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The Glory of Gershwin is a 1994 tribute album by various singers and performers in celebration of American musician Larry Adler's 80th birthday. Adler himself plays the harmonica on each of the songs, all of which are written by George and Ira Gershwin, Adler's lifelong friends, and the album was produced by George Martin. The song "The Man I Love", featuring Kate Bush, was released as a single and reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Track listing

  1. Peter Gabriel - "Summertime" [3:50]
  2. Chris de Burgh - "Do What You Do" [3:36]
  3. Sting - "Nice Work If You Can Get It" [3:02]
  4. Lisa Stansfield - "They Can't Take That Away from Me" [3:17]
  5. Elton John - "Someone to Watch Over Me" / "Love Is Here to Stay" [6:41]
  6. Carly Simon - "I've Got a Crush on You" [3:36]
  7. Elvis Costello - "But Not for Me" [5:04]
  8. Cher - "It Ain't Necessarily So" [4:12]
  9. Kate Bush - "The Man I Love" [3:20]
  10. Jon Bon Jovi ft. Richie Sambora - "How Long Has This Been Going On?" [5:07]
  11. Oleta Adams - "Embraceable You" [3:55]
  12. Willard White - "Bidin' My Time" [3:31]
  13. Sinéad O'Connor - "My Man's Gone Now" [3:38]
  14. Robert Palmer - "I Got Rhythm" [3:55]
  15. Meat Loaf - "Somebody Loves Me" [4:15]
  16. Issy Van Randwyck - "I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise" [4:33]
  17. Courtney Pine - "Summertime" [4:01]
  18. Larry Adler & George Martin - "Rhapsody in Blue" [8:28]

Charts

Chart Position
UK Albums Chart[3] 2

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Glory of Gershwin - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27937/kate-bush/
  3. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the%20glory%20of%20gershwin/