Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!/Miss Dynamite (2004)

About this title: In late 1959, Brenda Lee was dangerously close to becoming a 14-year-old has-been. A dynamic performer, she wowed everyone who saw her in concert, but she'd failed to dent the charts for two straight years after debuting with a pair of middling hits. Clearly, the novelty was wearing off. Earlier that year, Decca had recorded a set of vintage pop standards -- most from the 1910s and '20s -- to transfer her appeal to older audiences, but the LP failed to sell. Then, in August 1959, she recorded "Sweet Nothin's," an irresistibly flirty piece of country-pop; early in 1960, it reached the Top Ten ... read more

Tracks:

1. Some of These Days [Brooks]
2. Pennies from Heaven [Johnston/Burke]
3. Baby Face [Akst/Davis]
4. A Good Man Is Hard to Find [Green]
5. Just Because [Shelton/Shelton/Rob]
6. Toot, Toot, Tootsie [Kahn/Erdman/Russo]
7. Ballin' the Jack [Smith/Burris]
8. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody [Schwartz/Lewis/Youn]
9. Pretty Baby [vanAlstyne/Jackson/]
10. Side By Side [Woods]
11. Back in Your Own Backyard [Jolson/Rose/Dreyer]
12. St. Louis Blues [Handy]
13. Dynamite [Garson/Glazer]
14. Weep No More My Baby [Wilkin/Loudermilk]
15. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [Williams]
16. (If I'm Dreaming) Just Let Me Dream [Singleton]
17. Be My Love Again [Taylor]
18. My Baby Likes Western Guys [Dee]
19. Sweet Nothin's [Self]
20. I'm Sorry [Self/Albritton]
21. That's All You Gotta Do [Reed]
22. Heading Home [Buck Ram]
23. Wee Wee Willies [Self]
24. Let's Jump the Broomstick [Robins]

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