Description
Joni James was one of the most distinctive popular vocalists of the 1950s, bringing a warm, intimate tone to the great American songbook that earned her a devoted following across multiple decades. This CD pairs two songbook-themed collections, drawing from the rich catalogs of Victor Young, Frank Loesser, Jerome Kern, and Harry Warren — composers whose songs formed the backbone of mid-century popular music. Highlights include a heartfelt reading of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s ‘All The Things You Are,’ the dreamy ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,’ and Frank Loesser’s wistful ‘On A Slow Boat To China.’ With 24 tracks in total, this is a generous showcase of James’s understated elegance and her deep affinity for well-crafted melody and lyric…
Two original classic albums on one CD!
Track Listing:
- My Foolish Heart
- I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
- Stella By Starlight
- A Hundred Years From Today
- Song Of Surrender
- Everything I Do
- If I Were A Bell
- My Darling, My Darling
- On A Slow Boat To China
- I’ll Know
- Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
- Anywhere I Wander
- Long Ago (And Far Away)
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- Why Was I Born?
- Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man
- Bill
- All The Things You Are
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- I Wish I Knew
- The More I See You
- Friendly Star
- You’ll Never Know
- I’ll String Along With You
