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William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
The oddity about this soundtrack album from the Bing Crosby-Danny Kaye movie musical is that, apparently for contractual reasons, co-star Rosemary Clooney has been replaced on record by Peggy Lee. The Irving Berlin score combines oldies like the title song and "Blue Skies" with a few new ones, such as "What Can You Do With A General." Although successful at the time of its release, the entire production was a throwback to the war years. Today, that doesn't matter, and the soundtrack album serves as a Berlin sampler with the Crosby-Kaye-Lee team performing effectively.
