The first track on this 4-CD set is "This Could Be the Start of Something Big," and it sure is: here, at last, is the Steve Lawrence and Eydie GormÃ© collection all of their fans have been waiting for, the biggest and (by far) best-sounding set ever devoted to the pair of legendary pop vocalists. Under the supervision of their son David Lawrence (who contributes a personal note to the booklet), we've gone back to the original tapes for most of these 72 tracks; some of these have never appeared on CD, and, with Eric Boulanger's new remastering, the ones that have come out sound much better than they did before. Disc One, "Duet Classics," features such career touchstones for the couple as "Baby It's Cold Outside," "For Once in Your Life," and "We Got Us." Disc Two, "Steve Classics," brings the hits with "Portrait of My Love," "Footsteps," and "Go Away Little Girl" along with such signature renditions as "I've Gotta Be Me" and "I Want to Be with You" and even an unreleased track, "You and I." Eydie takes over (and how!) on Disc Three with such smashes as "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," "What Did I Have That I Don't Have," "If He Walked into My Life," "Tonight I'll Say a Prayer, and her Spanish-language classic with Trio Los Panchos, "Sabor a MÃ." And Disc Four revels in the duo's love of Broadway with songs like "Mama, A Rainbow," "The Ladies Who Lunch," "Two on the Aisle," and the uproarious "The Honeymoon Is Over." Like this collection, Joe Marchese's liner notes follow Steve and Eydie's career every step of the way, and we've included some rare photos courtesy of the estate. The ultimate collection indeed, the comprehensive, career-spanning collection these two icons have long deserved!

Tracklist:

This Could Be the Start of Something Big
Cheek to Cheek
We Got Us
I Want to Stay Here
Darn It Baby, That's Love
No Two People
Baby It's Cold Outside
Something's Gotta Give
Who Wouldn't Love You
True Love
A Lot of Livin' to Do
For Once in Your Life
Come Back to Me
Sunrise, Sunset
Through the Years
Hallelujah
That's What Friends Are For
Our Love Is Here to Stay
*** "STEVE CLASSICS"
Pretty Blue Eyes
Portrait of My Love
Footsteps
There'll Be Some Changes Made
The Ballad of the Sad Young Men
Go Away Little Girl
More (Theme from Mondo Cane)
A Room Without Windows
I Want to Be with You
The Warm Hours
You and I
Bewitched
In the Still of the Night
Where Can I Go
My Heart Stood Still
I've Gotta Be Me
The Drifter
That's All
*** "EYDIE CLASSICS"
I'll Take Romance
Too Close for Comfort
Guess Who I Saw Today
When Your Lover Has Gone
The Gypsy in My Soul
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Sabor a MÃ
Blame It on the Bossa Nova
What Did I Have That I Don't Have
How About Me
Tonight I'll Say a Prayer
God Bless the Child
If He Walked into My Life
Softly As I Leave You
I Wanna Be Around
As Time Goes By
It Was a Good Time
*** "BROADWAY CLASSICS"
Two on the Aisle
On a Clear Day
What I Did for Love
An Old-Fashioned Wedding
What Kind of Fool Am I
My Funny Valentine
The Honeymoon Is Over
Mama, A Rainbow
Johnny One Note
In My Own Lifetime
How Could I Be So Wrong
Once in a Lifetime
Small World
With So Little to Be Sure Of
The Ladies Who Lunch
Being Alive
Send in the Clowns
Together, Wherever We Go

UPC: 848064020875
Label: Real Gone Music
Release Date: 3.6.26
Format: CD

Steve Lawrence / Gorme,Eydie - Ultimate Collection (Box) (With Booklet) (Clam)