Show Boat (soundtrack)
| Show Boat | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | |
| Released | 1951 |
| Label | MGM |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   (1995 TCM/Rhino CD reissue)[1] |
The original soundtrack to the 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Show Boat was released by MGM Records.
The album was released as a 10-inch LP (cat. no. E-559), a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm phonograph records (cat. no. 84) and as a set of four 7-inch 45-rpm records (cat. no. K84).[2]
The album peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Best Selling Pop Albums chart (on both the 33⅓-rpm and 45-rpm halves of it).[3][4]
Track listing
10-inch LP (MGM Records E-559)
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Make Believe" | Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel | |
| 2. | "Bill" | Ava Gardner | |
| 3. | "Life upon the Wicked Stage" | Marge and Gower Champion | |
| 4. | "You Are Love" | Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" | Ava Gardner (Annette Warren singing for Ms. Gardner)[5] | |
| 2. | "I Might Fall Back on You" | Marge and Gower Champion | |
| 3. | "Why Do I Love You" | Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel | |
| 4. | "Ol' Man River" | William Warfield |
Charts
| Chart (1951) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 33⅓ R.P.M.[4] | 1 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Pop Albums – Best Selling 45 R.P.M.[4] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Show Boat [1951 Soundtrack] [Bonus Tracks] - Various Artists". AllMusic.
- ^ "Various – Show Boat". 1951 – via Discogs.
- ^ "MGM "Show Boat" wax builds up sales steam..." Billboard. 18 August 1951. p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Billboard". August 18, 1951.
- ^ Emge, Charles. "Movie Music: Ava Has Two Voices In Latest 'Show Boat' Film." Down Beat, 24 August 1951, 3.