Jo Stafford - The Ultimate

Title: The Ultimate Artist: Jo Stafford Release Date: 8/27/2002 Label: EMI Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 724354046728, 0724354046759, 766488992229 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Vocal Pop, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Earnest, Poignant, Sentimental, Soothing, Wistful, Calm/Peaceful, Gentle, Innocent, Reflective, Romantic, Delicate, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Smooth, Sweet, Springlike Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Play a Simple Melody
2. The Best Things in Life Are Free
3. On the Sunny Side of the Street
4. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
5. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
6. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
7. Georgia on My Mind
8. The Trolley Song
9. Too Marvelous for Words
10. You Belong to Me
11. Shrimp Boats
12. Let's Take the Long Way Home
13. In the Still of the Night
14. Some Enchanted Evening
15. Fools Rush In
16. La Vie en Rose
17. Over the Rainbow
18. Autumn Leaves
19. Ragtime Cowboy Joe
20. I Remember You
21. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
22. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
23. No Other Love
24. Red River Valley

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD EMI Music Distribution 540467

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The most elegant of the sirens calling American troops back home in the mid- to late '40s, Jo Stafford reached Your Hit Parade many times with the songs -- "You Belong to Me," "I Remember You," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" -- war wives and girlfriends must have been singing along with as they awaited the grand homecoming. She possessed a winning way with a standard ("Play a Simple Melody," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," "Over the Rainbow"), and carried the novelties ("Shrimp Boats," "Ragtime Cowboy Joe") well, too, with the contributions of her husband, arranger Paul Weston. EMI's volume on Stafford in the Ultimate series doesn't include as many tracks as Capitol Collectors Series, and it commits the near-fatal error of omitting "It Could Happen to You" and "Long Ago (And Far Away)," but 24 tracks will be enough for all but the most discriminating listeners. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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