Allan Sherman - For Swingin' Livers Only

Primary Artist
Allan Sherman
Album Title
For Swingin' Livers Only
Release Date
1964 
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Review by Mark Deming
After the commercial and creative disappointment of 1964's Allan In Wonderland, Allan Sherman rallied by releasing a new version of his biggest hit, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah," as a single, and followed it three months later with For Swingin' Livers Only, which was sharper, broader, and funnier than the LP that preceded it. After suppressing his fondness for Jewish humor on My Son, The Nut and Allan In Wonderland, Sherman cautiously brought it back to his repertoire on numbers like "Kiss of Meyer," "Shine on, Harvey Bloom," "J.C. Cohen,"..... Read More