September Song (album) explained

September Song
Type:	album
Artist:	Jimmy Durante
Cover:	Durante September Song.jpeg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	1963
Genre:	Traditional pop
Length:	29:43
Label:	Warner Bros. 1506
Producer:	Jackie Barnett
Chronology:	Jimmy Durante
Prev Title:	Jimmy Durante at the Copacabana
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Hello Young Lovers
Next Year:	1964

September Song is a 1963 album by Jimmy Durante, with arrangements by Roy Bargy.^[1]

Reception

The album was reviewed by Greg Adams for Allmusic who wrote that "Mixing Durante's utterly unique voice with lush strings and a vocal chorus, September Song is a left-field masterpiece full of wistful and affecting performances. Durante was by no means a technically accomplished vocalist, but he negotiated the sessions with aplomb and created a piece of work very different from, but just as charming as, the comedy that had made him a star".

Track listing

1. "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
2. "Look Ahead Little Girl" (Jackie Barnett, Sammy Fain)
3. "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" (Irving Berlin)
4. "When the Circus Leaves Town" (Barnett, Jimmy Durante)
5. "I Believe" (Al Stillman, Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl)
6. "Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards)
7. "Don't Lose Your Sense of Humor" (Barnett, Durante)
8. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
9. "One Room Home" (Barnett, Durante)
10. "Blue Bird of Happiness" (Edward Heyman, Harry Parr Davies, Sandor Harmati)

Personnel

• Jimmy Durante – vocals
• Roy Bargy – arranger, conductor
• Stan Cornyn – liner notes
• Jackie Barnett – producer

Other media

"Young at Heart" was featured in the 1991 film City Slickers and also appears on the soundtrack album.

Bibliography

• Book: Bakish, David. 1995. Jimmy Durante: His Show Business Career, with an Annotated Filmography and Discography. New York. McFarland. 978-0-89950-968-6.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Durante – September Song at Discogs. discogs.com. 5 July 2017.