Bailey,Pearl Pearls: The Albums 1952-1957 CD

Two CD set. One of the most beloved and highest profile American entertainers of the 20th Century, singer/actress/author Pearl Bailey spent over 50 years of her life on stage, in films, on TV and in record studios. Hers was the very definition of a prolific career, and one that brought her international fame in every area where she chose to leave her imprint. Even though her chart success was small, Pearl's vocal talent was large and she was never without a recording contract for the whole of the 1950s and beyond. Jasmine's set brings together as many of Pearls' recordings from the '50s as we could cram in - five complete albums, in fact, that show her larger than life personality off to the full. Pearl was never about hit records - although her biggest chart success 'Takes Two To Tango' inevitably features here - but she sold a lot of long players and her singing career was perpetually an extension of her brash and frequently bawdy personality, which spills cheerfully out of the grooves of every track here. A long overdue tribute to a genuine entertainment legend, Pearls is perhaps the definitive collection of 'Pearlie Mae' featuring, as it does, a great many tracks that are totally new to UK CD - all remastered, as always, from the finest available sources!

1. Say "Si Si" 2. Ciribiribin 3. Strike While the Iron's Hot 4. I Love My Argentine 5. Fernandeez of the Andes 6. Alla en El Rancho Grande 7. I Wouldn't Walk Across the Street 8. She's Something Spanish 9. Takes Two to Tango 10. Let There Be Love 11. My Ideal 12. Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye) 13. Nothing 14. 8th Street Association 15. The Birth of the Blues 16. I Heard 17. That's Gratitude 18. Somebody Else Not Me 19. It'll Get Worse 20. When Your Guy Is Gone 21. Drunk with Love 22. Changeable You 23. I Ain't Got Nobody and Nobody 24. Cares for Me 25. Nobody 26. Runnin' Wild 27. Big Words 28. Me and My Shadow 29. What's Happened to the Hair (On the Head of the Man I Love) 30. He May Be Your Man 31. I Cried for You 32. I Always Shake the Tree 33. He's Gone 34. As Long As I Live 35. Hug Me a Hug (Kiss Me a Kiss) 36. World Weary 37. Nothin' Nothin' Baby (Without You) 38. A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid 39. A Man Is a Necessary Evil 40. The Gypsy Goofed 41. My Man 42. You Waited Too Long 43. Sweet Georgia Brown 44. Easy Street 45. I Can't Rock 'N' Roll to Save My Soul 46. There's a Man in My Life 47. Everybody Loves My Baby 48. There's Plenty More Where That Came from 49. That's My Weakness Now 50. I'm Gonna Keep on Doin' What I'm Doin' 51. I've Taken a Fancy to You 52. Here You Come with Love 53. That's What You Think 54. Call Me Again When You're in Town 55. It Figures 56. The Saga of My Life 57. What Will We Do on Sunday 58. You've Got It Made 59. Who Me? I'd Love It 60. Empty House Blues 61. Love 'Im, Love 'Im, Love 'Im