ABOUT THE DISC & RECORDINGS:

This Rhino CD is the definitive soundtrack of Annie Get Your Gun.The M-G-M Records album(of the final Betty Hutton version) had previously only been available on the long out-of-print "two-fer" album from 1974, coupled with the soundtrack to Show Boat (1951)and a limited edition made for The Judy Garland Club and only given out to the club members.

This CD brings together for the first time the restored soundtrack for the film, as well as all of the pre-recordings to the ill-fated Garland version, all in the best possible sound quality, some in stereo!

A few notes: "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun" (Hutton) as presented here is missing the short three-note horn (French Horn??) riff just before the vocal. The film and MGM Records versions include it, as well as the premiere CD release of this Hutton version that was included on the Rhino CD "Irving Berlin in Hollywood", but for some reason it's not included both the Hutton and Garland versions on this release. Also, both versions of "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" are missing the short music-only intro. There's no intro in the film, but on the MGM Records Hutton version, a quick and fun little intro was added for better consistency when playing on a record player. The MGM Records versions (all in mono and inferior sound quality) of the 4 main Hutton solos and her duet of "Anything You Can Do" with Keel can be found on the CD "Betty Hutton The Blonde Bombshell".

CLICK HERE to read the Producer's Notes for this CD.

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