Chris Connor/He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (1999)

About this title: 1956 was a busy year for singer Chris Connor, for she recorded four albums for Atlantic. Two of these records (which have been long out of print) are reissued in full on this single CD, albums titled Chris Connor and He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. Actually two of the songs from the former LP ("When the Wind Was Green" and "He Was Too Good for Me") have been replaced by unissued versions of "Circus" and "Flying Home." The Chris Connor date has plenty of variety, as the cool-toned singer is accompanied either by a large orchestra arranged by Ralph Burns, a rhythm quartet led by pianist John ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Get a Kick Out of You [Porter]
2. Something to Live For [Ellington/Strayhorn]
3. Get Out of Town [Porter]
4. Where Are You? [McHugh/Adamson]
5. Anything Goes [Porter]
6. You Make Me Feel So Young [Myrow/Gordon]
7. Ev'rytime [Blane/Martin]
8. Way out There [Wallington/Goodman]
9. My April Heart [Wallington/Goodman]
10. Almost Like Being in Love [Loewe/Lerner]
11. Circus [Alter/Russell]
12. Flying Home [Hampton/Goodman/Rob]
13. High on a Windy Hil [Whitney/Cramer]
14. 'Round About [Duke/Nash]
15. Angel Eyes [Dennis/Brent]
16. You Stepped Out of a Dream [Kahn/Brown]
17. Why Can't I? [Rodgers/Hart]
18. Suddenly It's Spring [Burke/VanHeusen]
19. About the Blues [Hamilton]
20. Oh! You Crazy Moon [Burke/VanHeusen]
21. But Not for Me [Gershwin/Gershwin]
22. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry [Styne/Cahn]
23. I Wonder What Became of Me [Mercer/Arlen]
24. Thursday's Child [Boyd/Grand]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.