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- Artist: Matt Dennis
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- Release Date: 1955
- Type: Live
- Genre: Vocal Music
Review
Matt Dennis' first live LP, recorded in Hollywood in 1955 and also including a dozen Dennis compositions, doesn't have quite the songwriting firepower of Sings and Plays Matt Dennis. Instead of "Violets for Your Furs" and "Angel Eyes," listeners get "Old Uncle Fud" and "Bless You, Little Sleepyhead." Still, Dennis is just as suave and sentimental (though not as humorous), singing clever ballads like "I'm the Boy Who Takes Her Home" and the unexpectedly optimistic "Where Do We Go From Here?." A few do fall flat, including one ("That's How Close I Want to Be to You") whose references to then-current events and obscure personalities barely made it out of the '50s. Also, it's difficult to escape the fact that many of Dennis' performances are nearly identical. Undoubtedly an entertaining performance for a night out during the mid-'50s, Dennis, Anyone? exists for digital-age listeners as an interesting curio of lounge-act finesse. ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Matt Dennis | ||
| Land of Danger | Matt Dennis | ||
| Old Uncle Fud | Matt Dennis | ||
| Relax | Matt Dennis | ||
| I'm the Boy Who Takes Her Home | Matt Dennis | ||
| Devil Talk | Matt Dennis | ||
| That's How Close I Want to Be to You | Matt Dennis | ||
| Too Late for Love | Matt Dennis | ||
| Enchanted Memory | Matt Dennis | ||
| A Thousand Years Ago | Matt Dennis | ||
| Bless You, Little Spleepyhead | Matt Dennis | ||
| Show Me the Way to Get out of This World | Matt Dennis |
