Sings (CD)

It's no wonder folks tend to forget that Carol Burnett was and is a heckuva singer; that's what happens when you're arguably the most talented and accomplished comedienne of your generation. Indeed, although Carol's pose as her iconic maid character on the cover of this 1967 RCA LP was a tie-in with the launch of Carol's legendary, long-running, Emmy-winning CBS-TV series, one could also view it as a commentary on her recording career-always the (brides)maid, never the bride. But make no mistake about this record-after starring on Broadway in the acclaimed musical Once Upon a Mattress and working her way up the ranks of TV's top variety programs-Carol simply sings rings around this engaging collection of show and pop tunes, with arranging and conducting duties shared between the estimable Mort Garson and Ernie Freeman. Now reissued for the first time anywhere, we've added two bonus tracks for our Expanded Edition: quot;Make Me Rainbows,quot; an unreleased Alan & Marilyn Bergman/John Williams composed outtake from the album sessions, and quot;The Bullfrog Patrolquot; from the obscure 1958 NBC-TV soundtrack album The General Motors 50th Anniversary Show. With liner notes by Joe Marchese augmenting Carol's pal Julie Andrews' original sleeve notes, and digital remastering by Maria Triana at Battery Studios in New York, Carol Burnett: Sings provides yet more evidence that Carol Burnett is a national treasure.