Name: Someone to Watch Over Me
Duration: P00H05M19S
Description: Written by George and Ira Gershwin with title suggested by Howard Dietz, and introduced in the Broadway musical “Oh, Kay!” in 1926 by Gertrude Lawrence. Initially performed as an uptempo number, the song would be more commonly sung as a ballad starting in the 1930s–1940s.

Someone to Watch Over Me

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 George and Ira Gershwin with title suggested by Howard Dietz, and introduced in the Broadway musical “Oh, Kay!” in 1926 by Gertrude Lawrence. Initially performed as an uptempo number, the song would be more commonly sung as a ballad starting in the 1930s–1940s.

lyrics

There’s a saying old, says that “Love is blind”
Still we’re often told, “Seek and ye shall find”
So I’m going to seek a certain lad I’ve had in mind

Looking everywhere, haven’t found him yet
He’s the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret
I’d like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?

There’s a somebody I’m longing to see,
I hope that he turns out to be
Someone to watch over me

I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood
I know I could always be good
To one who’ll watch over me

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Although he may not be the man
Some girls think of as handsome
To my heart he carries the key

Someone tell him, please
To put on some speed
Follow my lead
Oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me

(repeat from *)

Someone to watch over me

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from You Asked For It, released November 18, 2022
Words: Ira Gershwin, Music: George Gershwin
(WC Music Corp OBO Ira Gershwin Music, WC Music Corp)

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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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