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That Towering Feeling!
1956 studio album by Vic Damone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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That Towering Feeling! is the eighth studio album by American singer Vic Damone,[1] released in 1956, by Columbia Records This was his first project after leaving Mercury Records. It was produced by Tutti Camarata.
The album features a smallish big band, strings, and rhythm section with alternating soloists,[2] as well as what AllMusic described as "a couple of Sinatra-style swingers".[3] Material is primarily well-known standards including "Cheek to Cheek" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".[2]
The album debuted on the Billboard pop albums chart in the issue dated October 14, 1956, and remained on the chart for 8 weeks, peaking at number 14, the highest position Damone achieved on the chart.[4]
The album was released on compact disc by Collectables Records in January 1996 as tracks 13 through 24 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 13 through 23 along with Damone's final Columbia album, Young and Lively.[5] and by EMI Music Distribution in 2000, as tracks 1 through 12 on a pairing of two albums on one CD with tracks 12 through 24 consisting of Damone's Columbia album from December 1960, On the Swingin' Side.[6]
Collectables included this CD in a box set entitled Only the Best of Vic Damone, which contains six of his studio albums and one compilation and was released on November 27, 2007.[7]
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Reception
Nick Dedina of AllMusic called it that "one of his finest efforts". and stated that "a naturally beautiful voice that he's often at his best when he isn't pushing too hard, as attested by his gorgeous interpretations of "The Touch of Your Lips" and "Time on My Hands" heard here. He's also loose and nimble on the upbeat numbers, and "swinging."[1]
Billboard gave a positive review of the effort. "the warbler in fine vocal from The 1930's and 1940's, and sings as usual - with impeccable taste and richness."[9]
Cashbox praised Damone covers a variety of tempos, and is sensitively sweet on the warmer arrangements and rings with verve on the swinging numbers."[10]
In A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, Will Friedwald called it "a full-fledged jazz album."[2]
Warsaw Times-Union mentions "he lends his fine tennor to a good collection."[11]
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Track listing
Side one
Side two
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Charts
References
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