Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
With her slinky, alluring stage presence and her wink-in-the-eye purr of a voice, Eartha Kitt was a one-of-a-kind artist and act in the 1950s, an icon who, had she been a young star when the era hit in the '80s, would have made the song video her own: she instinctively understood that the visual and the song go hand in hand in the modern pop world. This two-disc, 40-track set collects the best of her recordings for RCA Victor between 1952 and 1957, including 1952’s sultry “Monotonous,” 1953’s “Santa Baby,” “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” and “I Want to Be Evil,” the haunting “The Day the Circus Left Town,” and the weary, resigned “Dinner for One Please, James” both from 1955, and 1957's “St. Louis Blues,” drawn from the motion picture of the same name that hit movie screens in 1958. Kitt went on to more movie, stage, club, and television work, but the heart of her recorded legacy as a singer is collected here.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Anton Coppola, Conductor - June Carroll, Composer - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - Ronny Graham, Lyricist - Arthur Siegel, Composer - New Faces of 1952 Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1952. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Anton Coppola, Conductor - Francis Lemarque, Composer - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - Robert Clary, MainArtist, Vocal - New Faces of 1952 Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1952. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Burke, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Young, Composer, Lyricist - Harold Spina, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter, Conductor - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. ROX, Composer - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer, with - Eartha Kitt with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Robert Byrne, Trombone - Hymie Schertzer, Woodwinds - Henri René, Conductor, Arranger - Jack Lesberg, Bass - Raymond Taylor, Lyricist - Stanley Webb, Woodwinds - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Warren Covington, Trombone - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - Yank Lawson, Trumpet - James Maxwell, Trumpet - Jack Pleis, Piano - Lester Judson, Composer - Al Klink, Woodwinds - Terry Snyder, Drums - Carlos Kase, Reissue Producer - Michael O. Drexler, Mastering Engineer - Melvin Solomon, Trumpet - Bernard Kaufman, Woodwinds - Henry Ross, Woodwinds - Louis McGarity, Trombone - Roland Dupont, Trombone - Danny Perri, Guitar
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Andre Hornez, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Betti, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Seelen, Composer, Lyricist - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
M. Alvarez Maciste, Composer, Lyricist - A. Eloy Blanco, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Springer, Composer, Lyricist - Hymie Schertzer, Clarinet - Henri René, Arranger - Romeo Penque, Clarinet - Alan Hanlon, Guitar - Joan Javits, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Springer, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Glickman, Violin - Johnny Guarnieri, Piano - Bernard Greenhouse, Cello - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Al Klink, Clarinet - Julius Held, Violin - Julius Schacter, Violin - Thomas Parshley, Clarinet - Phillip Springer, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Magnante, Accordion - Jack Saunders, Drums, Percussion - Bunny Shawker, Drums, Percussion - Joe Carlton, Producer - Frederic Buldrini, Violin - Max Tartasky, Violin - Sidney Brecher, Viola - Carl Fleisig, Viola - Arnold Fishkin(d), Bass
Originally released 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
COCHRAN, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Scotto, Composer, Lyricist - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Rodor, Composer, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Carlton, Producer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Producer - Jerome Kern, Composer, Lyricist - Otto Harbach, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henri René, Producer - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - P. SPRINGER, Composer, Lyricist - J. Javits, Composer, Lyricist - Henri René & His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bob Hilliard, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Mann, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri René's Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
George Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist - Ira Gershwin, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Henri René & His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Entertainment
Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - James Shelton, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1958 BMG Music
J. Shelton, Composer - Henri René, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Carlton, Producer
Originally recorded 1954. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Henri René, Producer - Ahbez Shanklin, Composer, Lyricist - Ahbez, Composer, Lyricist - Wayne Shanklin, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Wilson, Composer, Lyricist - Robinson, Composer, Lyricist - Ferre, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, Vocal
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 2
Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - LEIGH, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, Vocal
(P) 1957 BMG Music
Jimmy Kennedy, Composer, Lyricist - Alex Alstone, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Carlton, Producer - Henri René & His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Conductor, Arranger - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Frank Saracco, Trombone - Michael Carr, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Crawford, Drums - Willie Rodriguez, Percussion - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Bernie Leighton, Piano - Frank Carroll, Bass - Thomas Parshley, Woodwinds - Cutty Cutshall, Trombone - Abraham Richman, Woodwinds - Joe Carlton, Producer - Carlos Kase, Reissue Producer - Michael O. Drexler, Mastering Engineer - Robert Alexander, Trombone - Art Ryerson, Guitar - George Berg, Woodwinds - Charles Margulis, Trumpet - Louis Oles, Trumpet - Frederick Ohms, Jr., Trombone - Russell Banzer, Woodwinds
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
GEORGE THORN, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, Vocal - Otilio Portal, Composer, Lyricist - Perez Prado y su Orquesta, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Diaz, Jr., Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Ramon Pina, Composer, Lyricist - Yves Bruyere, Composer, Lyricist - Georges Pazman, Composer, Lyricist - Henri René, Producer - Michel Emer, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri René & His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1955. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henri René, Conductor, Producer, Arranger, MainArtist - Marve Fisher, Composer, Lyricist - Wilbur Schwartz, Woodwinds - Gordon Jenkins, Producer - Harry Klee, Woodwinds - Nick Fatool, Drums - Paul Smith, Harpsichord - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, Vocal - Manuel Stevens, Trumpet - Lou Singer, Marimba - Manny Klein, Trumpet - Carlos Kase, Reissue Producer - Michael O. Drexler, Mastering Engineer - William Guy, Trumpet - Vincent Terri, Guitar - Joseph Comfort, Bass - Sal Franzella, Woodwinds - Frank Guerrero, Percussion
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Producer - Mesi Julian, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Farnon, Producer
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
John Latouche, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Jerome Moss, Composer, Lyricist
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Raul Portela, Composer, Lyricist - Amadeu Do Vale, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Galhardo, Composer, Lyricist - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Harry Dupree, Composer, Lyricist - Henri René & His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
George Shearing, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. ALl rights reserved by BMG Music Entertianment.
Al Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Dick Manning, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Rene & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dubey, Composer, Lyricist - Harold Karr, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Carlton, Producer - Joe Reisman & His Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
JOE DARION, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Kleinsinger, Composer, Lyricist - Shinbone Alley Orchestra And Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Levine, Conductor
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
JOE DARION, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter, Producer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Kleinsinger, Composer, Lyricist - Maurice Levine, Conductor - Shinebone Alley Orchestra & Choir, AssociatedPerformer
Originally recorded 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbert Perry, Composer, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - W.C. Handy, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shorty Rogers And His Giants, with - Koenig, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers And His Giants, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
W.C. Handy, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shorty Rogers And His Giants, with - George A. Norton, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers And His Giants, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
W.C. Handy, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shorty Rogers And His Giants, with - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers And His Giants, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
W.C. Handy, Composer, Lyricist - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shorty Rogers And His Giants, with - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers And His Giants, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Jester Hairston, Arranger - Eartha Kitt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shorty Rogers And His Giants, with - Eartha Kitt with Shorty Rogers And His Giants, AssociatedPerformer
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
With her slinky, alluring stage presence and her wink-in-the-eye purr of a voice, Eartha Kitt was a one-of-a-kind artist and act in the 1950s, an icon who, had she been a young star when the era hit in the '80s, would have made the song video her own: she instinctively understood that the visual and the song go hand in hand in the modern pop world. This two-disc, 40-track set collects the best of her recordings for RCA Victor between 1952 and 1957, including 1952’s sultry “Monotonous,” 1953’s “Santa Baby,” “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” and “I Want to Be Evil,” the haunting “The Day the Circus Left Town,” and the weary, resigned “Dinner for One Please, James” both from 1955, and 1957's “St. Louis Blues,” drawn from the motion picture of the same name that hit movie screens in 1958. Kitt went on to more movie, stage, club, and television work, but the heart of her recorded legacy as a singer is collected here.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:52:22
- Main artists: Eartha Kitt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2011 Sony Music Entertainment. All rights reserved.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.