Margaret Whiting - The Wheel Of Hurt (Deluxe Edition)

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:50
Size: 162,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:46)  1. The Wheel of Hurt
(2:58)  2. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
(2:47)  3. The World Inside Your Arms
(2:47)  4. Winchester Cathedral
(2:31)  5. Somewhere There's Love
(2:40)  6. Where Do I Stand
(2:50)  7. It Hurts to Say Goodbye
(2:30)  8. Time after Time
(3:18)  9. Show Me a Man
(2:27) 10. You Won't Be Sorry, Baby
(2:29) 11. Nothing Lasts Forever
(3:20) 12. But Why
(2:53) 13. Let's Pretend
(2:26) 14. Faithfully
(2:58) 15. Can't Get You Out of My Mind
(2:44) 16. Maybe Just One More
(3:25) 17. Where Was I
(2:13) 18. Love's the Only Answer
(2:28) 19. At the Edge of the Ocean
(3:01) 20. Love Has a Way
(3:00) 21. ("Z" Theme) Life Goes On
(3:47) 22. Until It's Time for You to Go
(2:03) 23. I'll Tell Him Today
(2:49) 24. The Wheel of Hurt - German Version
(2:27) 25. Nothing Lasts Forever - German Version

Margaret's first album for London remastered from the original stereo master tapes incorporated contemporary and country influences (to which she was no stranger, having charted with all those Jimmy Wakely duets in the '40s and '50s) into her sound and scored a Top 40 hit with the title track in 1966. We've added a full 13 rare single sides including her German-language version of "Wheel of Hurt" for a total of 25 tracks, all on CD for the first time! http://www.margaretwhiting.com/cds.htm

The Wheel Of Hurt (Deluxe Edition)

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Margaret Whiting - Great Ladies Of Song: Spotlight On Margaret Whiting

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:23
Size: 124,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:17)  1. Day In - Day Out
(3:03)  2. If I Had You
(3:01)  3. But Not For Me
(3:05)  4. Gypsy In My Soul
(2:47)  5. Like Someone In Love
(3:11)  6. He's Funny That Way
(2:57)  7. Time After Time
(2:43)  8. My Heart Stood Still
(2:59)  9. Nobody But You
(3:03) 10. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
(2:32) 11. I've Never Been In Love Before
(3:07) 12. But Beautiful
(3:07) 13. My Foolish Heart
(3:04) 14. I Get A Kick Out Of You
(3:10) 15. Let's Fall In Love
(2:52) 16. Someone To Watch Over Me
(3:08) 17. I Could Write A Book
(2:10) 18. Back In Your Own Back Yard

This album is another in the Capitol Records Great Ladies of Song series, which so far has produced compilations by such artists as Jo Stafford, Peggy Lee, Keely Smith and Kay Starr, among others. Maggie Whiting was one of the label's brightest pop stars of the 1940s and '50s, when Capitol had more top-flight singers, male and female, in its stable than any other company. It is these years from which this material comes. Most of the tunes are slow ballads on which Whiting is accompanied by large, string-laden orchestras, almost all conducted by Frank DeVol. Strings notwithstanding, there are many memorable, enjoyable performances here. "He's Funny That Way" is a 1947 recording honoring her father, Richard Whiting, who penned the tune with Neil Moret. On "If I Had You," recorded in 1946, Whiting is backed by Paul Weston. "But Beautiful" reached #21 on the pop chart in 1948, and "My Foolish Heart" #17 in 1950. Although not a jazz singer, she often worked with jazz musicians; two of the cuts, "But Not for Me" and "Someone to Watch Over Me," feature the trumpet of Billy Butterfield. On "I Could Write a Book," Whiting is backed by her then-husband Lou Busch, who was better known as Joe "Fingers" Carr. The languorous mood is interrupted from time to time by a swinger. One of the most notable is "Nobody But You," where Whiting is joined by the Crew Chiefs, remembered for their work with Glenn Miller. 

As a bonus, Capitol has included two previously unreleased items, "I Get a Kick out of You" and a swinging 1955 rendition of "Back in Your Own Backyard." This album is an agreeable return of those halcyon days of the 1950s when good singers like Whiting filled the landscape before the rock invasion. Like many of her contemporaries, she was often required to sing some rather awful stuff. Fortunately, this album sticks with classic standards from the Great American Songbook, which Whiting delivers with her clear, very pleasant voice. ~ Dave Nathan https://www.allmusic.com/album/spotlight-on-margaret-whiting-great-ladies-of-song-mw0000178269

Great Ladies Of Song / Spotlight On Margaret Whiting

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Margaret Whiting - Too Marvelous For Words

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 64:44

Size: 148.2 MB

Styles: Jazz vocals

Year: 1980

Art: Front

[3:05] 1. My Ideal

[2:41] 2. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home

[2:51] 3. Love Among The Young

[2:07] 4. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan

[2:31] 5. My Future Just Passed

[2:24] 6. Sleepy Time Gal

[1:58] 7. You Go Your Way

[2:55] 8. Something's Gotta Give

[1:56] 9. An Old Flame Never Dies

[3:02] 10. They're Either Too Young Or Too Old

[3:49] 11. Can't Teach My Heart New Tricks

[2:15] 12. On The Good Ship Lollipop

[2:10] 13. You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By

[2:29] 14. Have You Got Any Castles, Baby

[3:06] 15. Something You Never Had Before

[3:12] 16. She's Funny That Way

[2:20] 17. Day In Day Out

[2:24] 18. Guilty

[4:18] 19. One For My Baby

[3:17] 20. Make The Man Love Me

[2:42] 21. Namely You

[2:14] 22. Trouble Is A Man

[2:13] 23. Too Marvelous For Words

[2:33] 24. I Remember You

Audiophile, one of the George H. Buck, Jr. Jazz Foundation family of record labels, is home to many singers of the great popular songs. When they record for this label, they are usually approaching the tail end of their careers, although their skills have not diminished. While voices may be a little huskier and the higher notes more difficult to reach, these fine singers nonetheless still possess their feel for the music, which has been honed with years of experience. The label provides a valuable service to lovers of this kind of music by not letting some of the finest practitioners of the vocal art fade from public view. Among the many who have found a home here is one of the most beloved singers of popular songs, Margaret Whiting. Too Marvelous for Words is a tribute to her father, Richard Whiting, and to Johnny Mercer. A reissue of material released in 1980, the CD has eight more tracks than the LP and a more resonant sound. Time has been good to Whiting. There's a more mature feel to her voice, replacing that girlish sound that characterized her singing in earlier years. Accompanied by Loonis McGlohon, who has accompanied many of those recording for Audiophile, Whiting does songs written by those whom she met as visitors to her father's home when she was a child, bringing a special intimacy to her performance. The rich vibrancy of her voice, coupled with her masterful delivery techniques, comes through on such familiar tunes as "Sleepy Time Gal" and "I Remember You." These qualities make lesser-known works like "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" and "Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks" sound better than they should. This reissue is a happy addition to the library of vocal recordings of American classic popular music. ~Dave Nathan

Too Marvelous For Words  

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