Steve & Eydie - The Ultimate Collection (2023) | FLAC

The 4-CD box set - available exclusively as a "thank you" gift to Public Television donors - has been curated by David Lawrence and is thematically arranged by disc. It features highlights from Steve and Eydie's vibrant discography from their early days at ABC-Paramount and United Artists through their halcyon period at Columbia Records, subsequent classics for Calendar, RCA, and MGM, and favorites from their own Stage 2 and GL Music labels.

CD 1, Duet Classics, spans decades - from Steve and Eydie's first signature song (Steve Allen's "This Could Be the Start of Something Big") through such warm, latter-day favorites as "That's What Friends Are For" and "Through the Years." Along the way, the disc presents timeless standards from Broadway and Hollywood (including "For Once in Your Life" from the couple's own Broadway musical, Golden Rainbow) and further highlights including the delightful Goffin/King confection "I Want to Stay Here" and Eurovision pop hit "Hallelujah." CD 2, Steve Classics, offers a look at his own multi-faceted discography, opening with his earliest AM radio favorites for ABC-Paramount and UA ("Pretty Blue Eyes," "Footsteps," "Portrait of My Love") and continuing with his signature solo tunes "Go Away Little Girl" and "I've Gotta Be Me," and definitive performances of beloved standards such as "More" (in a fresh remix), "In the Still of the Night," and "My Heart Stood Still." As a special bonus, this disc includes two rarities: a previously unreleased rendition of Leslie Bricusse's "You and I" from the musical film Goodbye, Mr. Chips; and the CD debut of Steve's 1969 sunshine pop delight "The Drifter" written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols and newly remixed for this release.

CD 3, Eydie Classics, takes a similar look at her remarkable discography including the Grammy-winning "If He Walked Into My Life" from Jerry Herman's score to Mame; "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" from Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's On a Clear Day You Can See Forever; and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil's sparkling "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," a top ten hit for Eydie in 1963. The fourth disc of The Ultimate Collection returns Steve and Eydie to the Great White Way. Broadway Classics rounds up even more of the showtunes that the couple made their own, from playful duets ("An Old-Fashioned Wedding" from Annie Get Your Gun, "The Honeymoon Is Over" from I Do! I Do!) to solos from each. The disc features a mini-suite of songs from Stephen Sondheim, beginning with Eydie's velvety "Small World" from Sondheim and Jule Styne's score to Gypsy and continuing with selections from Anyone Can Whistle (Steve's rapturous "With So Little to Be Sure Of"), Company (Eydie's brassy "The Ladies Who Lunch" and the CD debut of Steve's moving "Being Alive"), A Little Night Music (Eydie's "Send in the Clowns"), and back to Gypsy for "Together, Wherever We Go."

The audio for the 4-CD box set has been newly mastered by Eric Boulanger at The Bakery. A 24-page booklet designed by John Sellards accompanies the release, boasting numerous rare and previously unpublished photos of the artists as well as comprehensive liner notes from The Second Disc's Joe Marchese.

Steve & Eydie Classics and Collectibles
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS

Additionally, Public Television stations will be offering another special exclusive: a limited-edition single CD packaged as a mini-LP album. The newly-curated Classics & Collectibles showcases 20 songs which focus on Steve and Eydie's first decade in the recording studio. Many of these vintage recordings are premiering here in stereo including Steve's "Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin'," "Poor Little Rich Girl," and "Walking Proud" from the original three-track masters plus "Party Doll" and "Poinciana" as well as Eydie's "I Want You to Meet My Baby," "Love Me Forever," "Mama, Teach Me How to Dance," and "You Need Hands," as well as the duo's "I Can't Stop Talking About You." This disc concludes with the CD premiere of Steve and Eydie's affecting 1980s rendition of Jerry Herman's "Look Over Here" from his Tony Award-winning musical La Cage aux Folles.

Carol Burnett and David Lawrence
CAROL BURNETT AND DAVID LAWRENCE

That's not all. A DVD "thank you" gift will also be available for Public Television donors. Available only to supporters, the DVD of Memories of My Mom and Dad contains the new 75-minute special (most of the full-length performances on which haven't been seen since they were originally broadcast) plus the complete 1973 Steve & Eydie On Stage NBC-TV special (50 mins.), shot in its entirety in the main showroom at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas with guest appearances by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 and Lucille Ball. An additional 30 minutes of bonus material is offered in the form of seven more full-length songs from Steve & Eydie's TV appearances and an extra interview with David Lawrence. The total running time of this extraordinary DVD is approximately 2-1/2 hours.

Be sure to tune into Memories of My Mom and Dad on your local Public Television station beginning the weekend of December 2, and don't miss the DVD release as well as the CD exclusives of The Steve & Eydie Ultimate Collection and Classics & Collectibles. Neither of these titles are planned for retail release.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, The Steve & Eydie Ultimate Collection (Real Gone Music/TJL Productions, 2023)

Tracklist
Disc 1 - Duet Classics
1. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - This Could Be The Start of Something Big (2:28)
2. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Cheek To Cheek (3:00)
3. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - We Got Us (2:33)
4. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - I Want To Stay Here (2:24)
5. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Darn It Baby, That's Love (2:39)
6. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - No Two People (2:04)
7. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Baby, It's Cold Outside (2:48)
8. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Something's Gotta Give (2:38)
9. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Who Wouldn't Love You (2:49)
10. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - True Love (2:45)
11. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2:41)
12. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - For Once In Your Life (4:25)
13. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Come Back To Me (2:31)
14. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Sunrise, Sunset (3:00)
15. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Through The Years (3:36)
16. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Hallelujah (3:22)
17. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - That's What Friends Are For (3:57)
18. Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme - Our Love Is Here To Stay (3:01)

Disc 2 - Steve Classics
1. Steve Lawrence - Pretty Blue Eyes (1:51)
2. Steve Lawrence - Portrait Of My Love (2:51)
3. Steve Lawrence - Footsteps (2:10)
4. Steve Lawrence - There'll Be Some Changes Made (2:26)
5. Steve Lawrence - The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (3:31)
6. Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girl (2:11)
7. Steve Lawrence - More (2:54)
8. Steve Lawrence - A Room Without Windows (3:09)
9. Steve Lawrence - I Want To Be With You (2:31)
10. Steve Lawrence - The Warm Hours (3:33)
11. Steve Lawrence - You And I (3:23)
12. Steve Lawrence - Bewitched (2:03)
13. Steve Lawrence - In The Still Of The Night (4:08)
14. Steve Lawrence - Where Can I Go (4:21)
15. Steve Lawrence - My Heart Stood Still (2:55)
16. Steve Lawrence - I've Gotta Be Me (2:41)
17. Steve Lawrence - The Drifter (3:08)
18. Steve Lawrence - That's All (3:54)

Disc 3 - Eydie Classics
1. Eydie Gorme - I'll Take Romance (2:22)
2. Eydie Gorme - Too Close For Comfort (2:50)
3. Eydie Gorme - Guess Who I Saw Today (3:08)
4. Eydie Gorme - When Your Lover Has Gone (2:51)
5. Eydie Gorme - The Gypsy In My Soul (2:00)
6. Eydie Gorme - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (2:54)
7. Eydie Gorme - Don't Get Around Much Any More (2:15)
8. Eydie Gorme - Sabor A Mi (2:46)
9. Eydie Gorme - Blame It On The Bossa Nova (2:29)
10. Eydie Gorme - What Did I Have That I Don't Have (3:02)
11. Eydie Gorme - How About Me (3:01)
12. Eydie Gorme - Tonight I'll Say A Prayer (3:14)
13. Eydie Gorme - God Bless The Child (3:41)
14. Eydie Gorme - If He Walked Into My Life (3:49)
15. Eydie Gorme - Softly As I Leave You (2:22)
16. Eydie Gorme - I Wanna Be Around (3:12)
17. Eydie Gorme - As Time Goes By (2:50)
18. Eydie Gorme - It Was A Good Time (3:00)

Disc 4 - Broadway Classics
1. Steve & Eydie - Two On The Aisle (2:23)
2. Steve Lawrence - On A Clear Day (2:31)
3. Eydie Gorme - What I Did For Love (4:03)
4. Steve & Eydie - An Old-Fashioned Wedding (2:43)
5. Steve Lawrence - What Kind Of Fool Am I (3:31)
6. Eydie Gorme - My Funny Valentine (4:07)
7. Steve & Eydie - The Honeymoon Is Over (2:54)
8. Steve Lawrence - Mama, A Rainbow (2:44)
9. Eydie Gorme - Johnny One Note (2:25)
10. Steve Lawrence - In My Own Lifetime (3:01)
11. Eydie Gorme - How Could I Be So Wrong (3:13)
12. Steve Lawrence - Once In A Lifetime (2:09)
13. Eydie Gorme - Small World (3:11)
14. Steve Lawrence - With So Little To Be Sure Of (2:56)
15. Eydie Gorme - The Ladies Who Lunch (4:48)
16. Steve Lawrence - Being Alive (2:29)
17. Eydie Gorme - Send In The Clowns (4:45)
18. Steve & Eydie - Together, Wherever We Go (2:12)