June Christy - The Song Is June! (1959)

The complete contents of two formerly hard-to-find June Christy records (The Song Is June and Off Beat), both of which feature the singer backed by Pete Rugolo's generally creative and unpredictable arrangements for an unidentified orchestra. Christy had a cool sound and a subtle style that made her performances quite accessible no matter how complex the music. She sang with confidence, sincere feeling for the lyrics and swing at any tempo. Although the majority of these selections are ballads, there is enough variety and suspense throughout the often-haunting renditions to continually hold one's interest. The many highlights of this two-fer include "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," "Night Time Was My Mother," "Out of This World" and "A Sleepin' Bee."

Tracklist:

01. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
02. One I Love Belong To Somebody Else
03. Nobody`s Heart
04. My Shining Hour
05. I Remember You
06. Night Time Was My Mother
07. I Wished On The Moon
08. The Song Is You
09. As Long As I Live
10. Saturday`s Children
11. Remind Me
12. Out Of This World
13. You Were Love So Well
14. Off Beat
15. Love Is Mad It`s Beautiful Or Bad
16. Who Cares About April
17. You Say You Care
18. Out Of The Shadows
19. A Sleepin` Bee
20. Somewhere If Not In Heaven