Monday, October 24, 2022

VA - Fifties Girls [2013] (3 x CD's)

 

FIFTIES GIRLS

VA - Fifties Girls [2013] (3 x CD's)

This 75-track compilation brings together an eclectic mix of female performers. This is predominantly an American compilation with some British recordings mixed in but still much of the music will be familiar. Who could forget Petula Clark and The Little Shoemaker. Diana Dors appears on 2 tracks...The earliest recordings of Dors were two sides of a 78-rpm single released on HMV Records in 1951. The tracks were "I Feel So Mmmm" and "A Kiss and a Cuddle (and a Few Kinds Words from You)" both included here.

Could the Fifties be the decade that played host to the finest of modern music s female contingent? With names such as Etta James, Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, Connie Francis, Shirley Bassey and Eartha Kitt among its ranks it's certainly close. You make that judgement for yourself as you listen to the very best of the Fifties girls on this 3 x CD set.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Etta James W-O-M-A-N 2:47

02 Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin's 2:22

03 Connie Francis Who's Sorry Now 2:19

04 Julie London Cry Me A River 2:50

05 Jane Morgan The Day The Rains Came 2:58

06 Dodie Stevens Pink Shoe Laces 2:25

07 Ruth Brown Lucky Lips 2:09

08 Chas Mcdevitt Skiffle Group & Nancy Whiskey Freight Train 2:56

09 Sarah Vaughan Broken Hearted Melody 2:25

10 Kay Starr Wheel Of Fortune 3:05

11 Patsy Cline I Can See An Angel 2:22

12 Rosemary Clooney Where Will The Dimple Be 2:25

13 Eartha Kitt Just An Old-Fashioned Girl 2:52

14 Bonnie Lou Tennessee Wig Walk 2:34

15 Petula Clark The Little Shoemaker 2:18

16 Doris Day A Bushel And A Peck 2:49

17 Patti Page The Tennessee Waltz 3:02

18 Bonnie Guitar Dark Moon 2:43

19 Faye Adams I'll Be True 2:49

20 Sophia Loren Bing! Bang! Bong! 2:19

21 Kathy Linden Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye 2:36

22 Alma Cogan Dreamboat 1:46

23 Wanda Jackson Rock Your Baby 1:44

24 Shirley Bassey Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 2:27

25 Gale Storm Memories Are Made Of This 2:19


CD2

01 Patsy Cline Walkin' After Midnight 2:36

02 Marilyn Monroe I Wanna Be Loved By You 2:58

03 Rosemary Clooney This Ole House 2:22

04 Peggy Lee Fever 3:19

05 Lavern Baker Jim Dandy 2:13

06 Shirley Bassey As I Love You 2:54

07 Bonnie Lou Seven Lonely Days 2:19

08 Kitty Kallen Little Things Mean A Lot 3:00

09 Brenda Lee Let's Jump The Broomstick 2:36

10 Debbie Reynolds Tammy 3:06

11 Doris Day Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) 2:05

12 Joan Regan May You Always 2:41

13 Dinah Shore Love And Marriage 2:25

14 Connie Francis You Always Hurt The One You Love 2:24

15 Cathy Carr Ivory Tower 2:35

16 Petula Clark Poppa Piccolino 2:16

17 Ella Fitzgerald Crying In The Chapel 3:04

18 Diana Dors I Feel So Mmm 2:51

19 Ruby Murray Softly, Softly 2:28

20 Janis Martin My Boy Elvis 2:09

21 Alma Cogan Last Night On The Back Porch 2:21

22 Kay Starr Rock And Roll Waltz 2:58

23 Patti Page I Went To Your Wedding 3:16

24 Sophia Loren Mambo Bacan 3:29

25 Teresa Brewer Ricochet 2:41


CD3

01 Connie Francis Lipstick On Your Collar 2:16

02 Brenda Lee Dynamite 1:58

03 Jo Stafford Shrimp Boats 2:51

04 Teresa Brewer Music! Music! Music! 2:51

05 Eartha Kitt C'est Si Bon 2:59

06 Alma Cogan Why Do Fools Fall In Love? 2:17

07 Gale Storm I Hear You Knocking 2:22

08 Rosemary Clooney Come On-A My House 1:59

09 Lavern Baker I Cried A Tear 2:36

10 Patti Page How Much Is That Doggie In The Window 2:28

11 Doris Day The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!) 3:13

12 Joan Regan If I Give My Heart To You 2:49

13 Patsy Cline I've Loved And Lost Again 2:34

14 Marion Ryan Love Me Forever 2:54

15 Petula Clark Christopher Robin At Buckingham Palace 2:10

16 Kathy Linden Billy 1:57

17 Anne Shelton Lay Down Your Arms 2:53

18 Ruth Brown (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean 2:58

19 Diana Dors A Kiss And A Cuddle 2:26

20 Sarah Vaughan Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) 2:38

21 Janis Martin Cracker Jack 2:06

22 Ruby Murray Mr Wonderful 2:51

23 Etta James Good Rockin' Daddy 2:27

24 Kay Starr If You Love Me (Really Love Me) 2:48

25 Peggi Griffith Rockin' The Blues 2:04

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2 comments:

  1. Really spectacularly different, BB. I recently discovered that Petula Clark was in films like Vice Versa (1948) as a child actress and it just amazed me! This will be a fun mix. Many thanks!

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    1. Thanks John.
      I have a lot of fifties material and probably don't post enough. Some great songs from that period.
      Cheers.

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