VA - Night & Day: The Cole Porter Songbook by Superstars [2CD] (2005)

At first glance, the approach picked for De-Lovely will be familiar to those who already own Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter. On both albums, contemporary pop stars cover classics by Porter. But many of the interpretations on Red Hot + Blue were modernized, whereas the approach on De-Lovely is more traditional---it's the soundtrack to a biopic about Porter, after all, so a classic (though not quite period) sound prevails. What's surprising is how well many of the singers handle the songs without the crutch of a contemporary pop retooling. Who would have thought that Alanis Morissette had such a natural affinity for "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)," for instance? She fares equally well in her screen cameo, whereas Diana Krall sounds superb on "Just One of Those Things" but looks horribly uncomfortable in the film. Other good surprises include Robbie Williams's "It's De-Lovely" and Kevin Kline as Porter, coming across as a more tuneful Rex Harrison. Elvis Costello, meanwhile, confirms he's a better songwriter than singer, and as Linda Porter, Ashley Judd is hesitant at best. In a nice touch, a recording of Cole Porter himself performing "You're the Top" provides the album's coda. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
TRACKLIST:

DISC-1
01. Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love - Billie Holiday [0:02:57.23]
02. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Mel Torme and The Mel Tones [0:03:00.07]
03. You Do Something To Me - Marlene Dietrich [0:02:59.17]
04. Love For Sale - Stephane Grappelli [0:05:25.10]
05. Night And Day - Frank Sinatra [0:03:20.49]
06. I've got You On My Mind - Fred Astaire [0:02:45.71]
07. Experiment - Mabel Mercer [0:03:16.62]
08. Miss Otis Regrets - Alberta Hunter [0:03:15.56]
09. Anything Goes - Tony Bennett and Count Basie [0:02:21.09]
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You - Peggy Lee [0:03:10.26]
11. You're The Top - Cole Porter [0:03:26.45]
12. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters [0:03:07.14]
13. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw [0:03:17.26]
14. Just One Of Those Things - Artie Shaw [0:03:15.25]
15. I've Got You Under My Skin - Dinah Washington [0:05:19.46]
16. Easy To Love - James Stewart [0:01:11.05]
17. It's De'Lovely - Mabel Mercer [0:03:41.49]
18. Rosalie - Artie Shaw [0:02:47.16]

DISC-2
01. In The Still Of The Night - Della Reese [0:03:03.13]
02. My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Marilyn Monroe [0:04:55.41]
03. I Concentrate On You - Frank Sinatra [0:03:05.07]
04. Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye - Fred Astaire and The Delta Rhythm Boys [0:02:57.49]
05. Dream Dancing - Fred Astaire [0:02:42.40]
06. Ev'rything I Love - Glenn Miller [0:02:55.27]
07. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dinah Shore [0:02:55.28]
08. I Love You - Bing Crosby [0:02:36.57]
09. Be A Clown - Judy Garland and Gene Kelly [0:02:37.47]
10. Why Can't You Behave? - Frank Sinatra [0:03:19.28]
11. From This Moment On - Lena Horne [0:01:53.06]
12. C'est Magnifique - Peter Cookson and Lilo [0:03:18.44]
13. I Am In Love - Nat King Cole [0:02:34.34]
14. I Love Paris - Judy Garland [0:02:14.05]
15. Silk Stockings - Vic Damone [0:03:05.01]
16. True Love - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [0:02:45.35]
17. Now You Has Jazz - Louis Armstrong [0:06:17.23]

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