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Roberta Sherwood - Lazy River - Singles & Albums Collection 1956-61

Roberta Sherwood - Lazy River - Singles & Albums Collection 1956-61

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Roberta Sherwood was an unusual artist in that, having performed in hotel lounges and restaurants for many years, she finally got a recording contract at the age of 43, and had an immediate chart success with her version of Hoagy Carmichael’s Lazy River. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on 1  July 1913, her father Robert Sherwood was the manager of a traveling minstrel show; she and her sister Anne were raised on the road after their mother died. She started performing in vaudeville at age 11, and the sisters soon became a vaudeville and nightclub act.

In 1932 they met Broadway actor Don Lanning, who mentored Roberta and ultimately married her in 1938. They both abandoned careers to settle in Miami, opening a small nightclub where she continued to perform. After the restaurant lost its lease, they got a concession to operate a hotel lounge. After an attempt to start another nightclub failed, Sherwood began to seriously pursue her career. Generally described as a torch singer, she was a distinctive interpreter of repertoire from the Great American Songbook in a style that was flashy, extrovert, unpretentious and unsubtle, but highly effective and individual.

This 52-track collection comprises a significant proportion of her A&B sides on Decca from this era. It also features selected titles from her studio albums from these years: Introducing Roberta Sherwood, Showstoppers, I Gotta Right To Sing, Country Songs For City People, Look For The Silver Lining, Clap Your Hands, Get Away From Those Swingin' Doors and My Golden Favourites.

It’s a substantial and, we hope, nicely representative selection of her work, which offers an entertaining and enlightening showcase for the talents of an artist who has not received the attention she merits.


TRACKS

Disc 1
Track Title Artist
1 I Got Lost In His Arms Roberta Sherwood
2 In A Strange Pair of Arms Roberta Sherwood
3 Lazy River Roberta Sherwood
4 This Train Roberta Sherwood
5 (A Prayer Is The Key To Heaven) Faith Unlocks The Door Roberta Sherwood
6 My Heart Is A Chapel Roberta Sherwood
7 Mary Lou Roberta Sherwood
8 Should I Try Again Roberta Sherwood
9 A Woman Ages Quicker Than A Man Roberta Sherwood
10 Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them Roberta Sherwood
11 What Does It Matter Roberta Sherwood
12 The Sham Rock Roberta Sherwood
13 Where's My Sweetie Hiding Roberta Sherwood
14 Who's Gonna Be My Sunshine Roberta Sherwood
15 There's A Ghost At Your Wedding Roberta Sherwood
16 Blue Moon Of Kentucky Roberta Sherwood
17 Dickie Dickie Bluebird Roberta Sherwood
18 Love Is A-Breakin' Out Roberta Sherwood
19 If I Can Help Somebody Roberta Sherwood
20 Look For The Silver Lining Roberta Sherwood
21 I'm Following You Roberta Sherwood
22 I Say Hello Roberta Sherwood
23 My Song Roberta Sherwood
24 The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart" Roberta Sherwood
25 Ace In The Hole Roberta Sherwood
26 Just A Girl That Men Forget Roberta Sherwood
27 If I Had My Life To Live Over Roberta Sherwood
Disc 2
Track Title Artist
1 Cry Me A River Roberta Sherwood
2 I Cried For You Roberta Sherwood
3 I Hadn't Anyone Till You Roberta Sherwood
4 The Glory Of Love Roberta Sherwood
5 You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry Roberta Sherwood
6 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Roberta Sherwood
7 Autumn Leaves Roberta Sherwood
8 I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Roberta Sherwood
9 Georgia On My Mind Roberta Sherwood
10 Just In Time Roberta Sherwood
11 Baby Face Roberta Sherwood
12 I Love You So Much It Hurts Roberta Sherwood
13 Jealous Heart Roberta Sherwood
14 Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep Roberta Sherwood
15 I Believe Roberta Sherwood
16 Over The Rainbow Roberta Sherwood
17 Hallelujah Roberta Sherwood
18 Sing You Sinners Roberta Sherwood
19 Someday, Sweetheart Roberta Sherwood
20 Till We Meet Again Roberta Sherwood
21 My Melancholy Baby Roberta Sherwood
22 How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) Roberta Sherwood
23 My Baby Just Cares For Me Roberta Sherwood
24 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) Roberta Sherwood
25 Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) Roberta Sherwood
  • EAN:
    824046348120
  • Discs:
    2
  • Release:
    August 2023
  • FORMAT:
    CD
  • Brand:
    Acrobat
  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3481
  • Weight:
    0.12kg