Peggy Lee - Sounds of the 20th Century

Title: Sounds of the 20th Century Artist: Peggy Lee Release Date: 2002 Re-Released On: 10/15/2002 Label: Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd. Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 822165202927, 822829202928 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Big Band, Swing, Vocal Pop Moods: Confident, Elegant, Intimate, Smooth, Stylish, Warm, Amiable/Good-Natured, Brassy, Bright, Carefree, Dramatic, Lively, Reflective, Sensual, Sophisticated, Sweet, Cheerful, Gentle, Innocent, Passionate, Playful, Poignant, Reserved, Romantic, Sentimental, Sparkling, Springlike Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. Golden Earrings
2. Waiting for the Train to Come In
3. I Don't Know Enough About You
4. The Old Master Painter
5. Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby
6. It's a Good Day
7. Caramba! It's the Samba
8. For Every Man There's a Woman
9. Talking to Myself About You
10. Them There Eyes
11. Deed I Do
12. Somebody Loves Me
13. I'm Confessing
14. Summertime
15. Baby, Don't Be Mad at Me
16. Laroo, Laroo, Lili Bolero
17. Blum Blum, I Wonder Who I Am
18. Bye Bye Blues

1. Manana
2. Why Don't You Do Right?
3. Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
4. Riders in the Sky
5. It's All Over Now
6. I'll Dance at Your Wedding
7. Bali Ha'i
8. Sugar
9. All Dressed Up With a Broken Heart
10. Don't Smoke in Bed
11. Everything's Movin' Too Fast
12. I'm Glad I Waited for You
13. Rockin' Chair
14. You Can Depend on Me
15. That Old Feeling
16. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
17. Similau
18. Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd. 2029 2002 CD Rajon Entertainment Pty Ltd. 2029

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This is a wonderful two-disc collection of Peggy Lee's first solo stint with Capitol Records in the mid- to late-1940s, shortly after she left her spot as a singer with Benny Goodman's band in 1943. While many would argue that her best work was done a decade later with Decca and her second go-round with Capitol, the selections here (most of them done with husband Dave Barbour and his orchestra) show an assured vocalist with a firm understanding of the pop side of jazz. Among the classic highlights included here are her out-of-the-gate hit for Capitol, "Waiting for the Train to Come In," the 1948 smash "Manana," "Golden Earrings," her affecting take on the George and Ira Gershwin classic, "Summertime," "Don't Smoke in Bed," and the quirky samba, "Similau." The final track here, "Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World," is a particular delight, with Lee's smooth phrasing sliding and descending effortlessly through the dwindling syllables of the chorus like a surfer shooting a rapids: "Show me the way to get out of this world/because that's where/everything is." Don't shy away from picking up these early tracks as a worthy addendum to her later work. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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