June Hutton - Collection 1945-55 (CD)

June Hutton, half-sister of singer and band leader Ina Ray Hutton, was a big band vocalist, member of the successful vocal group The Pied Pipers, and subsequently a hit-making solo artist on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1950s, before recording a number of sophisticated middle-of-the road pop albums with the burgeoning of the stereo long-player market during that era. She was a member of The Stardusters vocal group performing with Charlie Spivak's orchestra before replacing Jo Stafford in The Pied Pipers vocal group in 1944, appearing not only on their hits during the 1940s, but also on some of Johnny Mercer's vocal hits, as well as performing and recording with Artie Shaw's Orchestra. She left the Pied Pipers in in 1949 to pursue a solo career for Decca and then Capitol during the 1950s. This great-value 50-track 2-CD set comprises the Top 10 hits she had as the only female member of The Pied Pipers, along with most of her A & B sides for Decca and Capitol, including recordings with Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five, plus her duet single with Gordon MacRae and titles from her album with him "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon", and all the titles from her album "Afterglow", recorded with her arranger/conductor husband Axel Stordahl. It features her Top 10 hits with the Pied Pipers, "Dream", "In the Moon Mist", "Open the Door Richard", "Mam'selle" and "My Happiness" plus her solo hits, "Say You're Mine Again", "No Stone Unturned" and "For the First Time (In a Long Time)". It's a fascinating and entertaining cross-section of her work, and an admirable showcase for her talent and versatility as a distinctive vocal stylist.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Dream
2. In the Moon Mist
3. Open the Door Richard
4. Mam'selle
5. My Happiness
6. Be Mine
7. Tenderly
8. My Sweetie Went Away
9. More Than I Should
10. Tear Drops from My Eyes
11. If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time
12. My Kinda Love
13. Dancing on the Ceiling (He Dances on My Ceiling)
14. Nothing
15. Bye, Honey, Bye-Bye
16. Walkin'
17. Thanks
18. I Miss You So
19. I Had a Little Too Much to Dream
20. Song of the Sleigh Bells
21. The Lights of Home
22. You Are My Love
23. Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
24. Say You're Mine Again
25. I'll Forget You

Disc: 2

1. Oh Those Lonely Nights
2. No Stone Unturned
3. Rather Than Just See You Once in Awhile
4. If It's the Last Thing I Do
5. For the First Time (In a Long Time)
6. Too Little Time
7. Gee
8. Coney Island Boat
9. Your Eyes Have Told Me So
10. Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee
11. Ain't We Got Fun
12. If You Were the Only Girl
13. By the Light of the Silvery Moon
14. Never in a Million Years
15. Gone with the Wind
16. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
17. I Should Care
18. It's the Talk of the Town
19. You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
20. Day By Day
21. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)
22. Taking a Chance on Love
23. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
24. My Baby Just Cares for Me
25. Dream a Little Dream of Me