And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret

And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret is the debut album by Swedish-American actress and singer Ann-Margret released by RCA Victor in 1961. She was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1962 and awarded Most Promising Female Vocalist in the Billboard Year-End rankings.[3]

And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret
Studio album by
Ann-Margret
Released1961
Genre
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerDick Peirce
Ann-Margret chronology
And Here She Is ... Ann-Margret
(1961)		 On the Way Up
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard[2]

The liner notes of the album were written by her mentor George Burns, who wrote: "When Ann-Margret first walked on the stage with our Las Vegas show a few months ago, her ability to reach the audience was immediately apparent. Even before she opened her mouth, the audience was charmed by her natural beauty and poise. Then she sang, and the people were captivated ... you can't hardly beat that combination of talent and beauty."[4]

Billboard Magazine rated the album as 4 stars, noting "here's a whole helping of the gal's unique style applied mostly to standards...the cover shows the gal in her leotard and red sweater in a series of colourful poses. Good, displayable item." [5] In their review of the album, Cashbox noted that the singer "has a small voice but through a knowledge of vocal tricks and mannerisms she effectively displays a style that should appeal strongly to the pop market."[6]

In their coverage of her debut album, Time Magazine commented that Ann-Margret "is that rarity in the record field: a girl singer who can really make a pop song pop."[7]

An expanded version of the album was released to streaming services in 2016 containing Ann-Margret's debut single, "Lost Love" and three other songs recorded in 1961 as bonus tracks. [8]

Ann-Margret re-recorded "Teach Me Tonight" in 2023 as a duet with her State Fair co-star, Pat Boone, for her album Born to Be Wild.[9]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baby Won't You Please Come Home"Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams3:15
2."Bye Bye Blues"Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown, Chauncey Gray1:50
3."Please Be Kind"Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn2:45
4."Chicago"Fred Fisher1:52
5."Teach Me Tonight"Gene de Paul, Sammy Cahn3:15
6."More Than You Know"Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu2:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blame It on My Youth"Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman2:49
2."Kansas City"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller3:23
3."That's What I Like"Bob Hilliard, Jule Styne2:43
4."I Should Care"Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn2:52
5."You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, James Cavanaugh2:53
6."Lovie Joe"Joe Jordan2:51
Bonus tracks (2016 digital Expanded Version)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Lost Love"H. B. Barnum, Johnny Otis2:55
14."(Hurrah For) La Pachanga"Eduardo Davidson2:24
15."Hideaway Heart"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:00
16."I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)"Spencer Williams, Roger A. Graham2:28

Personnel

References
  1. Ankeny, Jason. Ann-Margret – And Here She Is: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1961/Billboard%201961-08-28.pdf
  3. Bundy, June. "14th Annual Disk Jockey Poll: Most Promising Female Vocalists" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. Vol. 73, no. 51. pp. 75, 82. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. "Ann-Margret LP: And Here She Is". Bear Family Records. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. "Reviews of New Albums" (PDF). Billboard Music Week. No. 28 Aug, 1961. p. 40. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  6. "Album Reviews: Popular Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. No. 16 September 1961. p. 26. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  7. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,938195,00.html
  8. https://music.apple.com/nz/album/and-here-she-is-expanded/1137189452
  9. Farber, Jim (April 8, 2023). "At 81, Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock 'n' Roll Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. https://music.apple.com/nz/album/and-here-she-is-expanded/1137189452
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