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Noted lyricst
Dee Shipman who has written West End musicals with Charles Aznavour ('Lautrec') and
Petula Clark ('Someone Like You') recorded this unreleased collection of songs in October 1970 at Chappell Studios, London, with all arrangements and musical direction by Roger Webb, it was produced by Norman Newell. This album concludes with
'She Isn't Me', a new recording from the Dee Shipman / Roger Webb musical 'Emma' based on the life of Lady Emma Hamilton.
RELEASE
DATE:
July
7th,
2008
CATALOGUE #: STAGE 9007
BARCODE:
5055122190073
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Digitally
re-mastered
from
master
tape
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All
tracks
unreleased
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Album
produced
by
Norman
Newell
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Arrangements
by
Roger
Webb
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Liner
notes
by
Dee
Shipman
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REVIEW
Dee
Shipman
is
perhaps
best
known
as
a
lyricist
and
her
collaborations
with
Charles
Aznavour (Lautrec)
and
Petula
Clark
(Someone
Like
You).
In
fact
she
began
her
career
with
her
feet
very
much
on
the
stage
and
in
1970
she
created
'She
Isn't
Me'
produced
by
the
legendary
Norman
Newell,
only
to
remain
unreleased.
Whilst
this
oversight
is
never
really
explained
-
Shipman
herself
refers
to
this
CD
release
as
a
resurrection
rather
than
a
release
-
this
is
much
to
value
in
the
quality
of
this
recording.
There
are
some
lush,
even
idiosyncratic
arrangements
that
ooze
a
seventies
louche
glamour,
particularly
'The
Way
You
Look
Tonight'
and
a
Cy
Coleman
standard
'The
Best
Is
Yet
To
Come',
that
would
not
seem
out
of
place
in
an
Austin
Powers
movie.
Shipman
gives
a
particularly
touching
rendition
of
'One
Hand,
One
Heart',
the
Bernstein
/
Sondheim standard
that
here
retains
the
childlike
innocence
intended
by
the
composer.
'What
Is
A
Youth'
is
something
of
a
surprise,
perhaps
best
known
as
the
theme
song
for
Simon
Bates'
Our
Tune,
it
is
originally
from
Zeffirelli's
'Romeo
And
Juliet'
with
poignant
poetic
lyrics
by
Eugene
Walter.
The
title
of
the
album
comes
from
a
taster
of
Shipman's
latest
work,
a
duet
with
Sadie
Nine
called
'She
Isn't
Me'
and
taken
from
the
musical
'Emma',
a
collaboration
with
Roger
Webb,
based
on
the
life
of
Emma
Hamilton.
As
a
bonus
track
it
does
little
to
enhance
the
album
and
only
serves
to
highlight
the
clarity,
texture
and
sheer
magic
of
Newell's
earlier
recordings.
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THE
STAGE
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01. YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME
(from 'Inside Daisy Clover') 3:07
02. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
(from 'The Happy Ending')
3:04
03. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
(from 'The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg')
3:49
04. DINDI 3:55
05. WHAT IS A YOUTH
(from Zeffirelli's 'Romeo & Juliet') 2:41
06. THE BEST IS YET TO COME 3:00
07. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
(from 'Swing Time') 5:07
08. LOVE WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
(from 'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever') 4:13
09. MY LIFE BELONGS ONLY TO YOU
(from 'The Dancing Years') 3:46
10. WHAT DID I HAVE I DON'T HAVE NOW
(from 'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever')
3:28
11. ONE HAND, ONE HEART
(from 'West Side Story')
3:19
BONUS TRACK
12. SHE ISN'T ME - with Sadie Nine
(from 'Emma') 4:48
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