Track Listing

1. Tammy
2. Very Special Love
3. Am I That Easy to Forget?
4. Moonglow
5. Time After Time
6. Mean to Me
7. Love Is a Simple Thing
8. S'posin'
9. You Won't Be Satisfied
10. Hooray for Love
11. ABA Daba Honeymoon - Carleton Carpenter, Debbie Reynolds

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #344657 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Just a sample of her wonderful music
Debbie is best remembered as an actress, but she had a major transatlantic hit, Tammy, which opens this short but high quality collection. Indeed, it is the only reason I bought this collection as British label Jasmine released a twofer that contains most of the songs here and many more besides.

The songs are generally taken from the Great American Songbook, though Debbie occasionally recorded country songs here too, adapting them to her own style. Am I that easy to forget (Skeeter Davis) provided Debbie with an American top twenty pop hit. Among the classic songs included here are Moonglow, Hooray for love and Time after time.

This collection is dominated by love ballads, but not limited to them, as Aba daba honeymoon demonstrates. If you enjoy music by Peggy Lee, Julie London, Jeri Southern and others like them, give Debbie a listen.

excellent out of print CD--even if it currently IS a bit expensive...
Best of Debbie Reynolds is an out of print CD. Originally, this was a budget priced CD but it now costs much more because, astonishingly, it is out of print! Not many people know that Debbie Reynolds could sing; but this CD will prove it! The sound quality is excellent and I like that artwork, too.

"Tammy" is the song that starts of the album with Debbie Reynolds singing very sweetly. The strings are used to great advantage; and overall this is a fine number to begin the album. Debbie's voice is certainly clear as a bell! "A Very Special Love" has Debbie swinging gently as she sings this to perfection and beyond! The musical arrangement is very lush. Nevertheless, make no mistake about it--this is Debbie's number, the music simply enhances it.

"Am I That Easy To Forget" features Debbie squarely front and center--right where she belongs! Her vocals are exquisite and the backup vocalists harmonize softly in the background. "Am I That Easy To Forget" is very much a highlight of this album. There's also "Moonglow;" Debbie does this with panache and her delivery makes "Moonglow" a very solid yet pretty number.

"Time After Time" sounds great when Debbie sings it--this sounds to me like THE definitive rendition of "Time After Time." Wow, Debbie sure could sing! "Mean To Me" again puts Debbie Reynolds right in the spotlight as she sings this poignant ballad. The strings sound great on "Mean To Me," too.

"S'posin" gets a fine treatment by Debbie Reynolds who aces this seemingly without the slightest effort--she was THAT good. The somewhat jazzy, lush music that goes with this song perfectly complements Debbie's vocals. "Hooray For Love" is a classic pop song that Debbie delivers very well. Her timing is quite good; and Debbie puts her own stamp on this tune with a few tempo and key changes--excellent!

The album ends very strong with Debbie Reynolds on "Aba Daba Honeymoon." "Aba Daba Honeymoon" is a duet Debbie sang with Carleton Carpenter in the movie entitled Two Weeks With Love from 1950; and she can really belt this one out like a champ! I'm very impressed.

If there was ever any doubt that Debbie Reynolds could sing out a tune, this CD will lay those concerns to rest. Debbie Reynolds had a wonderful voice and she could sing with the best of them! Fans of classic pop vocals will want this album and people who are fans of Debbie Reynolds will want this for their collections, too.

Debbie Reynolds's best
I think this CD is great. It covers some of Debbie's great hits and some others that are just as good. Last summer I went and saw Debbie in concert and I got it autographed. For anyone who's a Debbie fan, this is the CD to own.