Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 1 (1990)

About this title: Though Michael Feinstein had previously devoted an entire album to one songwriter, this album marked the formal beginning of his Songbook series, and he worked closely with Broadway and Hollywood composer Burton Lane, who accompanied him on piano and duetted on the leadoff track, "Applause, Applause." In addition to performing such familiar Lane works as "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" (as part of a Finian's Rainbow medley), "How About You?" (as part of a Babes on Broadway medley), and "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life," Feinstein ... read more

Tracks:

1. Applause, Applause! [Gershwin/Lane]
2. Dancing on a Dime [Loesser]
3. Babes on Broadway: Babes on Broadway [Medley] [Freed]
4. Babes on Broadway: Anything Can Happen in New York [and Play [Harburg]
5. Babes on Broadway: How About You? [Medley] [Freed]
6. Babes on Broadway: Babes on Broadway (Reprise) [Medley] [Freed]
7. I Can Hardly Wait [Bergman/Bergman]
8. How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Be [Lerner]
9. And Suddenly It's Christmas [Drake]
10. Too Late Now [Lerner]
11. You're All the World to Me [Lerner]
12. Moments Like This [Loesser]
13. How'dja Like to Love Me? [Loesser]
14. One More Walk Around the Garden [Lerner]
15. In Our United States [Gershwin/Lane]
16. Finian's Rainbow: How Are Things in Glocca Morra [Medley] [Harburg]
17. Finian's Rainbow: Old Devil Moon [Medley] [Harburg]
18. Finian's Rainbow: When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love [Medley] [Harburg]
19. Finian's Rainbow: Look to the Rainbow [Medley] [Harburg]
20. Finian's Rainbow: If This Isn't Love [Medley] [Harburg]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.