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struck by the "lovely panoramic effect in the open, sandy stretches, not to mention nifty toe-turns by her and a production group." Furthermore, he notes, "Fitzgerald scored highly with 'Lull in My Life' and tremendously with vocal calisthenics on a fast-paced 'Just You, Just Me,'" adding that
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served here as executive producers but also performed their more familiar function, providing the show's semi-titular opening number, "Spend the
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