GLORIA LYNNE - Lonely and Sentimental (1959-1996) Mp3

Gloria Lynne recorded many albums for Everest in her early days, slipped away into obscurity and then in the 1990's made a comeback. An excellent singer whose style falls between bop, 1950's middle-of-the-road pop and early soul, Lynne was always capable of putting on a colorful show. Her mother was a gospel singer and Lynne started out singing in church. She had five years of concert training and in 1951 won the legendary amateur competition at the Apollo Theatre.
Lynne sang with some vocal groups, became a single and in 1958 was discovered by Raymond Scott, who at the time was a top A&R man at Everest. During her busy period with Everest (at least ten records were cut between 1958-1963), Lynne had hits in "I Wish You Love" (a song she virtually made a standard) and "I'm Glad There Is You." She recorded with both orchestras and jazz combos, becoming quite popular for a period. However, with the rise of rock and the change in the public's musical tastes, Lynne was forgotten for a time. Only a commercial record in 1975 for ABC broke the silence. But starting in the early 1980's, Gloria Lynne started working regularly again, regained some of her earlier frame and in the early 1990's recorded a couple of CDs for Muse. freshsoundrecords.
Tracklist:
1. Am I Blue (Akst-Clarke) 3:07
2. For All We Know (Coots-Lewis) 2:37
3. In Other Words (Howard) 3:11
4. 'Tis Autumn (Nemo) 3:11
5. Hands Across The Table (Delleterre-Parish) 2:43
6. Love I've Found You (Smalls) 2:34
7. Blue And Sentimental (Basie-Livingston-David) 2:34
8. Then I'll Be Tired Of You (Schwartz-Harburg) 2:58
9. Man Of Mine (Sing-Loft) 2:24
10. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers-Hart) 3:16
11. We Never Kissed (Liston) 2:32
12. Sentimental Melody (Powell-Braithwait) 3:12
Total time: 34:52 min.
Credits:
These Stereo recordings were originally produced by Everest Records and released on two different 12-inch album, LPBR 5063 (mono) and SDBR 1063 (stereo), entitled "Lonely and Sentimental" and LPBR 5230 (mono) and SDBR 1230 (stereo), entitled "After Hours".
Personnel:
Gloria Lynne (vocals), with Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Melba Liston
Recorded in New York City, 1959

GLORIA LYNNE - Starry Eyes : The Collection (1998) Mp3

Billy Paul was obviously a big fan of Gloria Lynne; you can hear Lynne's phrasing and vocal inflections in the singer's '70s recordings. And what a singer to pattern yourself after. Lynne's creamy alto is luscious and soothing; play one of her albums at the first sign of a headache and "the voice" might cure your pain without aspirin or Tylenol. Whether singing to soft guitar strums on "Blue Afternoon," bodacious brass on "Some of These Says," or in cozy clubs as she does on two live cuts -- "Somewhere in the Night" and "For You" -- Lynne's calming vocals and meticulous phrasing are awesome. An album for lovers, when love is new. by Andrew Hamilton