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Allen Plays Allen

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Allen Plays Allen
Studio album by
Released1956
GenreMood music
LabelCoral

Allen Plays Allen is an album by television host, Steve Allen. Allen played piano on a set of 12 of his own compositions with backing from a small rhythm combo. The album was released in 1956 on Coral Records (catalog no. CRL-57047).[1] Upon its release, Billboard wrote that Allen displayed his talent as a pianist with backing by celeste, guitar, bass, and drums, in album that "makes for pleasant listening."[2] AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Greg Adams called it "a serious collection of melodies performed fluidly and competently by Allen with few eccentric touches."[3]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "The Girl in the Grey Flannel Suit"
  2. "Love Is Young"
  3. "Fools"
  4. "Magic Star"
  5. "I Never Should Have Told You "
  6. "With You"

Side B

  1. "What Is a Freem?"
  2. "That I Don't Love You"
  3. "Do You Remember Me?"
  4. "All Life Through"
  5. "What Is a Woman"
  6. "Can I Wait Up for Santa Claus?"

References

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  1. ^ "Steve Allen - Allen Plays Allen". Discogs. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". The Billboard. September 22, 1956. p. 48.
  3. ^ "Allen Plays Allen". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2020.