The Norman Gimbel Songbook 50 of the Lyricist's Finest

從 1961 年與 Toots Thieleman 合作的成名曲《Bluesette》，到為《伊帕內瑪的女孩》（The Girl from Ipanema）譜寫英文歌詞，到憑藉電影《諾瑪-雷》（Norma Rae）中的《It Goes like It Goes》獲得奧斯卡最佳歌曲獎，再到為《萊弗恩與雪麗》（Laverne and Shirley）和《愛之船》（The Love Boat）等電視節目創作令人難忘的主題曲，作曲家諾曼-金貝爾創作了豐富多樣的美國標準曲目。這本極好的 P/V/G 唱片集收錄了金貝爾親自挑選的 50 首跨越職業生涯的歌曲！- 還收錄了由他的四個孩子撰寫的前言、傳記、精彩圖片和按時間順序排列的標題索引。歌曲包括Bluesette - The Girl from Ipanema - Happy Days - How Insensitive - I Will Follow Him - I Will Wait for You - It Goes like It Goes - Killing Me Softly with His Song - Live for Life - Making Our Dreams Come True - Meditation - Ready to Take a Chance Again - So Nice (Summer Samba) - Sway - Sweet Happy Life - Traces - Watch What Happens 等

作曲家: Norman Gimbel
樂器: Piano/Vocal/Guitar

曲目:
Água De Beber (Water To Drink)
Bits And Pieces
Time
Slow Hot Wind (Lujon)
Always There
Together
Wonder Woman
Welcome To My World
Amazing
Flattery
A Man Ain't Supposed To Cry
Am I Feeling Love
Girl In The Moon
Good Friend
It Was Me (C'etait Moi)
Love Among The Young
Moondust
Only Love (L'Amour en Heritage)
Past The Age Of Innocence
Ricochet Romance
Time For Me To Go
Traces
Where's Poppa
Girl
Time Is A Gift
Bluesette
Pine Top's Boogie
Different
Canadian Sunset
Come With Me Now
Different Worlds
Watch What Happens
The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)
Happy Days
We Could Have It All
I Will Wait For You
How Insensitive (Insensatez)
I Got A Name
I Will Follow Him (I Will Follow You)
It Goes Like It Goes
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Live For Life
Making Our Dreams Come True
Meditation (Meditacao)
Ready To Take A Chance Again
So Nice (Summer Samba)
Song Of The Sabiá (Sabiá)
Sway (Quien Sera)
Sweet Happy Life (Samba de Orpheo)
A Whale Of A Tale

原文簡介:
From his 1961 hit “Bluesette” with Toots Thieleman, to composing the English lyrics to “The Girl from Ipanema,” to winning the Best Song Oscar for “It Goes like It Goes” from the movie Norma Rae, to composing the memorable theme songs for TV shows such as Laverne and Shirley and The Love Boat, composer Norman Gimbel has created a rich and diverse catalog of American standards. This superb P/V/G collection – containing 50 career-spanning songs selected by Gimbel himself! – also features a foreword written by his four children, a biography, great photos, and a chronological index of titles. Songs include: Bluesette • The Girl from Ipanema • Happy Days • How Insensitive • I Will Follow Him • I Will Wait for You • It Goes like It Goes • Killing Me Softly with His Song • Live for Life • Making Our Dreams Come True • Meditation • Ready to Take a Chance Again • So Nice (Summer Samba) • Sway • Sweet Happy Life • Traces • Watch What Happens • and more.