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Something's Gotta Give

Music by Johnny Mercer

Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. It was published in 1955. It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs, and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1955 as Best Original Song, losing to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing". The song playfully uses the irresistible force paradox – which asks what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object – as a metaphor for a relationship between a vivacious woman and an older, world-weary man. The man, it is implied, will give in to temptation and kiss the woman. The song's lyrics echo the plot of Daddy Long Legs, in which a reserved man in his 50s (Astaire) falls in love with a woman in her early 20s (Leslie Caron).

    Release Date: 1954


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Camila Cabello : Camila : Solo : Songbook : 888680736354 : 1540024334 : 00268761

Camila Cabello : Camila

All ten tracks from the 2018 debut album by this Fifth Harmony alum which debuted at the top of the Billboardae 200 album charts. Our folio includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements for the hit single Havana plus: All These Years - Consequences - In the Dark - Inside Out - Into It - Never Be the Same - Real Friends - She Loves Control - Something's Gotta Give.

Songlist: Havana, Inside Out, Something's Gotta Give, Consequences, Into It, In The Dark, Never Be The Same, Real Friends, All These Years, She Loves Control

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Voicing: Solo | Performed by Camila Cabello | 40298b | Songbook | $17.95 | PVG


Dave Wolpe  : Jazz Standards for Vocalists  : Solo : Songbook : 00-29938

Dave Wolpe : Jazz Standards for Vocalists

Belwin Jazz offers ten great jazz standards arranged for solo vocalist with a nine or ten piece combo accompaniment. These songs are superbly arranged by one of the finest writers in the business, Dave Wolpe. This collection is ideal for a vocalist who needs a smaller ensemble with four or five horns and rhythm section. The combo horns are trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone and baritone sax. The baritone sax part adds additional color to the texture but is optional. The rhythm section is scored for guitar, bass, drumset and a piano/conductor part which includes cues for the horns.

Songlist: How High The Moon, I Get A Kick Out of You, I've Got You Under My Skin, Just Friends, My Funny Valentine, Night and Day, Something's Gotta Give, Summer Wind, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Too Close for Comfort

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Voicing: Solo | 5160b | Songbook | $9.95


Sammy Davis Jr. : The Sammy Davis Jr. Songbook : Solo : Songbook : 073999454284 : 0634090186 : 00306683

Sammy Davis Jr. : The Sammy Davis Jr. Songbook

Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990) was an Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated and Tony Award-nominated American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, impressionist and musician, who remains known for being a member of the 'Rat Pack' of iconic entertainers of the Fifties and Sixties, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Here are 25 hits from this legendary Rat Pack member

Songlist: As Long As He Needs Me, The Birth Of The Blues, Bye Bye Blackbird, The Candy Man, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You, Gonna Build A Mountain, Gypsy In My Soul, I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry, I Want To Be With You, I'll Know, I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, I've Gotta Be Me, Let There Be Love, A Lot Of Livin' To Do, Love Me Or Leave Me, Mr. Bojangles, People Tree, The Shelter Of Your Arms, Smile, Darn Ya, Smile, Something's Gotta Give, That Old Black Magic, There's A Small Hotel, Too Close For Comfort, What Kind Of Fool Am I?, Yes I Can

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Voicing: Solo | Performed by Sammy Davis Jr. | 5308b | Songbook | $17.95 | PVG


Various : Singin' with the Big Band : Solo : Songbook & 1 CD : 038081378107  : 00-33393

Various : Singin' with the Big Band

Singin' with the Big Band is an ideal opportunity for you to sing with a real big band whenever you want. This book and CD features 11 big band vocal arrangements in a variety of styles and tempos written at the medium difficulty level. Using the included CD, you sing with a professional big band to improve your vocal skills, style, interpretation, and confidence. The CD has two tracks for each song, a demo track, and a sing-along track. The demo track features a professional vocalist demonstrating the vocal part for you to listen, get some ideas, and decide how you would like to sing these great standards. The sing-along track has no vocal, so you sing with the big band. Titles: Everything * How About You? * I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me * I Could Write a Book * I Get a Kick Out of You * I've Got You Under My Skin * Just Friends * Night and Day * Something's Gotta Give * Summer Wind * When I Fall in Love. This title is available in SmartMusic.

Songlist: Just Friends, How About You?, Something's Gotta Give, Summer Wind, Night and Day (from "Gay Divorcee"), I Get a Kick Out of You (from "Anything Goes"), I Could Write a Book (from "Pal Joey"), I've Got You Under My Skin (from "Born to Dance"), When I Fall in Love, I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me, Everything

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Voicing: Solo | 4215b | Songbook & 1 CD | $14.95 | With Piano


The Four Freshmen : In Session : 1 CD

The Four Freshmen : In Session

Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira, the "new" Four Freshmen, play their own instruments on this sweet-sounding studio recording, which was produced by The Four Freshmen Society. OK, the album is all accompanied, but the smooth, bright, tight-knit harmonies that, for us, define the best of 50s and 60s Vocal Jazz, are here in spades. 11 well-chosen covers, standards such as Cole Porter's "It's All Right With Me," Mercer's moody "Skylark," his lesser-known, bluesy "Early Autumn" and his more upbeat "Something's Gotta Give;" Harold Arlen's "If I Only Had a Brain," "September Song" (with a nice a cappella intro), and the hits just keep on coming with "That Old Feeling" and "You've Changed." The sound that launched dozens of top 40 hits, made millions fall in love while slow dancing, and influenced every male Vocal Jazz quartet that came after the 4Fs is sounding as new, and as fresh, as ever!

Songlist: It's All Right With Me, My One And Only Love, Skylark, If Only I Had A Brain, Early Autumn, Something's Gotta Give, How Do You Keep The Music Playing, That Old Feeling, September Song, If I Had You, You've Changed

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7668c | 1 CD | $15.95 | Accompanied


The McGuire Sisters : Greatest Hits : 1 CD : 31341

The McGuire Sisters : Greatest Hits

The three sisters McGuire indeed have a unity of blend hard to match among the many famous sibling groups. Their popularity was immense, and their cover versions of songs such as "Sincerely" and "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight," (both originally sung by the Moonglows and Spaniels, respectively) placed higher on the charts than those of their progenitors; the McGuire's sound and image was considered more acceptable to white audiences. While some of the songs, like "He," don't hold up as well over time - the lyrics and orchestrations seem a bit precious - the vivacious delivery is so unabashed, the apparently innate tunefulness so exact, and the arrangements so creative that "Muskrat Ramble" and "Sugartime" leave no doubt as to why the McGuires were loved by so many.

Songlist: Sincerely, Something's Gotta Give, HE, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Picnic, Muskrat Ramble, Ev'ry Day Of My Life, Sugartime, It May Sound Silly, Christmas Alphabet, May You Always, Just For Old Time's Sake

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4791c | 1 CD | $14.95 | Accompanied


The McGuire Sisters : Sincerely : 2 CDs : 657

The McGuire Sisters : Sincerely

The McGuire Sisters were stars of radio and television and were the most popular sister group of the 1950's. This huge 59 track 2CD set compilation covers many of the McGuire sisters' biggest hits. The majority of the McGuire Sisters' hit recordings are included here, together with several titles that are debuting on CD. Some tracks have not been available since their original single release dates. 'Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight' was the first of their recordings to change into the Top Ten in 1954, followed by the spirited 'Muskrat Ramble' four months later. The following year brought even greater record sales. Their recording of the rhythm-and-blues-oriented 'Sincerely' shot to #1 on the charts, becoming one of their greatest hits, earning gold records for all three sisters. This collection is not to miss!

Songlist: Something's Gotta Give, Heavenly Feeling, Not As A Stranger, Muscrat Ramble, One Two Three, Tip Toe Through The Tulips, In The Alps, Be good To Me, Weary Blues, Cuddle Up A Little Closer Lovey Mine, Frosty The Snowman, Thank You Day, Blue Skies, Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, Missing, Picking Sweethearts, Hey Mr. CottonPicker, Tell Us Where The Godimes Are, All By Myself, Melody Of Love, Open Your Heart, Hearts Of Stone, The Naughty Lady Of Shady, Sometimes I'm Happy, Give Me Your Heart For Christmas, Christmas Alphabet, Doesn't Anybody Love Me, Delilah Jones, June Night, Pcnic, and more

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7616c | 2 CDs | $19.95 | Accompanied


Individual Folios

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Something's Gotta Give : SATB : Jay Althouse : Johnny Mercer : 2 CDs : 00-31109 : 038081338811

Jay Althouse : Something's Gotta Give

Celebrate the 100th anniversary in 2009 of the birth of the great American songwriter, Johnny Mercer, with this tight, swingin' arrangement. Appealing to vocal jazz as well as concert choirs. Irresistible!

Arranger: Jay Althouse | Composer: Johnny Mercer | Lyricist: Johnny Mercer

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $1.95 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00-31109
Other Voicings: SSA, TTBB

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