Whisper for You (1997)

About this title: An odd Japanese collection, Whisper for You reissues one of the New York cabaret singer's rarer sessions, 1970's That's Just the Way I Want to Be, and adds nine songs from her 1958 Verve LP Give Him the Ooh-La-La. Though the schmaltzy title and cover (featuring a sleepy kitten) may deter vocal fans, anyone wanting to hear one of her only post-'60s records available on CD would do well to search this one out. Blossom Dearie adapted pretty well to the changing times, stretching out on atmospheric songs that sound familiar to any fans of singer/songwriter or folk-rock forms. The title-track ... read more

Tracks:

1. That's Just the Way I Want to Be [Dearie/Council]
2. Long Daddy Green [Dearie/Frishberg]
3. Sweet Surprise [Dearie/Council]
4. Hey John [Dearie/Council]
5. Sweet Georgie Fame [Dearie/Harris]
6. Both Sides Now [Mitchell]
7. Dusty Springfield [Dearie/Council/Tane]
8. Will There Really Be a Morning [Wallowitch/Dickinso]
9. I Know the Moon [Dearie/Council]
10. Inside a Silent Tear [Dearie/King]
11. Yesterday, When I Was Young [Aznavour/Kretzmer]
12. I Like London in the Rain [Dearie/Council]
13. Just One of Those Things [Porter]
14. Like Someone in Love [Burke/Van Heusen]
15. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea [Arlen/Koehler]
16. Try Your Wings [Barr/McGregor]
17. The Riviera [Coleman/McCarthy]
18. The Middle of Love [Wallington/Goodman]
19. Plus Je T'Embrasse [Ryan/Francois]
20. Give Him the Ooh-La-La [Porter]
21. I Walk a Little Faster [Coleman/Leigh]

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