`Little Voice' Soundtrack Album Sings Out With Classic Showstoppers Performed by Music Greats.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1998-- Album Features Performances By Judy Garland, Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanora Fagan and later nicknamed Lady Day (see "Jazz royalty" regarding similar nicknames), was an American jazz singer, a seminal influence on jazz and pop singers, and generally regarded as one of the , Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Ethel Merman Noun 1. Ethel Merman - United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984) Merman and Marilyn Monroe "Little Voice" is an endearing comic drama with a big heart. Despite the title to the Miramax film, however, the soundtrack album features some of the biggest voices -- and biggest stars -- to ever belt out a knock 'em dead showstopper showstopper - A hardware or (especially) software bug that makes an implementation effectively unusable; one that absolutely has to be fixed before development can go on. Opposite in connotation from its original theatrical use, which refers to something stunningly *good*. . Released Dec. 1, 1998 by Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI, located in Hollywood, California. Its headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. , "Little Voice: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture" includes legendary performances by Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Ethel Merman and Marilyn Monroe. Also highlighted are two selections from the film's star, Jane Horrocks Barbara Jane Horrocks (born January 18, 1964), is an English actress. Biography Horrocks was born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England; to John Horrocks (a sales representative) and Barbara Ashworth (a secretary). Her grandmother Doris Ashworth was a factory worker. , who portrays "Little Voice," an incredibly shy young girl who expresses herself through uncanny renditions of famous songs. The tracklisting of songs and artists on the Little Voice soundtrack album is: -0-
"That's Entertainment" Judy Garland
"The Man That Got Away" Judy Garland
"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" Billie Holiday
"I Wanna Be Loved By You" Jane Horrocks
"It's Not Unusual" Tom Jones
"Big Spender" Shirley Bassey
"My Heart Belongs To Daddy" Marilyn Monroe
"Come Rain Or Come Shine" Judy Garland
"Goldfinger" Shirley Bassey
"Get Happy" Jane Horrocks
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Ethel Merman
Horrocks (recognizable to many from her role as Bubbles in the British TV series "Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks. It was broadcast on the BBC from 1992 to 2005, and is popularly referred to as Ab Fab. ") stars alongside Michael Caine (Academy Award winner for "Hannah and Her Sisters" and nominee for "Alfie," "Sleuth" and "Educating Rita Educating Rita is an award-winning stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell. It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of a university lecturer. "), Brenda Blethyn (Oscar- nominated for "Secrets and Lies"), Ewan McGregor ("Trainspotting") and Jim Broadbent ("Bullets Over Broadway"). Mark Herman ("Brassed Off") wrote and directed the film based on Jim Cartwright's Olivier Award-winning play "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice," in which Horrocks starred in a West End tour de force. The co-executive producers are Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Paul Webster. The co-producers are Nik Powell Nik Powell is one of the co-founders of the Virgin Group alongside Richard Branson. Having run a small music shop together in London, they set up Virgin Records in 1972 and became one of the UK's major recording labels until they sold to EMI in 1992. and Stephen Woolley, who produced the Academy Award-winning "The Crying Game." The producer of "Little Voice," Elizabeth Karlsen, was associate producer of "The Crying Game." Bob Last served as Music Supervisor. Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein were Executive Producers on the soundtrack for Miramax; Executives in Charge of Music for Miramax were Randy Spendlove and Beth Rosenblatt. The executive Soundtrack Producer for Capitol was Liz Heller, and Julia Michels supervised the music for Capitol. Little Voice will open at selected theaters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago on Dec. 4 in order to qualify for Academy Award consideration. The film will expand regionally on Jan. 22. |
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