''Revisited'' is a 1960
studio album
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by American singer
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...
, her second album issued on the
Kapp Records
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label. All songs had been previously recorded by Kitt, between 1953 and 1958, during her recording contract at
RCA Victor
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. Recorded in New York on March 31 and April 1, 1960, with Maurice Levine as musical director. The album was also released as four track,
7-inch
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Extended play, EP in the United Kingdom
and France.
The complete album was re-issued on CD in 1994 as part of the Bear Family Records five CD boxset ''Eartha - Quake'', this included a previously unreleased bonus track, "Johnny with the Gentle Hands", from the same recording session.
The album was also released to CD by Pickwick Records, Hallmark Music & Entertainment in 2012 as a stand-alone album.
The album charted in the UK at #17 in February 1961.
Track listing
12" LP version
#"(If I Love Ya, Then I Need Ya) I Wantcha Around" (Bob Merrill) - 2:25
#"Uska Dara (A Turkish tale)" (Traditional) - 3:37
#"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love, Let's Do It" (Cole Porter) - 2:38
#"Angelitos Negros" (Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste) - 3:27
#"Apres Moi" (Bernard Bennett) - 3:25
#"C'est si bon" (Henri Betti, André Hornez) - 2:35
#"Just an Old Fashioned Girl" (Marve Fisher) - 2:44
#"April in Portugal (song), April In Portugal" (Raul Ferrão, Jimmy Kennedy) - 2:35
#"I Want to Be Evil" (Lester Judson, Raymond Taylor) - 2:57
#"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) - 2:47
#"Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) - 3:30
#"Santa Baby" (Joan Javits, Philip Springer) - 2:47
;''Eartha - Quake'' CD bonus tracks
*"Johnny With the Gentle Hands" (Take 7) (George Siravo, Kermit Goell)
*"Johnny With the Gentle Hands" (Take 8) (George Siravo, Kermit Goell)
7" EP version
#"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) - 2:47
#"I Wantcha Round" (Bob Merrill) - 2:25
#"C'est Si Bon" (Henri Betti, André Hornez) - 2:35
#"Angelitos Negros"(Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste) - 3:27
Personnel
;Technical
*Maurice Levine – arrangement, arranger and Musical Director
;Performance
*
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...
– singing, vocals
Release history
References
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Eartha Kitt albums
Kapp Records albums
1960 albums