Because You're Mine (album)
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| Released | 1952 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | 90/100[1] |
Mario Lanza Sings Songs from M-G-M's Technicolor Motion Picture "Because You're Mine", or simply Because You're Mine, is an album by tenor Mario Lanza containing songs from the 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Because You're Mine.[2][1]
It was available on 78 rpm (cat. no. DM-7015), 45 rpm (WDM-7015) and 33⅓ rpm (LM-7015).[2][3]
Reception
[edit]Billboard reviewed the album in its issue from 1 November 1952, noting: "[The songs'] variety of style and content permits [Lanza] to display the full range of his vocal equipment, an ample property by most any standard" and concluding: "The set can hardly fail as a profit maker and can be promoted both in the pop and classical categories." The reviewer gave the album 90 points out of possible 100, which indicated a "tops" rating.[1]
The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Best-Selling Pop Albums chart – on the "33⅓ R.P.M." half of it.[4][5]
Track listing
[edit]10-inch LP (RCA Victor LM 7015)
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio alla madre" ("Turiddu's Farewell") | Pietro Mascagni | 3:31 | |
| 2. | "Granada" | Agustin Lara | Agustin Lara | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Mamma mia che vo' sape?" ("What My Mother Wants to Know") | Ferdinando Russo | Emanuele Nutile | 2:34 |
| 4. | "The Lord's Prayer" | Albert Hay Malotte | 3:17 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Because You're Mine" | Sammy Cahn | Nicholas Brodszky | 3:29 |
| 2. | "The Song Angels Sing" | Paul Francis Webster | Adapted by Irving Aaronson | 3:31 |
| 3. | "You Do Something to Me" | Cole Porter | Cole Porter | 2:25 |
| 4. | "Lee-Ah-Loo" | Lehman | Sinatra | 2:49 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1952) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Popular Albums – 33⅓ R.P.M.[6] | 1 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Popular Albums – 45 R.P.M.[3] | 2 |
Mario Lanza Sings Selections from "Because You're Mine" (EP)
[edit]There was also an EP titled Mario Lanza Sings Selections from "Because You're Mine" (catalog no. ERA-51).[7]
Track listing
[edit]7-inch EP (RCA Victor ERA-51)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Addio alla madre" ("Turiddu's Farewell") | |
| 2. | "Granada" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mamma mia che vo' sape?" ("What My Mother Wants to Know") | |
| 2. | "The Lord's Prayer" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Billboard". November 1, 1952.
- ^ a b "Mario Lanza – Mario Lanza Sings From M-G-M's Because You're Mine". 1952 – via Discogs.
- ^ a b "Billboard". December 6, 1952.
- ^ a b "Billboard". November 15, 1952.
- ^ a b "Billboard". December 13, 1952.
- ^ [4][5]
- ^ "Mario Lanza – Selections From "Because You're Mine"". 1952 – via Discogs.