Pretty Eyes/Guitars alà Lee [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Two of the beloved American vocalist's original LPs for Capitol together on one CD, 1960's 'Pretty Eyes' & 1966's 'Guitars Ala Lee'. A combined total of 24 tracks, all digitally remastered & including 'Call Me', 'Strangers In The Night', 'I Wanna Be Loved' and 'You Fascinate Me So'. Also features the original cover art of each record. 1999 release.

Pretty Eyes/Guitars alà Lee, Music, Peggy Lee, Easy Listening/Vocal, Pop, Pop Vocals, Popular Music, Swing, Traditional Pop, Vocal, Vocal Jazz
Pretty Eyes/Guitars alà Lee
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • TWO OF PEGGY'S BEST!
  • WONDERFUL CD of Peggy Lee
  • Commercial-ism
  • A TARGET COMMERCIAL BRINGS A NEW LEE FAN
  • Timeless Mood Music
 Pretty Eyes/Guitars alà Lee
Peggy Lee
Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional PopTraditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000I82I
Release Date: 1999-02-15

Tracks:

  1. As You Desire Me
  2. It Could Happen to You
  3. Pretty Eyes
  4. Moments Like This
  5. Remind Me
  6. You Fascinate Me So
  7. I Wanna Be Loved
  8. I'm Walking Through Heaven With You
  9. I Remember You
  10. Too Close for Comfort
  11. Fly Me to the Moon
  12. Because I Love Him So
  13. Nice 'N' Easy
  14. Strangers in the Night
  15. Mohair Sam
  16. Goodbye My Love
  17. Think Beautiful
  18. Empty Glass
  19. Good Times
  20. Sweet Happy Life (Sambra de Orfeu)
  21. Touch the Earth
  22. Beautiful, Beautiful World
  23. My Guitar
  24. Call Me

Album Description

Two of the beloved American vocalist's original LPs for Capitol together on one CD, 1960's 'Pretty Eyes' & 1966's 'Guitars Ala Lee'. A combined total of 24 tracks, all digitally remastered & including 'Call Me', 'Strangers In The Night', 'I Wanna Be Loved' and 'You Fascinate Me So'. Also features the original cover art of each record. 1999 release.

Album Details

Remastered Twofer of Two of her Classic 1960 Releases.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars TWO OF PEGGY'S BEST!.......2005-02-05

I am a HUGE Peggy Lee fan and own dozens of her CD's (and LP's.)
For some reason, this EMI twofer was one I'd never heard in full.
Several of the songs appear on other compilations of hers, so
I wasn't in any hurry to plunk down $20. to hear this. But am
I glad I finally did! Both of these albums show Peggy in her
prime. I was completely unprepared for "Pretty Eyes", which has
got to be one of her best recordings, EVER. The arrangements by
Billy May are completely different than his work with Frank
Sinatra. Lush, beautiful strings that are sweet but never
overdone, gentle but driving rhythms, and on top of it all
Peggy sings as if she's trying to seduce the listener (and she
does). Gorgeous! "Guitars A La Lee" is a bit more eclectic,
using several top-notch guitarists of the era backing her up in
a variety of songs and moods, from standards to novelties that
were "hip" at the time. 90% of them are totally enjoyable, and
her version of "Call Me" is one of the best I've ever heard. This is a CD of great variety that shows Peg in great voice and sounding very inspired. GET IT!

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL CD of Peggy Lee.......2004-03-04

I too heard "Sweet Happy Life" on the Target commercial (#20 on this CD) and HAD to find out who the singer was. After discovering it was Peggy Lee and ordering Pretty Eyes/Guitars a la Lee I am now HOOKED! Sweet Happy Life is a great song, but the remainder of the entire album is Peggy Lee at her BEST! I highly recommend this CD. I am a fan for life. I can't stop playing it!

4 out of 5 stars Commercial-ism.......2003-04-25

Peggy Lee for at least a few of the reviewers became known by the Target Stores commercial. There is a ton of music being used from Mel Torme, Herb Alpert to The Who. And the sad thing is there are companies that give us some of the best music that we will never learn the source of, even many of the companies do not know. How many of you remember the Debeers ad that made the Diamond is Forever theme a CD built around a single song. Now to this Peggy ala Lee. Howard Roberts is one of the reasons that cut sounds so good. Try to find that guy. They both recorded for capitol.

5 out of 5 stars A TARGET COMMERCIAL BRINGS A NEW LEE FAN.......2002-11-25

AFTER HEARING SWEET HAPPY LIFE (ON GUITARS ALA LEE) IN THE TARGET COMMERCIAL, I JUST KNEW I HAD TO OWN IT. AND I AM NOW A DEVOUT PEGGY LEE FAN, TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY BY HER SEXY THROATY BLUESY VOICE. THE FIRST TIME MS LEE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS IS THAT ALL THERE IS AND WITH THIS CD I DISCOVERED CERTAINLY NOT. THE PRETTY EYES PORTION IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CD'S FROM CAPITOL'S LATE 50'S EARLY 60'S I'VE EVER HEARD. IT IS LUSH LIKE FINE SATIN. "AS YOU DESIRE ME", "PRETTY EYES" & "IN OTHER WORDS" WERE MY FAVORITE CUTS. AND "TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT" I DARE YOU NOT TO HUM THIS WONDERFUL DITTY. AND THE GUITARS PORTION OF THE CD IS SO SMOOTH. "SWEET HAPPY LIFE" IS WONDERFUL. HER COVER OF "STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT" RIVALS MR SINATRA. "MY GUITAR" CRIES FOR A GLASS OF WINE & FINALLY "AN EMPTY GLASS" IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. BUY THIS CD AND I AM SURE YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE MORE LIKE I DID.

5 out of 5 stars Timeless Mood Music.......2002-10-15

Tv commercials occasionally offer wonderful surprises, and the Target commercial (late Summer 2002)featuring the track "Sweet Happy Life" has introduced a new generation of romance enthusiasts to Peggy Lee. The Latin feel of that song is worthy of comparison to the best of Astrud Gilberto's wonderful work ("The Girl from Ipanema"), and it will attract fans who love jazz, samba and unapologetically happy music. The other tracks showcase Peggy's ability to pour tender, intense emotion into different tempos and moods.
Pretty Eyes-Guitars Ala Lee
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    		Pretty Eyes-Guitars Ala Lee
    Peggy Lee
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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