Hot, I Found a Dream, Anyone Can See I Love You, Specialization, Heat Wave, Ladies of the Chorus, When I Fall in Love, Let's Make Love, Bye Bye Baby, A Fine Romance, One Silver Dollar, That Old Black Magic, Alexander's Ragtime Band/There's No Business Like Show Business, and I Wanna Be Loved By You.  (less)

some of the great popular music from that wonderful era. "Just Marilyn" features songs by such greats as George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern. Famous songs such as Bye Bye Baby, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, A Little Girl From Little Rock, A Fine Romance, and My Heart Belongs to Daddy take the audience back in time, creating a radiant and scintillating atmosphere. What "Marilyn" was is called to mind wonderfully in this tribute to her and her era. In "Just Marilyn", Kate Michaels shines with an energy and quality that brings new life to the music made famous by one of the 20th Century's brightest stars.  (less)

get tricked: Norma Jean was much, much more than that. You don't get so much attention from Camelot, anyway, if you're not a magnetic diva like she was. These tunes, taken from the motion pictures she starred in, or simply resulting from "staged" happenings like the infamous, 'nude look' performance of Happy Birthday, Mr. President that still generates some heart failures, are some of the best performances of this never forgotten lady, also known as the quintessence of men's desire.  (less)

shining star, accomplished motion picture actress, and historical figure. She was the first public figure to disclose childhood sexual abuse, and the second female movie star to establish her own production company in order to rebell against the repressive policy of her studio. Before the advent of the modern women's movement, she eloquently discussed sexual objectivication of women and advocated for human rights. Thirty-nine years after her death, Marilyn continues to fascinate new generations with her legacy of vulnerability, strength, beauty and talent. Marilyn loved literature, art, and music and was a passionate jazz fan. Ella remembered how Marilyn had managed to have her booked at a Hollyw...  (less)

from pop to country via disco, bossa-nova, folk, rockabilly and jazz. Phil Ramone (who has produced various Hollywood legends from Marilyn Monroe to Frank Sinatra via Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand) is on production duties for the album , which includes God Bless The Child , Xanadu , Cat People (Putting Out Fire) and The Sound Of Silence .  (less)

St. Valentine's Day Massacre, then disguise themselves as women to flee with an all-girl band featuring Marilyn Monroe) is one of the key elements to its success, with composer Adolph Deutsch's manic pastiche of 20's hot jazz and pop its perfect musical foil. But while the Broadway veteran turned Hollywood Oscar-winner (for his MGM adaptations of Annie Get Your Gun Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Oklahoma ) skillfully interpolates period chestnuts like "Down Among the Sherltering Palms" into his vibrant underscore, it's left to Marilyn Monroe to all but steal the show with saucy performances of "Runnin' Wild," "I Wanna Be Loved By You" and "I'm Thru With Love." This edition improves on the sound quality of th...  (less)

he sings, before declaring himself the Messiah, on the talking-blues opener "Jerusalem." He also wonders what would have happened if Marilyn Monroe had married Henry Miller, not Arthur Miller, on the catchy "Marilyn Monroe." The singer/songwriter's debut occasionally drags, especially on long songs like "Wasteland" and "Rome," but this disc hints at a career worth following. --Steve Knopper  (less)