''Her Greatest Hits'' is a 2008 compilation album of songs recorded by American artist
Jo Stafford. This album, released by JSP on January 8, 2008, features over 100 of Stafford's recordings.
Track listing
Disc #1
# "Crazy Rhythm"
# "Piggy Wiggy Woo"
# "
In a Little Spanish Town "In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)" is a popular song published in 1926. The music was written by Mabel Wayne, and the lyrics by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young.
With Jack Fulton's vocals, the song was a 1927 hit for Paul Whiteman & ...
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# "
What Is This Thing Called Love"
# "
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"
# "My! My!"
# "Funny Little Pedro"
# "You've Got Me This Way"
# "For You"
# "Yes, Indeed!"
# "Swingin' on Nothin"'
# "It Isn't a Dream Anymore"
# "
Embraceable You
"Embraceable You" is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named ''East Is West''. It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway mu ...
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# "
The Night We Called It a Day"
# "
Blues in the Night"
# "
Manhattan Serenade
"Manhattan Serenade" was composed by Louis Alter in 1928, with lyrics by Howard Johnson. Alternate lyrics were written ca. 1942 by Harold Adamson. It was a hit record for swing era bandleaders Harry James (vocals by Helen Forrest) and Tommy D ...
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# "Snooty Little Cutie"
# "Old Acquaintance"
# "
Pistol Packin' Mama"
# "Jamboree Jones"
# "
Long Ago (and Far Away)"
# "
Mairzy Doats"
# "
The Trolley Song"
# "
Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
# "Converstation While Dancing"
Disc #2
# "
Blue Moon
A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: the third of four full moons in a season.
The phrase in modern usage has nothing to do with the actual color of the Moon, although a visually blue Moon (the Moon a ...
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# "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"
# "Bakery Blues"
# "
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia"
# "
I'll Be Seeing You"
# "Alone Together"
# "When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay"
#3 "Gee, It's Good to Hold You"
# "Haunted Heart"
# "Tallahassee"
# "
Georgia on My Mind"
# "
(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
"(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time" is a popular song written by Albert Von Tilzer and lyricist Neville Fleeson, and copyrighted in 1920. It was introduced by Nora Bayes, who also recorded the song.
Recordings
The song has been recorded b ...
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# "Smilin' Through"
# "Smoke Dreams"
# "Tim-Tayshun"
# "Prisoner of Love Song"
# "Passing By"
# "Feudin' and A-Fightin"'
# "
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 mag ...
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# "The Gentleman Is a Dope"
# "He's Gone Away"
# "
Autumn in New York"
# "
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
# "
Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart
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# "Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys"
# "
Tea for Two"
Disc #3
# "Smiles"
# "
Whispering Hope ''Whispering Hope'' may refer to;
* "Whispering Hope" (song), a song written in 1868 by Septimus Winner
Septimus Winner (May 11, 1827 – November 22, 1905) was an American songwriter of the 19th century. He used his own name, and also the pse ...
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# "Simple Melody"
# "
Goodnight Irene
"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by the Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950.
The ...
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# "
Autumn Leaves"
# "
La Vie en Rose
"La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...
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# "
No Other Love"
# "The Handsome Stranger"
# "A Friend of Johnny's"
# "
It is No Secret"
# "
Tennessee Waltz"
# "
My Heart Cries for You"
# "
San Antonio Rose"
# "
With These Hands"
# "Pretty Eyed Baby"
# "
Allentown Jail
"Allentown Jail" is a folk-style song, written by Irving Gordon.
Background
it tells the story of a man who is caught stealing a diamond for his girlfriend and ends up in the Allentown jail.
Recordings
*In 1951, Jo Stafford recorded this song. ...
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# "Star of Hope"
# "
Shrimp Boats "Shrimp Boats" was a popular song in the 1950s.
It was written by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston and published in 1951. The original sheet music was arranged by Hawley Ades.
Charting versions were recorded by Jo Stafford (Weston's wife) and ...
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# "Kissin' Bug Boogie"
# "Heaven Drops Her Curtain Down"
# "
There's a Small Hotel"
# "
A-Round the Corner"
# "
As You Desire Me"
# "
Hawaiian War Chant"
# "Raminay!"
# "
You Belong to Me"
# "
Early Autumn"
# "
Jambalaya"
# "Without My Lover"
Disc #4
# "Smoking My Sad Cigarette"
# "
If I Were a Bell"
# "Just Another Polka"
# "
Basin Street Blues
"Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric "Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi..." was later added ...
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# "
Make Love to Me"
# "Indiscretion"
# "One Love Forever"
# "The Temple of an Understand Heart"
# "
Teach Me Tonight"
# "
Darling, Darling, Darling"
# "
I Only Have Eyes for You"
# "I Got a Sweetie"
# "
Suddenly There's a Valley"
# "
The Nearness of You"
# "
Moonlight in Vermont"
# "
Big D"
# "Warm All Over"
# "
Wouldn't It Be Lovely"
# "
With a Little Bit of Luck"
# "
Flow Gently Sweet Afton
"Sweet Afton" is a lyrical poem describing the River Afton, Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791 and set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman in 1837, under the title ''Flow gently, sweet Afton''. This poem was ori ...
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# "
Annie Laurie"
# "
The Gypsy in My Soul"
# "
But Not for Me"
# "Bells Are Ringing"
# "On London Bridge"
# "The King of Paris"
# "Black out the Moon"
# "
St. Louis Blues"
References
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2007 greatest hits albums
Jo Stafford compilation albums