Name: Once Upon a Time
Duration: P00H04M38S
Description: Written by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse for the unsuccessful Broadway musical comedy “All American” (1962), and introduced in the production by Ray Bolger and Eileen Herlie. The musical’s book was partially written by Mel Brooks, who used the experience as inspiration for the 1967 movie The Producers.

Once Upon a Time

from You Asked For It by Laura Ainsworth

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
12-song deluxe Mini-LP CD edition initially released only to Japan. Features familiar songs requested by Laura's fans, with her backing band recorded live in the studio.

Features:

• Bonus track "As Time Goes By" unavailable on the "You Asked For It" digital release
• Full color 24 x 36 cm poster suitable for framing (includes liner notes on back as shown)
• Warm, vinyl-like mastering courtesy Grammy®-nominated engineer Jessica Thompson (Erroll Garner)
• Slip sleeve paper jacket that looks and feels like a miniature LP jacket
• Lyric sheet
• Full color picture CD
• Collectible Japanese obi strip
• Resealable transparent outer sleeve

The mini-LP CD edition of "You Asked For It" was released to Japan July 15, 2022. The album experienced brisk sales and received positive reviews in "Jazz Critique," "Jazz Japan," and "The Walker's" magazines.

Laura's version of "As Time Goes By" (from the movie "Casablanca") is only available on the CD. The warm mastering by Grammy®-nominated engineer Jessica Thompson (Erroll Garner "The Complete Concert By The Sea") invites repeated listens.

The packaging, which features a full-size poster of Laura sitting at a tiki bar that if specifically designed to be framed, has received positive response from critics in the US and the UK.

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ABOUT MINI-LP CD'S: Mini-LP CD's are a long running format in the Japanese market that also have an international following. They are a true "best of both worlds" option for collectors because they offer authentic LP packaging along with high quality digital sound. They are also an excellent space-saving option, taking up less than half the space of a regular jewel case or Digipak CD.

Includes unlimited streaming of "You Asked For It" (11-song edition) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Written by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse for the unsuccessful Broadway musical comedy “All American” (1962), and introduced in the production by Ray Bolger and Eileen Herlie. The musical’s book was partially written by Mel Brooks, who used the experience as inspiration for the 1967 movie The Producers.

lyrics

Once upon a time
A boy with moonlight in his eyes
Put his hand in mine
And said he loved me so
But that was once upon a time
Very long ago

Once upon a hill
We sat beneath a willow tree
Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn
But that was once upon a time
Now the tree is gone

How the breeze ruffled through his hair
How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn’t there
We were young and didn’t have a care
Where did it go?

*
Once upon a time
The world was sweeter than we knew
Everything was ours
How happy we were then
But somehow once upon a time
Never comes again

(repeat from *)

credits

from You Asked For It, released November 18, 2022
Words and Music: Lee Adams and Charles Strouse
(WC Music Corp OBO Strada Music)

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Laura Ainsworth Dallas, Texas

American retro jazz singer Laura Ainsworth breathes new life into songs from the Great American Songbook era.

Laura has released four studio albums and one compilation album to date.

She has been featured in Down Beat (USA), Broadway World (USA), Jazz Critique (Japan) and other important international jazz publications. ... more

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