From the Columbia Vaults

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Tennessee-born Dinah Shore was the first major female vocalist to break from a Big Band and begin a successful solo career, scoring a staggering eighty-six chart hits in the '40s and '50s. Her TV career was just as successful, with The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and Dinah!, the very first daytime talk show. This collection examines the depth and breadth of Shore's ability with standards such as Come Rain or Come Shine, I've Got You Under My Skin, and 'S Wonderful. 25 tracks. 2001 Collectables release.

Tracks:

Come Rain Or Come Shine
When A Woman Loves A Man
Who'll Buy My Violets?
(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Baby, Don't Be Mad At Me
I've Got You Under My Skin
St. Louis Blues
The Egg And I
When Am I Gonna Kiss You Good Morning?
Do A Little Business On The Side
(I've Been So Wrong, For So Long - But) I'm So Right Tonight
The Stanley Steamer
The Lonesome Road
At The Candlelight Cafe
My Curly Headed Baby
Daddy-O (I'm Gonna Teach You Some Blues)
Hooray For Love
'S Wonderful
Better Luck Next Time
Younger Than Springtime
It's Better To Conceal Than Reveal
The Shoe Is On The Other Foot Now
I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)
It's Easy To Remember

Album Description

Tennessee-born Dinah Shore was the first major female vocalist to break from a Big Band and begin a successful solo career, scoring a staggering eighty-six chart hits in the '40s and '50s. Her TV career was just as successful, with The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and Dinah!, the very first daytime talk show. This collection examines the depth and breadth of Shore's ability with standards such as Come Rain or Come Shine, I've Got You Under My Skin, and 'S Wonderful. 25 tracks. 2001 Collectables release.

Customer Reviews:

Rare treasures from the late 1940's.......2002-07-29

These tracks from the late 1940's (Dinah's best and most successful period) were obviously compiled by a Dinah Shore fan. You won't find Buttons and bows here, nor any of her other big hits - if you want these, you can get them all on 16 Greatest hits and 16 Greatest hits Encore!, who's 32 tracks (no duplication) between them include all Dinah's big Columbia hits. No single CD available at the time of this review contains them all.

There are several minor hits missing from those two collections. Three of them can be found here - The egg and I, When am I gonna kiss you good morning? and At the candlelight cafe, all of them making their debut on CD here. There are still some minor hits yet to appear on CD, so perhaps Collectables plan another volume some day. If they do, I'll buy it.

The songs here are mainly lush ballads of the type Dinah was so good at, with a few more upbeat songs for variety. The compiler was particularly keen to include some duets. Dinah recorded with a lot of different people. Included here are 'S wonderful (with Buddy Clark), Stanley steamer (with the Modernaires), The shoe is on the other foot (with George Morgan, perhaps best known now as the father of singer Lorrie Morgan), It's better to conceal than reveal (a novelty song with Doris Day) and Baby don't be mad at me (with the Four Hits).

Album Description

From 1947 to 1951, Tony Pastor and his band recorded many sides for Columbia Records that either were unreleased at the time, or only appeared as singles. This compact disc is an attempt to compile many of them, a missing chapter in the history of Big Band music in America. The Clooney sisters and Pearl Bailey are featured vocalists on numerous selections.

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