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Decca\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Republic Records\u00a0<\/b>announce the release of two star-studded duets, to appear on the brand-new album\u00a0‘JUDY’<\/b>. The Original Soundtrack which coincides with the release of the highly-anticipated feature film in which Rene\u0301e Zellweger stars as \u2018Judy\u2019, is set for release globally on 27th\u00a0September 2019. The film is based on the true story of Judy Garland\u2019s final concerts in London in the late 1960s.<\/p>\n
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Set in Winter 1968, showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at “The Talk of the Town.” It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in “The Wizard of Oz,” but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband. Featuring some of her best-known songs, the film celebrates the voice, the capacity for love, and the sheer pizzazz of \u201cthe world\u2019s greatest entertainer.\u201d\u00a0 JUDY is directed by Rupert Goold with screenplay by Tom Edge and stars <\/b>Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon.<\/p>\n
Academy Award winner\u00a0Rene\u0301e Zellweger\u00a0<\/b>is joined by\u00a0Sam Smith\u00a0<\/b>for a totally unique version of one of Garland’s best-loved numbers, ‘Get Happy’, and teams up with\u00a0Rufus Wainwright\u00a0<\/b>for a beautiful rendition of ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ \u2013 both newly-recorded especially for the album.<\/p>\n
Long-time Judy Garland fan and fellow Academy Award winner, Sam Smith, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was 17 years old I did a project on Judy Garland for my Film Studies A-Level. I was immediately immersed into the magic of Judy and her incredibly brave and triumphant story. She has remained as one of the icons of my life. She was one of the bravest humans out there and her vulnerability and honesty in her art still gives me goose bumps like it did the first time. It was truly an honour to sing with Rene\u0301e. Nobody could have played Judy as well as Rene\u0301e, and it is a career highlight for me to be singing with her, and in some small way, with Judy. I hope everyone loves the film as much as I did.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
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Rufus Wainwright, whose live album ‘Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall’ received critical acclaim and earnt him a Grammy Award nomination, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy Garland has been a constant force in my life. \u2018The Wizard of Oz\u2019 was one of the pyramids of culture that I gazed at as a small child. It\u2019s nice to come back and observe her again in the film
\nand through this wonderful duet with Renee, her performance is astounding in a film that focuses on the love and the generosity that Judy always had for the world around her. It reminds me of how unique her life and art were.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Zellweger brings her utterly distinctive vocals to both tracks, and her phenomenal musical performance shines throughout the album.<\/p>\n
\u2018JUDY\u2019 the album features Rene\u0301e Zellweger\u2019s breath-taking recordings of Judy Garland\u2019s award-winning and most popular numbers, which have become some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including \u2018For Once in My Life\u2019, \u2018Come Rain or Come Shine\u2019 and \u2018Over the Rainbow\u2019, all perfectly capturing the moving intensity of Garland\u2019s electrifying performances.<\/p>\n
Set for global release on 27th September 2019, coinciding with the U.S. nationwide release of the film, \u2018JUDY\u2019 the album marks 50 years since Judy Garland\u2019s premature death in 1969, and 80 years since she shot to teenage stardom in “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939, and will be released on the singer\u2019s original record label, Decca<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The addition of these two special duets is particularly poignant, as some of the greatest entertainers of today come together to pay homage to one of the greatest entertainers of all time.<\/p>\n
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