Henri René
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| - | '''''That Bad Eartha''''' is an album first released by [[RCA Victor]] in [[1957]] | + | '''Henri René''' (December 29, 1906, [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]] – April 25, 1993, [[Houston]], [[Texas]]) was an American-born German producer, conductor and arranger. René mother's was [[Germans|German]] and his father [[French people|French]]; while young, his family moved to [[Germany]], and René studied at the [[Berlin Royal Academy of Music]]. Returning to the U.S. in the mid 1920s, he began appearing with several orchestras. Soon after he returned to [[Berlin]], working as an arranger with a German [[record label]]. |
| - | [[Henri René]] and his [[orchestra]]. | + | In 1936, René came back to the U.S. and became musical director for the international wing of [[RCA-Victor]], forming his own orchestra in 1941. After service for the Allies in [[World War II]], he resumed working at RCA as a conductor and arranger. In the middle of the 1950s, he issued several successful LPs which [[Allmusic]] has called "forerunners of the space-age pop aesthetic"; among the albums were ''Music for Bachelors'', ''Music for the Weaker Sex'', ''Compulsion to Swing'' and ''Riot in Rhythm''. After this René worked in production for RCA, with [[Harry Belafonte]] (on the 1956 LP ''[[Calypso (album)|Calypso]]'') and [[Eartha Kitt]] among others. In 1959 he left RCA to work [[freelance]] for the rest of his active career. |
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| + | For his contributions for [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]], René has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. | ||
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| - | A1 I Want To Be Evil (3:28) | ||
| - | Written-By - Lester Judson , Raymond Taylor | ||
| - | A2 C'est Si Bon (2:56) | ||
| - | Written-By - Hornez* , Betti* , Seelen* | ||
| - | A3 Angelitos Negros (3:25) | ||
| - | Written-By - A. Eloy Blanco* , M. Alvarez Maciste* | ||
| - | A4 Avril Au Portugal (The Whisp'ring Serenade) (2:51) | ||
| - | Written-By - Jacques Larue , Paul Ferrado* | ||
| - | A5 Let's Do It (3:02) | ||
| - | Written-By - Porter* | ||
| - | A6 My Heart Belongs To Daddy (3:00) | ||
| - | Written-By - Porter* | ||
| - | B1 Uska Dara- A Turkish Tale (3:06) | ||
| - | Written-By - Traditional | ||
| - | B2 African Lullaby (2:49) | ||
| - | Written-By - William Greaves | ||
| - | B3 Mountain High, Valley Low (2:35) | ||
| - | Written-By - Bernie Hanighen , Raymond Scott | ||
| - | B4 Lilac Wine (Dance Me A Song) (3:43) | ||
| - | Written-By - James Shelton* | ||
| - | B5 Under The Bridges Of Paris (Sur Les Ponts De Paris) (2:39) | ||
| - | Written-By - Cochran* , Rodor* , Scotto* | ||
| - | B6 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (3:01) | ||
| - | Written-By - Kern* , Harbach* | ||
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Henri René (December 29, 1906, New York, New York – April 25, 1993, Houston, Texas) was an American-born German producer, conductor and arranger. René mother's was German and his father French; while young, his family moved to Germany, and René studied at the Berlin Royal Academy of Music. Returning to the U.S. in the mid 1920s, he began appearing with several orchestras. Soon after he returned to Berlin, working as an arranger with a German record label.
In 1936, René came back to the U.S. and became musical director for the international wing of RCA-Victor, forming his own orchestra in 1941. After service for the Allies in World War II, he resumed working at RCA as a conductor and arranger. In the middle of the 1950s, he issued several successful LPs which Allmusic has called "forerunners of the space-age pop aesthetic"; among the albums were Music for Bachelors, Music for the Weaker Sex, Compulsion to Swing and Riot in Rhythm. After this René worked in production for RCA, with Harry Belafonte (on the 1956 LP Calypso) and Eartha Kitt among others. In 1959 he left RCA to work freelance for the rest of his active career.
For his contributions for recording, René has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
