Showing posts with label Kitty Kallen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitty Kallen. Show all posts

Monday, September 9, 2019

Kitty Kallen - But Beautiful

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:22
Size: 132,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. But Beautiful
(2:44)  2. I'll Walk Along
(2:26)  3. Star Eyes
(3:26)  4. It's Been a Long, Long Time
(3:01)  5. Little Things Mean A Lot
(3:22)  6. My Colouring Book
(3:00)  7. It Could Happen To You
(3:06)  8. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old
(3:16)  9. I'm Beginning To See The Light
(3:24) 10. I'll Buy That Dream
(2:41) 11. I'd Never Forgive Myself
(3:04) 12. When They Ask About You
(3:02) 13. Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
(2:55) 14. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
(3:35) 15. How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
(2:41) 16. Just Between Friends
(2:39) 17. Because You're Mine
(3:08) 18. I'm Old Fashioned
(2:46) 19. If I Give My Heart To You

Kitty Kallen was a band singer, and later a soloist, who lit up bandstands with a handful of top leaders during the '40s. She's remembered for three reasons: big-band fans know that she was the one who replaced Helen O'Connell in the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra in 1943, also that she sang the vocal chorus on a pair of Harry James hits, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time," and virtually everyone with a radio in 1954 knew that she recorded the year's most popular song, "Little Things Mean a Lot." Her career lasted more than 20 years, but it was sporadic at best, with the major successes listed above virtually the only popularity she achieved. Born in Philadelphia in 1922, she was a gifted mimic who won talent shows and also appeared on children's radio shows by the mid-'30s. Kallen was still a teenager when she began singing with bands (including Jan Savitt and Artie Shaw), and she earned her first full-time role in 1940 with Jack Teagarden's Orchestra. Two years later, she joined Tommy Dorsey, and appeared on several hits, including "Besame Mucho" and "Star Eyes" (plus a 1943 film, I Dood It). One year later, she had jumped ship again, this time to the Harry James band, where she struck gold again with a pair of dreamy Hit Parade toppers, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "It's Been a Long, Long Time." Two additional hits followed "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" and "I'll Buy That Dream" both of which were in the same mold as her previous features. After the end of World War II, during the late '40s, Kallen sang on several radio programs, appeared as a solo act in clubs nationwide, and recorded for labels including Musicraft and Signature. Nothing clicked in a big way until 1953, when a contract with Decca paid dividends with a pair of million-sellers, "Little Things Mean a Lot" (her signature song) and "In the Chapel in the Moonlight." Kallen proved popular on television, although by the mid-'50s, she began to be swept aside by rock-oriented pop music. She made brief comebacks in 1959 with Columbia and 1962 with RCA, but 1963 was the last year for her on the pop charts, with "My Coloring Book."~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kitty-kallen-mn0000099198/biography 

But Beautiful

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Kitty Kallen - The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62

Size: 159,6+169,0 MB
Time: 69:20+73:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop/Rock Vocals
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. A Table In A Corner (3:12)
02. So Many Times (2:58)
03. Love For Sale (3:00)
04. The Moon And The Willow Tree (3:08)
05. Wham (3:06)
06. Moonlight Becomes You (2:54)
07. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old (3:03)
08. Star Eyes (3:04)
09. Besame Mucho (2:59)
10. When They Ask About You (2:56)
11. I'm Beginning To See The Light (1:59)
12. I Don't Care Who Knows It (3:01)
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry (3:26)
14. Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (2:25)
15. 11 60 Pm (2:41)
16. I'll Buy That Dream (3:18)
17. It's Been A Long, Long Time (3:22)
18. The Wonder Of You (3:13)
19. Waitin' For The Train To Come In (3:04)
20. My Heart Belongs To Daddy (3:02)
21. Kiss Me Sweet (1:28)
22. Juke Box Annie (2:52)
23. Our Lady Of Fatima (2:44)
24. The Aba Daba Honeymoon (2:12)

CD 2:
01. To Be Loved By You (2:55)
02. Are You Looking For A Sweetheart (2:51)
03. Little Things Mean A Lot (2:57)
04. In The Chapel In The Moonlight (2:49)
05. Take Everything But You (2:44)
06. I Want You All To Myself (Just You) (3:01)
07. Don't Let The Kiddy Geddin (2:11)
08. I'd Never Forgive Myself (2:37)
09. Honestly (2:21)
10. Forgive Me (2:54)
11. Just Between Friends (2:39)
12. Sweet Kentucky Rose (2:44)
13. How Lonely Can I Get (2:44)
14. Go On With The Wedding (2:52)
15. Will I Always Be Your Sweetheart (2:47)
16. How About Me (2:58)
17. Lasting Love (2:49)
18. Crying Roses (2:17)
19. Love Is A Sacred Thing (2:34)
20. If I Give My Heart To You (2:44)
21. That Old Feeling (2:26)
22. Need Me (3:14)
23. Got A Date With An Angel (2:00)
24. Hey Good Lookin' (2:01)
25. Summertime Lies (2:49)
26. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (2:52)
27. My Coloring Book (3:18)

American songstress KittyKallen had a remarkable career, starting in the swing era of the late '30s and extending beyond the rock 'n' roll explosion of the '50s into the early '60s, racking up a lengthy run of hits spanning two decades. She began her career as a singer with some of the most popular orchestras of the swing and big band years - Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James and briefly with Artie Shaw - and with the Dorsey and James outfits enjoyed a dozen hits during the early '40s, including three No. 1s. As a solo artist she readily found a niche in the mainstream pop world of the late '40s and early '50s, scoring many more hits, with the career highlight being a No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic with Little Things mean A Lot in 1954. She was able to maintain her popularity and profile on radio and TV through the '50s despite the rapid changes in popular taste, updating her style to ensure she had hits into the 1960s. This great-value 51-track collection covers the breadth of her career from her recording debut with Jack Teagarden in 1939, through to her last Top 20 hit in 1962, naturally including all her 31 Billboard and Cashbox chart entries, and provides an admirable showcase for her distinctive talent.

The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62 Disc 1,Disc 2