Frankie Laine (2)

FRANKIE LAINE - THAT'S MY DESIRE (1955)

1. September in the rain
2. I'm in the mood for love
3. Exactly like you
4. 'Till we meet again
5. That's my desire
6. By the river st.marie
7. Georgia on my mind
8. Black and blue
9. You're wonderful
10. Cherie, I love you
11. We'll be together again

MERCURY 1946-1949

JO STAFFORD & FRANKIE LAINE - THE DUETS (1996)

Thanks to Luis (Buenos Aires)

1. Hey Good Lookin'
2. Settin' The Woods On Fire
3. Goin' Like Wildfire
4. Rollin Down The Line
5. Hambone
6. That's The One For Me
7. In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening
8. Pretty Eyed Baby
9. That's Good, That's Bad
10. Back Where I Belong
11. High Society
12. Chow Willy
13. Christmas Roses
14. Piece A Puddin'
15. Let's Have A Party
16. Gambella, The Gamblin' Lady
17. A Bushel And A Peck
18. Floatin' Down To Cotton Town
19. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
20. Basin Street Blues

Jo and Frankie recorded twenty duets between 1950 and 1953, all of them to be found in this outstanding compilation. They clearly had a lot of fun recording together as the titles of the songs show. Eight of these tracks charted in America, some as B-sides. Two made the top ten (Hey good looking, Hambone), three more made the top twenty (In the cool cool cool of the evening, Pretty eyed baby, Gambella the gambling lady) and three more made the top thirty (Setting the woods on fire, Chow Willy, Way down yonder in New Orleans). Regardless of their chart positions, they are all brilliant and well worth a listen.The chart entries are not the only great songs here - there are great covers of Bushel and a peck and Basin Street blues as well as less famous songs. There are even a couple of Christmas songs here.