The last standing grand old lady of British female vocal. Today probably most known for her 1964 world wide hit "Downtown" which topped Billboard and reached #2 in UK. A singing carreer stretching from 1939 (age seven) up to this day. Her first recording released 1949, the latest so far 2018, including a production of over 60 albums and more than 130 singles - many sung in other languages as French, Italian and German. In the sixties she beacme a prominent part of "British Invasion" managing fifteen top forty hits on Billboard - where of two #1 - awarded two Grammys and nominated for a Golden Globe. Add participation in around thirty movies and a couple of TV series plus numerous sold out live performances and you have the longest lasting successful female carreer ever. This 1957 release was already her third album, though first full-length on 12 inch. A compilation of twelve film songs first made famous by US artists from late twenties up to the forties. Partly produced by Alan Freeman (1920-85), who was one of the men behind the merging of Polygon Records and Nixa Records, relsuting in Pye Nixa, wich dropped the "nixa" in 1959 and just a few years later adapted to be one of the most prominent British pop/rock labels. The songs performed here sounds typical for its time - heavily orchestrated earrings, skillfully produced and arranged with much presence and feeling. Her vocal style reminds me of contemporary Doris Day, heartfelt and beautiful in both tear drenched and jazzy up-tempo. Audio is fifties at its best - big and clear, yet warm and touching. To me one of those records where I wanna get in and stay for a while, basking in the warmth of that pleasant company. To my knowledge this original release was UK only. French and UK 1990 vinyl and CD reissues on C5 records ( C5(CD) 551). 2000 CD on Sequel (NEMCD 460) came with sixteen bonus tracks. First UK had label as shown here, very thick unflexible vinyl and fully laminated flip/back cover. (FÄV*) (PÖY*)
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