Over Here! Soundtrack CD

The Andrews Sisters returned to active duty as a duo in this musical, which bears a certain similarity to the movies they made during World War II, with a score by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, who spent most of their career writing for Walt Disney movies, that apes the polka and boogie-woogie styles of the Andrews' pop hits of the '40s. Unfortunately, it's all a bit too broad and knowing -- "The Good-Time Girl" is a warning against venereal disease, and "Wait for Me, Marlena" is a parody of Marlene Dietrich -- and doesn't match the era or the material it simultaneously salutes and satirizes. [Originally released in 1974, Over Here! was reissued on CD in 1992.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Recording information: CBS 30th Street Studios, New York, NY (03/31/1974).

Directors: Tom Moore; Joseph Klein.

Photographer: Friedman Abeles.

Translators: Anna Saxon-Forti; Genevieve Haines; Mike Danner.

Personnel: Bette Henritze, Marilu Henner, Janie Sell, April Shawhan, MacIntyre Dixon, John Driver , John Mineo, Phyllis Somerville, Treat Williams, William Newman, Jimmy Weston, John Travolta, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Ann Reinking, Samuel E. Wright (vocals); Carmen Mastren (guitar, banjo); Rubin Rivera (cello); Clay Fullum (accordion, piano); Mike Cavin (clarinet); Bernie Berger, Michael Schuster, Sol Schlinger, Harvey Estrin (saxophone); James Sedlar, Jay Brower, Bob Millikan, Charles Sullivan (trumpet); Jack Gale, Vincent Forchetti, Merv Gold, Harry DiVito (trombone); Hal Schaefer (piano); Todd Sommer (drums); Warren Hard (percussion).

Liner Note Author: Didier C. Deutsch.