It seems to me I've Heard That Song Before
It's from an old familiar score
I know it well, that melody...
Mark's centenary tributes to Dorothy Fields, lyricist of "The Way You Look Tonight", "Sunny Side Of The Street" and "Hey, Big Spender!", and Jule Styne, composer of "Time After Time", "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", have been brought together in one handsome hardback book - with a bonus finale on Cole Porter's great song and Frank Sinatra's classic recording, "I've Got You Under My Skin". It's a terrific triple bill in one lavishly illustrated volume, and now you can make it even more fun with two great CDs full of memorable performances of the songs Mark's writing about.
When you order our American Songbook Singalong special, you'll get Mark's book plus the albums Jule Styne In Hollywood and An Evening With Dorothy Fields. Jule Styne In Hollywood is a new album from PS Classics in which Leslie Uggams, Audra McDonald, Rebecca Luker and some of the best of today's Broadway talent perform Styne's great movie songs from the Forties and Fifties, including "I've Heard That Song Before", "Time After Time", "I Don't Want To Walk Without You", "Three Coins In The Fountain" and many more tunes from the first half of this phenomenally successful songwriting career.
As for our second CD, An Evening With Dorothy Fields, on the DRG label, was recorded live in the 1970s and features Miss Fields performing highlights from 40 years of hit songs with a unique group of performers including composer Cy Coleman. She also lets you in on the stories behind standards like "Sunny Side Of The Street", "I'm In The Mood For Love", "Pick Yourself Up", "Hey, Big Spender" and more. You can find excerpts from Mark's discussion of Dorothy Fields' work on Australia's Radio National here.
One book, two CDS: The first volume in a series on popular music, Mark Steyn's American Songbook is in response to the enormous demands we've had to memorialize Mark's writing on popular music between hard covers, while the albums beautifully illustrate his observations on the songs. The book can be personally autographed to you or your loved one - and, if you previously bought either our Dorothy Fields or Jule Styne booklets, we'll give you five bucks off the purchase price (or ten bucks if you bought both of them). Simply put a note to that effect when you place your credit card order.
