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Jimmy Durante's Way of Life...

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Jimmy Durante's Way of Life...
Studio album by
Released1964
Recorded1964
GenreTraditional pop, vocal jazz
Length26:51
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJimmy Hillard
Jimmy Durante chronology
Hello Young Lovers
(1964)
Jimmy Durante's Way of Life...
(1964)
One of Those Songs
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
BillboardPositive[2]

Jackie Barnett Presents Jimmy Durante's Way of Life... with the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra and Chorus is a 1964 studio album by Jimmy Durante, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.[3] It received a "Pop Special Merit" designation from Billboard upon its release, indicating "new releases of outstanding merit which deserve exposure and which could have commercial success within their respective categories of music".[2]

Two songs from the album, "As Time Goes By" and "Make Someone Happy", were used in the soundtrack for the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle.

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Way of Life"Sammy Fain, Jackie Barnett3:06
2."My Wish"Meredith Willson2:24
3."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld2:25
4."Make Someone Happy"Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne1:51
5."I'll Be Seeing You"Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain3:10
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When Day Is Done"Buddy DeSylva, Robert Katscher [de]2:30
2."When I Lost You"Irving Berlin2:56
3."If I Had You"Ted Shapiro, James Campbell, Reginald Connelly2:40
4."Once to Every Heart"Gordon Jenkins2:52
5."I'll See You in My Dreams"Isham Jones, Gus Kahn2:57

Personnel

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Performance

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "Billboard". 6 February 1965.
  3. ^ Jimmy Durante's Way of Life... at AllMusic