The Liveliest at the Basin Street East is a live studio album by American singer Vic Damone, released in July 1963 by Capitol Records.
it was taped live at Basin Street East in New York City, with a band conducted by Joe Parnello,[1] It was produced by Jack Marshall.
it contains performances of songs that he had previously recorded for singles and albums during his time with the Columbia, and Capitol labels including "What Kind of Fool Am I?
", and his big hit from 1956 "On the Street Where You Live" as well as one he had never or would record in the future including -- "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Adios" and "Fascinating Rhythm".
"[3] The Toronto Star stated, "Damone is no simple copy of Sinatra But his general aims are similar When the tune is upbeat he swings"[7] The San Francisco Examiner called it "One of the most pleasant" and stated that "[Damone] is part vocalist and part actor and the stimulation of a live audi ence enhances his performance.