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A great compilation!

Eugene Mones | New York | 02/20/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is indeed a great compilation of Cantor performances from his films, with kudos particularly for those songs from "Whoopee," "Roman Scandals," and "Kid Millions." Many of the other available recordings of Cantor's catalogue feature studio recordings from various points in his career; the cuts on this CD are drawn from the soundtracks of the films themselves, and the energy that comes across is palpable. For those of us who grew up watching his movies on television (the Million Dollar Movie on WOR TV in New York was my venue), this is indeed a treat! It will be as well for those just discovering Cantor's work!"

Solid CD with a few hard to find Eddie Essentials!

K. Brown | Walnut, Ca USA | 01/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My first encounter with an Eddie Cantor flick was a late night showing -about twenty years ago- of "Roman Scandals." The opening musical bit was "Build a Little Home," and I was oh-so blown away by both the song and dance number. Ditto "Keep Young and Beautiful." I ran right out the next day to find these tunes on LP, and to my dismay, could find little Eddie Cantor, and neither of those hep tunes. Fast forward to the compact disc and internet era. I was certain I would find these scores on CD....nope! I finally found a "Roman Scandals" soundtrack on cassette tape, but for some odd reason these Eddie Cantor essentials seemed to dodge all compact discs.Lo and behold, I came across this import just a few months ago. I gladly purchased it because it contained "Build a Little Home" and "Keep Young and Beautiful." An even more pleasant surprise came when I found that this is an overall great Eddie Cantor compilation. If you're a newborn Eddie Cantor aficionado and wish to get a good sampling of his music, I would highly recommend starting right here. "Whoopee" gives you a few of the hits Cantor is best known for ("Makin' Whoopee," "Mandy," "If You Knew Susie"), as well as a good dose of quality tunes that didn't make past compilation rounds that often. This is by no means a complete collection if you dig Eddie Cantor as much as I do, but I do consider this CD an essential.I don't know if I'm the only one who went on a lengthy quest to find songs from "Roman Scandals," but if there are others out there like me, I think you'll be satisfied. The duration of both songs are shortened from their original length (which works well--- even though I would prefer it in its entirety, I must admit that casual listener would find the lengthy instrumentals reduntant, as they were made to accompany the visuals in the film). This is an awesome dose of Eddie Cantor!"