Rosemary Clooney - All The Hits And More: Selected Singles 1948-61 (2023)

Rosemary Clooney, well-known in recent years as the aunt of movie star George Clooney, was one of the most popular and successful pop singers of the immediate post-war decades, racking up a remarkable string of hits in the early ‘50s. She called herself “a sweet singer with a big band sensibility”, which was a fair enough description, as her musical preferences were often compromised by the novelty material she was sometimes obliged to record. This great-value 78-track 3-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from her releases on Columbia and RCA during this era, beginning with singles recorded with her sister Betty with Tony Pastor’s Orchestra in the late 1940s.

It features her four hits with Tony Pastor plus all her thirty and more career hits in the pop chart, including her No. 1s with ‘Come On-a My House’, ‘Half As Much’, ‘Hey There’, ‘This Ole House’ and ‘Mambo Italiano’. As well as those with The Clooney Sisters andTony Pastor, it features recordings with Frank Sinatra, Guy Mitchell, Gene Autry, Stan Freberg, Jose Ferrer, Jimmy Boyd, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Percy Faith, Perez Prado and others. It’s a thoroughly entertaining overview of her brilliant chart career, which captures the mood of the era, and a fine showcase for her skill and versatility as an interpreter of popular song.

Tracklist
CD1
01. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra, His Orchestra - I'm My Own Grandpaw
02. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra, His Orchestra - A Boy From Texas And A Girl From Tennessee
03. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - You Started Something
04. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - It's Like Taking Candy From A Baby
05. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - Grieving For You
06. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - A You're Adorable
07. Rosemary Clooney - Don't Cry Joe
08. Rosemary Clooney - There's A Broken Heart For Every Light On Broadway
09. Rosemary Clooney - Bargain Day
10. Rosemary Clooney - Cabaret
11. Rosemary Clooney - Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me
12. Rosemary Clooney - Me And My Teddy Bear
13. Rosemary Clooney - Canasta Song
14. Rosemary Clooney - On An Ordinary Morning
15. Rosemary Clooney - Little Johnny Chickadee
16. Rosemary Clooney - Why Fight The Feeling
17. Rosemary Clooney - I'm The One Who Loves You
18. Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell - You're Just In Love
19. Rosemary Clooney and Frank Sinatra - Love Means Love
20. Rosemary Clooney - When Apples Grow On Cherry Trees
21. Rosemary Clooney - Beautiful Brown Eyes
22. Rosemary Clooney - Kentucky Waltz
23. Rosemary Clooney - Come On A My House
24. Rosemary Clooney - If Teardrops Were Pennies
25. Rosemary Clooney - I'm Waiting Just For You
26. Rosemary Clooney - Mixed Emotions

CD2
01. Rosemary Clooney - I Wish I Wuz
02. Rosemary Clooney - Find Me
03. Rosemary Clooney - Suzy Snowflake
04. Rosemary Clooney - Be My Life's Companion
05. Rosemary Clooney - Tenderly
06. Rosemary Clooney - Half As Much
07. Rosemary Clooney - Botch-A-Me
08. Marlene Dietrich, Rosemary Clooney - Too Old To Cut The Mustard
09. Rosemary Clooney - Blues In The Night
10. Rosemary Clooney - Who Kissed Me Last Night
11. Rosemary Clooney, Harry James - In The Cool Of The Evening
12. Rosemary Clooney, Harry James - On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe
13. Rosemary Clooney, Harry James - It Might As Well Be Spring
14. Rosemary Clooney, Harry James - Over The Rainbow
15. Rosemary Clooney, Gene Autry - Twas The Night Before Christmas
16. Rosemary Clooney - If I Had A Penny
17. Rosemary Clooney, Harry James - You'll Never Know
18. Rosemary Clooney - I Laughed Until I Cried
19. Rosemary Clooney - Haven't Got A Worry
20. Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Boyd - Dennis The Menace
21. Rosemary Clooney - It Just Happened To Happen To Me
22. Rosemary Clooney - Lonely Am I
23. Rosemary Clooney, George Morgan - Withered Roses
24. Rosemary Clooney - When You Love Someone
25. Rosemary Clooney - Man
26. Rosemary Clooney - Brave Man

CD3
01. Rosemary Clooney - Red Garters
02. Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
03. Rosemary Clooney - Hey There
04. Rosemary Clooney with Betty Clooney - Sisters
05. Rosemary Clooney - Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
06. Rosemary Clooney - Best Things Happen While Dancing
07. Rosemary Clooney and The Mellomen - Mambo Italiano
08. Rosemary Clooney - Close Your Eyes (Brahms' Lullaby)
09. Rosemary Clooney - Where Will The Dimple Be?
10. Rosemary Clooney - Love Among The Young
11. Rosemary Clooney - Pet Me Poppa
12. The Benny Goodman Trio with Rosemary Clooney - Memories Of You
13. Rosemary Clooney - The Key To My Heart
14. Rosemary Clooney - I Could Have Danced All Night
15. Rosemary Clooney - I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
16. Rosemary Clooney - Sophisticated Lady
17. Rosemary Clooney - Hello Young Lovers
18. Rosemary Clooney, Carl Smith. Gene Autry, Don Cherry, The Collins Kids - You Are My Sunshine
19. Rosemary Clooney - Come Rain Or Come Shine
20. Rosemary Clooney - Mangos
21. Rosemary Clooney - You Can't Lose The Blues with Colours
22. Rosemary Clooney - Tonight
23. Rosemary Clooney, Perez Prado - Watermelon Heart
24. Rosemary Clooney - Many A Wonderful Moment
25. Rosemary Clooney - Swing Me
26. Rosemary Clooney - Hey Look Me Over
27. Rosemary Clooney - Theme From "Return To Peyton Place"
28. Rosemary Clooney - Give Myself A Party