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The Best of the RCA Years
This excellent collection of Betty Hutton hits features her work for RCA during the 1950s as well as two of her earliest Bluebird recordings with the Vincent Lopez Orchestra. The early tracks present a much calmer Betty, though not a Betty without a sense of fun and play. ''Igloo'' and ''The Jitterbug'' are both . . . Read More
Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight on Betty Hutton
This collection comprises the best of Betty Hutton's work for Capitol Records during the 1940s. Betty signed with Capitol near the beginning of her Hollywood career, and most of the songs on this album are from her early films. It was that reliance on her film career for material that eventually . . . Read More
Great Ladies of Song: Sentimental Journey
Sentimental Journey is a collection of some of the best of the great female vocalists that spent time on the Capitol label from its inception in the early 1940s up through the mid-1960s. The twenty-six songs on the album range from ballads to jazz to swing, with more of an emphasis on upbeat melodies . . . Read More
Great Ladies of Song: Sweet and Lovely
Sweet and Lovely is a collection of some of the best of the great female vocalists that spent time on the Capitol Label from its inception in the early 1940s up through the mid-1960s. The twenty-five songs on the album range from ballads to jazz to swing, with more of an emphasis on ballads . . . Read More
Irving Berlin in Hollywood
Irving Berlin's music has probably been featured in more Hollywood films than any other composer in history. This 25-song collection of songs from various soundtracks only captures a small portion of Berlin's film legacy but gives a broad overview of his long and productive career. . . . Read More