Peggy Lee - Miss Wonderful (4CDs, 2006)

This is a wonderful four-disc collection of tracks from Peggy Lee's first solo stint with Capitol Records in the mid- to late-1940s, shortly after she left her spot as a singer with Benny Goodman's band in 1943, and her early sides for Decca Records, who signed her in 1952. While many would argue that her best work was done a decade later during her second go-round with Capitol, the selections here (many of them done with husband Dave Barbour and his orchestra) show an assured vocalist with a firm understanding of the pop side of jazz. Among the classic highlights included are her out-of-the-gate hit for Capitol, "Waiting for the Train to Come In," the 1948 smash "Mañana," "Golden Earrings," "Don't Smoke in Bed," "Black Coffee," and a stunning reading of "I've Got You Under My Skin." "Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World" (which leads off the third disc here) is a particular delight, with Lee's smooth phrasing sliding and descending effortlessly through the dwindling syllables of the chorus like a surfer shooting a rapids: "Show me the way to get out of this world/because that's where/everything is." Miss Wonderful is four discs and 104 tracks of cool, crafty, and undeniably sultry vocals by a masterfully nuanced singer.

Tracklist:

CD1 - Golden Earrings {01:13:22}

01. Ain't Going No Place [03:06]
02. That Old Feeling [02:46]
03. Baby (Is What He Calls Me) [02:59]
04. Waitin' For The Train To Come In [03:07]
05. I'm Glad I Waited For You [02:40]
06. I Don't Know Enough About You [03:22]
07. Linger In My Arms A Little Longer, Baby [03:05]
08. It's A Good Day [02:53]
09. A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues [03:13]
10. It's All Over Now [03:01]
11. Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? [03:00]
12. She Didn't Say Yes [02:49]
13. Birmingham Jail [02:16]
14. It's Lovin' Time [02:49]
15. Everything's Movin' Too Fast [03:00]
16. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot [02:24]
17. Somebody Loves Me [02:58]
18. Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) [03:03]
19. It Takes A Long, Long Train With A Red Caboose [03:08]
20. Just An Old Love Of Mine [03:15]
21. There'll Be Some Changes Made [03:09]
22. I'll Dance At Your Wedding [03:01]
23. Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine) [02:31]
24. Golden Earrings [03:01]
25. I Can't Give You Anything But Love [02:35]

CD2 - Manana {01:11:48}

01. Talkin To Myself About You [02:55]
02. Why Don't You Do Right? [02:30]
03. 'Deed I Do [03:05]
04. Hold Me [03:04]
05. Them There Eyes [02:58]
06. Baby Don't Be Mad At Me [03:01]
07. Everybody Loves Somebody [03:15]
08. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero [02:34]
09. Caramba! It's The Samba [02:48]
10. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) [02:59]
11. All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart [02:32]
12. While We're Young [03:10]
13. For Every Man There's A Woman [02:49]
14. Just A Shade On The Blue Side [03:11]
15. Blbble-Loo, Bubble-Loo [03:00]
16. Don't Smoke In Bed [03:09]
17. Please Love Me Tonight [02:56]
18. Bali Ha'I [03:10]
19. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair [03:13]
20. Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) [02:43]
21. Crazy He Calls Me [03:10]
22. Coney Island [00:36]
23. Got The Gate On The Golden Gate [03:36]
24. The Old Master Painter [02:50]
25. Cannonball Express [02:21]

CD3 - I Get Ideas {01:13:20}

01. Show Me The Way To Get Out Of This World ('Cause That's Where Everything Is) [02:08]
02. Lover Come Back to Me [02:51]
03. I've Had My moments [03:01]
04. I Should Care [03:42]
05. Someday Sweetheart [02:16]
06. September In The Rain [03:10]
07. That Old Gang Of Mine [02:37]
08. Nice Work If You Can Get It [02:22]
09. I'm Beginning To See The Light [02:37]
10. Gone With The Wind [01:59]
11. Don't Blame Me [02:47]
12. Baby Won't You Please Come Home [01:54]
13. My Last Affair [02:51]
14. I'm Confessin' [02:39]
15. Where Are You? [03:05]
16. (When I Dance With You) I Get Ideas [02:12]
17. Don't Fan The Flame [02:30]
18. Forgive Me [02:52]
19. Be Anything (But Me Mine) [03:18]
20. I'm Glad There Is You [03:04]
21. You Go To My Head [03:16]
22. Just One Of Those Things [03:00]
23. Lover [03:22]
24. Sans Souci [03:21]
25. River, River [03:13]
26. Go You Where You Go [03:03]

CD4 - Black Coffee {01:18:57}

01. That's Him Over There [03:21]
02. I Hear The Music Now [02:51]
03. This Is A Very Special Day [02:35]
04. Sorry Baby, You Let My Love Get Cold [02:59]
05. I've Got You Under My Skin [02:31]
06. I Didn't Know What Time It Was [02:19]
07. Love Me Or Leave Me [02:07]
08. Easy Living [02:45]
09. A Woman Alone With The Blues [03:15]
10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy [02:08]
11. Black Coffee [03:07]
12. When The World Was Young [03:19]
13. Baubles, Bangles And Beads [03:10]
14. Johnny Guitar [03:03]
15. Autumn In Rome [02:47]
16. Love You Didn't Do Right By Me [03:03]
17. The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes [02:56]
18. Let Me Go Lover [02:39]
19. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry [02:13]
20. I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now [02:19]
21. Oh, Didn't He Ramble [02:20]
22. Sugar [02:40]
23. Somebody Loves Me [03:32]
24. I Never Knew [03:03]
25. Bye Bye Blackbird [03:44]
26. He Needs Me [02:38]
27. Sing A Rainbow [02:49]
28. Me [02:32]

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