THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Consummate entertainer Ann-Margret has returned to music with Born To Be Wild, her first new studio album in over a decade.
It’s a collection of brand-new recordings of her favorite rock ’n’ roll and pop gems from the ‘50s through the ’70s, featuring an all-star group of friends and fans including The Who’s Pete Townshend, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Paul Shaffer, Pat Boone, country legends Mickey Gilley (on one of his final recordings), The Oak Ridge Boys, and T.G. Sheppard, Stax guitarist Steve Cropper, Linda Gail Lewis, Robben Ford, and many more. Featuring golden-era favorites like Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Son Of A Preacher Man, Volare and Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Ann-Margret remains at the top of her game (and still rides her purple Harley-Davidson) while possessing a voice that’s enchanting as ever.
Ann-Margret has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, won five Golden Globe Awards, won an Emmy, and received five other Emmy nominations. She is a three-time winner of the Female Star of the Year award and has been twice honored as Outstanding Box Office Star of the Year by the Theatre Owners of America. Ann-Margret was also nominated for a Grammy for her album God is Love: The Gospel Sessions. She has performed at the White House, received presidential citations for entertaining the U.S. armed forces overseas and was honored by the USO World Board of Governors. She has made over 55 films, including such hits as The Cincinnati Kid, State Fair, Tommy, Carnal Knowledge, Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas.
For Born To Be Wild, Ann-Margret teamed with producers Jürgen Engler (David Hasselhoff, Robby Krieger), Adam Hamilton (William Shatner, Missing Persons) and Danny B. Harvey (Nancy Sinatra, Wanda Jackson), as well as engineer Chris Lietz.
Track List
1. Rock Around The Clock feat. Joe Perry & Jim McCarty
2. Bye Bye Love feat. Pete Townshend & T.G. Sheppard
3. Son Of A Preacher Man feat. Steve Cropper & Brain Auger
4. Earth Angel feat. The Oak Ridge Boys & Harvey Mandel
5. Why Do Fools Fall In Love feat. Robben Ford & Chip Z’nuff
6. The Great Pretender feat. Paul Shaffer, Danny B. Harvey & Adam Hamilton
7. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You feat. Cliff Richard & Rick Braun
8. Born To Be Wild feat. The Fuzztones
9. Splish Splash feat. Mickey Gilly, Linda Gail Lewis & The Rockats
10. Somebody’s In My Orchard feat. Don Randi
11. Teach Me Tonight feat. Pat Boone, Rick Wakeman & Damiano Della Torre
12. Volare feat. Lee Rocker & Slim Jim Phantom
13. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree feat. Sonny Landreth”
