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Hey . . . Let Yourself Go!
Studio album by
Nelson Riddle
Released1957
Recorded1957
StudioCapitol Records
Genretraditional pop music
Length34:56
LabelCapitol T-814
Nelson Riddle chronology
The Tender Touch
(1956) 		Hey . . . Let Yourself Go!
(1957) 		C’mon . . . Get Happy!
(1958)

Hey . . . Let Yourself Go! was Nelson Riddle’s third studio album, released in April 1957.[1]

Origin

Riddle’s first album consisted of a set of pop arrangements of Broadway tunes (“The Music from Oklahoma!”) in 1955, followed by a collection of lush love songs (“The Tender Touch”) released a year later.

For “Hey . . . Let Yourself Go!”, Riddle assembled a dozen “carefree, up-tempo rhythms,” as the liner notes characterized them. “The twelve tunes presented here are an irresistible invitation to let yourself go and get on with the dance . . .”[2]

Reception

“Hey . . . Let Yourself Go!” was well received. Cash Box characterized Riddle’s work as “12 sparkling and inventive arrangements in dance tempo,” and dubbed the album a “happy, rhythmic offering.” [3] The album was said to have captured Riddle’s style “at its most frothy and effervescent,” with “upbeat numbers that swing, but with an easygoing grace.”[4]

It reached number 20 on the ‘’Billboard’’ chart.[5]

At year’s end, “Hey . . . Let Yourself Go!” was ranked the ninth most popular album of the year in the Billboard annual disk jockey poll. [6]

Track Listing

Side 1

  1. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:29
  2. "You Are My Lucky Star" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) – 2:37
  3. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 3:35
  4. "Younger Than Springtime" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:27
  5. "You Leave Me Breathless" (F. Hollander, Ralph Freed) – 2:40
  6. "You're An Old Smoothie" (Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Richard A. Whiting) – 2:21

Side 2

  1. "Then I'll Be Happy" (Cliff Friend, Brown, Sidney Clare) – 2:28
  2. "I Get Along Without You Very Well" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:12
  3. "I Can't Escape From You" (Leo Robin, Whiting) – 3:02
  4. "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" (Johnny Mercer, Whiting) – 1:49
  5. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen) – 3:38
  6. "Let Yourself Go" (Berlin) – 3:10

References

  1. ^ "April Album Releases". The Cash Box. New York NY. April 13, 1957. p. 36.
  2. ^ Hey . . . Let Yourself Go! (LP record). Nelson Riddle. Hollywood, California: Capitol Records. 1957.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Album Reviews". The Cash Box. New York NY. April 20, 1957. p. 24.
  4. ^ Mark Deming. "Hey…Let Yourself Go!". AllMusic.com. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Levinson, Peter J. (2001). September in the Rain; The Life of Nelson Riddle. Billboard Books. p. 181. ISBN 0-8230-7672-5.
  6. ^ "The Billboard Tenth Annual Disk Jockey Poll". Billboard. New York NY. November 11, 1957. p. 32.
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