the act with a week of specials devoted to it, this is an ideal time to hear one of the finest practitioners of the genre, before it became retro-cool. Ms Lee, arguably one of the half-dozen or so finest female popular music vocalists of the 20th Century, sexily slides through a dozen lesser-known gems, including her politically-incorrect composition which provides this LP with its utterly non-contemporary title. But stuff that: this is an album to play after you ’ve run out of Mad Men DVDs, when you long for a time when men were men and women didnt mind it." - Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News
« Peggy Lee and arranger/conductor Jack Marshall's concept for the album I Like Men! is embodied in the title and in the title song that the two wrote together. The songs, from the annals of Tin Pan Alley and Broadway, specify several particular men: "Charley, My Boy," "Good for Nothing Joe," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Bill," "Jim," and "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" But sometimes Lee objectifies the object of her affection as simply male: "When a Woman Loves a Man," "My Man," "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House." And sometimes she generalizes even further by simply paying tribute to romance: "I Love to Love," "So in Love." The sentiments, if ever faithful, vary from friskiness to attachment and even outright slavery ("My Man," popularized in the U.S. by Fanny Brice, may be the ultimate torch song, though somehow it remains light in Lee's rendition). Sometimes, the man is not particularly accomplished ("Good-for-Nothin' Joe") or attractive ("Bill," "Oh Johnny! Oh Johnny! Oh!"). It doesn't seem to matter. Lee, as stated up-front, likes men. Marshall seems to like musicians, and he employs a lot of them, giving each song a different setting and instrumentation, from lush strings to small jazz ensembles. Lee is her usual buoyant self throughout, and even if the concept is really just another excuse to put together an album of standards, it gives her fans the opportunity to hear her sing them. » AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.5 / 5 , Hi-Fi News, Sound Quality Rating: 85%