Eartha Kitt - Singles Collection 1952-62 (CD)

Eartha Kitt was a uniquely distinctive performer, whose sultry and provocative talents as a singer, actress, dancer, comedian and media personality caused the great Orson Welles to describe her as "The most exciting woman in the world". From humble and troubled beginnings, she found her way to New York and trained in performing arts, making her debut on Broadway in 1945 at the age of eighteen. Her stage work led to a recording contract with RCA in 1952, and during the early '50s she had memorable hits, which played on her unmistakeable voice and innuendo-laden overtones with songs like "C'Est Si Bon", "Santa Baby", "Under The Bridges Of Paris", as well as other characteristic recordings like "Let's Do It" and "Just An Old Fashioned Girl". She became especially popular in the UK and France as well as her home country, and her often controversial style made her a regular on TV. This great-value 53-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides of her singles for the RCA, Kapp and MGM labels, including some only released in the UK on HMV, and it provides an entertaining cross-section of her work as well as a great showcase for one of the most individual performers of her era.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. -
2. Tierra Va Tembla
3. Caliente
4. Monotonous
5. Uska Dara a Turkish Tale
6. Two Lovers
7. C'est Si Bon
8. African Lullaby
9. I Want to Be Evil
10. Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore
11. Santa Baby
12. Under the Bridges of Paris
13. Lovin' Spree
14. Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell
15. Let's Do It
16. Senor
17. Mink Shmink
18. Easy Does It
19. Apres Moi
20. I Wantcha Around
21. If I Was a Boy
22. Tea in Chicago
23. Hey Jacques
24. (This Year's) Santa Baby
25. The Heel

Disc: 2

1. My Heart's Delight
2. Fredy
3. Sweet and Gentle
4. Do You Remember
5. Mambo de Paree
6. Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Raccoon)
7. Nobody Taught Me
8. Nothin' for Christmas
9. Je Cherche Un Homme (I Want a Man)
10. Honolulu Rock ; Roll
11. There Is No Cure for L'amour
12. I'm a Funny Dame
13. Put More Wood on the Fire
14. A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman
15. Toujour Gai
16. Take My Love, Take My Love
17. Yomme Yomme
18. If I Can't Take It with Me
19. Proceed with Caution
20. Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
21. If I Can't Take It with Me
22. Sholem
23. Love Is a Gamble
24. I Wantcha Around
25. Johnny with the Gentle Hands
26. A Lady Loves
27. Please Do It Again
28. Good Little Girls
29. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend