Laurie,Annie Annie Laurie Collection 1945-62 CD

Annie Laurie was an R&B, blues and sophisticated jazz and pop singer born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1924, who came to prominence in 1947 with her debut hit "Since I Fell For You", and over the next 15 years recorded and released material which brought her several more successes in both pop and R&B charts, recording for much of the early era of her career with a trio and band led by pianist and songwriter Paul Gayten. At the start of her career she recorded at Cosimo Matassa's legendary J&M Studios in New Orleans, which gave her work from those years a distinctive Crescent City sound. This excellent- value 51-track 2-CD set comprises comprising most of the A & B sides of her releases on the Cosmo, de Luxe, Regal, Okeh, Savoy and Ritz labels from this era, including performances with the bands of Paul Gayten and Danny Kessler, as she rode the waves of the upheavals in the market occasioned by the advent of rock 'n' roll to take her hit-making career into the 1960s. It features all her career pop and R&B chart entries, including the R&B No. 3 hits "Since I Fell For You" and "It Hurts To Be In Love", and her other Top 10 hits "Cuttin' Out" and "I'll Never Be Free". She was a highly versatile vocal stylist, equally at home with upbeat jump blues material, grooving R&B songs, and smoothly polished jazz-flavoured pop, and this collection provides a varied and entertaining showcase for her distinctive talent

1. St. Louis Blues 2. Since I Fell for You 3. Love That Man of Mine 4. Them There Eyes 5. Don't Worry 'Bout Me 6. I Still Love You 7. One Sweet Letter from You 8. I Love You Yes I Do 9. Wondering Blues 10. Voodoo Man 11. Lonely Blues 12. Annie's Blues 13. Waiting for You 14. Cuttin' Out 15. My Rough and Ready Man 16. Baby What's New 17. Blue and Disgusted 18. I'll Never Be Free 19. I Ain't Gonna Let You in 20. I Need Your Love 21. Just One More Chance 22. Now That You've Gone 23. Get Me Some Money 24. Cryin' Sighin' Dyin' 25. I Don't Get My Kicks Anymore 26. Lonesome and Blue 27. I Feel So Right Tonight 28. You Belong to Me 29. Give Me Half a Chance 30. Stop Talkin' and Start Walkin' 31. It's Been a Long Time 32. In the Mood for You 33. Feeling the Need 34. Rockin' and Rollin' 35. You Promised Love 36. It Hurts to Be in Love 37. Hand in Hand 38. It Must Be You 39. Please Honey Don't Go 40. You're the Only One for Me 41. Out of My Mind 42. Love Is a Funny Thing 43. Nobody's Gonna Hurt You Baby 44. Someday, Someway 45. Hold on to What You Got 46. Since I Fell for You 47. Lost Love 48. If You're Lonely 49. It's Gonna Come Out in the Wash Someday 50. Trouble in Mind 51. Time Out for Tears