It Came From the '70s: The Ethel Merman Disco Album
From the "Who Really Thought This Was a Good Idea?" department comes The Ethel Merman Disco Album . I went spelunking for bad albums a week or so ago and found this, released back in 1979. I'd heard of it before but this is my first time listening to it and...gee, where to begin? According to the Wikipedia article , each of the songs was recorded in just one take with Ms. Merman's usual vocal arrangement, with the disco instrumentation added later. Also, there were apparently 14 songs recorded for the album, of which only 7 made the cut (with an additional being included with a CD reissue). That means there are 6 unreleased songs from this. I'd love to hear them. The album is available on iTunes, but without the CD bonus track. The album is typical of the genre, if that genre is Celebrities Releasing Music Outside of Their Wheelhouse . In some cases music itself is outside of the celebrity's wheelhouse, but Ms. Merman was an established singer. Still,