Side 1: 1. Is That All There Is? – Arranged & Conducted by Randy Newman – Produced by Lieber & Stoller/ 2. Love Story – Arr. & Con. by Mundell Lowe – Produced by Phil Wright / 3. Me and My Shadow - Arr. & Con. by Mundell Lowe - Produced by Lieber & Stoller / 4. My Old Flame- Arr. & Con. by Bobby Bryant – Produced by Phil Wright / 5. I'm a Woman – Arr. & Con by Benny Carter – Produced by David Cavanaugh Side 2: 1. Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show – Arr. & Con. by Mike Melvoin – Produced by Phil Wright / 2. Something - Arr. & Con. by Mike Melvoin – Produced by Phil Wright / 3. Whistle for Happiness – Arr. & Con. by George Tipton – produced by Phil Wright / 4. Johnny (Linda) - Arr. & Con. by Mundell Lowe – produced by Phil Wright / 5. Don't Smoke in Bed - Arr. & Con. by Mike Melvoin – produced by Phil Wright Recorded at: Capitol Tower, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood. Dates as follows: Side 1, tracks 1 & 3: 29th January 1969, track 2: 5th April 1969, track 4: 28th February 1969, track 5: 14th November 1962. Side 2 , tracks 1 , 3 & 5: 15th October 1969, tracks 2 & 4: 5th April 1969. When Peggy Lee became well-known in the 1940s, swing and jazz-influenced pop dominated the musical landscape. In the 1960s, however, it was a whole new world in popular music. The British Invasion and Motown — not big bands — were mainstream, and to the Baby Boomer youths of the 1960s, Lee was part of "our parents' music." But the singer had a major hit with 1969's Is That All There Is?, one of the best-selling albums of her career. While this isn't a rock album per se — Lee's foundation was still jazz-influenced pop — it acknowledges pop-rock tastes of the 1960s without being unfaithful to her history. Everything on this LP is a gem, and that includes a moody remake of Lee's 1940s hit "Don't Smoke in Bed" as well as classic arrangements of George Harrison's "Something," Neil Diamond's "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show," Leiber & Stoller's "I'm a Woman," and Randy Newman's "Love Story." The LP's centerpiece, however, is Newman's hit arrangement of Leiber & Stoller's title song, which was covered by P.J. Harvey in the 1990s. Influenced by German cabaret, this half-spoken, half-sung treasure is as hauntingly soulful as it is maudlin. The song's outlook is far from optimistic; essentially, it's saying that we might as well grab our moments of pleasure and enjoyment where we can find them because ultimately, life is nothing more than a meaningless series of disappointments. But there's nothing disappointing about Is That All There Is?, an LP that is most certainly among Lee's finest accomplishments. Alex Henderson/AM