Give Him the Ooh-La-La (album) explained

Give Him the Ooh-La-La
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blossom Dearie
Cover:	Give Him the Ooh-La-La (album).jpeg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	September 12–13, 1957
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:10
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Norman Granz, Blossom Dearie
Prev Title:	Blossom Dearie
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Once Upon a Summertime
Next Year:	1959

Give Him the Ooh-La-La is a 1958 studio album by American jazz singer Blossom Dearie.

This album is the second of six albums Dearie recorded for Verve Records. This album follows up on the success of Dearie's first album, the eponymously titled Blossom Dearie.

Track listings

1. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 2:03
2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:33
3. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:28
4. "They Say It's Spring" (Marty Clark, Bob Haymes) – 3:46
5. "Try Your Wings" (Michael Preston Barr, Dion McGregor) – 3:26
6. "Bang Goes the Drum (And You're In Love)" (David Heneker) – 3:24
7. "The Riviera" (Cy Coleman, Joseph Allen McCarthy) – 3:48
8. "The Middle of Love" (Maurice Goodman, Billie Wallington) – 2:35
9. "Plus je t'embrasse" (Ben Ryan, Max François) – 2:31
10. "Give Him the Ooh-La-La" (Porter) – 2:41
11. "Let Me Love You" (Bart Howard) – 2:44
12. "I Walk a Little Faster" (Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:18

CD reissue bonus tracks not included on the original 1958 release:

1. "Give Him the Ooh-La-La" (Alternate Take #1) – 2:45
2. "Give Him the Ohh-La-La" (Alternate Take #2) – 1:50

Personnel

• Blossom Dearie – vocals, piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Jo Jones – drums
• Herb Ellis – guitar