Search - Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme :: Two on the Aisle / Together on Broadway

BROADWAY NEVER SOUNDED BETTER!

Giovanni | Chicago, IL | 08/13/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's been done a million times over. A Broadway album is something you see everyday. Feinstein, Streisand, Bennett, Davis, and the list of greats goes on and on. But this album really hits the mark. Join the husband and wife team of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, two of the best exponents of ANY song, as they give their regards to Broadway. The tunes are all familiar, and treated with class by the singers and arrangers (Don Costa and Patrick Williams) Eydie's take on the Jules Styne classic THE PARTY'S OVER is touching and warm, treated with less pathos than Judy Holliday's version in the musical BELLS ARE RINGING. Steve doesn't do a bad job on the quaint swinger NAMELY YOU either. While both Steve and Eydie are consummate performers by their own right, everyone knows a Steve and Eydie duet is where the real thrills are. This album has many such occassions to relish. The lilting lullaby quality of TILL TOMORROW from the musical FIORELLO is a duet by Steve and Eydie and really hits the mark. Fans of Steve and Eydie will be jumping in the aisles to see two of their hits FINALLY on a compact disc, the sleek rendition of I BELIEVE IN YOU, which makes for one heck of a run as a male/female duet; very inspired idea, and the swingin' THE HONEYMOON IS OVER, with humor, great vocals by Steve and Eydie, and a rip-roaring chart by Patrick Wlliams. Steve and Eydie also have fun with such other B'way classics as Jerry Herman's MAME (Listen to Eydie vamp it up as a real southern belle) and the self-titled CABARET. Another standout here is the Irving Berlin penned AN OLD FASHIONED WEDDING. I personally like that one the best of all the "new songs" on this CD. I say "new" because this is the first time many lucky listeners will be hearing these sides, as this is the initial release of these two albums on compact disc! It's a great collection for anyone who likes Broadway tunes or Steve and Eydie...or just fantastic music! Not to be missed!"

Steve & Eydie, the best!

Jim Holtz | Madison, Wi United States | 05/07/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Steve & Eydie, best duo ever in pop music, reissued in cd format one of the best 2-4-1s ever. I always preferred the 2nd album on lp, but, now with cd, the 1st sounds just as great! Most songs are duets & the couple compliment each other like no other 2. In one of the few serious numbers, Sunrise Sunset, Eydie & Steve harmonies surpass the Fiddler on the Roof actors who have done it. Most songs here are fun songs which are just what Mr & Mrs. do best or at least better than anyone else. I've known way too many people who dismiss S&E as "lounge music" not worth taking seriously. But, I say fun songs & Broadway songs deserve respect as much as blues or rock & roll. I feel Broadway has given us our artiest material, our "Shakespearian Drama" of pop music. No one does these 22 Broadway tunes better than Steve & Eydie!"