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Girl Crazy (album)
Girl Crazy is a studio album featuring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, released on April 6, 1944 by Decca Records. The album features songs presented in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer eponymous motion picture. and based on the 1930 stage musical of the same name by George Gershwin.[1] Garland's recording sessions for the album took place during November 1943.[2] The album features Garland on vocals for most of the tracks, including "Embraceable You", "But Not for Me", "Bidin' My Time", and "I Got Rhythm".[3] Rooney also contributes vocals to two tracks, "Could You Use Me?" and "Treat Me Rough".[3] The album's orchestral accompaniment was conducted by Georgie Stoll, with additional harmonica accompaniment by Leo Diamond's Harmonica Quintet on "Bidin' My Time".[3] In his review for Billboard magazine, Maurie Orodenker noted that the album lacked the warmth and cohesion of the stage version, with songs selected randomly.[3] He observed that while Garland performed most of the tracks, the album didn’t capture her live energy.[3] Orodenker also remarked that Rooney's singing was merely tolerable, affirming that his contribution to the album’s appeal stemmed more from his popularity and public recognition than from his vocal abilities.[3] In 1995, Rhino Records released a 4-CD box set entitled Mickey & Judy which includes songs from Girl Crazy and others songs that Garland and Rooney recorded for their Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) films.[4][5] Track listing
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