Joni James - The Mood Albums 1960-61 - Joni James was a hugely successful American recording artist of the 1950s and '60s, having 25 hits by 1960, and was one of the few singers who were able to maintain the momentum of her career through from the middle-of-the-road pop era of the early '50s through into the post-rock 'n' roll era of the later decade and beyond. She was one of the first artists to concentrate on the album market, successfully releasing at least four a year through the formative years of the stereo LP boom. So prolific was she that it is hard to put together a representative collection of her albums, so we have chosen to bring together four albums from a period at the start of the 1960s which have a common thread, using the "Mood" concept in their titles. This 48-track 2-CD collection therefore comprises all the tracks from her themed albums for MGM, "I'm In The Mood For Love", The Mood is Swinging", "The Mood Is Romance" and "The Mood Is Blue". Across the albums she works with the orchestras of Tony Acquaviva, Jack Marshall, Skip Martin and Jimmie Haskell - on the "I'm In The Mood For Love" album she works within the "Hundred Strings And Joni" framework which she had previously established. She was a stylish performer of sophisticated pop, heard in this collection with interpretations of Great American Songbook standards, and it's an enjoyably showcase for her distinctive approach.

Tracklist:

Lovely Way to Spend An Evening
Let's Get Lost
I Can't Believe (That You're in Love with Me)
I'm in the Mood for Love
You're a Sweetheart
How Blue the Night
Exactly Like You
I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night
Don't Blame Me
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
I Walked in (With My Eyes Wide Open)
Where Are You?
This Could Be the Start of Something
Ain't Misbehavin'
Lot of Livin' to Do
Just in Time
Lady Is a Tramp
I Get a Kick Out of You
It's All Right with Me
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (All the Little Birdies Go Tweet, Tweet, Tweet)
Something's Gotta Give
Day in, Day Out
Cheek to Cheek
I'm Shooting High
Star Eyes
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Time on My Hands (You in My Arms)
You Go to My Head
Music Stopped
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
Dream, Dream, Dream
Wonder Why
Here Comes Heaven Again
I Remember You
I Hadn't Anyone Till You
The End of Love Affair
Guilty
Lover Man
Saturday Night
Dont Worry 'Bout Me
All of Me
Lonesome and Sorry
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Excspt Sometimes)
If I Had You
Stormy Weather
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
I'm Nobody's Baby

UPC: 824046357825
Label: Acrobat
Release Date: 2.13.26
Format: CD

Joni James - Mood Albums 1960-61 (CD)