American Scene
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| Studio album by Mantovani and His Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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American Scene is an album of music by American songwriters performed by the Anglo-Italian conductor, Mantovani and His Orchestra. Side 1 consists entirely of music composed by Stephen Foster. It was released in 1959 by Decca Records (catalog no. SKL 4073).[1][2] It debuted on Billboard magazine's pop album chart on March 28, 1960, peaked at the No. 11 spot, and remained on the chart for 30 weeks.[3] AllMusic later gave it a rating of three stars.[2]
Track listing[edit]
Side 1
- "My Old Kentucky Home" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Milner)
- "Camptown Races" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Milner)
- "I Dream of Jeannie" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Mantovani)
- "Old Folks at Home" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Milner)
- "Ring de Banjo" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Milner)
- "Beautiful Dreamer" (Stephen Foster, arranged by Mantovani)
Side 2
- "Home on the Range" (arranged by Mantovani)
- "Grandfather's Clock" (arranged by Mantovani)
- "Yellow Rose of Texas" (George)
- Just A-Wearyin' for You" (Carrie Jacobs-Bond, arranged by Mantovani)
- "Turkey in the Straw" (arranged by Milner)
- "Goodnight, Irene" (Ledbetter)
References[edit]
- ^ "Mantovani And His Orchestra – American Scene". Discogs. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "The American Scene". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 194. ISBN 0823076318.