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Divas Exotica
"Divas Exotica"
Various Artists, 1998

     There was a time when a woman who thought she was a femme fatale figured she could be diva on all levels--stage, screen, and song. Unfortunately, the song part of the equation was the weakest of the links, but lucky for us these bits of history have not been lost. The people of Capitol records, (one of the best sources for classic hi-fi music, since it was on the Capitol label that most of this music was originally released on), have dug through their library to create this collection. Not to say all the women on this album should have stuck to the day jobs--there are some actual singers here. Some sing signature songs, such as Carmen Miranda's "Mama eu Quero" and the James Bond theme "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey, and other are novelty songs by the likes of Josephine Baker, with "Don't Touch My Tomatoes," and Billie Holiday, with "Do You Duty." But then there are those strange gems from beauties who thought they could coo and purr their way to a hit record, like Jayne Mansfield's "That Makes It," Mamie Van Doren "Go, Go, Calypso," and Sophia Loren "Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo." So, for all you divas-in-training or lovers of diva-ness, Divas Exotica is a good way to do you diva homework. 

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