Jo Stafford on Capitol

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This 24-track collection consists of key solo sides she recorded for capitol from 1943 to 1950. Collectors Choice. 2000.

Tracks:

It Was Just One Of Those Things
I Didn't Know About You
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Too Marvelous For Words
In The Still Of The Night
Autumn Leaves
Sugar (That Sugar Baby O' Mine)
Haunted Heart
The Best Things In Life Are Free
The Boy Next Door
Sometimes I'm Happy
Fools Rush In
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
I Remember You
Always True To You In My Fashion
La Vie En Rose
Over The Rainbow
I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful collection.......2006-01-18

This is a great collection of Jo's early work for Capitol Records, her rich and warm voice just flows on these songs! Jo's version of 'Over The Rainbow' is fantastic!.

Wonderful.......2003-05-15

This cd has most of her hits. The sound quality is great and her melodic voice comes through loud and clear. Her interpretation of "The Best Things in Life are Free" is the best I have heard. The album also contains "Apple Blossom Time" which was a big hit with the soldiers during World War Two. If you have heard her by accident, like I did, you will enjoy this collection.

Wonderful.......2001-11-19

I love this CD, she has a wonderful voice, and this CD has a great collection, especially for new fans like myself.

Liquid Velvet Strikes Again!.......2001-10-25

As stated by another reviewer, the Capitol remasterings stand out for their consistent high quality.

Jo Stafford was the best-selling American female singer for nearly ten years in the forties and fifties. This disc illustrates the reason quite clearly: an extraordinary and unique voice, combined with flawless material and arrangements. Her voice combines so many emotions: elegance, compassion, sexuality, and sensitivity, all presented in an all-American manner.

I own other Stafford discs, and bought this one specifically to have "Haunted Heart". You may remember it, played at the end of "Chinatown/Two Jakes". I'm delighted to have the other recordings also, though.

A great buy on a great CD.

A SUPERB ALBUM.......2001-02-26

These compilation CD's put out by Capitol Records are all first rate. Jo Stafford is certainly one of the best singers to have recorded for Capitol in the 40's and 50's. As Mel Torme put it, Stafford was practically incapable of hitting a wrong note. Her voice is smooth and mellow, sweet and husky & her choice of material is always first rate. Composers such as Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer (one of Capitol's founders), Vincent Youmans, Harold Arlen and Schwartz & Deitz are all well represented. This is a superb album and even though the songs were recorded almost 60 years ago, the sound is fine.

Average customer rating:

Rarities for Jo's fans and casual buyers alike

Jo Stafford on Capitol
Jo Stafford
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Yes Indeed

ASIN: B00005J6ZF
Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

Someone To Love
Georgia On My Mind
I Didn't Mean A Word I Said
Fools Rush In
September Song
Sonata
That's Where I Came In
Passing By
Love And The Weather
I'm My Own Grandmaw
Better Luck Next Time
Everyday I Love You (Just A Little Bit More)
It Was Written In The Stars
Trouble In Mind
Begin The Beguine
It Was Written In The Stars
Here I'll Stay
Begin The Beguine
Just Reminiscin'
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out My Hair
Smiles
Just One Way To Say I Love You
Homework
Ask Me No Questions

Product Description

1. Someone To Love
2. Georgia On My Mind
3. I Didn't Mean A Word I Said
4. Fools Rush In
5. September Song
6. Sonata
7. That's Where I Came In
8. Passing By
9. Love And The Weather
10. I'm My Own Grandmaw
11. Better Luck Next Time
12. Every Day I Love You (Just A Little Bit More)
13. Suspicion
14. Trouble In Mind
15. It Was Written In The Stars
16. By The Way
17. Here I'll Stay
18. Begin The Beguine
19. Just Reminiscin'
20. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair
21. Smiles
22. Just One Way To Say I Love You
23. Homework
24. Ask Me No Questions

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Rarities for Jo's fans and casual buyers alike.......2002-08-02

Jo was one of the best of her generation who, despite stiff competition from Dinah Shore, Doris Day, Margaret Whiting and others, was the most successful female singer of the 1940's, and also did well for much of the 1950's. Jo recorded a lot of music during the 1940's, the period covered by these recordings, but always of an extremely high quality. The strength in depth of Jo's music is never more clearly illustrated than with this collection of rarities - so brilliant that they stand comparison with any greatest hits collection, including Jo's own.

There have been many compilations of Jo's 1940's music, generally duplicating the same songs. Even though those songs are really entertaining, it is a pleasure to obtain recordings unavailable for so many years. Even the British 4-CD boxed set (Yes Indeed!) avoids most of these tracks, although any fan of Jo's music will also want that set - it contains the obvious tracks and a lot of (different) rarities.

Jo also liked to record the occasional comedy song. The most famous of these (Timtayshun) can be found on other compilations. Here, you will find Suspicion and I'm My Own Grandmaw. Very few singers of serious music could get away with recording such material and retain their credibility. Jo did them so well that they added to her credibility.

Jo also recorded songs from stage and screen. You will surely enjoy Jo's lovely versions of September song, Better luck next time, It was written in the stars, Here I'll stay, Begin the Beguine, Just one way to say I love you, I'm gonna wash that man outa my hair and Every day I love you. Two of those were written by Irving Berlin. Two more of his songs (Love and the weather and Homework) can also be found here.

There are many other delights to discover within the 24 tracks of this CD. Jo's deep, warm, sexy voice brings out the best in each and every song.

Any fan of 1940's music will enjoy this. Unlike most other singers' rarities albums, which only appeal to their fans, this also works well as an introduction to Jo's music, which says a lot about the quality of this album.

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