Name: The Board of Directors & Annual Report
Brand: MCA
SKU: 9164
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The Board of Directors & Annual Report

Rating

Album: The Board of Directors & Annual Report
#	Song Title		Time
1)	(Up A) Lazy River	More Info...	3:28
2)	I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful	More Info...	3:07
3)	Release Me	More Info...	2:40
4)	I Want To Be Happy	More Info...	1:57
5)	Down, Down, Down	More Info...	2:33
6)	The Whiffenpoof Song	More Info...	3:08
7)	I Dig Rock And Roll Music	More Info...	3:03
8)	Tiny Bubbles	More Info...	3:11
9)	December	More Info...	2:43
10)	Let Me Dream	More Info...	2:47
11)	April In Paris	More Info...	4:10
12)	Gentle On My Mind	More Info...	2:42
13)	Cherry	More Info...	3:24
14)	You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry	More Info...	2:51
15)	The Glow Worm	More Info...	2:23
16)	Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Are Today)	More Info...	3:35
17)	Sunny	More Info...	3:31
18)	I'll Be Around	More Info...	2:42
19)	Cielito Lindo	More Info...	2:18
20)	Blue And Sentimental	More Info...	3:32
21)	Every Day	More Info...	2:55

Album: The Board of Directors & Annual Report
#	Song Title		Time
1)	(Up A) Lazy River	More Info...	3:28
2)	I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful	More Info...	3:07
3)	Release Me	More Info...	2:40
4)	I Want To Be Happy	More Info...	1:57
5)	Down, Down, Down	More Info...	2:33
6)	The Whiffenpoof Song	More Info...	3:08
7)	I Dig Rock And Roll Music	More Info...	3:03
8)	Tiny Bubbles	More Info...	3:11
9)	December	More Info...	2:43
10)	Let Me Dream	More Info...	2:47
11)	April In Paris	More Info...	4:10
12)	Gentle On My Mind	More Info...	2:42
13)	Cherry	More Info...	3:24
14)	You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry	More Info...	2:51
15)	The Glow Worm	More Info...	2:23
16)	Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Are Today)	More Info...	3:35
17)	Sunny	More Info...	3:31
18)	I'll Be Around	More Info...	2:42
19)	Cielito Lindo	More Info...	2:18
20)	Blue And Sentimental	More Info...	3:32
21)	Every Day	More Info...	2:55

Performer Notes

Although they were contemporaries dating back to the 1930s, the Mills Brothers and Count Basie's band did not perform together on record until the late 1960s, when they cut these two albums in less than a year. Both are characteristic efforts combining songs associated with each group of artist with recent hits by others. Of course, the remakes of songs like "(Up A) Lazy River" and "The Glow-Worm" work better than "Gentle on My Mind" (mistakenly credited to Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II instead of John Hartford!) and, yes, "I Dig Rock and Roll Music." As usual, it's the supposedly timely material that sounds dated, while the old favorites remain timeless. Nevertheless, this is an excellent match-up that should have been tried earlier and more often. ~ William Ruhlmann