Eh, Paisano! 100% Italian-American Classics

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: January 14, 1997
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

The concept behind Eh, Paisano! 100% Italian-American Classics -- namely, 18 tracks of pop standards and Italian songs from the '50s and '60s, sung by crooners like Dean Martin, Louis Prima, and Lou Monte -- may be a little cutesy, but it works surprisingly well. Even with tracks by pop acts like Jay & the Americans and Connie Francis, the album is a focused, if occasionally campy, collection of classics like "Volare," "That's Amore," and "Eh Cumpari." It may be designed to appeal to the kitsch-addled hipsters of the '90s cocktail nation, but the music on Eh, Paisano! is so strong, such quibbles don't matter -- it's one of the most enjoyable collections of mainstream pop assembled in the mid-'90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
That's Amore	Jack Brooks, Harry Warren	Dean Martin, Dick Stabile & His Orchestra	(3:07)
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)	Domenico Modugno	Domenico Modugno	(3:36)
Mama	Phil Brito, Harold Barlow, Cesare Bixio, Bruno Cherubini	Connie Francis	(3:58)
Angelina/Zooma Zooma	Louis Prima, Milt Kabak, Doris Fisher, Paolo Citarella, Allan Roberts	Louis Prima	(4:21)
Mala Femmina	George "Funky" Brown, Totó	Jerry Vale	(2:34)
Pepino the Italian Mouse	Ray Allen, Wanda Merrell	Lou Monte	(2:40)
Spanish Eyes	Bert Kaempfert, Eddie Snyder, Charlie Singleton	Al Martino	(2:46)
Eh, Cumpari	Traditional	Julius LaRosa	(2:26)
Cara, Mia	Lee Lange, Tulio Trapani	Jay & the Americans	(2:34)
Piove (Ciao, Ciao Bambina)	Domenico Modugno, Edoardo Verde	Domenico Modugno	(2:15)
Runaround	Cirino Colacrai	The Three Chuckles	(3:07)
Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody	Irving Caesar, Roger Graham, Spencer Williams, Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer	Louis Prima	(4:43)
Here in My Heart	Lou Levinson, Bill Borrelli, Pat Genaro	Keely Smith	(3:00)
For the First Time (Come Prima)	Buck Ram, Vincenzo Di Paola, Mario Panzeri	Tony Reno & The Sherwoods	(2:10)
Al-Di-La	Ervin Drake, Giulio Rapetti, Labati Donida	Emilio Pericoli	(2:05)
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing	Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster	The Four Aces, Al Alberts	(2:59)
Darktown Strutters' Ball [Italian Style]	Shelton Brooks	Lou Monte, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra	(2:41)
Innamorata [Sweetheart]	Jack Brooks, Harry Warren	Jerry Vale, Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chrous	(2:52)

Credits

Dean Martin (Performer), Al Martino (Performer), Louis Prima (Performer), Connie Francis (Performer), Jay & the Americans (Performer), Keely Smith (Performer), Julius LaRosa (Arranger), Julius LaRosa (Performer), Jerry Vale (Performer), The Four Aces (Performer), Tony Osborne (Conductor), Al Alberts (Performer), Domenico Modugno (Performer), George Greeley (Conductor), Lou Monte (Performer), Emilio Pericoli (Performer), James Austin (Project Supervisor), Archie Bleyer (Arranger), Archie Bleyer (Conductor), Jack Pleis (Director), Jack Pleis (Orchestra Director), Joe Reisman (Arranger), Joe Reisman (Conductor), Jim Scott (Design), Billy Vera (Liner Notes), Billy Vera (Compilation Producer), Darcy Sullivan (Editorial Supervision), The Three Chuckles (Performer), Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Performer), Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra (Performer), Patrick Milligan (Project Assistant), Elizabeth Pavone (Project Supervisor), Steven Chean (Editorial Supervision), Jim Hughes (Project Assistant), Vanessa Atkins (Editorial Supervision), Julee Stover (Editorial Supervision), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Allyson DeSimone (Project Assistant), Tom Williams (Art Direction), Chrous (Performer), Tony Reno & The Sherwoods (Performer), Dick Stabile & His Orchestra (Performer), Bob Fisher (Remastering), Mario Migliardi (Organ)