My Bathroom is a Very Special Place

One of the most popular classics from the 365 Days Project is the stunningly kitschy giveaway from the American Standard plumbing company entitled The Bathrooms are Coming!. That album represents some of the most appallingly lame promotional songs ever concocted by an ad agency, and they are delightful indeed. So I was pretty excited when I found "Music for Bathroom Baritones and Bathing Beauties", also from American Standard. It's supposed to be a collection of songs you'd like to sing in the shower or tub--maybe people knew the words to "Flirtation Walk" back in the day, and both Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell were surely still alive when this came out--but some of the rest of them, I don't know. OK, maybe I can see myself singing "My Buddy" a la Al Jolson while lathering up.

The music is performed by two different choral groups--The Voices of Walter Schumann, and the Winged Victory Chorus. Not soloists. How many people did American Standard think would join you in the shower to help with the harmonies?

Music for Bathroom Baritones and Bathing Beauties

Dancing in the Dark - The Voices of Walter Schumann
My Buddy - The Voices of Walter Schumann
A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody - Winged Victory Chorus
Where or When - The Voices of Walter Schumann
Paddlin' Madeline Home - The Voices of Walter Schumann

I Only Have Eyes For You - The Voices of Walter Schumann
Whiffenpoof Song - Winged Victory Chorus
Stardust - The Voices of Walter Schumann
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi - Winged Victory Chorus
Flirtation Walk - The Voices of Walter Schumann