Della Reese - Diamonds Are Girl's Best Friend

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:34
Size: 96,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:27) 1. Let's Get Away from It All
(3:09) 2. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(2:25) 3. I'm Beginning to See the Light
(2:37) 4. I'll Get By
(4:23) 5. How Did He Look
(5:16) 6. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
(2:35) 7. Don't You Know
(2:38) 8. Not One Minute More
(2:51) 9. Come On-a-My House
(2:48) 10. Why Don't You Do Right
(2:55) 11. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
(2:30) 12. You're Driving Me Crazy
(2:40) 13. It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House
(2:12) 14. Tea for Two

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.

Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades.

Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first Black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.

On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86.~Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

Diamonds Are Girl's Best Friend

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Della Reese - Deep in a Dream

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:39
Size: 102,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:56) 1. Moon Love
(2:40) 2. Softly My Love
(3:00) 3. Stranger in Paradise
(3:37) 4. My Reverie
(3:16) 5. The Touch of Your Lips
(3:33) 6. These Are the Things I Love
(2:33) 7. Don't You Know
(3:23) 8. I Wish I Knew
(3:43) 9. Two Sleepy People
(3:29) 10. That Old Feeling
(3:41) 11. Deep in a Dream
(4:20) 12. How Did He Look?
(4:22) 13. These Foolish Things

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.

Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades.

Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first Black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.

On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86.~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

Deep in a Dream

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Della Reese, Glenn Osser - Della Reese with Glenn Osser

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:37
Size: 105,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:17)  1. The Touch of Your Lips
(3:21)  2. He Was Too Good to Me
(3:30)  3. That Old Feeling
(3:55)  4. I Had the Craziest Dream
(3:23)  5. I Wish I Knew
(3:40)  6. Lamplight
(4:20)  7. How Did He Look?
(4:30)  8. More Than You Know
(4:24)  9. These Foolish Things
(3:41) 10. Deep in a Dream
(3:47) 11. Embraceable You
(3:43) 12. Two Sleepy People

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s. Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.  On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86.~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

Born  28 August 1914, Munising, Michigan, USA. The son of Russian immigrants, Osser has had a successful career arranging and conducting for many leading bands and singers. He has also achieved a distinctive string sound through his clever scoring, which he describes as ‘voicing register, and composition of the counterpoint’. In his early career Osser concentrated on arranging, and his scores were accepted by Bob Crosby, Charlie Barnet, Bunny Berigan, Paul Whiteman, Les Brown and Red Nichols. During the 50s, while still regularly working with Whiteman (who was Musical Director of the ABC Network at that time), Osser was in demand to back many singers for albums, including Georgia Gibbs, Vic Damone, Jack Jones, Frankie Laine, John Raitt, Maurice Chevalier and Guy Mitchell. Osser was also recording his own instrumental albums, notably some with Bobby Hackett and Joe Bushkin. Further albums found Osser backing Johnny Mathis, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Robert Goulet and Leslie Uggams. Leaving US Columbia Records and moving to RCA Records, Osser worked with Della Reese and Sam Cooke. Until 1987 he was Music Director and arranger for the Miss America Beauty Pageant on television, with Osser and his wife contributing various original songs including ‘Miss America, You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Look At Her’. He has also written many works for concert bands that are still regularly performed by many high school and college bands in the USA. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/glenn-osser-his-orchestra-mn0000663196/biography

Della Reese with Glenn Osser

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Della Reese - A Date With Della Reese

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:58
Size: 78,9 MB
Art: Front

(2:07)  1. Sometimes I'm Happy
(4:12)  2. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
(2:09)  3. Almost Like Being in Love
(4:07)  4. Someone to Watch over Me
(2:45)  5. The Birth of the Blues
(1:55)  6. Pennies from Heaven
(2:15)  7. Getting to Know You
(3:19)  8. If I Forget You
(1:59)  9. All of Me
(3:16) 10. The Nearness of You
(4:02) 11. Just One of Those Things
(1:48) 12. The Party's Over

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s. Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

A Date With Della Reese

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Della Reese - Della Della Cha Cha Cha

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:19
Size: 75,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:53)  1. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
(2:50)  2. Come-On-A-My House
(2:46)  3. Why Don't You Do Right
(2:41)  4. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(2:28)  5. Let's Do It
(3:14)  6. Whatever Lola Wants
(2:41)  7. Daddy
(2:09)  8. Tea For Two
(3:17)  9. Always True To You In My Fashion
(2:38) 10. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House
(2:15) 11. There's A Small Hotel
(2:22) 12. Love For Sale

Della Reese was an American singer, actress, as well as an ordained minister. She is remembered for her memorable jazz and gospel singing. Della started her career at an early age as a singer, and during the late 1960s, she started acting as well and became one of the most popular television personalities in the ensuing years. Reese was known for her gospel and jazz music and she released 18 studio albums during her extensive career. Some of her top hit singles like ‘And That Reminds Me’ and ‘Don't You Know?’ featured in the US Top 100 and US Cashbox charts. She was nominated for the Grammy Award thrice in her career. As an actress, she was much acclaimed for her role of ‘Tess’ in the American supernatural drama television series ‘Touched by an Angel’ that ran on CBS between 1994 and 2003. She also appeared in several other television films and shows in her illustrious career, including the likes of ‘Harlem Nights’, ‘A Thin Line Between Love and Hate’, ‘Nightmare in Badham County ‘, ‘Chico and the Man’, and ‘If I Had Known I Was a Genius.’..More... https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/della-reese-30272.php

Della Della Cha Cha Cha

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Della Reese - You Don't Know What Love Is

Styles: Vocal 
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:09
Size: 81,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:21)  1. I'm Through With Love
(3:45)  2. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
(2:09)  3. I'll Never Be the Same
(3:13)  4. I'm Nobody's Baby
(3:31)  5. Something I Dreamed Last Night
(2:32)  6. And That Reminds Me
(2:56)  7. What Do You Know About Love
(5:54)  8. When I Fall In Love
(3:09)  9. You Better Go Now
(4:36) 10. You Don't Know What Love Is

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.

Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller. Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades.

Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

You Don't Know What Love Is

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Della Reese - Voice Of An Angel

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:57
Size: 153,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:24)  1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:08)  2. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(2:46)  3. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
(2:41)  4. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
(2:32)  5. Here's That Rainy Day
(4:51)  6. Little Girl Blue
(2:39)  7. And Now
(3:44)  8. Two Sleepy People - (from the film "Thanks For The Memory")
(2:36)  9. The End Of A Love Affair
(2:35) 10. I'll Get By
(4:21) 11. How Did He Look
(4:24) 12. All By Myself
(3:57) 13. I Had The Craziest Dream
(2:26) 14. Let's Get Away From It All
(3:13) 15. Always
(5:14) 16. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
(4:24) 17. These Foolish Things
(2:45) 18. Call Me
(2:39) 19. And the Angels Sing
(2:32) 20. Don't You Know

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.  Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

Voice Of An Angel

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Della Reese - The Ultimate Della Reese

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:11
Size: 100,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:09)  1. Don't You Know
(4:23)  2. If Ever I Should Leave You
(1:56)  3. I Wanna Be Around
(1:36)  4. S'Wonderful
(2:26)  5. What Is There To Say
(5:03)  6. The Lamp Is Low / After The Lights Go Down Low / Fly Me To The Moon
(1:43)  7. I Could Have Danced All Night
(3:20)  8. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
(3:05)  9. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
(2:11) 10. Put On A Happy Face / I Want To Be Happy
(2:25) 11. But Not For Me
(2:51) 12. Chicago
(4:26) 13. Misty
(2:16) 14. Tea For Two
(3:14) 15. Whatever Lola Wants

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s. Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. 

A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller. Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

The Ultimate Della Reese

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Della Reese - On strings of Blue

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:10
Size: 90,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:39)  1. On The South Side Of Chicago
(3:29)  2. I Had To Know My Way Around
(3:36)  3. Mean To Me
(5:14)  4. Something Cool
(3:04)  5. I Heard You Cried Last Night
(2:45)  6. Walking By The River
(3:28)  7. I Don't Know Enough About You
(3:01)  8. A House Is Not A Home
(2:41)  9. Do I Worry
(2:37) 10. The Show Must Go On
(2:54) 11. Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
(3:35) 12. I'm Coming Home, Los Angeles

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.  Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. 

A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller. Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.  On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86.~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

On strings of Blue

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Della Reese - The Classic Della

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:38
Size: 84,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:49)  1. The Story of a Starry Night
(3:35)  2. These Are the Things I Love
(3:07)  3. If You Are But a Dream
(3:39)  4. My Reverie
(2:42)  5. Take My Heart
(3:02)  6. Stranger in Paradise
(2:38)  7. Gone
(3:24)  8. Serenade
(2:58)  9. Moon Love
(2:42) 10. Softly My Love
(3:20) 11. Till The End of Time
(2:36) 12. Don't you know

The pun in the title of Della Reese's most popular album for RCA Victor refers to the musical basis for these 12 songs: classical pieces originally composed by Tchaikovsky ("Symphony No. 6," "Melodie Op. 42"), Debussy ("Reverie"), Schubert ("Serenade"), Chopin ("Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3," "Polonaise No. 6 Op. 53"), and Puccini ("Musetta's Waltz Song" from La Boheme), among others. The idea is a full-length expansion of her 1959 single, "Don't You Know," one of the biggest hits of her career (and also included here). Fortunately, Della Reese's voice as strong, controlled, and pitch-perfect as it had proven in the past is up to the challenge of such heavy material. Meanwhile, Glenn Osser's arrangements are gauzy and string-heavy, quite suited for the material and Reese's vocals. Though it's not a definitive performance, Reese admirably stretches her grasp of popular song by assimilating pieces from the classical repertoire.~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-classic-della-mw0000469815

The Classic Della

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Della Reese - Della On Stage

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:08
Size: 97,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:21)  1. Comes Once In a Lifetime
(3:12)  2. Bye Bye Blackbird
(4:27)  3. Misty
(5:05)  4. Medley: The Lamp Is Low / After the Lights Go Down Low / Fly Me to the Moon
(4:57)  5. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
(5:35)  6. His Eye Is On the Sparrow
(4:15)  7. Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad Without Him Bues
(3:05)  8. Ol' Man River
(4:25)  9. If Ever I Would Leave You
(4:40) 10. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese was also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s. Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in nightclubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller. 

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her nightclub tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Reese also starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and garnered what was undoubtedly her highest level of recognition in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel, a quite popular program that ran for nine years, between 1994 and 2003, on the CBS network. After Touched by an Angel finished its run, Reese continued to act intermittently on television through to 2014. She died at her home in Encino, California in November 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

Della On Stage

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Della Reese - Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:51
Size: 107.3 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz vocals
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[5:32] 1. Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
[3:50] 2. Still Called The Blues
[9:13] 3. Good Mornin' Blues
[5:39] 4. I Got It Bad, And That Ain't Good
[3:48] 5. T'ain't Nobody's Biz-Ness, If I Do
[3:48] 6. You Got The Right Key, But The Wrong Keyhole
[3:24] 7. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On
[4:10] 8. Lay Baby Lay
[4:44] 9. Too Much Man
[2:39] 10. Gotta' Travel On

This CD is recording of her blues revue, which she undertook back in 1994-1995. Della is one of the last true female blues singers around. She is of the great tradition of Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, and this recording is a testament to that statement. Ever since she first set out on her own back in the early '50s, she always performed her songs with immense intensity, but she always had a swell time singing. Opposite to many blues singers who sing with a lowdown and broken spirit, Della always sings with optimism, even when she's pouring her heart out in songs like "I Got It Bad" and "Too Much Man". Della was 63 at the time of the recording, but she shows no sign of that. Her voice is of course a little deeper, but she's lost none of her vocal power, and her diction is still impeccable. There is a little for everyone here. From some funky cuts "Still Called the Blues" to some right down dirty (but funny) blues "You Got Right Key, but the Wrong Keyhole" and "Meet Me with Your Black Drawers On". This live album is truly a joy to listen to, and my hope for the future is that she decides to a little break from the Gospel music, and record an album of blues/ jazz standards. It has been far too long. ~Stellar Della

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Della Reese - Moody

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1965
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 39:13
Size: 72,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:15)  1. The Good Life
(3:36)  2. Then You'll Know
(2:54)  3. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
(2:35)  4. The End Of A Love Affair
(2:45)  5. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
(4:22)  6. All By Myself
(3:22)  7. More Than This I Cannot Give
(2:55)  8. My Silent Love
(2:57)  9. I Should Care
(4:48) 10. Little Girl Blue
(2:35) 11. Can't We Talk It Over
(3:04) 12. Have A Good Time

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents have ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese is also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.  Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in night clubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades. Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her night club tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm which nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Most recently, Reese starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel. ~ Steve Huey https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/moody/id952371210

Moody

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Della Reese - The Jubilee Years Disc 1 And Disc 2

Album: The Jubilee Years   Disc 1

The many talents of Della Reese has meant she has enjoyed a long and successful career as top drawer performer of Jazz, Blues, R&B, Gospel and stylish pop music. Here the spotlight is on her two complete albums and a collection of her singles from Jubilee Records including the classics hit "And That Remind Me". 

This is a great introduction to the work of Della Reese ans shows exactly why she was considered one of the foremost interpreters of The American Songbook. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Jubilee-Years-

Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing

Year: 2010

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 77:06

Size: 142,1 MB

Art: Front

(3:03)  1. In the Still of the Night

(2:45)  2. Time After Time

(2:10)  3. Fine Sugar

(2:51)  4. Years from Now

(2:19)  5. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

(2:20)  6. Headin' Home

(2:51)  7. Daybreak Serenade

(3:34)  8. My Melancholy Baby

(4:02)  9. One for My Baby

(2:41) 10. In the Meantime

(2:41) 11. The More I See You

(2:56) 12. How Can You Not Believe Me?

(2:26) 13. How About You?

(2:30) 14. And That Reminds Me

(2:38) 15. I Cried for You

(2:21) 16. By Love Possessed

(2:58) 17. I Only Want to Love You

(2:18) 18. How Can You Lose (Whatcha' Never Had?)

(2:25) 19. If Not for You

(2:19) 20. I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'

(2:19) 21. C'mon C'mon'

(2:31) 22. Wishing (I Wish)

(2:06) 23. You Gotta Love Everybody

(2:23) 24. Sermonette

(2:43) 25. My Dreams End at Dawn

(2:32) 26. When I Grow Too Old to Dream

(2:49) 27. You're Just in Love

(2:44) 28. Time Was

(2:37) 29. Once Upon a Dream

Album: The Jubilee Years   Disc 2

Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing

Year: 2010

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 69:12

Size: 127,4 MB

Art: Front

(2:02)  1. Sometime's I'm Happy

(4:09)  2. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe

(2:05)  3. Almost Like Being in Love

(3:58)  4. Someone to Watch over Me

(2:45)  5. The Birth of the Blues

(1:50)  6. Pennies from Heaven

(2:14)  7. Getting to Know You

(3:12)  8. If I Forget You

(1:53)  9. All of Me

(3:10) 10. The Nearness of You

(3:57) 11. Just One of Those Things

(1:48) 12. The Party's Over

(1:26) 13. The Story of the Blues

(3:50) 14. Good Morning Blues

(3:37) 15. Empty Bed Blues

(3:13) 16. Squeeze Me

(3:33) 17. You've Been a Good Old Wagon

(2:28) 18. Sent for You Yesterday

(3:56) 19. St. James Infirmary

(3:42) 20. Lover Man

(2:45) 21. Things Ain't What They Used to Be

(4:09) 22. Stormy Weather

(3:19) 23. There's Always the Blues

The Jubilee Years Disc 1 And Disc 2

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Various - Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (2-Disc Set)

We've done #1 hits collections of the `20s, `30s and `40s, so how could we not take on the `50s?! Each of these was a certified chart-topper: 'Be My Love' Mario Lanza; 'My Heart Cries for You'; 'Singing the Blues'; 'Heartaches by the Number' Guy Mitchell; 'Come On-A My House'; 'Half as Much'; 'Hey There'; 'This Ole House' Rosemary Clooney; 'Sweet Violets' Dinah Shore; 'Cry' Johnnie Ray; 'Slow Poke' Pee Wee King; 'Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes'; 'No Other Love'; 'Wanted'; 'Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)'; 'Catch a Falling Star' Perry Como; plus hits from Sammy Kaye, Phil Harris, Doris Day, Eddie Fisher, Percy Faith, Ames Brothers, Joan Weber, Perez Prado, Roy Hamilton, Mitch Miller, Kay Starr, Marty Robbins, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Horton, Della Reese and many more.

Album: Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:51
Size: 166.8 MB
Styles: Pop, Easy Listening
Year: 2006

[2:52] 1. Perry Como - Hoop-Dee-Doo
[2:58] 2. Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys - Slow Poke
[2:39] 3. Doris Day - A Guy Is A Guy
[2:48] 4. Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Delicado
[2:45] 5. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much
[2:54] 6. Eddie Fisher - Wish You Were Here
[2:29] 7. Jimmy Boyd - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
[2:39] 8. Perry Como - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes
[3:17] 9. Felicia Sanders - Where Is Your Heart (From Moulin Rouge )
[3:04] 10. Eddie Fisher - I'm Walking Behind You
[3:13] 11. Perry Como - No Other Love
[3:20] 12. Sammy Kaye With vocals by Tony Alamo - Harbor Lights
[2:52] 13. The Ames Brothers - You, You, You
[2:43] 14. June Valli - Crying In The Chapel
[3:04] 15. Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)
[3:37] 16. Doris Day - Secret Love
[3:04] 17. Perry Como - Wanted
[2:58] 18. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There
[2:19] 19. Phil Harris and His Orchestra - The Thing
[2:45] 20. Guy Mitchell - My Heart Cries For You
[3:04] 21. Perry Como - If
[3:27] 22. Mario Lanza - Be My Love (From The Toast Of New Orleans)
[1:59] 23. Rosemary Clooney - Come On-A My House
[2:47] 24. Dinah Shore - Sweet Violets
[3:02] 25. Johnnie Ray - Cry

Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 1)

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Album: Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:15
Size: 151.7 MB
Styles: Pop, Easy Listening
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:21] 1. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
[2:56] 2. Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange
[2:28] 3. Marty Robbins - A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)
[3:01] 4. Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
[2:44] 5. The Silhouettes - Get A Job
[2:27] 6. Perry Como - Catch A Falling Star
[2:28] 7. Don Gibson - Oh, Lonesome Me
[2:19] 8. Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Patricia
[2:01] 9. Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ
[2:25] 10. Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City
[2:30] 11. Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans
[2:28] 12. Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now
[2:26] 13. Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo
[2:51] 14. The Browns - The Three Bells
[2:19] 15. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
[2:30] 16. Della Reese - Don't You Know
[2:37] 17. Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number
[4:19] 18. Marty Robbins - El Paso
[2:22] 19. Joan Weber - Let Me Go Lover
[2:58] 20. Pérez Prado Y Su Orquesta - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
[2:56] 21. Roy Hamilton - Unchained Melody
[2:58] 22. Mitch Miller & The Gang & Orchestra - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
[2:55] 23. Kay Starr - Rock And Roll Waltz
[2:20] 24. Perry Como - Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
[2:24] 25. Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues

Fifty #1 Hits Of The 50s (Disc 2)

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Various - Heart & Soul: Celebrating The Unforgettable Songs Of Frank Loesser

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:16
Size: 147.1 MB
Styles: Easy Listening
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Helen Forrest - I Don't Want To Walk Without You
[3:06] 2. Bea Wain - Heart And Soul
[3:45] 3. Della Reese - Two Sleepy People
[2:31] 4. Kay Kyser - Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
[2:48] 5. Sarah Vaughan - Can't Get Out Of This Mood
[2:59] 6. Vaughn Monnroe - Let's Get Lost
[2:49] 7. Johnny Mathis - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
[2:40] 8. Sarah Vaughan - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
[2:55] 9. Dinah Shore - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
[2:56] 10. Pearl Bailey - Baby, It's Cold Outside
[7:32] 11. Four Lads - Where's Charley
[3:01] 12. Doris Day - I've Never Been In Love Before
[2:15] 13. Barry Manilow - Luck Be A Lady
[2:50] 14. Four Lads - Standing On The Corner
[2:51] 15. Doris Day - Somebody Somewhere
[3:55] 16. Johnny Mathis - Joey, Joey, Joey
[2:40] 17. Vic Damone - Never Will I Marry
[3:21] 18. Michele Lee - I Believe In You
[6:22] 19. Arthur Fiedler - Hans Christian Anderson Medley

There may be no better shorthand for Frank Loesser’s genius than the words “heart and soul.” They never deserted him, from the dapper hit-parade favorites he wrote for Hollywood, to his ambitious Broadway career that produced – in little more than a decade – Where’s Charley?, Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. A complex and sophisticated man, Loesser somehow managed to keep the essence of “heart and soul” in everything he wrote, without ever seeming glib. His craft deepened and broadened, but it never lost an almost streetwise honesty that is as dazzling and sharp as a diamond. You never feel cheated or manipulated in a Frank Loesser song. Seduced, maybe. Teased and kidded, certainly. Moved, almost always. And joyously entertained. ~ David Foil

Heart & Soul: Celebrating The Unforgettable Songs Of Frank Loesser

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Della Reese - Swing Slow And Cha Cha Cha

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:08
Size: 251,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:51)  1. Come On-A-My House
(2:48)  2. Why Don't You Do Right
(2:55)  3. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
(3:07)  4. When A Woman Loves A Man
(3:09)  5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(2:30)  6. You're Driving Me Crazy
(2:25)  7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:49)  8. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
(2:40)  9. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House
(2:12) 10. Tea For Two
(2:46) 11. Call Me
(3:22) 12. I Get The Blues When It Rains
(2:05) 13. There's Nothing Like A Boy
(3:16) 14. Whatever Lola Wants
(3:06) 15. Three O'Clock In The Morning
(2:43) 16. Daddy (Hey Daddy)
(2:42) 17. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
(2:27) 18. Let's Get Away From It All
(2:37) 19. I'll Get By
(2:40) 20. And Now
(4:23) 21. How Did He Look
(5:16) 22. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
(3:10) 23. Won'cha Come Home Bill Bailey
(2:42) 24. The Most Beautiful Words
(2:35) 25. Don't You Know
(2:38) 26. Not One Minute More

This two-fer from BMG International features a pair of out of print Della Reese LPs: Swing Slow and Della Della Cha-Cha-Cha. 

Originally issued on RCA Victor in the early '60s, these 26 traditional pop songs include "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)," "Come on-A-My House," "Tea for Two," and "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." This is a nice sampler of familiar items that should satisfy the needs of casual fans.~AlCampbellhttp://www.allmusic.com/album/swing-slow-della-della-cha-cha-cha-mw0000767284

Swing Slow And Cha Cha Cha

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Della Reese - One More Time!

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:14
Size: 97,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:32)  1. Sunny
(0:35)  2. Monologue 1
(3:25)  3. That's Life
(0:39)  4. Monologue 2
(1:57)  5. Funny What Love Can Do
(1:03)  6. Monologue 3
(2:16)  7. So Nice (Summer Samba)
(2:47)  8. Monologue 4
(5:44)  9. It Was A Very Good Year
(2:22) 10. Good Times
(1:43) 11. Monologue 5
(4:24) 12. Big City
(5:35) 13. What Now My Love
(1:12) 14. Don't You Know
(2:02) 15. Monologue 6
(3:51) 16. One More Time

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents have ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese is also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s. Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness.

Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in night clubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller. Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades.

Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her night club tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978. On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm which nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Most recently, Reese starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel. ~ Steve Huey http://www.allmusic.com/artist/della-reese-mn0000196544/biography

One More Time!

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Della Reese - Della

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1960
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 34:27
Size: 63,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:38)  1. The Lady Is A Tramp
(2:50)  2. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
(2:26)  3. Let's Get Away From It All
(2:28)  4. Thou Swell
(2:28)  5. You're Driving Me Crazy
(3:39)  6. Goody Goody
(2:39)  7. And The Angels Sing
(3:08)  8. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(2:28)  9. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(2:36) 10. I'll Get By
(1:46) 11. Blue Skies
(5:15) 12. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You

Della Reese was never a hardcore jazz singer. Her specialty was traditional pre-rock pop, and unlike jazz-oriented singers Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Carmen McRae, among many others she was not improvisation-minded. Therefore, her work must be judged by pop standards instead of jazz standards. Anyone who isn't a myopic jazz snob realizes that pop standards aren't necessarily low standards; in fact, traditional pop singers like Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Tony Bennett, and the seminal Bing Crosby have had very high standards. And similarly, Reese brings high pop standards to Della. Recorded in 1959, this excellent album finds Reese backed by an orchestra that Neal Hefti arranged and conducted. Hefti's presence doesn't automatically make Della a jazz session, but he provides tasteful arrangements for a pop singer who has jazz, blues, and gospel influences. In 1959, Reese was very much in her prime, and she is quite soulful on performances of "Blue Skies," "Thou Swell," and other standards. The singer also tackles "The Lady Is a Tramp," one of the many gems that Sinatra defined. Reese, to her credit, doesn't even try to emulate Sinatra's version; instead, she provides a playful interpretation that is rewarding in its own right. ~ Alex Henderson  http://www.allmusic.com/album/della-mw0000658820

Della

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Della Reese - Be My Love

Size: 111,1 MB
Time: 47:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals, R&B
Art: Front

01. Be My Love (2:10)
02. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (3:03)
03. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home (2:23)
04. Put On A Happy Face/I Want To Be Happy (2:09)
05. But Not For Me (2:23)
06. I Could Have Danced All Night (1:41)
07. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (3:18)
08. The Best Thing For You (1:56)
09. Don't You Know (2:07)
10. Keep Smiling At Trouble (2:35)
11. What Is There To Say (2:24)
12. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis (2:07)
13. If Ever I Should Leave You (2:40)
14. Nobody's Sweetheart (2:25)
15. The Lamp Is Low/After The Lights Go Down Low/Fly Me To The Moon (4:57)
16. See What The Boys In The Back Room Will Have (1:52)
17. Anything Goes (1:59)
18. My Man (2:47)
19. Don't Cry Joe (2:18)

Renowned as both a television star and a top-flight interpreter of jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, and straight-ahead pop music, Della Reese's many talents have ensured a long, varied, and legendary show biz career. In addition to being nominated for both an Emmy and a Grammy and receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Reese is also an ordained minister in the Universal Foundation for Better Living, an association of churches she helped found in the early '80s.

Born Deloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931, the young Reese began singing in the Baptist church choir in her hometown of Detroit at age six. In 1945, having developed quite rapidly, she caught the ear of legendary gospel queen Mahalia Jackson, who invited Reese to join her touring choir; Reese did so for the next five summers. Upon entering Wayne State University to study psychology, Reese formed a women's gospel group, the Meditation Singers, but her college career was cut short by the death of her mother and her father's serious illness. Reese worked odd jobs to help support the rest of her family; she also continued to perform with the Meditation Singers and various other gospel groups. Encouraged by her pastor, Reese began singing in night clubs in hopes of getting a singing career off the ground; recently married to a factory worker named Vermont Adolphus Bon Taliaferro, her name was too long to fit on marquees, and she eventually arrived at her performing alias by splitting up her first name. After impressing a New York agent, who promptly signed her, Reese moved to New York and joined the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1953. A year later, she had a recording contract with Jubilee, for whom she scored hits like "And That Reminds Me," a 1957 million-seller.

Switching to RCA Victor, Reese landed her biggest hit in 1959 with "Don't You Know?," a song adapted from Puccini's La Bohème; this cemented her career, leading not only to plentiful appearances on variety shows, but successful nightclub tours of the country and eventually nine years of performances in Las Vegas, as well as recording contracts with a variety of labels over the next few decades.

Building on her previous variety show experience, Reese made a small bit of television history in 1969 when she became the first woman to guest-host The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Later that year, she became the first black woman to host her own variety show, the syndicated Della, which ran until 1970. Following its cancellation, Reese returned to her night club tours, often putting in guest appearances on television shows like The Mod Squad, Sanford and Son, and Chico and the Man; after three prior failed marriages, Reese also found a lasting relationship with producer Franklin Lett, whom she married in 1978.

On October 3, 1980, while taping a song for The Tonight Show, Reese suffered a brain aneurysm which nearly proved fatal; however, thanks to a successful operation, she was able to make a full recovery. She kept up her singing career and appeared on television shows like Designing Women, L.A. Law, and Picket Fences, as well as the Eddie Murphy films Harlem Nights and The Distinguished Gentleman. Most recently, Reese starred in the Redd Foxx sitcom The Royal Family from 1991-1992, and in the inspirational drama series Touched by an Angel. ~by Steve Huey

Be My Love

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