Out of This World is Maureen McGovern's ninth studio album (and first in four years), released in 1996.
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| Released | March 12, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Pop, standards | |||
| Length | 48:08 | |||
| Label | Sterling | |||
| Producer | Maureen McGovern, Brian Panella | |||
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This is a cover album of 16 songs that were written or co-written by Harold Arlen. The third track is a two-song medley, and the twelfth track is a three-song medley. The album was reissued in November 2003 with two bonus tracks: "Let's Fall in Love" and "Optimistic Voices".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" (lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1946 - from the musical production St. Louis Woman) | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" (lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1946 - from the musical production St. Louis Woman) | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive/Get Happy" (lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1944 - from the motion picture Here Come the Waves/lyric: Ted Koehler; 1929 - from the musical production Nine-Fifteen Revue) | 3:01 |
| 4. | "It's Only a Paper Moon" (lyric: Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg; 1933 - from the musical production The Great Magoo) | 2:16 |
| 5. | "A Sleepin' Bee" (lyric: Truman Capote; 1954 - from the musical production House of Flowers) | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" (lyric: E.Y. Harburg; 1938 - from the motion picture The Wizard of Oz) | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Over the Rainbow" (lyric: E.Y. Harburg; 1938 - from the motion picture The Wizard of Oz) | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" (lyric: Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg; 1934 - from the musical production Life Begins at 8:40) | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Don't Like Goodbyes" (lyric: Truman Capote; 1954 - from the musical production House of Flowers) | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Right as the Rain" (lyric: E.Y. Harburg; 1944 - from the musical production Bloomer Girl) | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Out of This World" (lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1945 - from the motion picture Out of This World) | 4:49 |
| 12. | "The Man That Got Away/Stormy Weather/Blues in the Night" (lyric: Ira Gershwin; 1954 - from the motion picture A Star Is Born/lyric: Ted Koehler; 1933 - from Cotton Club Parade - 2nd Edition/lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1941 - from the motion picture Blues in the Night) | 7:09 |
| 13. | "My Shining Hour" (lyric: Johnny Mercer; 1943 - from the motion picture The Sky's the Limit) | 2:40 |
Album credits
edit- Produced by Maureen McGovern and Brian Panella
- Executive producer: Pat Moran
- Arranged by: Mike Renzi ("Stormy Weather" and "Blues in the Night" based on piano arrangement by John Oddo)
- Piano and keyboards: Mike Renzi
- Bass: Jay Leonhart
- Alto sax, soprano saxophones, flutes: Lou Marini
- Drums: Allan Schwartzberg
- Acoustic and electric guitars: Joe Beck
- Percussion and vibes: James Saporito
- Percussion: Cyro Baptista
- Synth programmers: Jamie Lawrence, Ken Bichel
- Digitally recorded, mixed and mastered by Ed Rak at Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY
- Music copying and contracting: Kaye - Houston Music