Charming, outrageous, lyrical, extraordinary, pithy, rarified, tuneful, earnest, ravishing; put them all together and what do they spell? Cole Porter, that master of melody and lyric invention. To that we can add witty, urbane, naughty, heartfelt, impish, and sophisticated.

With Cole Porter Revisited Volume V we come to the end of the Ben Bagley series and what a series it's been. It seems fitting to end with the final album in the five-volume series of Cole Porter rarities. While it's a wonderful cast, it was a time from when money was scarce and some of the star power of the other volumes wasn't available to him. And the wonderful arrangements by Arthur Siegel somehow feel so right for this final Porter album, rather like a Ben Bagley stage revue.

The songs included in this volume are a cornucopia of Cole rarities and seldom-heard songs and each and every one is a gem. They're from little-known shows or films, unused and cut songs from various projects. They are filled with that unique Porter wit and melody and the wonderful company delivers them perfectly: Ann Hampton Callaway, Sandy Stewart, Arthur Siegel, and two legends, Tommy Tune and Julie Wilson. Tune taps and Wilson croons with that unique and wondrous way of hers, and you can just hear the affection everyone has for these great songs. Interestingly, this is also one of the best engineered of Ben's albums, and as we've done for all these releases, we've considerably spruced up the sound for this new release. And the cover art is, of course, by the great Harvey Schmidt.

COLE PORTER REVISITED VOLUME V is limited to 500 copies

1 It All Belongs to You ~ Sandy Stewart, Arthur Siegel, Ann Hampton Callaway
2 When Love Comes Your Way ~ Julie Wilson
3 Should I Tell You I Love You ~ Sandy Stewart 4 Between You and Me ~ Arthur Siegel
5 Under the Dress ~ Ann Hampton Callaway
6 You've Got Something ~ Julie Wilson
7 Who But You ~ Sandy Stewart
8 Love Me, Love My Pekinese ~ Ann Hampton Callaway
9 When a Woman's in Love ~ Julie Wilson
10 Rap Tap on Wood ~ Tommy Tune
11 Love 'Em and Leave ?Em ~ Ann Hampton Callaway 12 Close ~ Sandy Stewart
13 There's a Fan ~ Julie Wilson
14 That's Why I Love You ~ Arthur Siegel and Sandy Stewart
15 I Gaze in Your Eyes ~ Ann Hampton Callaway
16 They Ain't Done Right by Our Nell ~ Julie Wilson 17 What Is That Tune? ~ Sandy Stewart
18 When My Baby Goes to Town ~ Arthur Siegel
19 That's What You Mean to Me ~ Ann Hampton Callaway
20 Look What I Found ~ Sandy Stewart
21 I've Got Some Unfinished Business With You/Revenge ~ Arthur Siegel and Ann Hampton Callaway
22 Weren't We Fools? ~ Julie Wilson
23 Please Don't Monkey with Broadway ~ Tommy Tune
24 Please Don't Make Me Be Good ~ Sandy Stewart
25 So Near and Yet So Far ~ Julie Wilson
26 Blue Hours ~ Ann Hampton Callaway and Sandy Stewart
27 Something to Shout About ~ Arthur Siegel, Sandy Stewart, Ann Hampton Callaway

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter ? Musical Arrangements by Arthur Siegel