Search - Julie London :: Julie Is Her Name

Everyone a gem

Robert Cox | New Zealand | 05/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This Album changed my appreciation of music for life. Rock & Roll with it's 3 chord 12 bar blues & 4 chord turnaround formats seemed boring when compared to the guitar playing of Barney Kessell accompanied by Ray Leatherwood on base and the superb vocals of Julie London. This is the epitome of this musical genre and nothing has surpassed it for me.

I love all 13 tracks and can see little point in reviewing each one individually. Off course "Cry Me a River" became Julie's trademark and has been immitated by many top female vocalists. Some how Julie's version remains the best."

What "Bonus Tracks"?

MrLopez2681 | USA | 09/09/2009

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Product description reads as follows -



(This is a) digitally remastered and expanded 34 track reissue of (London's) 1955 debut album including bonus tracks ... contains ... London's complete "Julie Is Her Name" sessions ... Includes numerous bonus tracks ...



These so-called "bonus tracks" are certainly NOT taken from London's 1955 debut recording sessions - they are merely tracks lifted from London's albums "Lonely Girl" (1956), "Calender Girl" (1956), "Julie" (1957), and "Julie Is Her Name -Vol. 2" (1958).



To make matters worse the album's producers have given some of the tracks a horrible "fake stereo" do-over (I could do better with my at-home software). Interestingly, these tracks are the ones that have, to date, only been officialy relased on disc by EMI in mono, which is proof enough that this album is unauthorized bootleg.



A waste of time and money."