Breaking It Up!

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FieldValue
nameBreaking It Up!
typestudio
artistLouis Prima
coverBreaking-it-up.jpg
released1958
recordedOctober 18, 1951
March 18, 1952
July 7, 1952
February 18, 1953
New York City
genreBig band, swing
length36:23
labelColumbia
producerMitch Miller
next_titleThe Wildest!
next_year1956
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| name = Breaking It Up! | type = studio | artist = Louis Prima | cover = Breaking-it-up.jpg | alt = | released = 1958 | recorded = October 18, 1951 March 18, 1952 July 7, 1952 February 18, 1953 New York City | venue = | studio = | genre = Big band, swing | length = 36:23 | label = Columbia | producer = Mitch Miller | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Wildest! | next_year = 1956

| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Koda |editor-first=Cub | year = 2003 | title = All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues | publisher = Hal Leonard Corporation | location = US | isbn = 9780879307363 | page = 453 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qYtz7kEHegEC&pg=PA453

Breaking It Up! is an album by Louis Prima, first released in 1958. It features an accompaniment by Keely Smith.

Background

The end of the big-band era saw Louis Prima switch record labels several times. He eventually formed his own label, Robin Hood Records, to release his own material. His hit Oh Babe! on his own label rekindled interest in him from major labels, and he signed in 1951 to Columbia Records.

Critical response

Cub Koda's AllMusic review calls this release as inferior to much of Prima's other material, but indicates the material is "interesting" with merely "one dud".

Releases

During his tenure at Columbia Prima released 7 singles, or 14 sides, issued soon after recording. Columbia packaged eleven of these together in LP format (CL 1206), along with the previously unissued recording "Chop Suey, Chow Mein", in 1958 after Prima's Capitol albums became big sellers.

LP track listing

Side 1

  1. "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" (Luther, Robinson, Robison) - 2:25
  2. "Luigi" (Antonio, Araco, DiLeo) - 2:44
  3. "Chop Suey, Chow Mein" (White) - 2:39
  4. "Paul Revere" (Darnell, Shanon, Stillman) - 2:32
  5. "Eleanor" (Gigi Gryce, Paone) - 2:04
  6. "The Bigger the Figure" (Barer, Wilder) - 2:40

Side 2

  1. "Shepherd Boy" (Bagdasarian, Carlyle) - 2:33
  2. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 2:45
  3. "Basta" (Barer, Gomez, Wilder) - 2:28
  4. "Chili Sauce" (Kinberg) - 1:54
  5. "It's Good as New (I Painted It Blue)" (Bernier, Charlap) - 2:14
  6. "Oh, Marie" (DeCapua, DiCapua, Louis Prima) - 2:19

CD track listing

  1. "Eleanor" (Gigi Gryce, Paone) - 2:04
  2. "Shake Hands with Santa Claus" (DeLugg, Hilliard) - 2:27
  3. "Oooh-Dahdily-Dah" (Louis Prima, Keely Smith) - 2:21
  4. "Basta" (Barer, Gomez, Wilder) - 2:28
  5. "The Bigger the Figure" (Barer, Wilder) - 2:40
  6. "Boney Bones" (DeMare, Eddy, Louis Prima) - 2:44
  7. "One Mint Julep" (Rudy Toombs) - 2:45
  8. "Chili Sauce" (Kinberg) - 1:54
  9. "Oh, Marie" (DeCapua, DiCapua, Louis Prima) - 2:19
  10. "Luigi" (Antonio, Araco, DiLeo) - 2:44
  11. "Paul Revere" (Darnell, Shanon, Stillman) - 2:32
  12. "It's Good as New (I Painted It Blue)" (Bernier, Charlap) - 2:14
  13. "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" (Luther, Robinson, Robison) - 2:25
  14. "Shepherd Boy" (Bagdasarian, Carlyle) - 2:33
  15. "Chop Suey, Chow Mein" (White) - 2:39

CD reissue personnel

  • Billy Vera - Liner Notes, Reissue Producer
  • Lawrence Cohn - Reissue Producer
  • David Mitson - Mastering, Restoration, Archival Restoration
  • Tim Morse - Design
  • Patti Matheny - A&R
  • Tom Burleigh - Product Manager
  • Darren Salmieri - A&R
  • Will Friedwald - Photography, Sessionography

References

References

  1. "Breaking It Up by Louis Prima @ ARTISTdirect.com - Shop, Listen, Download". Artistdirect.com.
  2. Friedwald, Will. (2010). "A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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