Jo Stafford - The Columbia Hits Collection
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Artist: Jo StaffordEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2002-05-28
Music Label: Corinthian Records
Soundtracks:
- You Belong To Me
- Make Love To Me
- Keep It A Secret
- Shrimp Boats
- If
- Jambalaya
- Tennessee Waltz
- Ay Round The Corner
- Hambone
- Hey Good Lookin'
- In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening
- Pretty Eyed Baby
- If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time
- It's Almost Tomorrow
- Setting The Woods On Fire
- Somebody
- Wind In The Willow
- Suddenly There's A Valley
- It's No Secret
- (Now And Then, There's) A Fool Such As I
- Early Autumn
- On London Bridge
- Thankyou For Calling
- With A Little Bit Of Luck
- Gambella (The Gamblin Lady)
- Kissin' Bug Boogie
- Love Me Good
- All Night Long
- Teach Me Tonight
Music reviews of The Columbia Hits Collection
Music Review: Jo Stafford sold these songs without even trying--and that's no small feat !!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Columbia Hits Collection gives is so many of Jo Stafford's wonderful hit songs from her recording years at Columbia Records. Jo's voice is in excellent form throughout this album; and the sound quality is really rather good. The artwork is tastefully done as well.
The CD starts with Jo Stafford singing her heart out on the classic love song "You Belong To Me." The percussion enhances the natural beauty of this number and Jo never misses a beat! "Keep It A Secret" also works very well; Jo Stafford sings this very well and I can even detect her ability to belt out a tune like few others ever could! This is very impressive. "If" is another lovely number; this love ballad gets a very sensitive treatment from Jo Stafford and I'm convinced that Jo's rendition is THE definitive rendition of this classic love ballad.
"Tennessee Waltz" is a number I usually associate with Patti Page; but when Jo Stafford sings this it truly shines just as if I never heard it before! Jo sings this with panache and the fine musical arrangement for "Tennessee Waltz" complements Jo's singing perfectly. "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" also sounds perfect; this duet is very pretty and it all holds its own very well. "It's Almost Tomorrow" certainly gets a royal treatment from Jo Stafford as she delivers this torch song with style and grace.
"Somebody" features Jo Stafford squarely in the spotlight--and that's OK by me! The strings enhance the beauty of this number and Jo gives this a very sensitive treatment. Great! "A Fool Such As I (Now and Then There's)" has some excellent horn work and Jo sings this tune without a flaw. I always thought this was an Elvis Presley song but apparently this song existed before Elvis Presley recorded it. Jo's romantic version gets a slower than normal tempo and it works just great.
"Early Autumn" is a very pretty melody that I enjoy hearing when Jo Stafford sings it; and listen also for "With A Little Bit Of Luck" which was also in the show My Fair Lady. "With a Little Bit Of Luck" has a rousing rendition by Jo Stafford and a male chorus to bolster her performance; and it's a very fine tune. "Kissin' Bug Boogie" is a very cute number even if there is some surface noise--it's a good number. The CD ends very well with Jo Stafford performing "Teach Me Tonight;" this timeless love song has a fresh flavor to it when Jo sings it; "Teach Me Tonight" is a most romantic tune and it leaves you wanting more.
Don't be surprised if after the CD finishes playing you almost instinctively reach for the "play" button on your CD player to listen to this album all over again! Jo Stafford amply proves her vocal prowess on this CD and this is also a great place to start for newcomers to Jo's artistry. It's an excellent CD for fans of classic pop vocals, too.
Description of The Columbia Hits Collection
On this CD you'll find a full 28 of her 32 chart hits, many of them never before on CD. With notes, lovely artwork and sound befitting one of the great pop singers of all time.Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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