Hollywood Hi-Fi

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1996
• Total Time: 44:10
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Easy Listening

Review

Similar in derivation to Rhino's Golden Throat series, this compilation is the audio companion to the book of the same name or vice versa. It collects up 18 performances by celebrities whose appearances in front of a microphone were far better served by doing something other than singing. Starting with the beyond inept yelping of Bette Davis on "Turn Me Loose On Broadway" with stops along the way to sample Robert Mitchum's calypso turn on "What's This Generation Coming To," the Brady Bunch's sickly sweet version of the Beatles' "Love Me Do," and Joe Pesci's "Got To Get You Into My Life," this compilation heads into territory not previously delved into by the Rhino sets. While tracks like Joe E. Ross' "Ooh Ooh," Steve Allen's "How's Your Sister," and Dennis Weaver's "Chicken Mash" are clearly novelty fodder, Raquel Welch's "I'm Ready To Groove" and Anthony Quinn's "What Is Love?" are deadly in earnest, making them even funnier, which is the whole point, isn't it? ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Turn Me Loose on Broadway		Bette Davis	(2:23)
What's This Generation Coming To?		Robert Mitchum	(2:40)
The Lurch			(2:09)
I'm Ready to Grove		Raquel Welch	(2:30)
Got to Get You into My Life	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	Joe Pesci	(3:09)
That Makes It!	Jimmy Holiday, Arthur Egnoian, King Floyd III	Jayne Mansfield	(2:28)
Ooh! Ooh!			(2:11)
Roaches			(2:09)
The Ask Not Waltz		John F. Kennedy	(2:03)
Wind up Toy			(2:06)
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)	Paul Simon	Danny Bonaduce	(2:13)
Love Me Do	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	The Brady Bunch	(2:09)
John You Went Too Far This Time		Sissy Spacek	(3:27)
Bikini With No Top on Top		Mamie Van Doren, June Wilkinson	(2:05)
How's Your Sister		Steve Allen	(2:12)
Chicken Mash		Dennis Weaver	(2:25)
Your Cheating Heart		Joey Bishop	(2:36)
What Is Love?		Anthony Quinn	(3:15)

Credits

Steve Allen (Performer), Danny Bonaduce (Performer), The Brady Bunch (Performer), Mamie Van Doren (Performer), Bette Davis (Performer), Jayne Mansfield (Performer), Robert Mitchum (Performer), Dennis Weaver (Performer), Joey Bishop (Performer), George Gimarc (Executive Producer), Anthony Quinn (Performer), Sissy Spacek (Performer), Joe Pesci (Performer), Raquel Welch (Performer), June Wilkinson (Performer)