The Very Best of Bent Fabric

by Bent Fabric

Overview

Easy listening pianist Bent Fabric raised some eyebrows when he won the Grammy for Best Rock & Roll Recording in 1962 with "Alley Cat," a pop instrumental that consists -- like most of his recordings -- of simple one- or two-finger melodies played on a piano with lean accompaniment that prominently features an electric bass guitar. Fabric subsequently released a series of instrumental albums with colorful animal photos on the cover and whimsical song titles such as "The Happy Puppy," "The Drunken Penguin," and "The Pink Elephant," all of which adhered to his established formula. His only pop hit in the wake of "Alley Cat" was "Chicken Feed," a "Turkey in the Straw"-type of melody that reached the Top 20 on the adult contemporary charts. The Very Best of Bent Fabric collects all of Fabric's hits and more, including the A and B sides of every Atco single and a few album cuts, two of which are title tracks from the albums Never Tease Tigers and Operation Lovebirds. "Alley Cat Dance" is a reprise of Fabric's biggest hit sung by a chirpy girl group dubbed the Alley Kittens, with different lyrics from the ones heard on Peggy Lee and Bobby Rydell's vocal versions. All tracks except "Alley Cat Dance" appear in stereo. For those who love "Alley Cat" and would like to hear many more recordings in the same vein, The Very Best of Bent Fabric is the place to go. ~ Greg Adams

Product Details

Release Date:	01/14/1997
Label:	Taragon Records
UPC:	0783785102823
Rank:	87213

Tracks

1. Alley Cat
2. Markin' Time
3. Chicken Feed
4. That Certain Party
5. The Happy Puppy
6. Sermonette
7. Goofus
8. Organ Grinder's Swing
9. The Old Piano Roll Blues
10. Titena
11. The Drunken Penguin
12. Alley Cat Dance
13. Never Tease Tigers
14. Can't You See
15. The Sweet Charity Theme
16. Lovebirds
17. The Pink Elephant

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bent Fabric   Primary Artist
The Alley Kittens   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Wayne King   Composer
Al Sitllman   Composer
William Harold   Composer
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre   Composer
Adrienne Difabio   Artwork
Gus Kahn   Composer
Will Hudson   Composer
Cy Coben   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Guy Wood   Composer
Cannonball Adderley   Composer
Jorgen Ingmann   Composer
Leo Daniderff   Composer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Frank Bjorn   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Eliot Goshman   Compilation Producer,Transfers
Bjorn   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Bill Inglot   Transfers
Steve Kolanjian   Liner Notes