I've Heard That Song Before: The Songs of Jule Styne (2006)

About this title: Songwriter Jule Styne had a long and successful career that did not end in 1954, when he was 48 years old. In fact, he lived another 40 years after that and spent much of that time composing. But you won't find "Just in Time" or "Everything's Coming Up Roses" or "People" on this disc, because the British reissue label Living Era specializes in taking advantage of the short copyright term on recordings in Europe, a mere 50 years, by assembling unlicensed collections of tracks mastered from old records. Since this one was done in 2005, Styne's centenary year, Living Era would have had to ... read more

Tracks:

1. I've Heard That Song Before [From Youth on Parade] [Styne]
2. Sunday [Styne/Miller/Cohn]
3. I Don't Want to Walk Without You [From Sweater Girl] [Styne/Loesser]
4. Barrelhouse Bessie from Basin Street [From Sleepytime Girl] [Styne/Magidson]
5. I'll Walk Alone [From "Follow the Boys"] [Cahn/Styne]
6. Vict'ry Polka [From Jam Session] [Styne]
7. There Goes That Song Again [From Carolina Blues] [Styne]
8. Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) [Styne]
9. It's Been a Long, Long Time [Styne]
10. I Fall in Love Too Easily [From Anchors Aweigh] [Styne]
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [Styne]
12. I'm Glad I Waited for You [From Tars and Spars] [Styne]
13. Can't You Read Between the Lines? [Styne]
14. Five Minutes More [From the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi] [Styne]
15. The Things We Did Last Summer [Styne]
16. Time After Time [From It Happened in Brooklyn] [Styne]
17. Papa, Won't You Dance with Me? [From High Button Shoes] [Styne]
18. I Still Get Jealous [From High Button Shoes] [Styne]
19. It's Magic [From Romance on the High Seas] [Styne]
20. Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Ribbon [From Romance on the High Seas] [Styne]
21. Bye Bye Baby [From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes] [Styne/Robin]
22. Two Little Girls from Little Rock [From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes] [Styne/Robin]
23. Daimonds Are a Girl's Best Friend [From Gentlemen Prefer Blondes] [Styne/Robin]
24. Money Burns a Hole in My Pocket [From Hazel Flagg] [Styne/Hilliard]
25. Three Coins in the Fountain [From Three Coins in the Fountain] [Styne]

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