Leslie on TV/ More Leslie on TV (1999)

About this title: The 1962 album Leslie on TV and its 1963 sequel, More Leslie on TV, are resurrected on this 1999 release. Neither album charted and none of the songs were hits, but the CD adds as a bonus track Uggams' sole pop hit, "One More Sunrise (Morgen)," from 1959. This is a single that peaked at number 98, though, so what are the selling points for this package? Uggams was a popular television personality for one, and Mitch Miller's Sing Along Gang, of which Uggams was once a member, backs her on both albums. Uggams' style is classic pop with a touch of drama, more like Ann-Margret than Della Reese, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blues in the Night [Mercer/Arlen]
2. Over the Rainbow [Harburg/Arlen]
3. The Boy Next Door [Martin/Blane]
4. Birth of the Blues [DeSylva/Brown/Hende]
5. April Showers [DeSlva/Silvers]
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me [Ellington/Russell]
7. Get Happy [Koehler/Arlen]
8. Lonesome Road [Traditional]
9. The Trolley Song [Martin/Blane]
10. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [Traditional]
11. Charley, My Boy/Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me) [Kahn/Fiorto/Clare]
12. They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me/After You've Gone [McCarthy/Creamer/La]
13. Fascinating Rhythm/I Got Rhythm [Gershwin/Gershwin]
14. Mine/'S Wonderful [Gershwin/Gershwin]
15. Begin the Beguine [Porter]
16. Deep River/Down by the Riverside [Traditional]
17. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home [Mercer/Arlen]
18. Hallelujah! [Robin/Gray/Youmans]
19. Summertime [Heyward/Gershwin/Ge]
20. Moonlight in Vermont [Blackburn/Suessdorf]
21. Stormy Weather [Koehler/Arlen]
22. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody [Lewis/Young/Schwart]
23. I've Got the World on a String [Koehler/Arlen]
24. Am I Blue [Clarke/Akst]
25. One More Sunrise [Mosser/Sherman]

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