Description
1. Ive Got Somebody To Love
2. Too Young To Go Steady (From Strip For Action)
3. Youd Be So Nice To Come Home To (From The Film Something To Shout About)
4. Youre So Precious To Me
5. Evenin
6. Where Are You
7. Chi-Sai-Hanna (My Little Flower)
8. Dreamin Chair
9. But Beautiful (From The Film Road To Rio)
10. Hold Me
11. What Is There To Say? (From Ziegfeld Follies Of 1934)
12. They Cant Take That Away From Me (From The Film Shall We Dance)
13. I Saw You Yesterday
14. My Ship (From Lady In The Dark)
15. To Look Upon My Love (From Kean)
16. Autumn Rain
17. Whats Good About Goodbye? (From The Film Casbah)
18. We Speak The Same Language (From All American)
19. Yes
20. Soon Its Gonna Rain (From The Fantasticks)
21. This Funny World (From Betsy)
22. Ive Just Seen Her (From All American)
23. Girls Like You
24. Taras Theme � Gone With The Wind (Japanese Version)
25. You Are Beautiful (From Flower Drum Song) (Bonus Track)
James Shigeta is often cited as one of the most pioneering and ground breaking actors of his generation, being the first Asian-American actor to play leading roles in Hollywood. Shigeta is most known for his starring roles in films such as Bridge To The Sun, The Crimson Kimono (for which he won the 1960 Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer), Flower Drum Song and Lost Horizon. In his later career, Shigeta is remembered for his featured role in the 1988 action film Die Hard.Prior to his Hollywood film career, Shigeta enjoyed enormous success in Japan as a performer and recording artist, his Japanese interpretation of Love Letters In The Sand was reported to have sold over two million copies, the then all time best selling record in Japan.On record, Shigeta recorded his first solo album Scene One in 1960, a collection of standards and original songs with orchestrations and musical direction by Frank Sinatras regular arranger Axel Stordahl. The album was produced by composer Haydn Broughton and featured four of Broughtons original compositions. Following James starring role as Wang Ta in the 1961 film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammersteins Flower Drum Song, James was signed to Fred Astaires label Choreo (later Ava Records). The resulting album We Speak The Same Language was issued in 1962 and featured input from many of Astaires collaborators including orchestrations and musical direction by Harry Betts and Dick Hazard, production by Tommy Wolf, plus original songs penned by Hermes Pan, Tommy Wolf, Don Raye and Astaire himself. The album was also notable for Shigetas choice of material from Broadway with selections from The Fantasticks, Kean and All American featured. Both James Shigetas solo albums Scene One and We Speak The Same Language now make their debut on CD accompanied by his solo number You Are Beautiful from the soundtrack of Flower Drum Song. As a special bonus, one of Shigetas highly collectable Japanese language singles is included, his 1955 cover of Taras Theme (from Gone With The Wind). The release forms part of Stage Doors COLLECTORS SERIES, a line of limited edition CD products presented in the retro style of a miniature long-playing record. All Collectors Series titles are limited to 500 units
