You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet
| You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | 31:04 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Al Schmitt | |||
| Eddie Fisher chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| AllMusic | [2] |
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet is a tribute album to Al Jolson, recorded by American singer Eddie Fisher in 1968.[3] It was his last RCA Victor album.[4][5]
Background
[edit]After "Now I Know" barely charted, (having just done well on the AC chart),[6] Eddie Fisher started his last project, a tribute album to Al Jolson.
Fisher's family and other people actually used to call Fisher "Sonny Boy",[7] a song of Jolson's, which he would eventually include in the album.
Even before You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet, he showed his affection for Jolson with his Mame cuts, which were recorded for his People Like You album in 1967. He also performed his songs in shows and included some of his songs in his only live album, Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden, 7 of the songs he sung in the album would be recorded in the studio this time.
Overview
[edit]The album was released in 1968 and it was unsuccessful, didn't chart, didn't sell[2]and Fisher's recording career ended until his last album in 1984, named After All.
The album's name comes from the marketing of Jolson’s sound films, particularly The Jazz Singer (1927), which is considered the first feature-length “talkie” with synchronized sound.[8]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" | Jean Schwartz, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Sonny Boy" | Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson | 2:34 |
| 3. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Harry Warren, Al Dubin | 2:55 |
| 4. | "You Made Me Love You" | James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy | 3:00 |
| 5. | "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" | James Thornton | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Swanee" | George Gershwin, Irving Caesar | 2:32 |
| 7. | "My Mammy" | Walter Donaldson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | 2:34 |
| 8. | "April Showers" | Louis Silvers, B. G. DeSylva | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Back in Your Own Backyard" | Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Anniversary Song" | M. Glinka, Alfredo D'Ambrosio, Saul Chaplin, Al Jacobs | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" | Irving Caesar, Harold Arlen | 2:34 |
| Total length: | 31:04 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 534. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! – Eddie Fisher". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 1968. p. 46. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet at AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2004-IA38. ISBN 978-0857125958. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2004-IA38. ISBN 978-0857125958. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (October 16, 2007). "New DVDs: The Jazz Singer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2007.