In 1950, a year after her graduation from high school, Jaye P. Morgan made a recording of Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries issued by Derby Records, which made it to No.26 on the Billboard chart.

Soon after, she received an RCA Victor recording contract, and she had five hits in one year, including her biggest hit, That’s All I Want From You, which reached No.3.

This 60-track collection features selected A- and B-sides of her singles on the RCA, Derby, Decca and MGM labels during this era, including duets with Hank Penny, Perry Como and Eddy Arnold.

 It features 16 solo chart entries, including the Top 10 hits That’s All I Want From You and The Longest Walk, and the Top 20 hits Danger! Heartbreak Ahead, If You Don’t Want My Love and Pepper-Hot Baby, plus her Top 20 hits with Perry Como, Chee Chee O-Chee (Sang The Little Bird) and Two Lost Souls, and her hit with Eddy Arnold Mutual Admiration Society.

It’s a fairly comprehensive overview of her career as a chart artist, comprising a significant proportion of the recordings from her 40-odd singles during these years, and provides an entertaining showcase for her versatile talent.

REVIEWS

After two collections of film stars who turned to singing, a compilation from a singer who arguably found greater fame later in life as a TV personality on American television… an interesting addition to Acrobat's burgeoning roster of compilations by singers of this period. Nothing particularly distinctive about her, but for collectors, more gaps filled in no doubt. - Gerry Stonestreet (In Tune Issue 347)