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Morgana King was a jazz and sophisticated pop singer, who also became a successful movie actor, and juggled the two careers across three or four decades. 

The daughter of Sicilian parents, she was born Maria Morgana Messina in Pleasantville, NY, in 1930, she started singing professionally when she was 16, and in her early ‘20s was spotted performing in a Greenwich Village club, which eventually led to a recording contract with Mercury. 

This 49-track 2-CD collection comprises all the titles from her albums “For You, For Me, Forever More” on Emarcy, “Sings The Blues” on Mercury  “Let Me Love You” on United Artists and “Greatest Songs Ever Swung” on RCA, plus titles from singles on Mercury. It features performances with top class small jazz groups, which variously include noted names like Harvey Leonard, Terry Gibbs, Barry Galbraith, Ernie Furtado, Chauncey Welsch, Hank Jones, Al Caiola, Mundell Lowe, Jimmy Jones, Chuck Wayne, and others.  

She later made her screen debut as Mama Corleone in the 1972 movie “The Godfather” and became a major star. This collection provides a great introduction to her music via her early albums and offers substantial and entertaining showcase for her stylish and elegantly distinctive way with a song.

Tracks

CD 1
1. FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOREVER MORE Morgana King 
2. HERE I'LL STAY Morgana King 
3. THERE'S A LULL IN MY LIFE Morgana King 
4. DELOVELY Morgana King 
5. DOWN IN THE DEPTHS Morgana King 
6. THE SONG IS YOU Morgana King 
7. IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING Morgana King 
8. EV'RYTHING I LOVE Morgana King 
9. IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW Morgana King 
10. I'LL STRING ALONG WITH YOU Morgana King 
11. EVERYTHING I'VE GOT Morgana King 
12. YOU'RE NOT SO EASY TO FORGET Morgana King 
From the album “For You, For Me, Forever More”    (Emarcy  MG36079)  1956    Rec. New York ?, March 20/23/29, 1956
13. MORE THAN YOU KNOW Morgana King 
14. FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE Morgana King 
15. MEAN TO ME Morgana King 
16. WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE Morgana King 
17. SOMETHING TO REMEMBER YOU BY Morgana King 
18. I SEE TWO LOVERS Morgana King 
19. BODY AND SOUL Morgana King 
20. MAD ABOUT THE BOY Morgana King 
21. IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON Morgana King 
22. BILL Morgana King 
23. CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN Morgana King
From the album “Sings The Blues”  (Mercury  MG20231)   1957       Rec. New York ?,, January 25/26, 1956

CD 2
1. WHY WAS I BORN? Morgana King 
From the album “Sings The Blues”  (Mercury  MG20231)   1957      Rec. New York ?, January 25/26, 1956
2. FOR YOU AND ME Morgana King (Single - Mercury 70927)
3. MINE FOR THE TAKING Morgana King (Single - Mercury 70967)
4. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL Morgana King 
5. LET ME LOVE YOU Morgana King 
6. I LOVE YOU MUCH TOO MUCH Morgana King 
7. I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN Morgana King 
8. I'LL REMEMBER APRIL Morgana King 
9. YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE Morgana King 
10. THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR Morgana King 
11. MAD ABOUT HIM, SAD WITHOUT HIM, HOW CAN I BE GLAD WITHOUT HIM BLUES Morgana King 
12. THE OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE Morgana King 
13. UNDECIDED Morgana King 
14. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Morgana King 
15. I'VE FOUND A NEW BABY (SLOW VERSION) Morgana King 
16. I'VE FOUND A NEW BABY (FAST VERSION) Morgana King 
From the album “Let Me Love You”   (United Artists   UAL30020)    1958    Rec. New York, July, 1958
17. JUST YOU, JUST ME Morgana King 
18. AND THE ANGELS SING Morgana King 
19. TAKE THE ''A'' TRAIN Morgana King 
20. I CAN'T GET STARTED Morgana King 
21. LULLABY OF BIRDLAND Morgana King 
22. A FOGGY DAY Morgana King 
23. HOW HIGH THE MOON Morgana King 
24. PERDIDO Morgana King 
25. LONESOME ROAD Morgana King 
26. AT SUNDOWN Morgana King
From the album “Greatest Songs Ever Swung”   (RCA Camden  CAS43)  1960    Rec. New York, 1959