- 49 min
- 12 tracks
- Capitol Records
Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign was the fourth solo LP by Dory Previn, released in November 1972. This was a thematic album about Hollywood misfits. The songs were intended for a musical revue that ran briefly in Los Angeles. It was planned to stage it on Broadway, but the previews were poor and the show was cancelled before it opened.
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Grave, raw, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign4:46
- 2Holy Man on Malibu Bus Number Three4:50
- 3The Midget's Lament4:12
- 4When a Man Wants a Woman2:29
- 5Cully Surroga He's Almost Blind5:17
- 6Left Hand Lost5:03
- 7Perfect Man3:15
- 8Starlet Starlet on the Screen Who Will Follow Norma Jean?2:40
- 9Don't Put Him Down4:01
- 10King Kong3:58
- 11Morning Star / Evening Star3:51
- 12Medley: Jesus Was an Adrogyne / Animal / Animus4:53
12 tracks, 49 minutes.
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- Artist
- Dory Previn
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- GB
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