Great Ladies Of Rock & Roll The 50's (2002)

Product Summary Label: Collectables Records UPC: 00090431253328 Release Date: 10/22/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60579582 Item#: MDD46R Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker ~ Various Artists 2. Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis ~ Various Artists 3. Maybe - The Chantels ~ Various Artists 4. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee ~ Various Artists 5. Mr. Lee - Bobbettes ~ Various Artists 6. Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens ~ Various Artists 7. Lollipop - The Chordettes ~ Various Artists 8. Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown ~ Various Artists 9. Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails ~ Various Artists 10. Lullaby Of The Bells - The Deltairs ~ Various Artists 11. Big Hurt, The - Miss Toni Fisher ~ Various Artists 12. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes - Dinah Washington ~ Various Artists 13. Please Mr. Disc Jockey - The Sensations ~ Various Artists 14. Wayward Wind, The - Gogi Grant ~ Various Artists 15. Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) - The Shepherd Sisters ~ Various Artists 16. Pink Shoe Laces - Dodi Stevens ~ Various Artists 17. Cry Baby - The Bonnie Sisters ~ Various Artists 18. Ivory Tower - Cathy Carr ~ Various Artists 19. Love You Baby All The Time - The Co-Eds ~ Various Artists 20. Teach Me Tonight - The DeCastro Sisters ~ Various Artists 21. To Be A Part Of You - The Clickettes ~ Various Artists 22. Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience & Prudence ~ Various Artists 23. Don't You Know - Della Reese ~ Various Artists 24. Lonely Nights - The Hearts ~ Various Artists 25. Cry Me A River - Julie London ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info This CD was packaged for and promoted by WJMK, Chicago, Illinois. Liner Note Author: Al Fichera. Including 25 tracks of the biggest female-fronted pop of the decade, Great Ladies of Rock & Roll: The '50s is a good compilation choice for fans attempting to fill in the gaps, as well as those who are simply historically curious. It must be granted that a gaping stylistic chasm separates some of the material here; after all, the same disc takes in Gogi Grant's faux-epic "The Wayward Wind," Brenda Lee's raucous "Sweet Nothin's," and Dinah Washington's refined "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes." Still, nearly every track is a classic in its respective field, from adult vocal (Julie London's "Cry Me a River") to teen pop (the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love") to somewhere in between (Connie Francis' "Lipstick on Your Collar"). Especially intriguing for vocal fans are the obscurities, many of which point out how the '50s was, for female pop, a decade focused on regret and heartbreak: "The Big Hurt" by Miss Toni Fisher, "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" by the Shepherd Sisters, and "Lonely Nights" by the Hearts. ~ John Bush Including 25 tracks of the biggest female-fronted pop of the decade, Great Ladies of Rock & Roll: The '50s is a good compilation choice for fans attempting to fill in the gaps, as well as those who are simply historically curious. It must be granted that a gaping stylistic chasm separates some of the material here; after all, the same disc takes in Gogi Grant's faux-epic "Wayward Wind," Brenda Lee's raucous "Sweet Nothin's," and Dinah Washington's refined "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes." Still, nearly every track is a classic in its respective field, from adult vocal (Julie London's "Cry Me a River") to teen pop (the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love") to somewhere inbetween (Connie Francis' "Lipstick on Your Collar"). Especially intriguing for vocal fans are the obscurities, many of which point out how the '50s was, for female pop, a decade focused on regret and heartbreak: "The Big Hurt" by Miss Toni Fisher, "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" by the Shepherd Sisters, and "Lonely Nights" by the Hearts. ~ John Bush WJMK: Great Ladies of Rock 'N' Roll 50's includes 25 pop and R&B tracks combining outstanding material from Dinah Washington, LaVern Baker, and Ruth Brown, along with one-hit wonders Gogi Grant ("The Wayward Wind"), Dodie Stevens ("Pink Shoe Laces"), and Bobbettes ("Mr. Lee"). While the packaging is horrible, the sound quality is decent, making this an affordable way to pick up these tunes on the Collectables label. ~ Al Campbell Including 25 tracks of the biggest female-fronted pop of the decade, Great Ladies of Rock & Roll: The '50s is a good compilation choice for fans attempting to fill in the gaps, as well as those who are simply historically curious. It must be granted that a gaping stylistic chasm separates some of the material here; after all, the same disc takes in Gogi Grant's faux-epic "Wayward Wind," Brenda Lee's raucous "Sweet Nothin's," and Dinah Washington's refined "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes." Still, nearly every track is a classic in its respective field, from adult vocal (Julie London's "Cry Me a River") to teen pop (the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love") to somewhere inbetween (Connie Francis' "Lipstick on Your Collar"). Especially intriguing for vocal fans are the obscurities, many of which point out how the '50s was, for female pop, a decade focused on regret and heartbreak: "The Big Hurt" by Miss Toni Fisher, "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" by the Shepherd Sisters, and "Lonely Nights" by the Hearts. ~ John Bush   Technical Info Release Date : 03/14/2006 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 2533 Label : Collectables Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00090431253328    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray