Smith,Keely Collection 1949-62 CD

Keely Smith was one of the most distinctive and multi-talented performers of the 1950s and '60s, combining a vocal versatility with an innate sense of comedy, which she used to good effect using her trademark deadpan style in stage and TV performances with her husband Louis Prima, with whom she also made some fine jazz, R&B and pop records, including the Grammy Award-winning "That Old Black Magic" in 1959, winner of Best Performances By A Vocal Group. She was a fine jazz singer, with a sense of swing and timing that placed her alongside the best of her peers, but she was equally at home performing sophisticated pop material with an orchestra, and this collection provides the opportunity to hear her in both environments. This great-value 80-track 3-CD set comprises selected recordings with Louis Prima's Orchestra for the Mercury, Capitol and Dot labels from her 1949 debut with his band through to 1961, when they were divorced, and selected solo recordings for Capitol and Dot accompanied by the orchestras of Billy May, Nelson Riddle and others from 1956 through to 1962. It includes the chart hits with Louis Prima, "That Old Black Magic", "The Bigger The Figure", "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon". It's a fine showcase for her talent and style during what was one of the most productive and important eras of her career.

1. Charley My Boy 2. I Beeped When I Shoulda Bopped 3. Here, Pretty Kitty 4. Barnacle Bill the Sailor 5. (Nothing's Too Good) for My Baby 6. The Lip 7. I Wish You Love 8. I Keep Forgetting 9. High School Affair 10. Sentimental Journey 11. The Birth of the Blues 12. Don't Let a Memory 13. Autumn Leaves 14. Young and in Love 15. You'll Never Know 16. Good Behavior 17. A Foggy Day 18. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues 19. As You Desire Me 20. Fools Rush in 21. Imagination 22. You Go to My Head 23. Don't Take Your Love from Me 24. When Your Lover Has Gone 25. When Day Is Done 26. Mr. Wonderful 27. I Wish You Love 28. If We Never Meet Again 29. I Understand 30. Embraceable You/I Got It Bad 31. Nothing in Common 32. How Ya Fixed for Love 33. The Whipporwill 34. You Are My Love 35. S'posin' 36. The Song Is You 37. On the Sunny Side of the Street 38. I'll Get By 39. I'll Never Smile Again 40. Sweet and Lovely 41. All the Way 42. Lullaby of the Leaves 43. East of the Sun 44. I Can't Get Started 45. Cocktails for Two 46. I Never Knew 47. That Old Black Magic 48. Hey Boy 49. Nitey Nite 50. Indian Love Call 51. The Nearness of You 52. What Is This Thing Called Love 53. Someone to Watch Over Me 54. The Man I Love 55. It's Magic 56. Stormy Weather 57. There Will Never Be Another You 58. It's Been a Long, Long Time 59. You're Driving Me Crazy 60. Star Dust 61. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry 62. I've Got You Under My Skin 63. Don't Take Your Love from Me 64. Together 65. Teach Me Tonight 66. They Can't Take That Away from Me 67. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 68. Let's Get Away from It All 69. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 70. Mutual Admiration Society 71. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon 72. I Don't Know Why 73. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 74. Night and Day 75. Nyow! Nyot Nyow! (The Pussycat Song) 76. Mashuga 77. When My Baby Smiles at Me 78. Begin the Beguine 79. Surprise Package 80. Because of You 81. Absent-Minded Lover 82. You'll Never Walk Alone