Solid!

Betty Grable

The Pin-Up Girl

Jasmine

Betty Grable had one of the finest voices in Hollywood during the 1940s, but unfortunately she was under contract to 20th Century Fox. Fox discouraged their stars from working for recording companies, so Betty never had the opportunity, as did other celebrities of that era, to capitalize on both her vocal and acting talents. This unfortunately leaves no wealth of recording material by which to remember her. Luckily we have her many musicals, and Jasmine Records has assembled a collection of Betty's vocal work from those films in the form of The Pin-Up Girl.

This two-disc collection features selections from Betty's earliest popular musicals, films such as Springtime in the Rockies, Moon over Miami, Song of the Islands and Down Argentine Way. These songs are lifted directly from the soundtrack. The sound quality is excellent though. Some tracks have been edited to feature only Betty's section of a multi-part song, such as ''Pan American Jubilee,'' from Springtime in the Rockies, (which also features Carmen Miranda in the full-length version), but all in all this is a truly excellent CD. Betty's charm and personality shine through on each song, and even if you have never seen her movies you really begin to understand what it was that made her such a star.

Recommended for fans of Betty Grable or for those who love the golden age of Hollywood musicals.

Track Listing

• Disc One
• 1. Cowboy Number
• 2. Snake Dance
• 3. Let's K-nock K-nees
• 4. Music in My Heart
• 5. Boys Will Be Boys
• 6. What Goes on Here in My Heart
• 7. Down Argentine Way
• 8. Two Dreams Met
• 9. Hawaii-a
• 10. The Sheik of Araby
• 11. You Started Something
• 12. Lovliness and Love
• 13. Kindergarten Conga
• 14. Hi Ya Love
• 15. Another Little Dream Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm
• 16. Are You Kidding?
• 17. I'm Still Crazy for You
• 18. I Heard the Birdies Sing
• 19. Sing Me a Song of the Islands
• 20. Down on Ami Ami Oni Oni Isle
• 21. O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian
• 22. Run Little Raindrop Run
• 23. Pan American Jubilee
• 24. Cuddle Up a Little Closer
• 25. Pretty Baby
• 26. Miss Lulu from Louisville
• Disc Two
• 1. Take It from There
• 2. Beautiful Coney Island
• 3. There's Danger in a Dance
• 4. Waiting at the Church
• 5. My Heart Tells Me
• 6. Sweet Rosie O'Grady
• 7. Going to the Country Fair
• 8. You're My Little Pin-Up Girl
• 9. Don't Carry Tales out of School
• 10. One Too Often
• 11. Song of the Very Merry Widow
• 12. Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe
• 13. In Acapulco
• 14. Medley
• 15. I Wish I Knew
• 16. Cooking Up a Show
• 17. The Vamp
• 18. We Have Been Around/ Carolina in the Morning
• 19. Powder, Lipstick and Rouge
• 20. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
• 21. The Darktown Strutters' Ball
• 22. I Can't Begin to Tell You

Read other Betty Grable reviews:

• Moon over Miami/Broadway Melody of 1938