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Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Jo Stafford Album)
''Walkin' My Baby Back Home'' is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by the American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by See For Miles Records on January 1, 1998. Track listing # "Little Man with a Candy Cigar" # "For You" # "Yes Indeed!" # "Swingin' on Nothing" # " Let's Just Pretend" # "Who Can I Turn To" # "It Isn't a Dream Anymore" # " Embraceable You" # " Blues in the Night" # " Manhattan Serenade" # "You Can Depend on Me" # "Old Acquaintance" # "How Sweet You Are" # " Too Marvelous for Words" # "I Remember You" # " It Could Happen to You" # " Long Ago and Far Away" # " I Love You" # "The Trolley Song" # "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" # "Amor, Amor" # "The Boy Next Door" # "I Didn't Know About You" # "There's No You" # "I'll Be Seeing You" # " Candy" # "On the Sunny Side of the Street" # "That's for Me" # "Symphony" # " Walkin' My Baby Back Home" # " Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical training to become an opera singer before following a career in popular music, and by 1955 had achieved more worldwide record sales than any other female artist. Her 1952 song " You Belong to Me" topped the charts in the United States and United Kingdom, becoming the second single to top the UK Singles Chart, and the first by a female artist to do so. Born in remote oil-rich Coalinga, California, near Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley, Stafford made her first musical appearance at age 12. While still at high school, she joined her two older sisters to form a vocal trio named the Stafford Sisters, who found moderate success on radio and in film. In 1938, while the sisters were part of the cast of Twentieth Century Fox's production of ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's No You
"There's No You" is a popular song written by Harold S. Hopper better known as Hal Hopper with lyrics by Tom Adair. The song was first published in 1944. Two of the best-known versions of the song were recorded in 1944 by Jo Stafford and Frank Sinatra. Stafford's version was recorded on December 13, 1944 and it reached No, 7 in the Billboard charts in 1945. Sinatra's first recording of the song was made on November 14, 1944. Other notable recordings * Vic Damone (1955). * Miles Davis - ''Blue Moods'' (1955) * June Christy - ''The Misty Miss Christy'' (1956) * Frank Sinatra - ''Where Are You'' (1957) * Ray Charles - ''The Great Ray Charles'' (1957) * Louis Armstrong - ''Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson'' (1957) * Betty Carter - '' The Modern Sound of Betty Carter'' (1960) * Johnny Mathis - for his album ''Johnny's Mood'' (1960) * Sarah Vaughan - '' Close to You'' (1960) * Stacey Kent - '' Close Your Eyes'' (1997) * Diana Krall - ''This Dream of You'' (2020) References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Was Just One Of Those Things
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1935 musical '' Jubilee''. Porter had written the score for ''Jubilee'' while on an extended sea cruise in the early part of 1935: however, in September 1935 while he was visiting a friend's farm in Ohio with ''Jubilees librettist Moss Hart, the latter mentioned that the play's second act required an additional song, and Porter had "Just One of Those Things" completed by the following morning (he had previously used the title for a song intended for but not featured in the 1930 musical '' The New Yorkers''—apart from the title the two songs are distinct). Porter's original lyric lacked an adjective for the line "a trip to the moon on ''gossamer'' wings": "gossamer" would be suggested by his friend, Ed Tauch. A recording by Richard Himber reached the charts of the day in 1935 and Peggy Lee's stylized arrangement of the song was a No. 14 hit in the Billboard charts in 1952. Other recordings The song has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade Of The Bells
"Serenade of the Bells" is a popular song written by Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart, and Al Urbano and published in 1947. The recording by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra was released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-2372. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on November 7, 1947 and lasted 16 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 12, 1947 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. This cover version by Gracie Fields with Phil Green and his orchestra was issued as a 78 rpm single on Decca. Another version was recorded by Jo Stafford and released by Capitol Records ECJ-500064 1950 ~53 as catalog number 15007. The recording by the Kay Kyser Orchestra was released on Columbia 37956. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on December 26, 1947 at #13, its only week on the chart. Other recorded versions *Gene Autry *Don Cornell *Vic Damone *The Fleetwoods *Dick Haymes * David Houston *Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Things We Did Last Summer
"The Things We Did Last Summer" is a popular song about nostalgia from 1946. The words were written by Sammy Cahn, with the composition by Jule Styne. The most well known version is the 1946 Top ten hit by Jo Stafford. Versions by Frank Sinatra and by Vaughn Monroe also charted that year. Shelley Fabares had a hit cover in 1962 on the pop chart. Several recordings have been made, including versions by Frank Sinatra, Vaughn Monroe, and Dean Martin who recorded different versions for his 1959 and 1966 Christmas LPs. Jo Stafford version "The Things We Did Last Summer" was recorded by Jo Stafford, in a single released in 1946 on the Capitol Records label. Stafford's version of the song was a successful hit, peaking, at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' chart in the United States. Her recording of the song was conducted and arranged by Paul Weston and his Orchestra. Chart performance Shelley Fabares version Shelley Fabares recorded the song in a single released in August 1962 on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
"Fools Rush In" (1940) is a popular song. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer with music by Rube Bloom. History of the song according to The Billboard, September 28, 1940 issue, page 34: Four years ago (1936) "Fools Rush In" was known as "Shangraila," composed by Ruby Bloom and introduced in one of the production numbers at the Chez Paree, Chicago. Little was heard of it until this past summer when Ruby played it for Bregman, Vocco and Conn, New York music publishers, who suggested that new lyrics be written. Johnny Mercer was called in and he supplied the words, which have been widely accepted by the public. (The words originate in "An Essay on Criticism", written by Alexander Pope in the 18th Century.) First recordings The major hits at the time of introduction were: * Tony Martin, (31 March 1940) *Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle, (31 March 1940) *Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra (29 March 1940) * Anne Shelton and Ambrose (August 1940) * Harry James (Varsity 8264, 1940) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day By Day (1945 Song)
"Day by Day" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. 1946 recordings Chart versions in 1946 were by Frank Sinatra (recorded on August 22, 1945, and released in January 1946); Jo Stafford; Les Brown & His Orchestra (''Day By Day / Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief '', Columbia, 1946) - vocal: Doris Day.; and Bing Crosby with Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones. Other recorded versions * The Four Freshmen, (Single, Capitol, 1955) - with orchestra conducted by Dick Reynolds, * Kimiko Kasai, (''Satain Dall'', CBS/Sony, 1972) - with Gil Evans Orchestra * Trudy Desmond (''Tailor Made'', 1991) * Grady Tate (''TNT - Grady Tate Sings'', 1991) * Stevie Holland (''More Than Words Can Say'', 2006) * Ernestine Anderson Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (song)
"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is a popular song written in 1930 by Roy Turk (lyrics) and Fred E. Ahlert (music). The song first charted in 1931 with versions by Nick Lucas (No. 8), Ted Weems (also No. 8), The Charleston Chasers (No. 15) and Lee Morse (No. 18). Other recordings *A recording made by Jo Stafford on November 9, 1945, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 20049, and on her album, ''Songs by Jo Stafford'' (catalog number B-D23). *Harry Richman recorded the song on November 4, 1947. This version was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24391. *Maurice Chevalier recorded the song on February 22, 1931 for Victor Records in New York. *A major hit version of it was recorded by Nat King Cole at the Capitol Studios at 5515 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, on September 4, 1951 and released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2130. It went to No. 8 in 1952. *The song charted again in 1952 at No. 4 in a version recorded in February 1952 by Johnnie Ray, released by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's For Me
"That's For Me" is a popular song, written by Richard Rodgers, with the lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was published in 1945 and included in the 1945 version of the musical film ''State Fair.'' Popular recordings in 1945 were made by Jo Stafford and Dick Haymes. The recording by Dick Haymes was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18706. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on October 25, 1945, and lasted 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. The recording by Jo Stafford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 213. It reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart at #9 on November 8, 1945, its only week on the chart. Other versions *The song was also sung by Dinah Shore on the radio programme '' Birds Eye Open House'', dated 18 October 1945. *Louis Armstrong - for the 45rpm box-set ''Jazz Concert'' (1950). *Julie London - for her album '' London by Night'' (1958). *Gordon MacRae - for his album ''Our Love Story'' (1960). *Pat Boone - in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. It was introduced in the Broadway musical ''Lew Leslie's International Revue'' starring Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence. Ted Lewis did the first recording of the song in 1930 (Catalog #2144-D), followed by Harry Richman (Catalog # 4747) and both enjoyed hit records with the song. Other notable recordings Having become a jazz standard, it was played by Louis Armstrong, the Nat King Cole Trio, Dave Brubeck, Earl Hines, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, James Booker, Count Basie, and Lester Young. The Louis Armstrong version was recorded in the key of C major, but it has been recorded in a range of keys; Ted Lewis recorded it in D major and Ella Fitzgerald in G major. Cover versions date as far back as 1930, when Layton & Johnstone released the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy (1944 Song)
"Candy" is a popular song. The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney. It was published in 1944. First recordings A recording by Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers, with Jo Stafford, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 183. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 22, 1945, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. Mercer recalled that the song was ideal for his limited range for ballad singing. Another recording by Dinah Shore was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1632. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 5, 1945, at No. 10, its only week on the chart. Radio Popular songs, like "Candy", would also be performed in different novelty arrangements live on the radio by the studio orchestras of the time, particularly on network radio shows such as Fibber McGee and Molly's Billy Mills orchestra as heard here:Candy performed LIVE on NBC RADIO April 10, 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trolley Song
"The Trolley Song" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film ''Meet Me in St. Louis''. In a 1989 NPR interview, Blane said the song was inspired by a picture of a trolleycar in a turn-of-the-century newspaper. In 1974, he had said the picture was in a book he had found at the Beverly Hills Public Library and was captioned "'Clang, Clang, Clang,' Went the Trolley." Blane and Martin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 1945 Academy Awards, for "The Trolley Song" but lost to "Swinging on a Star" from ''Going My Way''. "The Trolley Song" was ranked #26 by the American Film Institute in 2004 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list. The song as conducted by Georgie Stoll for ''Meet Me in St. Louis'' has a very complex, evocative arrangement by Conrad Salinger featuring harmonized choruses, wordless vocals, and short highlights or flourishes from a wide range of orchestral instruments. It has been c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
