Jo Stafford was one of the most popular and successful female singers of the post-war era

Jo Stafford was one of the most popular and successful female singers of the post-war era, the early years of her career encompassing WWII, and racked up a phenomenal run of approaching 100 hits between 1944 and 1959. This great-value 103-track 4-CD set is not, however, simply a hits package but provides an insightful trawl across the first quarter-century of a career that spanned five decades. It has been compiled by Geoff Wilding, former showbiz journalist and photographer for national newspapers in the UK, who was a personal friend of Jo Stafford and her almost equally illustrious arranger/conductor husband Paul Weston, and also includes an extensive booklet essay by him. Beginning with examples of her early recordings with vocal group The Pied Pipers, it moves on to feature performances with top bandleaders, singers and other artists of the day, including Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Frankie Laine, Gordon MacRae, Nelson Eddy, Johnny Mercer, Billy May, Ray Conniff, Mitch Miller, The Starlighters and others. It naturally primarily draws on her recordings for Capitol and Columbia, including a significant selection of her many hits, but also incorporates interesting and rarely heard material from her LPs. It's a must for Jo's many fans, put together by an observer with an informed appreciation of her remarkable talent.

Track Listing

• Crazy Rhythm
• In A Little Spanish Town
• What Can I Say, After I've Said I'm Sorry
• Funny Little Pedro
• For You
• Swingin' On Nothin'
• Embraceable You
• There Are Such Things
• Snooty Little Cutie
• How Sweet You Are
• It Could Happen To You
• Symphony
• Walkin' My Baby Back Home
• Ridin' On The Gravy Train
• Smilin' Through
• Ivy
• Tim Tayshun (Temptation)
• Feudin', Fussin' And A Fightin'
• The Stanley Steamer
• The Serenade Of The Bells
• The Nightingale
• The Best Things In Life Are Free
• In The Still Of The Night
• Haunted Heart

• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
• If I Loved You
• Clabberin' Up For Rain
• The Prisoner Of Love Song
• Say Something Sweet To your Sweetheart
• The Bluebird Of Happiness
• A' You're Adorable
• Why Can't You Behave
• Always True To You In My Fashion
• Smiles
• Whispering Hope
• The Last Mile Home
• Ragtime Cowboy Joe
• Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
• It's Great To Be Alive
• Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
• On The Outgoing Tide
• Sometime
• No Other Love
• The Old Rugged Cross
• Autumn Leaves
• La Vie En Rose
• Goodnight Irene
• Juanita
• Use Your Imagination
• A Friend Of Johnny's
• The Tennessee Waltz

• It Is No Secret
• Teardrops From My Eyes
• San Antonio Rose
• With These Hands
• Allentown Jail
• Star Of Hope
• The Hawaiian War Chant
• Shrimp Boats
• Hey, Good Lookin'
• Love,Mystery And Adventure
• The Moment I Saw You
• Heaven Drops Her Curtain Down
• A-Round The Corner
• Raminay
• You Belong To Me
• Jambalaya
• Without My Lover (Bolero Gaucho)
• A Bushel And A Peck
• Floatin' Down To Cotton Town
• Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere
• Green Grow The Rushes, O
• Taking A Chance On Love
• Make Love to Me
• Indiscretion
• One Love Forever
• The Temple Of An Understanding Heart

• I Got A Sweetie
• Young And Foolish
• The Christmas Song
• Suddenly There's A Valley
• Moonlight In Vermont
• Sleigh Ride
• Almost Like Being In Love
• The Gypsy In My Soul
• Bells Are Ringing
• On London Bridge
• Underneath The Overpass
• Autumn In New York
• Silence Is Golden
• Sweet Little Darlin'
• I'll Be Seeing You
• Lazy Moon
• Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen/The Blues Is An Old,Old Story
• Pinetops Boogie
• Paris In The Spring
• Indoor Sport
• The Midnight Sun
• Old Joe Clark
• Cripple Creek
• For Me And My Gal
• Adios My Love

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 284 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 02/12/16

UPC: 824046709327