KAY STARR - The Ultimate Kay Starr (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The Ultimate Kay Starr, British EMI's collection of Kay Starr material from her lengthy Capitol years, presents a solid track selection, though annotation errors abound and the compilers attempt to pass off Capitol versions of her biggest hits -- "The Rock & Roll Waltz," "Wheel of Fortune" -- as the real things. Starr's Capitol recordings were generally excellent, brassy sides, angling toward the pop audience but with plenty of power and swing to attract jazz fans. Although she usually charted with inoffensive pop covers like "Ghost Riders in the Sky," "Changing Partners," and "Singing the Blues," Starr sang dozens of superior songs as well: "On the Street Where You Live," "Side By Side," "On a Slow Boat to China." She also showcases her Billie Holiday influence with versions of "Lover Man" and "When a Woman Loves a Man." (The latter is accidentally listed as the Percy Sledge chestnut "When a Man Loves a Woman," and Starr's version of the Leroy Van Dyke country hit "Walk on By" is mistakenly attributed to Bacharach/David.) As for the perennials, "Wheel of Fortune" is a faithful remake (though still a remake) and "The Rock & Roll Waltz" comes complete with a chintzy synthesizer. by John Bush 
Tracklist:
1 It Had to Be You 2:48
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn
2 Lover Man 2:45
Jimmy Davis / Roger "Ram" Ramirez / Jimmy Sherman
3 Crazy 2:58
Willie Nelson
4 Around the World 1:55
Harold Adamson / Victor Young
5 On the Street Where You Live 2:44
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
6 Walk on By 2:15
Kendall Hayes
7 When a Woman Loves a Man 3:18
Bernie Hanighen / Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer
8 Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You) 2:59
Bert Kalmar / Harry Ruby
9 Breezin' Along With the Breeze 1:55
Haven Gillespie / Seymour Simons / Richard A. Whiting
10 I've Grown Accustomed to His Face 2:20
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
11 Whispering Grass 2:22
12 Changing Partners 2:54
Larry Coleman / Joe Darion
13 Am I a Toy or a Treasure 2:27
14 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky 2:05
Stan Jones
15 Singing the Blues 2:23
Melvin Endsley
16 Comes A-Long A-Love 2:25
Al Sherman
17 Get Me to the Church on Time 2:44
Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe
18 If You Love Me (Really Love Me) 2:49
Marguerite Monnot / Geoffrey Parsons / Édith Piaf
19 Side By Side 2:54
Harry Woods
20 On a Slow Boat to China 1:53
Frank Loesser
21 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:21
Charles Warfield / Clarence Williams
22 I'm the Loneliest Gal in Town 2:46
Les Brown
23 The Rock & Roll Waltz 2:46
Shorty Allen / Dick Ware
24 Wheel of Fortune 3:05
Bennie Benjamin / George David Weiss