Beauty and the Beard
| Beauty and the Beard | ||||
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| Studio album by Al Hirt and Ann-Margret | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Steve Sholes | |||
| Al Hirt chronology | ||||
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| Ann-Margret chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | [2] |
Beauty and the Beard is an album by Al Hirt and Ann-Margret released by RCA Victor in 1964. The album was arranged by Marty Paich and produced by Steve Sholes.[3]
The album reached No. 84 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1964[4] and #47 on the Cashbox Top 100 Albums.[5]
Billboard Magazine awarded the album 'Special Merit' in their review column, stating that the record was "a wild and woolly combination. Ann-Margret and Al Hirt dish out a togetherness-type swingers. Ann-Margret does the huffin' while Al Hirt does the puffin'...duo provides much listenable entertainment."[6]
In their review of the album, Cashbox praised the album as "delightfully entertaining...the trumpeter also turns singer here as he and the lark give good humoured readings of "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "Everybody Loves My Baby" and "The Best Man" and nine other lively tunes. Some brisk trumpet rides by Hirt add colour to the session."[7]
The album was reissued on compact disc in 2010 by Bear Family Records under the title Personalities - The Velvet Lounge. It contained three bonus tracks never before released.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Personality" | Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen | 3:17 |
| 2. | "'Tain't What You Do" | Sy Oliver, Trummy Young | 2:15 |
| 3. | "Bill Bailey" | Hughie Cannon | 3:18 |
| 4. | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" | Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Nobody But Me)" | Spencer Williams, Jack Palmer | 2:18 |
| 6. | "Little Boy (Little Girl)" | Francis Henry, Madeline Hyde | 2:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Best Man" | Fred Wise, Roy Alfred | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)" | Sidney Clare, Con Conrad | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Mutual Admiration Society" | Harold Karr, Matt Dubey | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Row, Row, Row" | Jimmie V. Monaco, William Jerome | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Frank Loesser | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Just Because" | Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin, Bob Shelton | 2:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Mack the Knife" | Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht | 2:33 |
| 14. | "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" | Armand J. Piron | 2:59 |
| 15. | "Mama's Gone, Goodbye" | Peter Bocage, Armand Piron | 2:28 |
Personnel
- Ann-Margret – vocals
- Al Hirt – trumpet, vocals
- Al Hendrickson – guitar
- Fred Crane – piano
- Lowell Miller – bass
- Jimmy Zitano – drums
- Red Norvo – vibraphone
- Eddie Miller – tenor saxophone
- Gerry Hirt – trombone
- Pee Wee Spitelera – clarinet
- Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
Charts
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs | 84 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 | 47 |
References
- ^ Beauty and the Beard at AllMusic
- ^ "Al Hirt, Ann-Magaret: Beauty And The Beard" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 177. 1 August 1964. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Al Hirt, Beauty and the Beard Chart Position. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 29 February 1964. p. 29. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 25 Jan, 1964. p. 58. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 25 January 1964. p. 24. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ann-Margret CD: Ann Margret & al Hirt: Personalities - the Velvet Lounge (CD)".
- ^ "Ann-Margret CD: Ann Margret & al Hirt: Personalities - the Velvet Lounge (CD)".
