Dinah Washington - The Collection [Audio CD 2006] Import

Dinah Washington was at once one of the most beloved and controversial singers of the mid-20th century -- beloved to her fans, devotees, and fellow singers; controversial to critics who still accuse her of selling out her art to commerce and bad taste. Her principal sin, apparently, was to cultivate a distinctive vocal style that was at home in all kinds of music, be it R&B, blues, jazz, middle of the road pop -- and she probably would have made a fine gospel or country singer had she the time. Hers was a gritty, salty, high-pitched voice, marked by absolute clarity of diction and clipped, bluesy phrasing. Washington's personal life was turbulent, with seven marriages behind her, and her interpretations showed it, for she displayed a tough, totally unsentimental, yet still gripping hold on the universal subject of lost love. She has had a huge influence on R&B and jazz singers who have followed in her wake, notably Nancy Wilson, Esther Phillips, and Diane Schuur, and her music is abundantly available nowadays via the huge seven-volume series The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury.

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

DISC 1

1 Drinking Again 3:32
2 Destination Moon (1997 Digital Remaster) 2:35
3 Miss You (2002 - Remaster) 3:38
4 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (2002 - Remaster) 3:23
5 You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You (2002 - Remaster) 2:45
6 Red Sails In the Sunset (2002 - Remaster) 2:33
7 Coquette (2002 - Remaster) 2:57
8 Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words) 2:29
9 You're a Sweetheart 2:27
10 That's My Desire 2:52
11 Love Is the Sweetest Thing 2:46
12 I Used To Love You But It's All Over Now 3:21
13 Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me 2:17
14 These Foolish Things 3:28
15 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:07
16 I'll Be Around 2:57
17 Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) 3:02
18 The Man That Got Away 3:32
19 Say It Isn't So 3:10
20 On the Street of Regret 2:17

DISC 2

1 The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' For Her Man 3:46
2 Key To the Highway 2:42
3 How Long 5:01
4 Don't Come Running Back To Me 2:26
5 If I Never Get To Heaven 3:46
6 It's a Mean Old Man's World 3:13
7 Me and My Gin 4:15
8 I Wanna Be Around 3:41
9 Make Someone Happy (From 'Do-Re-Mi') 3:16
10 Take Me In Your Arms 2:20
11 Drown In My Own Tears 2:38
12 I Left My Heart In San Francisco 2:11
13 The Show Must Go On 2:48
14 What Kind of Fool Am I? 2:07
15 Call Me Irresponsible 2:19
16 The Man I Love 3:16
17 The Good Life 2:33
18 Stars Over My Shoulder 2:47
19 Icy Stone 2:31
20 A Stranger On Earth 3:09