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Trawling through the obscurities of most '40s/'50s pop vocalists would be a chore, to say the least, but Jo Stafford was not the average pop vocalist of the WWII era. Although she sounded very trad (and very beautiful) on her biggest hits -- "Long Ago and Far Away," "It Could Happen to You," "You Belong to Me" -- she could switch from beguiling balladry to swing rhythm at the drop of a hat. The Capitol Rarities 1943-1950 is an EMI compilation that includes 24 solid obscurities from her early catalog. Discovered by Johnny Mercer, Stafford began contributing as part of the Pied Pipers and drew fame for her sweet voice as well as her ability to swing precisely in a group context. Her solo material here is pretty interesting, although the half-dozen highlights are far better than the balance. At the top of the heap lie "Jolly Jo," "Pagan Love Song," and "Prisoner of Love's Song." The first is the most radical song in Stafford's catalog, a vocalese adventure led by her friend Dave Lambert (later one-third of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), the second is a delightful Dixieland romp through an old classic, and the third is a revisitation of the cornpone classic "Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)" she waxed with the most hilarious hillbilly accent ever heard on record. Elsewhere, the focus is on movie songs, many of them nearly forgotten.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Johnny Mercer, Composer - Harold Arlen, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, Composer, MainArtist - Paul Weston, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1945 Capitol Records, LLC
Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Paul Weston & His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1946 Capitol Records, LLC
Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Billy Butterfield, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Allan Roberts, Composer - Doris Fisher, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Burke, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Paul Weston, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Joel Benton, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Carl Fischer, Composer - Bill Carey, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Gary Baker, Composer - Frank Myers, Composer - Richard McDonald, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Leo Robin, Composer - Arthur Schwartz, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
David, Composer - Al Hoffman, Composer - Jerry Livingston, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Sid Robin, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, Composer - Leo Robin, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Dave Lambert, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Paul Weston, MainArtist - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Richard Reynolds, Composer - The Starlighters, MainArtist - Russ Carlyle, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Paul Weston, MainArtist - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - F.F. Gustaf, Composer - Erik Fryman, Composer - The Starlighters, MainArtist - Buddy Kaye, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
ARTHUR FREED, Composer - NACIO HERB BROWN, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Victor Young, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Jack Elliott, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston, MainArtist - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - The Starlighters, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1950 Capitol Records, LLC
Russ Columbo, Composer - Leo Robin, Composer - Clarence Gaskill, Composer - Red Ingle & The Natural Seven, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Leo Robin, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Frederick Hollander, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Ralph Blane, Composer - Harry Warren, Composer - Jo Stafford, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Joan Whitney, Composer - Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David, Composer - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers, MainArtist - Paul Weston, Conductor - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Alex Kramer, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Marty Gold, Composer - Al Alberts, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2009 Capitol Records, LLC
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston, Conductor - Jo Stafford, MainArtist - Paul Weston & His Orchestra, Orchestra - The Lyn Murray Singers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Trawling through the obscurities of most '40s/'50s pop vocalists would be a chore, to say the least, but Jo Stafford was not the average pop vocalist of the WWII era. Although she sounded very trad (and very beautiful) on her biggest hits -- "Long Ago and Far Away," "It Could Happen to You," "You Belong to Me" -- she could switch from beguiling balladry to swing rhythm at the drop of a hat. The Capitol Rarities 1943-1950 is an EMI compilation that includes 24 solid obscurities from her early catalog. Discovered by Johnny Mercer, Stafford began contributing as part of the Pied Pipers and drew fame for her sweet voice as well as her ability to swing precisely in a group context. Her solo material here is pretty interesting, although the half-dozen highlights are far better than the balance. At the top of the heap lie "Jolly Jo," "Pagan Love Song," and "Prisoner of Love's Song." The first is the most radical song in Stafford's catalog, a vocalese adventure led by her friend Dave Lambert (later one-third of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), the second is a delightful Dixieland romp through an old classic, and the third is a revisitation of the cornpone classic "Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)" she waxed with the most hilarious hillbilly accent ever heard on record. Elsewhere, the focus is on movie songs, many of them nearly forgotten.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:44
- Main artists: Jo Stafford
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
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