Track Listing

1. Sisters
2. Mr Sandman
3. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)
4. Java Jive
5. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
6. Wuthering Heights
7. Jeepers Creepers
8. I Will Survive
9. Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano Recitative
10. Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano
11. Falling In Love Again
12. Heart Of Glass
13. Sway
14. Panic
15. Heebie Jeebies
16. In The Mood

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #801 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-31
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 42 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
From the first strains of the opening track "Sisters", it's clear that Betcha Bottom Dollar is not a typical debut album. But then the Puppini Sisters are not a typical pop act, at least not in the 21st Century. Their close, three-part harmonies are reminiscent of the vocal groups of the 1930s and 1940s, and particularly the Andrews Sisters. But rather than sounding like an anachronism, the Puppini Sisters merely demonstrate the timelessness of some of these songs. Betcha Bottom Dollar is fresh, fun and vibrant, blowing the dust off of cobwebby classics like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Mr Sandman". Elsewhere, they also put their own unique stamp on more recent hits, with varying results. While Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" fail to get things swinging, Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and The Smiths' "Panic" are both injected with a fresh new (old?) sound. Much credit must also be given to producer Benoit Charest, who manages to employ a whole host of instrumentation and orchestration, whilst never forgetting to put the voices of the Puppini Sisters front and centre. It might be easy to dismiss the Puppini Sisters' debut as another novelty album, but their intentions and love for the style--like their voices themselves--are crystal clear. --Robert Burrow

Album Description
Every now and then something comes along that causes a massive "Why on earth didn't I think of that?!" reaction. Something original and quirky, that fills a gaping void and that appeals to just about everyone. Ladies and gentleman, it gives us great pleasure to welcome on to the world stage: The Puppini Sisters.

Dressed with 1940's glamour, The Puppini Sisters perform tongue-in-cheek classics in three-part close harmony. Their album, 'Betcha Bottom Dollar', is one of the most accomplished, eccentric and original albums of the year - ready for a general public that won't know what's hit it but will thoroughly enjoy being ambushed! In the tradition of the greats, The Puppini Sisters have worked their own vibe and stuck to their guns, and the result is a work of pure genius.

Tracks range from well known favourites such as Mr Sandman, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B and In The Mood, to more diverse covers such as I Will Survive, Wuthering Heights and Morrissey's Panic.

Customer Reviews

An instant classic!
The Puppini Sisters - Marcella Puppini {Italian} Kate Mullins {English} and Stephanie O'Brien {English} are a musical trio specializing in 1940s-style close harmony vocal music.
They chose their name to pay tribute to The Andrews Sisters.
Puppini met Mullins & O'Brien at The Trinity College of Music in London. The group was founded by Puppini after she was inspired by the animated film Belleville Rendezvous.
The group's influences include The Andrews Sisters, The Boswell Sisters, Belleville Rendezvous, Kate Bush, Marlene Dietrich, Mike Flowers, Joan Crawford, The Smiths and Tom Waits.
I first became aware of the Puppini sisters when they performed on the 2006 Royal Variety Performance, and have been enthralled by them ever since!
All the songs on this album are cover songs, but the trio make each and every one their own with style and panache!
1. SISTERS: 3:07. # Lord help the mister who comes between me and my Sister! # 10/10.
2. MR SANDMAN: 2:37. An up-tempo song with fabulous vocals and music to match ~ 9.5/10.
3. BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY FROM COMPANY B: 2:30. Faster than the original Andrews Sisters version {but just as good!} 10/10.
4. JAVA JIVE: 3:36. A slow anthem for anyone addicted to that morning dose of caffeine! 9.5/10.
5. BEI MIR BIST DU SCHON: 2:20. A fast, incredibly catchy song! ~ 10/10.
6. WUTHERING HEIGHTS: 3:38. Wuthering heights as you've never heard it before! 10/10.
7. JEEPERS CREEPERS: 2:36. A fun, up-tempo song ~ 10/10.
8. I WILL SURVIVE: 4:04. A superb song with an exquisite bridge ~ 10/10.
9. TU VUO' FA L'AMERICANO (Recitative) 0:43. This and track 10 are one song.
10. TU VUO' FA L'AMERICANO: 1:54. A fast song mostly sung in Italian, but with one line of English! Marcella {the founder of this band} plays the accordion on this track! 10/10.
11. FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN: 1:30. A slow, short but sweet song! ~ 9.5/10.
12. HEART OF GLASS: 2:56. The sister's version of the Blondie classic ~ 10/10.
13. SWAY: 3:10. It's worth buying this album for this song alone! ~ 10/10.
14. PANIC: 2:17. # Burn down the Disco, Hang the blessed D.J, because the music that they constantly play, says nothing to me about my life! # 10/10.
15. HEEBIE JEEBIES: 2:57. Another fun, up-tempo song ~ 10/10.
16. IN THE MOOD: 3:12. Finger clicking good! You need this song in your life! 100/100.

Duration of the album = 43:07 seconds.

This album may not come with song words, but after you've listened to it several hundred times {you'll want to!} you'll know the words off by heart!


Utterly fabulous!

Simply the best CD I have bought in ages!
This CD eccentric and fabulous - inspired, what a great sound can't help but lift your mood anytime anywhere.

Those Boogie Woogie Girls of Company C
Take a trip back to the swinging days of yesterday with a fun collection of songs that seamlessly blends all with new as the Puppini Sisters provide marvelous renditions of everything from Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy to I Will Survive. Of course, you have to like this type of music to get into the spirit, but these days it seems everyone is getting into the spirit Christina Aguilera to the Squirrel Nut Zippers. Swing music is cool and these gals are the tops!