It's an enjoyably showcase for her distinctive approach.

Joni James was a hugely successful American recording artist of the 1950s and '60s, having 25 hits by 1960, and was one of the few singers who were able to maintain the momentum of her career through from the middle-of-the-road pop era of the early '50s through into the post-rock 'n' roll era of the later decade and beyond. She was one of the first artists to concentrate on the album market, successfully releasing at least four a year through the formative years of the stereo LP boom. So prolific was she that it is hard to put together a representative collection of her albums, so we have chosen to bring together four albums from a period at the start of the 1960s which have a common thread, using the 'Mood' concept in their titles. This 48-track 2-CD collection therefore comprises all the tracks from her themed albums for MGM, 'I'm In The Mood For Love', The Mood is Swinging', 'The Mood Is Romance' and 'The Mood Is Blue'. Across the albums she works with the orchestras of Tony Acquaviva, Jack Marshall, Skip Martin and Jimmie Haskell - on the 'I'm In The Mood For Love' album she works within the 'Hundred Strings And Joni' framework which she had previously established. She was a stylish performer of sophisticated pop, heard in this collection with interpretations of Great American Songbook standards, and it's an enjoyably showcase for her distinctive approach.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
• Let's Get Lost
• I Can't Believe (That You're In Love With Me)
• I'm In The Mood For Love
• You're A Sweetheart
• How Blue The Night
• Exactly Like You
• I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
• Don't Blame Me
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• I Walked In (With My Eyes Wide Open)
• Where Are You?
• This Could Be The Start Of Something
• Ain't Misbehavin'
• A Lot Of Livin' To Do
• Just In Time
• The Lady Is A Tramp
• I Get A Kick Out Of You
• It's All Right With Me
• When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (All The Little Birdies Go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet)
• Something's Gotta Give
• Day In, Day Out
• Cheek To Cheek
• I'm Shooting High

Disc 2:

• Star Eyes
• Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
• Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)
• You Go To My Head
• The Music Stopped
• I'm Beginning To See The Light
• Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
• Dream, Dream, Dream
• Wonder Why
• Here Comes Heaven Again
• I Remember You
• I Hadn't Anyone Till You
• The End Of Love Affair
• Guilty
• Lover Man
• Saturday Night
• Dont Worry `Bout Me
• All Of Me
• Lonesome And Sorry
• I Get Along Without You Very Well (Excspt Sometimes)
• If I Had You
• Stormy Weather
• What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
• I'm Nobody's Baby

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 141 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/12/25

UPC: 824046357825