Great Ladies Of Song

5/6 CD / Cassette Set
Released May 1998 (5CD) March 1999 (6CD)
Cat No.: RDCD1961-6 (RDC93631-6)
RD Code: LADY 407 (5) LAD6 542 (6)
Compiled by J K Hall

This collection was another of my favourites from my time at RD. After a successful test in 1998 I was asked to expand the set to a 6CD version. The 5CD set is therefore the rarest, although it features the same tracks that are on the first five discs of the latter version. The booklet features several pictures from an original photoshoot featuring various RD staff and their friends, below is an EXCLUSIVE picture taken from these sessions along with the original advertising leaflet.

CD 1      Temperature Rising – Favourites Through The Years

1 - I Just Want To Make Love To You - Etta James

2 - Feeling Good - Nina Simone

3 - Mad About The Boy - Dinah Washington

4 - You Do Something To Me - Doris Day

5 - Unchained Melody - Lena Horne

6 - Crazy - Patsy Cline

7 - Cry Me A River - Julie London

8 - That Ole Devil Called Love - Billie Holiday

9 - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter - Sarah Vaughan

10 - It Had To Be You - Helen Forrest

11 - Fever - Peggy Lee

12 - My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone

13 - I'm Just A Lucky So And So - Ella Fitzgerald

14 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me - Muriel Smith

15 - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald

16 - Let's Face The Music And Dance - Ella Fitzgerald

17 - In The Still Of The Night - Julie London

18 - The Girl From Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz

19 - I Only Have Eyes For You - Billie Holiday

20 - Lady Sings The Blues~The - Billie Holiday

CD 2      By Special Request – All-Time Classic Songs

21 - My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Julie London

22 - Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me - Peggy Lee

23 - I've Got A Crush On You - Joyce Weston

24 - The Man I Love - Rosemary Squires

25 - I Loves You, Porgy - Nina Simone

26 - Someone To Watch Over Me - Kathy~Kirby

27 - You'd Be Surprised - Marilyn Monroe

28 - Our Love Is Here To Stay - Dinah Washington

29 - Let's Do It - Pearl Bailey

30 - It's A Lovely Day Today - Astrud Gilberto

31 - I've Got You Under My Skin - Rosemary Squires

32 - It Might As Well Be Spring - Astrud Gilberto

33 - I Could Write A Book - Carmen McRae

34 - My Funny Valentine - Sarah Vaughan

35 - Bewitched - Doris Day

36 - True Love - Ruby Murray

37 - Always - Patsy Cline

38 - Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone

39 - What Is This Thing Called Love? - Peggy Lee

40 - Summertime - Billie Holiday

41 - With A Song In My Heart - Jane Froman

CD 3      I Remember You – Popular Memories of the 50s & 60s

42 - Don't Blame Me - Joyce Weston

43 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Sarah Vaughan

44 - Who's Sorry Now - Ella Fitzgerald

45 - Blue Moon - Julie London

46 - I Remember You - Joyce Weston

47 - You Belong To Me - Jo Stafford

48 - Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Sarah Vaughan

49 - Mack The Knife - Peggy Lee

50 - The Day The Rains Came - Jane Morgan

51 - Let Me Go, Lover - Theresa Brewer

52 - Love Letters - Peggy Lee

53 - Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen

54 - You'll Never Walk Alone - Jane Froman

55 - Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day

56 - Softly, Softly - Ruby Murray

57 - Hey There - Rosemary Clooney

58 - I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee

59 - Wheel Of Fortune - Kay Starr

60 - Secret Love - Doris Day

61 - I Believe - Jane Froman

CD 4      In The Mood For Love – Musical Magic

62 - Falling In Love With Love - Anita O'Day

63 - The Lady Is A Tramp - Ella Fitzgerald

64 - All By Myself - Ella Fitzgerald

65 - Blue Skies - Dinah Washington

66 - It's Magic - Dinah Washington

67 - My Favourite Things - Rosemary Squires

68 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - Astrud Gilberto

69 - Speak Low - Joyce Weston

70 - Stormy Weather - Etta James

71 - When You Wish Upon A Star - June Christie

72 - Over The Rainbow - Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers

73 - I'm In The Mood For Love - Julie London

74 - River Of No Return - Marilyn Monroe

75 - Move Over, Darling - Doris Day

76 - I've Got The World On A String - Peggy Lee

77 - I Get Along Without You Very Well - Billie Holiday

78 - Deep Purple - Helen Forrest

79 - Tenderly - Sarah Vaughan

80 - As Long As He Needs Me - Helen Forrest

81 - Alexander's Ragtime Band - Sarah Vaughan with Billy Eckstine

CD 5      No Other Love – The Great Love Songs

82 - What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington

83 - My One And Only Love - Nancy Wilson

84 - I Put A Spell On You - Nina Simone

85 - Embraceable You - Rosemary Squires

86 - Come Rain Or Come Shine - Helen Forrest

87 - Sentimental Journey - Doris Day

88 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love - June Christie

89 - I'm Making Believe - Doris Day

90 - God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday

91 - The Very Thought Of You - Jeri Southern

92 - Dream A Little Dream Of Me - June Hutton

93 - Passing Strangers - Sarah Vaughan with Billy Eckstine

94 - Black Coffee - Peggy Lee

95 - Wild Is The Wind - Nina Simone

96 - Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Joyce Weston

97 - Love Me Or Leave Me - Julie Dawn

98 - For You - Joyce Weston

99 - All Alone Am I - Brenda Lee

100 - More - Helen Forrest

101 - Lover Man (Live) - Billie Holiday

CD 6      Sophisticated Ladies – Soft & Mellow

102 - Sophisticated Lady - Sarah Vaughan

103 - A Blues Serenade - Anita O'Day

104 - You've Changed - Billie Holiday

105 - Oh, Lady Be Good! - Ella Fitzgerald

106 - I Cover The Waterfront - Joyce Weston

107 - It's All Right With Me - Jeri Southern

108 - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Julie London

109 - I Get A Kick Out Of You - Ella Fitzgerald

110 - Nice Work If You Can Get It - Jeri Southern

111 - Alone (Live) - Sarah Vaughan

112 - The Birth Of The Blues - Dinah Washington

113 - Don't Explain - Nina Simone

114 - As Time Goes By - Peggy Lee

115 - Laura - Julie London

116 - Isn't This A Lovely Day? - Billie Holiday

117 - Day Dream - June Christie

118 - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas) - Doris Day

119 - A Fine Romance - Billie Holiday

ARTIST A-Z

Pearl Bailey          - Let's Do It- 29

Theresa Brewer    - Let Me Go, Lover- 51

June Christie        - Day Dream- 117

                                        - When You Wish Upon A Star- 71

                                      - I Can't Give You Anything But Love- 88

Patsy Cline           - Crazy- 6

                                      - Always- 37

Rosemary Clooney- Hey There- 57

Julie Dawn           - Love Me Or Leave Me- 97

Doris Day             - You Do Something To Me- 4

                                      - Bewitched- 35

                                      - Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)- 55

                                      - Secret Love- 60

                                      - Move Over, Darling- 75

                                      - Sentimental Journey- 87

                                      - I'm Making Believe- 89

                                      - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)- 118

Ella Fitzgerald      - I'm Just A Lucky So And So- 13

                                      - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye- 15

                                      - Let's Face The Music And Dance- 16

                                      - Who's Sorry Now- 44

                                      - Lady Is A Tramp~The- 63

                                      - All By Myself- 64

                                      - Oh, Lady Be Good!- 105

                                      - I Get A Kick Out Of You- 109

Helen Forrest        - It Had To Be You- 10

                                      - Deep Purple- 78

                                      - As Long As He Needs Me- 80

                                      - Come Rain Or Come Shine- 86

                                      - More- 100

Jane Froman        - With A Song In My Heart- 41

                                      - You'll Never Walk Alone- 54

                                      - I Believe- 61

Astrud Gilberto     - Girl From Ipanema~The- 18

                                      - It's A Lovely Day Today- 30

                                      - It Might As Well Be Spring- 32

                                      - Shadow Of Your Smile~The- 68

Billie Holiday        - That Ole Devil Called Love- 8

                                      - I Only Have Eyes For You- 19

                                      - Lady Sings The Blues~The- 20

                                      - Summertime- 40

                                      - I Get Along Without You Very Well- 77

                                      - God Bless The Child- 90

                                      - Lover Man (Live)- 101

                                      - You've Changed- 104

                                      - Isn't This A Lovely Day?- 116

                                      - A Fine Romance- 119

Lena Horne           - Unchained Melody- 5

June Hutton          - Dream A Little Dream Of Me- 92

Etta James           - I Just Want To Make Love To You- 1

                                      - Stormy Weather- 70

Kitty Kallen           - Little Things Mean A Lot- 53

Kirby Kathy          - Someone To Watch Over Me- 26

Brenda Lee           - I'm Sorry- 58

                                      - All Alone Am I- 99

Peggy Lee            - Fever- 11

                                      - Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me- 22

                                      - What Is This Thing Called Love?- 39

                                      - Mack The Knife- 49

                                      - Love Letters- 52

                                      - I've Got The World On A String- 76

                                      - Black Coffee- 94

                                      - As Time Goes By- 114

Julie London        - Cry Me A River- 7

                                      - In The Still Of The Night- 17

                                      - My Heart Belongs To Daddy- 21

                                      - Blue Moon- 45

                                      - I'm In The Mood For Love- 73

                                      - Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man- 108

                                      - Laura- 115

Carmen McRae     - I Could Write A Book- 33

Marilyn Monroe    - You'd Be Surprised- 27

                                      - River Of No Return- 74

Jane Morgan        - Day The Rains Came~The- 50

Ruby Murray         - True Love- 36

                                      - Softly, Softly- 56

Anita O'Day          - Falling In Love With Love- 62

                                      - A Blues Serenade- 103

Nina Simone        - Feeling Good- 2

                                      - My Baby Just Cares For Me- 12

                                      - I Loves You, Porgy- 25

                                      - Little Girl Blue- 38

                                      - I Put A Spell On You- 84

                                      - Wild Is The Wind- 95

                                      - Don't Explain- 113

Muriel Smith        - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me- 14

                                      - Very Thought Of You~The- 91

                                      - It's All Right With Me- 107

                                      - Nice Work If You Can Get It- 110

Rosemary Squires- Man I Love~The- 24

                                      - I've Got You Under My Skin- 31

                                      - My Favourite Things- 67

                                      - Embraceable You- 85

Jo Stafford           - Over The Rainbow- 72

                                      - You Belong To Me- 47

Kay Starr              - Wheel Of Fortune- 59

Sarah Vaughan     - Alexander's Ragtime Band- 81

                                      - Passing Strangers- 93

                                      - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter- 9

                                      - My Funny Valentine- 34

                                      - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes- 43

                                      - Ain’t Misbehavin’- 48

                                      - Tenderly- 79

                                      - Sophisticated Lady- 102

                                      - Alone (Live)- 111

Dinah Washington- Mad About The Boy- 3

                                      - Our Love Is Here To Stay- 28

                                      - Blue Skies- 65

                                      - It's Magic- 66

                                      - What A Difference A Day Makes- 82

                                      - Birth Of The Blues~The- 112

Joyce Weston       - I've Got A Crush On You- 23

                                      - Don't Blame Me- 42

                                      - I Remember You- 46

                                      - Speak Low- 69

                                      - Don't Worry 'Bout Me- 96

                                      - For You- 98

                                      - I Cover The Waterfront- 106

Nancy Wilson       - My One And Only Love- 83