Ballad of the Blues
1959 studio album by Jo Stafford
Ballad of the Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Jo Stafford | ||||
Released | 1959 (1959) | |||
Recorded | February 10, 1959 | |||
Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, traditional pop, blues | |||
Length | 66:01 | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Ballad of the Blues is an album by vocalist Jo Stafford that was released in 1959. She is supported by the Starlighters, a male vocal quartet, and an orchestra led by Paul Weston, her husband.
Stafford sings pop, jazz, and blues songs which form a concept album. These include cover versions of traditional songs such as "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", and "Lover Man" in addition to original songs written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
Track listing
- The Blues Is an Old Old Story (1:49) (Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman)
- Street Cries (1:03) (Paul Weston)
- John Henry (2:46) (Traditional/Weston)
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (:47) (Traditional/Weston)
- Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (2:29) (Traditional)
- The Blues Is a Tale of Trouble (1:45) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
- Kansas City Blues (3:15) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
- Memphis Blues (2:49) (W. C. Handy/George Norton)
- The Blues Is a Traveling Thing (1:19) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
- He's Gone Away (2:18) (Traditional)
- Seems Like When It Comes in the Morning (0:27)
- Every Night When the Sun Goes In (2:38) (Traditional)
- Times Change and Things Change (1:51) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
- Lover Man (4:00) (Jimmy Davis/Ram Ramirez/Jimmy Sherman)
- Blues in the Night (3:14) (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
- The Blues Is an Old Old Story (Reprise) (0:50) (Bergman/Bergman)
References
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Ballad of the Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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