JULIE LONDON - Julie Is Her Name + Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2 (1992) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

In 1955, Julie London's British mezzo melted the hearts and spines of thousands. From the opening notes of "Cry Me a River," with Barney Kessel's silky chords shimmering around her, London took the sultry approach and smoldered through classics such as "I Should Care," "I'm Glad There Is You," "Gone With the Moon," "Easy Street," and others. London could sing, but her sex appeal overtook the material. London oozed sex appeal to the degree that her lyrics just dripped from her mouth like honey. Needless to say, the set took off like a rocket. Three years later, looking for another hit, she recorded a second volume with Howard Roberts on guitar and Red Mitchell on bass. The material was drawn from likewise sultry sources, but London's voice had matured so the vocal performances matched the sexiness. And while not so hot emotionally, vocally, the second set -- with Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love," Irving Berlin's "I Got Lost in His Arms," and Johnny Mercer's "Goody-Goody" -- swings much more and created pretty much the same reaction. London's voice, which has undergone several revivals from movies to books to dance clubs, is considered among the most evocative of the time period, and the epitome of sexual promise. by Thom Jurek
Julie Is Her Name
1     Cry Me a River 2'57
Arthur Hamilton
2     I Should Care 3'16
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
3     I'm in the Mood for Love 2'29
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4     I'm Glad There Is You 2'26
Jimmy Dorsey / Paul Mertz
5     Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3'10
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
6     I Love You 1'51
Cole Porter
7     Say It Isn't So 2'01
Irving Berlin
8     It Never Entered My Mind 2'25
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9     Easy Street 3'13
Alan Rankin Jones
10     'S Wonderful 1'33
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
11     No Moon at All 1'50
Redd Evans / Dave Mann
12     Laura 1'43
Johnny Mercer / David Raksin
Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 2     
13     Gone With the Wind 2'07
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
14     Blue Moon 2'31
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
15     What Is This Thing Called Love? 1'46
Cole Porter
16     How Long Has This Been Going On? 2'47
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
17     Too Good to Be True 2'43
Clay Boland
18     Spring Is Here 2'07
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
19     Goody Goody 1'53
Matty Malneck / Johnny Mercer
20     The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 2'04
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn
21     If I'm Lucky 2'18
Eddie DeLange / Josef Myrow
22     Hot Toddy 1'49
Herb Hendler / R. Flanagan & H. Hendler
23     Little White Lies 2'50
Walter Donaldson
24     I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan 1'50
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
25     I Got Lost in His Arms 2'06
Irving Berlin
Credits :
Bass – Ray Leatherwood (pistas: 1 to 13), Red Mitchell (pistas: 14 to 25)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (pistas: 1 to 13), Howard Roberts (pistas: 14 to 25)
Producer – Bobby Troup
Vocals – Julie London