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Helen Shapiro
Straighten Up And Fly Right

Album NL 1984 on Dureco label
Jazz (Ragtime, Big Band, Swing)

Track A1: first sung by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film "Follow The Fleet" (1936) Track A2: first recorded by Larry Clinton and his Orchestra with vocal by Bea Wain (1938) Track A3: first sung by Fred Astaire in the film "Swing Time" (1936) Track A4: first sung by Mitzi Green and Ray Heatherington in the musical version of "Babes In Arms" and sung by Judy Garland in the film version (1939) Track A5: first recorded by Nat King Cole (1943) Track B1: first recorded by Juli London and featured by her in the film "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956) Track B2: first sung by Peter Cookson in the Broadway stage version of "Can Can" (1953) Track B3: Originally performed as "If You Believed In Me" by Claire Carleton in the play "The Great Magoo" (1932) and first sung as "It's Only A Paper Moon" by June Knight and Buddy Rogers in the film "Take A Chance" (1933) Track B4: first performed by the Glenn Miller Orchestra (with vocal by Ray Eberle and the Modernaires) in the film "Orchestra Wives" 1942 Track B5: first sung by Fred Astaire in "Shall We Dance" (1937) Track B6: first sung by Helen Shapiro in the stage musical "'Ello 'Ello 'Ello" (1982)

     
Musicians
PortraitHelen Shapiro voc, *1946 GB
album by
PortraitSteve King perc, voc, US
arranged by, keyboards
PortraitSteve O'Donnell ,
arranged by, producer
PortraitPeter Boita dr,
drums
Bob Cranham
guitar
PortraitJohn L. Walters syn, voc, *1953 GB
lyricon
PortraitTom Hutchinson tb,
trombone
PortraitDick Hanson tr, fh, perc,
trumpet
PortraitJohn Earle ts, ss, 1944-2008 IE
saxophone
PortraitDerek Hartley ,
featuring, tap dancing
PortraitHarvey Weston b, GB
double bass
PortraitJim Richardson b, *1941 GB
double bass
PortraitGlenn Tilbrook voc, g, key, *1957 GB
vocals
PortraitSteve Gregory fl, ts, *1945 GB
saxophone
Producers
Colin Jennings backing vocals
Most Of The Steves backing vocals
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Let Yourself GoHelen Shapiro2:57
2You Go To My HeadHelen Shapiro3:08
3The Way You Look TonightHelen Shapiro2:36
4Where Or WhenHelen Shapiro3:25
5Straighten Up And Fly RightHelen Shapiro2:42
6Cry Me A RiverHelen Shapiro2:38
7It's All Right With MeHelen Shapiro3:11
8It's Only A Paper MoonHelen Shapiro2:43
9Serenade In BlueHelen Shapiro3:41
10They Can't Take That Away From MeHelen Shapiro3:00
11FunnyHelen Shapiro4:40
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