Stafford,Jo Centenary Hits Collection 1944-59 CD

Jo Stafford was one of the most popular and successful female vocalists of the post-war era, epitomising the style and mood which nostalgia buffs often refer to as "the golden age of popular music" during the time before rock 'n' roll changed the business irrevocably. She racked up more than 100 hits, encompassing recordings as a member of the Pied Pipers and duet hits with Frankie Laine and Gordon MacRae alongside her solo chart entries. This year marks the centenary of her birth, and to mark the occasion we are releasing this great-value 106-track 4-CD set which comprises just about all her career hits in the Billboard charts and the Cash Box Top 40 for Capitol during the '40s and for Columbia after 1950. It naturally includes the No. 1s "Candy" with Johnny Mercer, "Temptation" with Red Ingle, "My Darling My Darling" with Gordon MacRae, and her solo No. 1 "You Belong to Me" and "Make Love To Me", along with dozens of other Top 10 classics. She was an extraordinarily versatile singer, and was able to handle any kind of material, with her hits including pop ballads, upbeat novelty songs, jazzy big band swingers and pure country tunes. This is a comprehensive overview of the recordings which made her such a popular star and made her a fixture in the charts even into the rock 'n' roll era, and is a fine showcase for a highly talented performer.

1. Old Acquaintance 2. How Sweet You Are 3. Embraceable You - Various Performers 4. Mairzy Doats - the Pied Pipers 5. I Love You 6. Long Ago (And Far Away) 7. It Could Happen to You 8. The Trolley Song - Jo Stafford ; the Pied Pipers 9. Let's Take the Long Way Home 10. Candy - Jo Stafford ; Johnny Mercer 11. There's No You 12. On the Sunny Side of the Street 13. Out of This World 14. That's for Me 15. Symphony 16. Day By Day 17. This Is Always 18. You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 19. The Things We Did Last Summer 20. White Christmas 21. Sonata 22. Ivy 23. A Sunday Kind of Love 24. Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) 25. I'm So Right Tonight 26. Feudin' and Fightin' 27. The Stanley Steamer 28. Love and the Weather 29. The Gentleman Is a Dope 30. Serenade of the Bells 31. The Best Things in Life Are Free 32. I Never Loved Anyone 33. I'm My Own Grandmaw 34. Haunted Heart 35. Suspicion 36. Better Luck Next Time 37. Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More) 38. Bluebird of Happiness - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 39. Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 40. My Darling My Darling - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 41. Congratulations 42. Here I'll Stay 43. The Pussycat Song - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 44. A' You're Adorable - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 45. Need You - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 46. Once and for Always 47. Some Enchanted Evening 48. Homework 49. Whispering Hope - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 50. Just One Way to Say I Love You 51. Ragtime Cowboy Joe 52. The Last Mile Home 53. If I Ever Love Again 54. Echoes - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 55. Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 56. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) 57. Dearie - Jo Stafford ; Gordon MacRae 58. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend 59. Open Door, Open Arms 60. Play a Simple Melody 61. No Other Love 62. Goodnight, Irene 63. Sometime 64. Tennessee Waltz 65. If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time 66. If 67. It Is No Secret 68. Pretty-Eyed Baby - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 69. Somebody 70. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 71. Kissing Bug Boogie 72. Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 73. Hey Good Lookin' - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 74. Shrimp Boats 75. A-Round the Corner 76. Hambone 77. Raminay! (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep) 78. You Belong to Me 79. Jambalaya 80. Tonight We're Settin' the Woods on Fire - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 81. Early Autumn 82. Keep It a Secret 83. Piece A-Puddin' - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 84. (Now and Then There's) a Fool Such As I 85. Chow Willy - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 86. Without My Lover 87. Just Another Polka 88. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 89. Make Love to Me! 90. Indiscretion - Various Performers 91. Goin' Like Wildfire - Jo Stafford ; Frankie Laine 92. Thank You for Calling 93. Where Are You 94. Teach Me Tonight 95. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 96. I Got a Sweetie 97. Young and Foolish 98. Suddenly There's a Valley 99. Suddenly 100. It's Almost Tomorrow 101. All Night Long 102. With a Little Bit of Luck 103. Love Me Good 104. On London Bridge 105. Wind in the Willow 106. Pine Top's Boogie