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Smiles From Yesterday... May 17, 2017 04:00PM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 135 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiqdUvIKTYc
Recently I rediscovered and have listened often to this song that Peggy Lee performed behind the opening credits when she took on an acting role on [u]Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law[/u].
It is a haunting theme, tinged with memory and hope, its narrative somewhere between that of "The Silent Sea," "Passenger Of The Rain" and "The Shadow Of Your Smile," and it deserves accessible inclusion in her canon.
Does anyone know the specifics about this song -- who wrote and produced it, whether Peggy Lee recorded it at Capitol Studios, whether she considered performing a full-length version of it on, for instance, [i]Norma Deloris...[/i] and whether the original master is waiting, somewhere, to be rescued from obscurity and issued at last on an upcoming CD.
And, by the way, Peggy Lee looks glorious in the various clips from this episode!
Recently I rediscovered and have listened often to this song that Peggy Lee performed behind the opening credits when she took on an acting role on [u]Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law[/u].
It is a haunting theme, tinged with memory and hope, its narrative somewhere between that of "The Silent Sea," "Passenger Of The Rain" and "The Shadow Of Your Smile," and it deserves accessible inclusion in her canon.
Does anyone know the specifics about this song -- who wrote and produced it, whether Peggy Lee recorded it at Capitol Studios, whether she considered performing a full-length version of it on, for instance, [i]Norma Deloris...[/i] and whether the original master is waiting, somewhere, to be rescued from obscurity and issued at last on an upcoming CD.
And, by the way, Peggy Lee looks glorious in the various clips from this episode!
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Re: Smiles From Yesterday... June 06, 2017 01:46AM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 1,312 |
I like your association of this song with the [i]Norma Deloris[/i] album, Kevin. The album was recorded in April of 1972; the song "Smiles from Yesterday" presumably early that year. (The episode that featured it aired on February 17, 1972.)
The only non-album track from the album sessions is "It Changes," which remained unissued until it was finally released on an EMI twofer CD.
In my imagination, a perfect single to release in 1972 would have been one that paired "It Changes" with "Smiles from Yesterday." Both are songs with TV show connections, and both share a certain amount of pathos and melancholia.
Regrettably, my knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Peggy's recording of "Smiles from Yesterday" is very limited. Jon Epstein is credited with the music, Jerry McNeely with the lyrics. McNeely was one of the main writers and creators of [i]Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law[/i], Epstein its producer. So, it would seem that this number was strictly a TV show affair, with no direct tie to Capitol Records. The label's files show no traces of a recording.
I agree that Peggy looked great in the episode, which also featured Hoagy Carmichael in a very good acting performance.
Ivan
The only non-album track from the album sessions is "It Changes," which remained unissued until it was finally released on an EMI twofer CD.
In my imagination, a perfect single to release in 1972 would have been one that paired "It Changes" with "Smiles from Yesterday." Both are songs with TV show connections, and both share a certain amount of pathos and melancholia.
Regrettably, my knowledge of the circumstances surrounding Peggy's recording of "Smiles from Yesterday" is very limited. Jon Epstein is credited with the music, Jerry McNeely with the lyrics. McNeely was one of the main writers and creators of [i]Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law[/i], Epstein its producer. So, it would seem that this number was strictly a TV show affair, with no direct tie to Capitol Records. The label's files show no traces of a recording.
I agree that Peggy looked great in the episode, which also featured Hoagy Carmichael in a very good acting performance.
Ivan
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Re: Smiles From Yesterday... June 09, 2018 08:22AM |
Registered: 2 years ago Posts: 4 |
I just found the 3 clips on Youtube for Owen Marshall. I looked them up on IMDB and there they are on Peggy's filmography. I thought that I was all knowledgeable about her career but I was wrong!
First her performance is amazing. She was a very talented actress, and that makes sense, since many of her songs were stories that she told while singing. She once told me that her she felt that her agents did not get her more acting jobs because she made them too much money singing. It is sad that we don't have more of her work on video to watch.
Second, the song is performed perfectly, as one would expect. She evokes sadness and hope similar to "Is That All There Is?'.
If you want to see the entire episode, you can buy the DVD at IOffer.com . http://www.ioffer.com/c/DVD-HD-DVD-Blu-ray-1013303/owen+marshall?order=new
First her performance is amazing. She was a very talented actress, and that makes sense, since many of her songs were stories that she told while singing. She once told me that her she felt that her agents did not get her more acting jobs because she made them too much money singing. It is sad that we don't have more of her work on video to watch.
Second, the song is performed perfectly, as one would expect. She evokes sadness and hope similar to "Is That All There Is?'.
If you want to see the entire episode, you can buy the DVD at IOffer.com . http://www.ioffer.com/c/DVD-HD-DVD-Blu-ray-1013303/owen+marshall?order=new
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