September Song (album)
| September Song | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 29:43 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. 1506 | |||
| Producer | Jackie Barnett | |||
| Jimmy Durante chronology | ||||
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September Song is a 1963 album by Jimmy Durante, with arrangements by Roy Bargy.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
The album was reviewed by Greg Adams for Allmusic who wrote that "Mixing Durante's utterly unique voice with lush strings and a vocal chorus, September Song is a left-field masterpiece full of wistful and affecting performances. Durante was by no means a technically accomplished vocalist, but he negotiated the sessions with aplomb and created a piece of work very different from, but just as charming as, the comedy that had made him a star".[2]
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 21, 1963, peaking at No. 30 during a nineteen-week run on the chart.[4] The album debuted on Cashbox magazine's Top 100 Albums chart in the issue dated August 31, 1963, peaking at No. 22 during a seventeen-week run on the chart.[5] On the magazine's Top 50 Stereo chart the album peaked at No. 18 during an eleven-week run on the chart.[5]
Track listing
- "September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
- "Look Ahead Little Girl" (Jackie Barnett, Sammy Fain)
- "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" (Irving Berlin)
- "When the Circus Leaves Town" (Barnett, Jimmy Durante)
- "I Believe" (Al Stillman, Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl)
- "Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards)
- "Don't Lose Your Sense of Humor" (Barnett, Durante)
- "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "One Room Home" (Barnett, Durante)
- "Blue Bird of Happiness" (Edward Heyman, Harry Parr Davies, Sandor Harmati)
Personnel
- Jimmy Durante – vocals
- Roy Bargy – arranger, conductor
- Stan Cornyn – liner notes
- Jackie Barnett – producer
Other media
"Young at Heart" was featured in the 1991 film City Slickers[6] and also appears on the soundtrack album.
Charts
| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 30 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[5] | 22 |
| US Cashbox Top 50 Stereo[5] | 18 |
References
- ^ "Jimmy Durante – September Song at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ a b c September Song at AllMusic
- ^ Bakish 1995, p. 241.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 47. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cash Box Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 107. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ City Slickers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Bibliography
- Bakish, David (1995). Jimmy Durante: His Show Business Career, with an Annotated Filmography and Discography. New York: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-968-6.
External links
- September Song at Discogs (list of releases)