Cole Porter - It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection

Primary Artist
Cole Porter
Album Title
It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection
Release Date
June 22, 2004 
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Review by John Bush
Whenever great American song in general, or a classic songwriter specifically, goes through another phase of popularity, record labels invariably cast around to assemble yet another round of songbook compilations with artists from their catalog interpreting the standards. In 2004, on the occasion of the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely (starring Kevin Kline), Bluebird/BMG entered the sweepstakes with It's De Lovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection. This collection is authentic because Porter was signed to Bluebird's long-ago parent label RCA Victor, and the label proved home to many of the best versions of his songs. Read More