PEGGY LEE - A Natural Woman + Is That All There Is? (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The compilers of British EMI's extensive "two on one" reissue series have made some questionable choices in combining two albums originally issued on LP into a single CD, but it's hard to second guess this one, which contains the two albums Peggy Lee released in 1969, A Natural Woman and Is That All There Is? Not only are the collections chronologically sequential, but it sounds like the second one employs tracks recorded for the first one. By the late ‘60s, Lee, like many other veteran pop singers, was attempting to keep current and keep selling records by incorporating current trends in pop/rock into her music. A Natural Woman alternates efforts by two prominent Los Angeles session musicians serving as arranger/conductors, pianist Mike Melvoin and trumpeter Bobby Bryant. This is one of those albums that sounds like these guys (and perhaps Lee, too) came up with the set list by listening to their AM radios, tuned to the local Top 40 station, on the freeway on their way to the session. They hear, say, Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay," Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People," and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel," and, by the time they pull into the parking lot, they've got the gist of the arrangement down and proceed to re-create it, more or less, with their fellow session pros, as Lee gamely approximates the hit vocals. When they do use a vintage piece of material, such as "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings," or come up with an original ("Lean on Me"), they are still keeping in mind what they heard on the radio, so that the former sounds like watered-down Motown and the latter has the modified R&B funkiness of Frank Sinatra's "That's Life."

The atypical last song on A Natural Woman leads right into Is That All There Is? It's Randy Newman's introspective ballad "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today," and since Newman arranged and conducted Lee's surprise comeback hit with Leiber & Stoller's European-style art song "Is That All There Is?" (inspired by a Thomas Mann short story), and that song leads off the second LP, the mood stays constant. And that mood continues with the next track, "Love Story," another Newman composition, even if Lee, the disillusionment of "Is That All There Is?" notwithstanding, cannot bring herself to sing Newman's fatalistic final couplet, "We'll play checkers all day/Until we pass away." Instead, she substitutes "We'll play checkers in the sun/Playing checkers can be fun." Unfortunately, Is That All There Is? doesn't turn out to be a complete album of similar material. In fact, it is actually a cobbled-together rush job that was assembled on the fly to have an LP in the record racks while "Is That All There Is?," which had been released as a one-off single, was still in the charts. Capitol Records thought nothing of recycling previously released tracks including Lee's 1963 hit "I'm a Woman" (also written by Leiber & Stoller) to pad the collection out to LP length. Toward the end, there are some good songs and arrangements in the art song style of "Is That All There Is?," however, notably Newman's "Linda," which has had its gender switched and is called "Johnny (Linda)." But the Is That All There Is? LP remains a patchwork Peggy Lee album, even suitably paired with A Natural Woman. by William Ruhlmann  
Tracklist :
Natural Woman    
1    (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings 2'50
Written-By – Harold Rome, Henri Herpin, Jamblan
2    Don't Explain 3'57
Written-By – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
3    Can I Change My Mind? 2'51
Written-By – Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk
4    Lean On Me 2'42
Written-By – Mike Melvoin, Mundell Lowe, Peggy Lee
5    (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2'37
Written-By – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
6    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 3'01
Written-By – Goffin And King, Jerry Wexler
7    Everyday People 2'38
Written-By – Sylvester Stewart
8    Please Send Me Someone To Love 4'05
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
9    Spinning Wheel 2'35
Written-By – David Clayton-Thomas
10    Living Is Dying Without You 3'27
Written-By – Al Kasha, Joel Hirschhorn
11    I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 3'15
Written-By – Randy Newman
Is That All There Is?    
12    Is That All There Is? 4'19
Producer – Lieber & Stoller
Written-By – Jerry Lieber-Mike Stoller
13    Love Story 3'27
Written-By – Randy Newman
14    Me And My Shadow 3'04
Producer – Lieber & Stoller
Written-By – A. Jolson, B. Rose, D. Dreyer
15    Sing A Rainbow 2'46
Written-By – Arthur Hamilton
16    My Old Flame 4'24
Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Caslow
17    I'm A Woman 2'07
Producer – David Cavanaugh
Written-By – Jerry Lieber-Mike Stoller
18    Somethin' Stupid 2'31
Written-By – C. Carson Parks
19    Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show 3'00
Written-By – Neil Diamond
20    Something 3'14
Written-By – George Harrison
21    Whistle For Happiness 2'25
Written-By – Jerry Lieber-Mike Stoller
22    Johnny (Linda) 2'47
Written-By – Randy Newman
23    I Can Hear The Music 1'56
Written-By – Gene Di Novi, Spence Maxwell
24    Don't Smoke In Bed 3'31
Written-By – Willard Robison
25    You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby 2'18
Written-By – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Bobby Bryant (pistas: 1 to 11), Mike Melvoin (pistas: 1 to 11)
Vocals – Peggy Lee

PEGGY LEE - Let's Love (1974-2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota had turned out to be the final album of Peggy Lee's lengthy tenure at Capitol Records, and 16 months after its release the 54-year-old singer returned to the record racks on Atlantic Records with Let's Love, touted as a comeback assisted by a former Capitol labelmate, former Beatle Paul McCartney, who wrote and produced the title song especially for her. That may have been the headline grabber, but the LP that was bookended by the song "Let's Love" and its reprise actually was more the product of Lee and Dave Grusin's efforts, under the auspices of Atlantic executive Nesuhi Ertegun. Lee and Grusin co-produced the rest of the tracks, adopting a sophisticated contemporary pop/jazz sound. Grusin was an expert at this sort of fusion style, incorporating elements of gospel, R&B, and funk, and Lee was very much on board with the approach. As on her later Capitol albums, she presented her versions of recent hits like James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and the Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New." When she and Grusin did essay a standard like the ones she had been singing for 30 years, they made a point of transforming it. Irving Berlin's "Always" may have a 1925 copyright, but here it sounds like the Pointer Sisters' "Yes We Can Can." The co-producers also included a couple of string-filled ballads to make old fans welcome, however, with Lee adding lyrics to Grusin's movie theme "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and doing Karen Carpenter one better on Henry and Felice Mancini's "Sometimes." As for "Let's Love" itself, it's a fairly typical McCartney effort of the period, not as bombastic as "My Love," but in the same vein with some obvious arranging tricks that do not detract from its appeal, and Lee, as she does with all the material here, sings it effectively. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1    Let's Love 2'55
Written-By – Paul McCartney
2    He Is The One 4'24
Written-By – Melissa Manchester
3    Easy Evil 4'37
Written-By – Alan O'Day
4    Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 4'06
Written-By – James Taylor
5    Always 3'51
Written-By – Irving Berlin
6    You Make Me Feel Brand New 5'58
Written-By – Linda Creed, Thom Bell
7    Sweet Lov'liness 3'53
Written-By – Max R. Bennett
8    The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter 3'06
Written-By – Dave Grusin, Peggy Lee
9    Sweet Talk 3'25
Written-By – Don Sebesky
10    Sometimes 2'26
Written-By – Felice Mancini, Henry Mancini
11    Let's Love (Reprise) 1'19
Written-By – Paul McCartney
12    I Am His Lady 4'04
Written-By – Morgan Ames
13    I Wanna Be Seduced  2'35
Written-By – Peggy Lee
14    The Nickel Ride 4'50
Written-By – Dave Grusin, Peggy Lee
15    Let's Keep Dancing 3'15
Written-By – Bobby Troup, Clifton T. Crofford, John Durrill, Snuff Garrett
16    Let's Love (Alternate Version) 3'55
Written-By – Paul McCartney
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jerome Richardson
Arranged, Conductor By, Electric Piano, Percussion – Dave Grusin
Bass Guitar – Chuck Rainey
Concertmaster – Erno Neufeld
Congas – Bobbye Hall
Drums – Dick Borden (pistas: 4, 5), Harvey Mason
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Peter Christlieb
French Horn – Vince DeRosa
Guitar – Dan Ferguson, David T. Walker, Dennis Budimir, Lee Ritenour
Oboe – Gene Cipriano
Percussion – Harvey Mason
Piano – George Gaffney (pistas: 4, 5)
Trombone – Frank Rossolino
Trumpet – Charles Findley

PEGGY LEE & BENNY GOODMAN - The Complete Recordings 1941 - 1947 (1999) 2CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although the whole collection ranges across six years, 32 of the 35 cuts on this two-CD set were recorded within a year of Peggy Lee's joining Benny Goodman's band, and the vast majority within a six month period through the winter of 1942. It is possible during that span to hear Lee evolve from a competent but scarcely confident vocalist ("Elmer's Tune") into a bold interpreter, equally adept at blues ("Blues in the Night"), ballads ("When the Roses Bloom Again"), rhythm numbers ("My Little Cousin," "I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean"), and everything in between. Aside from an improvement in sound over 1993's Best of the Big Bands: Benny Goodman Featuring Peggy Lee, the real beauty here is in the material that wasn't on that earlier disc, most notably the small-group sides "Where or When" (perhaps the most beautiful rendition of that song ever cut), "On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "Blues in the Night," the latter one of Lee's earliest blues numbers. Equally important, the band is captured in a nice, close rich sound, which goes double for the solos by Goodman, Mel Powell et al. Speaking of Powell, the timing of recording of the songs on this set makes it one of the best showcases of Powell's piano playing and arranging. Lee's 32 sides with Goodman on Columbia and OKeh have been augmented by three additional numbers, cut by the two as part of Goodman's postwar Capitol Records contract -- they're brighter and fuller, but not outrageously superior to his early Columbia sides; but they show off the work of a fully mature artist with five years' more confidence and skill. by Bruce Eder  
Tracklist 1 :
1     Elmer's Tune 2'51
Elmer Albrecht / Sammy Gallop / Dick Jurgens
2     I See a Million People (But All I Can See Is You) 2'42
Una Mae Carlisle / Robert Sour
3     That's the Way It Goes 3'09
Sydney Robin / Alec Wilder / Alexander Wilder
4     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3'14
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
5     My Old Flame 3'08
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
6     How Deep Is the Ocean? 3'04
Irving Berlin
7     Shady Lady Bird 2'45
Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin
8     Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) 3'16
Cole Porter
9     Somebody Else Is Taking My Place 3'09
Bob Ellsworth / Richard Howard / Russ Morgan
10     Somebody Nobody Loves 3'20
Seymour Miller
11     How Long Has This Been Going On? 3'16
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
12     That Did It, Marie 2'29
Irene Higginbotham
13     Winter Weather 3'00
Ted Shapiro
14     Ev'rything I Love 3'05
Cole Porter
15     Not Mine 3'18
Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger
16     Not a Care in the World 3'22
Vernon Duke / John Latouche
17     My Old Flame 3'16
Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston
18     How Deep Is the Ocean? 3'20
Irving Berlin
19     Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) 2'01
Cole Porter
Tracklist 2 :
1     Blues in the Night 3'15
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
2     Where or When 3'21
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
3     On the Sunny Side of the Street 3'11
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
4     The Lamp of Memory (Incertidumbre) 3'17
Gonzalez Curiel / Al Stillman
5     If You Build a Better Mousetrap 3'02
Johnny Mercer / Victor Schertzinger
6     When the Roses Bloom Again 2'52
Nat Burton / Walter Kent / Traditional
7     My Little Cousin 3'17
Peggy Lee feat: Benny Goodman          
8     The Way You Look Tonight 4'18
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
9     I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean 3'00
Irving Berlin
10     We'll Meet Again 3'17
Hughie Charles / Ross Parker
11     Full Moon (Noche de Luna) 3'17
Gonzalez Curiel / Odette and Ethel / B. Russell
12     There Won't Be a Shortage of Love 2'40
John Jacob Loeb / Carmen Lombardo
13     You're Easy to Dance With 3'15
Irving Berlin
14     All I Need Is You 3'22
Benny Davis / Peter DeRose / Mitchell Parish
15     Why Don't You Do Right? 3'12
Kansas Joe McCoy
16     Let's Say a Prayer 3'10
Charles Farrow
17     The Freedom Train 3'10
Irving Berlin
18     Keep Me in Mind 2'50
Benny Goodman / Al Zink
19     For Every Man There's a Woman 2'46
Harold Arlen / Leo Robin

PEGGY LEE - Miss Wonderful (1958-1992) MONO / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Mister Wonderful 3'18
2    They Can't Take That Away From Me 2'57
3    Where Flamingos Fly 2'27
4    You've Got To See Mamma Every Night 2'45
5    The Come Back 3'01
6    Take A Little Time To Smile 2'36
7    I Don't Know Enough About You 2'57
8    Joe Sings; Joe, Joe, Joey 2'43
9    Crazy In The Heart 2'54
10    You Ought To Be Mine 3'05
11    We Laughed At Love 3'12
12    That's Alright, Honey 3'08
Credits :
Orchestra – Sy Oliver And His Orchestra

PEGGY LEE - Rendezvous with Peggy Lee (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2'35
2    Why Don't You Do Right? 2'27
3    Stormy Weather 3'09
4    Them There Eyes 2'59
5    'Deed I Do 3'03
6    Don't Smoke In Bed 3'08
7    There'll Be Some Changes Made 3'03
8    A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues 3'12
9    Everything's Moving Too Fast 3'00
10    It's Lovin' Time 2'48
11    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2'23
12    Linger In My Arms A Little Longer, Baby 3'08
13    Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero 2'33
14    Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? 2'58
15    Caramba! It's The Samba 2'45
16    Bubble-Loo, Bubble-Loo 3'00
17    It's All Over Now 3'01
18    Please Love Me Tonight 2'56
19    Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) 2'41
20    Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere 3'11
21    She Didn't Say Yes 2'48
22    I'll Dance At Your Wedding 2'59
23    Golden Earrings 2'58
24    Everybody Loves Somebody 3'14
25    It Takes A Long Train With A Red Caboose 3'05
26    Just An Old Love Of Mine 3'13

PEGGY LEE - Broadway a la Lee (1960) lp / 32bits-96hz / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Side A
1    Heart    1:54
Written-By – Jerry Ross, Richard Adler
2    On The Street Where You Live    2:10
Written-By – Frederick Loewe-Alan Jay Lerner
3    Till There Was You    2:26
Written-By – Meredith Willson
4    I Am In Love    2:08
Written-By – Cole Porter
5    Hey There    2:06
Written-By – Jerry Ross, Richard Adler
Side B
1    The Surrey With The Fringe On Top    1:56
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II
2    I Could Have Danced All Night    2:06
Written-By – Frederick Loewe-Alan Jay Lerner
3    Dance Only With Me    2:24
Written-By – Green-Comden, Styne
4    Wish You Were Here    2:43
Written-By – Harold Rome
5    I Enjoy Being A Girl    2:10
Written-By – Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II

MISS PEGGY LEE - Peggy Lee At Basin Street East (1961) lp / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

This is a lesser Peggy Lee release. Originally it was planned that the singer (at the height of her popularity) would record a live set at Basin Street East in New York. Unfortunately, she caught a cold and her voice was a bit hoarse, so some of the numbers were re-recorded in the studio the following month and spliced quite effectively into the set. However, whether in concert or not, the performances here are rather routine with no chances taken (the dozen sidemen do not get a single solo), and everything sounds pretty well planned in advance. Lee, who is best here on the ballads, never wanders at all from the melodies, and these renditions of her usual repertoire have nothing unique or unusual to offer except perhaps an overly rapid version of "Fever." by Scott Yanow
Side A
1    Day In - Day Out 1'33
Written-By – Mercer, Bloom
2    Moments Like This 2'45
Written-By – Lane, Loesser
3    Fever 2'40
Written-By – Cooley, Davenport
4    The Second Time Around 2'55
Written-By – Cahn-Van Heusen
Medley    2'45
5a    One Kiss
Written-By – Hammerstein, Romberg
5b    My Romance
Written-By – Hart-Rodgers
5c    The Vagabond King Waltz
Written-By – Friml, Hooker
6    I Got A Man 2'35
Written-By – Charles
7    Peggy Lee Bow Music 0'14
Written-By – Holman
Side B
1    I Love Being Here With You 2'24
Written-By – Schluger, Lee
2    But Beautiful 2'46
Written-By – Van Heusen-Burke
3    Them There Eyes 1'38
Written-By – Tauber, Pinkard, Tracey
A Tribute To Ray Charles    
4a    Just For A Thrill 3'08
Written-By – Raye, Armstrong
4b        Yes Indeed 3'09
Written-By – Oliver
5    Peggy Lee Bow Music 0'14
Written-By – Holman
Credits :    
Bass – Max Bennett
Congas, Bongos – Chino Pozo
Drums – Stan Levey
Flute – Bob Donovan
Guitar – Dennis Budimir
Harp – Abe Rosen
Piano, Conductor – Joe Harnell
Producer – David Cavanaugh
Trombone – Mickey Gravine, Ray Desio
Trumpet – Danny Stiles, Phil Sunkel, Willie Thomas

PEGGY LEE - Sugar 'N' Spice (1962) lp / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Peggy Lee is in fine voice throughout this jazz-flavored set, backed by ensembles arranged by Benny Carter, Billy Byers, Billy May, and Shorty Rogers. The program (which has been expanded from 12 songs to 15 for this reissue) only includes two performances over three minutes in length, so there is not much for the backup bands to do. However, the material is mostly pretty strong, with the highlights including "See See Rider," "When the Sun Comes Out," "I've Got the World on a String," and "Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now." One of Peggy Lee's better recordings from the early '60s. by Scott Yanow
Side A
1    Ain't That Love 1'59
Written-By – Ray Charles
2    The Best Is Yet To Come 3'20
Written-By – Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman
3    I Believe In You (from "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying") 2'46
Written-By – Frank Loesser
4    Embrasse Moi 3'35
Written-By – D'Aimé Barelli, Peggy Lee
5    See See Rider 2'35
Written-By – Ma Rainey
6    Teach Me Tonight 2'25
Written-By – Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn
Side B
1    When The Sun Comes Out 2'42
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
2    Tell All The World About You 2'31
Written-By – Ray Charles
3    I Don't Wanna Leave You Now 2'21
Written-By – Taylor, Lee, Hazard
4    The Sweetest Sounds 1'49
Written-By – Richard Rodgers
5    I've Got The World On A String 2'18
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
6    Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) 2'36
Written-By – Jack Yellen, Milton Ager
Credits :    
Conductor – Benny Carter
Vocals - Peggy Lee

PEGGY LEE - Big Spender (1966) lp / 24bits-96hz / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Blending a couple of then-current show tunes with older classics of the big band form, Peggy Lee's 1966 LP Big $pender occasionally rose its head above the level of kitsch -- and much more so than 1965's Pass Me By. It's tough to blame Lee herself; while the arrangements (including work by Dave Grusin and Bill Holman) are mostly successful, again and again the accompaniment descends into rote repetition of the usual rock motifs. The blaring brass of the title track make it a highlight, though, and Lee sounds positively jubilant while singing a genuine standard ("Let's Fall in Love") over a conservative arrangement. A few pearls among the swine are hardly enough to recommend this record. by John Bush
Side A
1    Come Back To Me 2'17
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
2    You've Got Possibilities 2'10
Written-By – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
3    It's A Wonderful World 1'48
Written-By – Adamson, Savitt, Watson
4    I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him 2'49
Written-By – Sammy Cahn-Jimmy Van Heusen
5    Big Spender 2'06
Written-By – Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields
6    I Must Know 2'48
Written-By – Lil Mattis, Neal Hefti
Side B
1    Alright, Okay, You Win 2'26
Written-By – Mayme Watts, Sid Wyche
2    Watch What Happens 3'09
Written-By – Michel LeGrand, Norman Gimble
3    You Don't Know 2'37
Written-By – Walter Spriggs
4    Let's Fall In Love 2'03
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
5    Gotta Travel On 1'45
Written-By – Paul Clayton

PEGGY LEE - Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown North Dakota (1972) lp / 24bits-96hz / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Peggy Lee returns to her roots, at least by name and location, with Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota, reminding fans of the name and place on her birth certificate. The album is credited as "produced & conceived by Tom Catalano." Maybe Catalano's conception was the LP title. If he also chose the songs and the arranger/conductor, he didn't really do much different from recent Peggy Lee albums, however. Once again, the collection is a mixture of contemporary material with songs Lee might have sung back at the start of her career in the 1940s. Arranger/conductor Artie Butler employs a studio of jazz-pop session aces like guitarist Larry Carlton, pianist Michael Omartian, percussionist Victor Feldman, and drummer Earl Palmer, then adds horn and string charts at various points. Early-‘70s pop stars like the Carpenters, Elton John, and Leon Russell are evoked in selections like the leadoff track, Lesley Duncan's "Love Song" (most prominently heard on John's 1971 album Tumbleweed Connection), Russell's "A Song for You," and his and Bonnie Bramlett's groupie lament "Superstar," a hit for the Carpenters. While Butler tries for unusual arrangements in spots, there isn't much that Lee can do with such songs that hasn't been done already, and she settles for rendering them in her calm, precise voice. Not surprisingly, she sounds much more at home in the album's second half, when she gets a chance to handle more vintage songs such as Lil Hardin Armstrong's 1939 copyright "Just for a Thrill," and the album comes to a close with a double shot of such nostalgia, combining two 1940s hits, "The More I See You" and "I'll Be Seeing You." Thus, does Lee, in the hands of Catalano and Butler, continue to try to bridge the old with the new, and she continues to succeed modestly. [Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota turned out to be Peggy Lee's final recording for Capitol Records, a label she joined in 1945 and stayed with, except for a five-year stint at Decca, 1952-1957, through 1972.] by William Ruhlmann  
Side A
A1    Love Song 3'22
Written-By – Lesley Duncan
A2    Razor (Love Me As I Am) 2'49
Written-By – Jack Schechtman
A3    When I Found You 3'23
Written-By – Mike Randall
A4    A Song For You 4'44
Written-By – Leon Russell
A5    It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone 3'25
Written-By – L. Carr, R. Allen
Side B
B1    Superstar 3'57
Written-By – B. Bramlett, L. Russell
B2    Just For A Thrill 3'54
Written-By – D. Raye, L. Armstrong
B3    Someone Who Cares 3'04
Written-By – Alex Harvey
B4    The More I See You 1'59
Written-By – H. Warren, M. Gordon
B5    I'll Be Seeing You 2'15
Written-By – I. Kahal, S. Fain
Credits :    
Arranged By, Conductor – Artie Butler
Bass – Reinhold Press
Drums – Earl Palmer
Guitar – Larry Carlton, Louie Shelton
Percussion – Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman
Piano – Artie Butler, Michael Omartian
Vocals - Peggy Lee

PEGGY LEE - Close Enough for Love (1980) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Peggy Lee's 1979 album Close Enough for Love is a disco-themed take on her classic themes of love and romance. "You" is a light, mellow funk ballad, while the standard "Just One of Those Things" becomes a propulsive dance anthem. Those looking for songs similar to Lee's trademark "Fever" will want to add the smoldering, sexy "Easy Does It" to their collection. Peggy Lee's voice sounds a bit depressed on this album, indicating, perhaps, an unfamiliarity with the new musical trappings. But that quality also gives the album's more straightforward numbers, like "Rain Sometimes" and "Come in From the Rain" (sounding like Wings), a moving, somber tone. An example of a dated album, but one that is a ripe for a rediscovery. by JT Griffith
Tracklist :
1     You 4'04
Harold Adamson / Walter Donaldson
2     Easy Does It 3'28
Dick Hazard / Peggy Lee
3     Close Enough for Love 3'55
Johnny Mandel / Paul Williams
4     A Robinsong 3'18
Michael Franks
5     Just One of Those Things 2'48
Cole Porter
6     I Can't Resist You 4'33
Walter Donaldson / Will Donaldson / Ned Wever
7     Come in from the Rain 3'07
Melissa Manchester / Carole Bayer Sager
8     In the Days of Our Love 3'18
Peggy Lee / Marian McPartland
9     Through the Eyes of Love 3'11
Marvin Hamlisch / Carole Bayer Sager
10     Rain Sometimes 3'55
Arthur Hamilton
Credits :    
Arranged By, Conductor – Richard Hazard
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums, Percussion – John Guerin
Guitar – Dennis Budimir, John Chiodini, John Pisano
Keyboards – Ian Underwood
Vocals - Peggy Lee

MISS PEGGY LEE - Peggy Lee Sings The Blues (1988) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

By 1988, 68-year-old Peggy Lee did not have much of a voice left. Although she was still determined, physical problems had weakened her, and despite Gene Lees' absurd raving in the liner notes ("Her work has never flagged, the quality of it has never faltered"), this set finds her way past her prime. Actually, the material (only half of which is actually blues) is pretty strong -- mostly standards from the 1920s and '30s -- and the backup group (a quintet with pianist Mike Renzi and guitarist John Chiodini) does a good job of supporting Lee's quiet and often weak voice. This is one of the better releases from Peggy Lee's later years, but it still pales next to her 1950s recordings. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     See See Rider 5'06
Ma Rainey / Traditional
2     Basin Street Blues 3'10
Spencer Williams
3     Squeeze Me 2'47
Fats Waller / Clarence Williams
4     You Don't Know 4'09
Walter Spriggs
5     Fine and Mellow 5'13
Billie Holiday
6     Baby Please Come Home 3'25
Charles Warfield / Clarence Williams
7     Kansas City 3'43
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
8     Birmingham Jail 4'15
Traditional
9     Love Me 4'10
P. Lee
10     Beale Street 5'52
W.C. Handy
11     'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do 5'45
W.C. Handy
12     God Bless the Child 3'14
Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Credits :    
Bass – Jay Leonhart
Drums – Grady Tate
Guitar – John Chiodini
Percussion – Mark Sherman
Piano – Mike Renzi
Vocals - Peggy Lee

PEGGY LEE - Miss Peggy Lee (1998) 4CD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Except for four hit-making years for Decca in the middle of the '50s, Peggy Lee spent the balance of her career with Capitol. And though her many LPs were among the best recorded at the label, most still lay unreleased by the late '90s. Capitol rectified the situation somewhat with the release of its four-disc treatment, Miss Peggy Lee. Including well over 100 songs spanning the early '40s through the early '70s, and a heavy booklet (with an extended interview/reminiscence written by Gene Lees plus extensive track notations by Jim Pierson), the box set frames Lee as one of the most distinctive vocalists of the era, able to transform herself from coquettish to impassioned to utterly destitute with no lack of conviction. Though her voice was less strident and not as wide-ranging as other female vocalists of the time, Lee frequently proved herself equal to Billie Holiday for her ability to use her vocal limitations to even better effect on her songs. Miss Peggy Lee may be a tad confusing for neophytes -- it skips around through her career with little chronological order -- but the selections and flow are impeccable. by John Bush
Tracklist 1 :
1     Waiting for the Train to Come In 3'06
Martin Block / Sunny Skylar
2     I Don't Know Enough About You 3'20
Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee
3     It's All Over Now 3'01
Don Marcotte / Sunny Skylar
4     It's a Good Day 2'52
Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee
5     Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) 3'03
Mack David / Al Hoffman / Jerry Livingston
6     Golden Earrings 3'01
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston / Victor Young
7     Why Don't You Do Right? 2'27
Kansas Joe McCoy
8     Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) 2'58
Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee
9     Don't Smoke in Bed 3'10
Willard Robison
10     Bali Ha'i 3'10
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
11     Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) 2'43
Stan Jones
12     The Old Master Painter 2'50
Haven Gillespie / Harry Beasley Smith
13     Fever 3'21
Eddie Cooley / John Davenport
14     Alright, Okay, You Win 2'54
Mayme Watts / Sidney Wyche
15     My Man 2'13
Jacques Charles / Channing Pollack / Albert Willemetz / Maurice Yvain
16     Hallelujah, I Love Him So 2'30
Ray Charles
17     Heart 1'57
Richard Adler / Jerry Ross
18     I'm Gonna Go Fishin' 2'06
Duke Ellington / Peggy Lee
19     Hey, Look Me Over! 1'53
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
20     I'm a Woman 2'59
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
21     The Alley Cat Song 2'11
Frank Bjorn / J. Harlen
22     Pass Me By 2'24
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
23     Come Back to Me 2'19
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
24     Big Spender 2'06
Cy Coleman / Dorothy Fields
25     So What's New? 2'14
Peggy Lee / John Pisano
26     Walking Happy 2'32
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
27     I Feel It 2'37
Ernie Sheldon
28     Is That All There Is? 4'22
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
29     Meals for Millions 2'34
Peggy Lee
Tracklist 2 :     
1     Them There Eyes 2'57
Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracey
2     That Old Feeling 2'46
Lew Brown / Sammy Fain
3     You Can Depend on Me 2'53
Charles Carpenter / Louis Dunlap / Earl Hines
4     Stormy Weather 3'09
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
5     They Can't Take That Away from Me 2'32
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
6     Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2'24
Traditional
7     Crazy He Calls Me 3'10
Bob Russell / Carl Sigman
8     Lover, Come Back to Me 2'51
Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
9     For Every Man There's a Woman 2'48
Harold Arlen / Leo Robin
10     When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 2'24
Ernest R. Ball / Gary Graff / Chauncey Olcott
11     A Nightingale Can Sing the Blues 3'13
Dick Charles / Larry Markes
12     Whee Baby 2'28
Alice Larson / Peggy Lee
13     I'll Dance at Your Wedding 3'01
Herbert Magidson / Ben Oakland
14     Where Are You? 3'05
Harold Adamson / Jimmy McHugh
15     There'll Be Some Changes Made 3'08
Billy Higgins / W. Benton Overstreet
16     Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 3'07
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
17     Somebody Loves Me 2'58
Buddy DeSylva / George Gershwin / Ballard MacDonald
18     (When I Dance With You) I Get Ideas 2'12
Dorcas Cochran / Felicia Sanders
19     'Deed I Do 3'04
Walter Hirsch / Fred Rose
20     Baby (Is What He Calls Me) 2'59
Kay Butler
21     Bye Bye Blues 2'50
David Bennett / Chauncey Gray / Frederick Hamm / Bert Lown
22     While We're Young 3'10
William Engvick / Morty Palitz / Alec Wilder
23     I Can't Give You Anything But Love 2'34
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
24     Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World ('Cause That's Where ...) 2'07
Les Clark / Matt Dennis
25     You Was 2'49
Sonny Burke / Paul Francis Webster
26     One Day 2'55
Jerry Colonna
27     Three-Thirty Jump 3'04
Tracklist 3 :
1     It's a Wonderful World 2'13
Harold Adamson / Jan Savitt / Johnny Watson
2     My Heart Stood Still 2'43
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
3     Come Rain or Come Shine 2'38
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
4     I'm Walking Through Heaven With You 2'42
Jimmie Lunceford / Joe Turner
5     But Beautiful 2'53
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
6     Old Devil Moon 2'59
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
7     I'm in Love Again 2'52
Cy Coleman / Peggy Lee / Bill Schluger
8     Talk to Me Baby 2'48
Robert Emmett Dolan / Johnny Mercer
9     Again 2'42
Dorcas Cochran / Lionel Newman
10     Do I Love You? 3'03
Cole Porter
11     Bill 2'46
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
12     Just in Time 2'52
Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne
13     Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 4'05
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
14     Close Your Eyes 2'18
Bernice Petkere
15     You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me 2'42
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
16     I Believe in You 2'47
Frank Loesser
17     As Time Goes By 2'52
Herman Hupfeld
18     It Could Happen to You 2'28
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
19     Cheek to Cheek 2'47
Irving Berlin
20     I'm a Fool to Want You 3'18
Joel Herron / Frank Sinatra / Jack Wolf
21     Let's Fall in Love 2'05
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
22     Shangri-La 2'31
Matty Malneck / Robert Maxwell / Carl Sigman
23     Basin Street Blues 3'04
Spencer Williams
24     You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You 2'14
James Cavanaugh / Russ Morgan / Larry Stock
25     Oh, You Crazy Moon 2'47
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
26     That's All 2'53
Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes
27     Lullaby in Rhythm 2'17
Benny Goodman / Walter Hirsch / Clarence Profit / Edgar Sampson
28     There'll Be Another Spring 2'21
Peggy Lee / Hubie Wheeler
Tracklist 4 :
1     I Love Being Here With You 2'46
Peggy Lee / Bill Schluger
2     You Came a Long Way from St. Louis 2'49
John Benson Brooks / Bob Russell
3     Good-For-Nothin' Joe 2'32
Rube Bloom / Ted Koehler
4     Back in Your Own Backyard 2'27
Dave Dreyer / Al Jolson / Billy Rose
5     The Second Time Around 3'05
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
6     I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) 2'17
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
7     Here's That Rainy Day 2'48
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
8     You Stepped Out of a Dream 2'27
Nacio Herb Brown / Gus Kahn
9     Fly Me to the Moon 2'59
Bart Howard
10     Just for a Thrill 3'42
Louis Armstrong / Don Raye
11     Get Out of Town 1'57
Cole Porter
12     Then I'll Be Tired of You 2'29
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Arthur Schwartz
13     Ain't We Got Fun? 2'12
Raymond B. Egan / Gus Kahn / Richard A. Whiting
14     The Right to Love (Reflections) 2'58
Gene Lees / Lalo Schifrin
15     Call Me Darling (Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear) 2'38
Dorothy Dick / Mort Fryberg / Rolf Marbet / Bert Reisfeld
16     Watch What Happens 3'12
Norman Gimbel / Michel Legrand
17     So in Love 2'38
Cole Porter
18     Where Can I Go Without You? 2'46
Peggy Lee / Victor Young
19     Love Is Here to Stay 2'43
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
20     Moments Like This 1'57
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
21     When the Sun Comes Out 2'49
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
22     Say It Isn't So 2'57
Irving Berlin
23     Wish You Were Here 2'45
Harold Rome
24     I'll Be Around 2'47
Alec Wilder
25     Don't Ever Leave Me 2'56
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
26     Them There Eyes 1'42
Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracey
27     The Glory of Love 2'37
Billy Hill
28     The Folks Who Live on the Hill 3'35
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
29     I'll Be Seeing You 2'27
Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal

PEGGY LEE - The Peggy Lee Songbook : There'll Be Another Spring (1990) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist :
1     Circle in the Sky 5'58
Peggy Lee / Emil Palame
2     I Just Want to Dance All Night 4'01
John Chiodini / Peggy Lee
3     He's a Tramp 2'34
Sonny Burke / Peggy Lee
4     There'll Be Another Spring 4'19
Peggy Lee / Hubie Wheeler
5     Johnny Guitar 5'22
Peggy Lee / Victor Young
6     Fever 3'24
Eddie Cooley / John Davenport
7     I'll Give It All to You 3'34
John Chiodini / Peggy Lee
8     Sans Souci 3'10
Sonny Burke / Peggy Lee
9     Where Can I Go Without You? 4'53
Peggy Lee
10     Boomerang (I'll Come Back to You) 3'30
John Chiodini / Peggy Lee
11     Things Are Swingin' 2'31
Peggy Lee / Jack Marshall
12     Over the Wheel 3'30
John Chiodini / Peggy Lee
13     The Shining Sea 2'34
Peggy Lee / Johnny Mandel
Credits :
Bass – Jay Leonhart
Cello – Diane Barere, Melissa Meell
Directed By – John Chiodini, Mike Renzi
Drums – Peter Grant
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – John Chiodini
Harmonica – William Galison
Percussion – Mark Sherman
Piano – Mike Renzi
Violin – Dale Stuckenbruck, Louann Montesi, Regis Iandiorio, Robert Fuchs, Stanley Hunte, Winterton Garvey
Violin, Concertmaster – Sanford Allen

PEGGY LEE - Peggy Lee with the Dave Barbour Band (1991) FLAC (tracks), lossless

In the late '40s, Peggy Lee launched a successful solo singing career on records and radio without doing much in the way of live performing. As a part of that, she made a lot of transcriptions for radio play, backed by a small jazz band led by her guitarist-husband Dave Barbour. This budget compilation contains 14 of the "MacGregor" transcriptions, on which Lee addresses standards like "I Should Care," "September In The Rain," and "Nice Work If You Can Get It," with generous soloing space given to the band. by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1     You Can Depend on Me 1'26
Charles Carpenter / Louis Dunlap / Earl Hines
2     I've Had My Moments 2'58
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
3     Sugar 2'36
Edna Alexander / Sidney Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
4     I Should Care 3'39
Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston
5     Someday, Sweetheart 2'13
Benjamin Franklin Spikes / John Spikes
6     September in the Rain 3'08
Jimmy Henderson / Sydney Robin / Bertha Scott
7     That Old Gang of Mine 2'35
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
8     Nice Work If You Can Get It 2'19
Duke Ellington / Don George / Johnny Hodges / Harry James
9     I'm Beginning to See the Light 2'35
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
10     Gone With the Wind 1'56
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
11     Don't Blame Me 2'45
Charles Warfield / Clarence Williams
12     Baby Please Come Home 1'51
Haven Johnson
13     My Last Affair 2'49
Doc Daugherty / Al J. Neiburg / Ellis Reynolds
14     I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 2'37
Doc Daugherty / Al J. Neiburg / Ellis Reynolds

PEGGY LEE - Moments Like This (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

At this late point in Peggy Lee's career, she was heard best in small doses, singing an emotional ballad for three minutes (such as on "The Folks Who Live on the Hill"). This full-length CD, Moments Like This, finds Lee revisiting her former heights (such as her remakes of "Why Don't You Do Right" and "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)"), but without the voice to pull it off. Pianist Mike Renzi provided the sympathetic arrangements for the rhythm section, and saxophonist Gerry Niewood helps out, but the main focus is on the aging singer (then 72), and despite her sincerity, the voice was no longer there. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     I Don't Know Enough About You 2'46
Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee
2     I'm in Love Again 4'33
Cy Coleman / Peggy Lee / Bill Schluger
3     Why Don't You Do Right? 3'36
Kansas Joe McCoy
4     Remind Me 4'07
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
5     Moments Like This 2'35
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
6     Love Is Here to Stay 4'21
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
7     Don't Ever Leave Me 3'20
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
8     Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) 3'03
Dave Barbour / Peggy Lee
9     The Folks Who Live on the Hill 3'53
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
10     'S Wonderful 3'22
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
11     Amazing 3'08
Emil Stern
12     Do I Love You? 3'45
Cole Porter
13     You're My Thrill 4'13
Sidney Clare / Jay Gorney
14     Always True to You in My Fashion 2'56
Cole Porter
15     Then Was Then 4'08
Cy Coleman / Peggy Lee
Credits :
Mike Renzi - arrangements and piano
Gerry Niewood - tenor sax, flute, bass flute, soprano sax
Tony Monte - keyboard synthesizer (6, 10, 11)
Jay Leonhart - bass (1, 5, 8, 11, 14)
Steve Laspina - bass (1, 5, 8, 11, 14)
Jay Berliner - acoustic and electric guitar
Peter Grant - drums

PEGGY LEE - Spotlight on Peggy Lee 'Great Ladies of Song' (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Peggy Lee spent a good many years with Capitol, and it was there that she cut some of her best sides. Save for a few years in the late '40s (and several early hits), Lee hit her stride with the label during the end of the '50s and throughout the '60s. Working in a variety of settings, from string orchestras to jazz combos, Lee applied her vocal talents to swing, blues, Latin, and cabaret. This edition of Capitol's classy Spotlight series rounds up 18 of Lee's best performances. And while many of the hits are missing ("Black Coffee," "Is That All There Is," etc.), the disc makes up for it with stunners like "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill." Plus, there's the charts and conducting work of such luminaries as Benny Carter, Nelson Riddle, Bill May, Quincy Jones, and even Frank Sinatra. A fine sampler from Miss Lee's prime. by Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1     I've Got the World on a String 2'21
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
2     When a Woman Loves a Man 2'46
Bernie Hanighen / Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer
3     I'm Beginning to See the Light 1'47
Duke Ellington / Don George / Johnny Hodges / Harry James
4     There Is No Greater Love 3'37
Isham Jones / Marty Symes
5     Too Close for Comfort 2'22
Jerry Bock / Larry Holofcener / George David Weiss
6     Unforgettable 2'28
Irving Gordon
7     Close Your Eyes 2'18
Bernice Petkere
8     If I Should Lose You 2'23
Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin
9     I'm Just Wild About Harry 2'07
Eubie Blake / Noble Sissle
10     Deep Purple 2'58
Peter DeRose / Mitchell Parish
11     It's Been a Long, Long Time 2'20
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
12     The Man I Love 3'44
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
13     The Best Is Yet to Come 3'21
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
14     Come Rain or Come Shine 2'37
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
15     Fever 3'22
Eddie Cooley / John Davenport
16     I Wanna Be Around 2'28
Johnny Mercer / Sadie Vimmerstadt
17     I Hear Music 2'08
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
18     The Folks Who Live on the Hill 3'36
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern

PEGGY LEE - Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions (2001) 3CD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist 1 :
1    I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
2    Lonesome Road
3    Them There Eyes
4    You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
5    The Glory Of Love
6    Melancholy Lullaby
7    Taking A Chance On Love
8    Cottage For Sale
9    Fools Rush In
10    Sometimes I'm Happy
11    The Way You Look Tonight
12    Love Is Just Around The Corner
13    Porgy
14    Blue Skies
15    I've Had My Moments
16    Blue Moon
17    Can't Help Lovin' That Man
18    Mean To Me
19    I'm Confessin'
20    Summertime
Tracklist 2 :
1    I Can't Give You Anything But Love
2    Georgia On My Mind
3    Rockin' Chair
4    Swing Low Sweet Chariot
5    Just Like A Gypsy
6    Somebody Loves Me
7    Lullaby Of Broadway
8    Solitude
9    I Get A Kick Out Of You
10    Lover Come Back To Me
11    I Don't Know Enough About You
12    Oh, Look At Me Now
13    I Got It Bad
14    Someday, Sweetheart
15    If I Could Be With You
16    Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
17    Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
18    Birth Of The Blues
19    Careless
20    Then I'll Be Happy
21    I Only Have Eyes For You
Tracklist 3 :
1    Back In Your Own Back Yard
2    How Long Has This Been Going On
3    I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
4    As Long As I'm Dreaming
5    Swingin' On A Star
6    Aren't You Glad You're You
7    Trav'lin Light
8    Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow
9    Oh! You Crazy Moon
10    's Wonderful
11    Imagination
12    This Can't Be Love
13    You're Driving Me Crazy
14    Goody Goody
15    I Ain't Got Nobody
16    Molly Malone
17    This Little Piggie
18    But Beautiful
19    Fine And Dandy
20    When A Man Loves A Woman

PEGGY LEE - Sings Leiber & Stoller (2006) FLAC (tracks), lossless

While Peggy Lee and the songs of Leiber & Stoller seem like an ideal match, and they did result in the still-spooky hit "Is That All There Is," unfortunately the singer was way past her prime by the time she performed most of this material. The reissue starts out strong with a rousing "Kansas City," but that is one of only two songs that date from 1962. With the exception of the 1969 hit, the rest of the program (which does not list the personnel of the orchestras) is from the mid-'70s when Lee's voice had shrunk to an alarming level where it was barely above a whisper. While she does her best, she was simply not strong enough for most of this material. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Kansas City 2'28
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
2     Some Cats Know 4'24
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
3     Don Juan 3'08
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
4     I Ain't Here 4'16
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
5     I'm A Woman 2'08
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
6     Ready to Begin Again (Manya's Song) 3'24
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
7     Professor Hauptmann's Performing Dogs 5'58
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
8     A Little White Ship 3'08
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
9     Tango 5'42
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
10     I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues 2'18
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
11     The Case of M.J. 2'58
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
12     I Remember 2'51
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
13     Say It 4'05
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
14     Longings for a Simpler Time 3'56
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller
15     Is That All There Is? 4'20
Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller