VA - More Lipstick, Powder and Paint: A decade of girls 1953-1962 (2015)

No girl singer achieved the world wide star status of an Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra and no girl group had anything like as sustained a run of hits as a Drifters or Four Tops. But in that heady decade between 1953 and 1962, the girl singers were no less important in the world of entertainment. Country music was full of girl singers, girls could handle a ballad just as well as the boys and many were recipients of songs by some of pop music’s legendary songsmiths of the day. On More Lipstick, Powder & Paint (sequel to Lipstick, Powder & Paint FVTD194), you’ll find classic songs, readily recognisable names, as well as lost gems from country, pop and R&B and a few that we hope will be a revelation for you. Prepare to step back in time…and be royally entertained.

Compiled by Austin Powell, the 90-track 3CD set More Lipstick, Powder & Paint salutes a decade of girls 1953-1962, and runs the gamut of country, R&B and easy listening, but is primarily pop music with chart appeal. Big-name solo artists from Shirley Bassey, Doris Day, Brenda Lee, Jo Stafford, Aretha Franklin and Connie Francis, to Alma Cogan, Helen Shapiro, Jackie De Shannon, Dionne Warwick, and Freda Payne are present, as are stellar groups like The Chordettes, The Andrews Sisters, The Shirelles, The Crystals, The Paris Sisters and Martha & The Vandellas. With no shortage of lesser-known artists like Mary Jo Chelette, Ginny Wright, Evelyn Kingsley, Jamie Horton, Arlene Smith, Patti Brook, Donna Douglas and Amelia, More Lipstick, Powder & Paint presents a rounded picture of a remarkable decade for female artists.

Tracklist
[2:21] 1. Mary Jo Chelette - Cat Fishing
[3:32] 2. Eartha Kitt - I Want to Be Evil
[2:31] 3. Ginny Wright - Indian Moon
[2:09] 4. The Harris Sisters - Kissin' Bug
[2:47] 5. Gale Storm - Ivory Tower
[2:31] 6. The Chordettes - Lay Down Your Arms
[1:53] 7. Margie Rayburn - I'm Available
[3:04] 8. Vera Lynn - Travellin' Home
[2:21] 9. Ruby Murray - Passing Strangers
[2:59] 10. Teresa Brewer - You Send Me
[2:57] 11. Shirley Bassey - The Wayward Wind
[2:11] 12. Brenda Lee - Hummin' the Blues over You
[3:46] 13. Doris Day - Dream a Little Dream of Me
[2:00] 14. Margaret Whiting - Hot Spell
[2:25] 15. Evelyn Kingsley - To Know Him Is to Love Him
[2:16] 16. The Fontane Sisters - Chanson D'amour (Song of Love)
[1:49] 17. Janice Peters - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
[2:44] 18. Rosemary June - I'll Always Be in Love with You
[2:41] 19. Della Reese - Not One Minute More
[2:15] 20. Georgia Gibbs - The Hucklebuck
[2:27] 21. Gogi Grant - (Kiss Me) Honey, Honey (Kiss Me)
[2:19] 22. Jane Morgan - With Open Arms
[2:16] 23. The Lana Sisters - Tell Him No
[2:22] 24. Jaye P.Morgan - (It Took) One Kiss
[2:09] 25. Anita Carter - Mama Don't Cry at My Wedding
[2:57] 26. Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby
[1:54] 27. Jamie Horton - Robot Man
[3:41] 28. Rosie - Angel Baby
[2:36] 29. Kelly Sims - Betrayed by Love
[2:20] 30. The Curls - Like a Waterfall
[2:27] 31. The Kittens - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini
[3:04] 32. Doris Payne - What a Wonderful Lover
[2:04] 33. Silver Sisters - Waiting for the Stars to Shine
[2:00] 34. The Three Bells - Steady Date
[2:14] 35. Maureen Evans - Paper Roses
[2:33] 36. Joni James - My Last Date (with You)
[2:36] 37. June Valli - Tell Him for Me
[2:06] 38. Laura Lee - I'm Sending Back Your Roses
[2:38] 39. Jo Stafford - Indoor Sport
[2:44] 40. Connie Francis - Someone Else's Boy
[3:01] 41. Aretha Franklin - Operation Heartbreak
[2:44] 42. Anita Bryant - A Texan and a Girl from Mexico
[2:30] 43. Patti Page - Go on Home
[2:00] 44. Alma Cogan - Ja-Da
[2:36] 45. The Blossoms - Write Me a Letter
[2:34] 46. Rosemary Clooney - Give Myself a Party
[2:38] 47. Tina Robin - Play It Again
[2:38] 48. Dorothy Jones - Takin' That Long Walk Home
[2:31] 49. Eileen Rodgers - Wait Till Tomorrow
[2:34] 50. Kathy Young - Magic Is the Night
[2:18] 51. Bonnie Guitar - I'll Step Down
[2:01] 52. Maureen Gray - Come on and Dance
[2:33] 53. Petula Clark - Welcome Home
[2:05] 54. Patti Brook - Heaven Is Being with You
[2:18] 55. Joan Regan - Surprisin'
[2:12] 56. The Bobbettes - Teach Me Tonight
[2:48] 57. The Andrews Sisters - Sailor
[2:29] 58. Arlene Smith - He Knows I Love Him Too Much
[2:40] 59. Glenda Collins - Find Another Fool
[2:07] 60. Susan Lynne - There'll Be No Goodbyes
[2:09] 61. The Shirelles - Stop the Music
[2:56] 62. Cathy Carroll - The Young Ones
[2:28] 63. The Young Sisters - Casanova Brown
[2:28] 64. Carol Connors - Big Big Love
[2:33] 65. Helen Shapiro - I Don't Care
[2:44] 66. Cathy Carr - Sailor Boy
[2:47] 67. The Crystals - He's Sure the Boy I Love
[2:06] 68. Amelia - Voodoo Doll
[2:10] 69. Shelley Fabares - Breaking up Is Hard to Do
[3:30] 70. SANDY STEWART - My Coloring Book
[2:30] 71. Babs Tino - Too Late to Worry
[2:17] 72. Jackie De Shannon - You Won't Forget Me
[2:48] 73. Skeeter Davis - Where I Ought to Be
[2:44] 74. Dionne Warwick - Don't Make Me Over
[2:22] 75. Claudine Clark - Party Lights
[2:20] 76. Sue Thompson - My Hero (That's What You Are)
[2:09] 77. Carol Deene - Johnny Get Angry
[2:28] 78. Kathy Kirby - Big Man
[1:57] 79. Julie Grant - So Many Ways
[2:38] 80. Donna Douglas - The Message in a Bottle
[1:56] 81. The Vernons Girls - Be Nice to Him Mama
[2:35] 82. Christine Kittrell - I'm a Woman
[2:32] 83. Barbara Lynn - Letter to Mommy and Daddy
[2:05] 84. Jan Bradley - Mama Didn't Lie
[2:32] 85. Eydie Gormé - Blame It on the Bossa Nova
[2:50] 86. The Paris Sisters - What Am I to Do
[2:50] 87. The Marvelettes - Playboy
[2:52] 88. MARTHA - I'll Have to Let Him Go
[2:07] 89. Freda Payne - He Who Laughs Last (Bossa Nova)
[2:11] 90. Cloda Rodgers - End of the Line
Lipstick, Powder & Paint: A Decade of Girls 1953-1962 (2014)