Hello, Dolly! (Ella Fitzgerald album)

Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 (see 1964 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.

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Hello, Dolly!
Studio album by
Ella Fitzgerald
ReleasedJuly 1964
RecordedMarch 3–4, April 7, 1964
GenreJazz
Length39:13
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
These Are the Blues
(1963)		 Hello, Dolly!
(1964)		 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"Hello, Dolly!," "People," "Can't Buy Me Love," and "The Sweetest Sounds" were recorded in London, England, on April 7. The other eight tracks were recorded in New York City on March 3 and March 4. Three songs recorded at the latter sessions remain unreleased: "There! I've Said It Again," "I'll See You in My Dreams," and "There Are Such Things." It is unknown whether the recordings exist in the Verve Records vaults today.

Her version of the Beatles song "Can't Buy Me Love" was a minor hit single in 1964, peaking at #34 in the UK singles chart.[2]

Track listing

For the 1964 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4064; Re-issued in 2005 on CD, Verve B0004675-02

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello, Dolly!"Jerry Herman2:55
2."People"Bob Merrill, Jule Styne3:48
3."Can't Buy Me Love"John Lennon, Paul McCartney2:39
4."The Sweetest Sounds"Richard Rodgers2:08
5."Miss Otis Regrets"Cole Porter3:56
6."My Man"Jacques Charles, Channing Pollack, Albert Willemetz, Maurice Yvain4:01
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How High the Moon?"Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis4:01
2."Volare"Franco Migliacci, Domenico Modugno, Mitchell Parish2:42
3."The Thrill is Gone"Lew Brown, Ray Henderson3:23
4."Memories of You"Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf2:49
5."Lullaby of the Leaves"Bernice Petkere, Joe Young2:56
6."Pete Kelly's Blues"Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf3:56

Personnel

Recorded March 3-March 4, 1964, New York City:

Tracks 5-12

Recorded April 7, 1964, London:

Tracks 1-4

References
  1. "Hello, Dolly!". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  2. OfficialCharts.com Ella Fitzgerald Can't Buy Me Love UK singles chart
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