The following is a list of compilation albums of songs recorded by U.S. singer Jo Stafford that were released between 1955 and 1999. They include material from her solo career, and recordings she made with artists such as Gordon MacRae, as well as her foray into comedy with husband Paul Weston as New Jersey lounge act Jonathan and Darlene Edwards.
The Voice of Your Choice
The Voice of Your Choice is a 1955 compilation album by Jo Stafford released by Philips Records.[1]
| Track listing |
|---|
| Side 1 |
| 1 All the Things You Are |
| 2 My Romance |
| 3 Dancing in the Dark |
| 4 Night and Day |
| Side 2 |
| 5 (Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such As I |
| 6 Just Because You're You |
| 7 Cup of Joy |
| 8 Without My Lover |
Sweet Singer of Songs
| Sweet Singer of Songs | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Vocalion/Decca Records |
Sweet Singer of Songs is a compilation album by Jo Stafford on Vocalion/Decca Records released in 1969.[2][3]
| Track listing |
|---|
| Side 1 |
| 1 September in the Rain |
| 2 It Could Happen to You |
| 3 As I Love You |
| 4 I Cover the Waterfront |
| 5 Love For Sale |
| Side 2 |
| 6 Old Devil Moon |
| 7 Teach Me Tonight |
| 8 Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
| 9 Night and Day |
| 10 Blues in the Night |
Big Band Sound
Big Band Sound is a 1970 compilation album of standards by Jo Stafford. The songs were recorded between 1960 and 1970 and see Stafford backed by a number of big band arrangers, notably her husband Paul Weston, as well as Billy May and Benny Carter. The album was released on the Corinthian label.[4]
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love is a 1970 compilation album of songs by Jo Stafford. It was released in 1970 by Vocalion Records.[5]
| Track listing |
|---|
| Side 1 |
| 1 I'm in the Mood for Love |
| 2 Blue Moon |
| 3 Spring Is Here |
| 4 Embraceable You |
| 5 Love For Sale |
| Side 2 |
| 6 They Say It's Wonderful |
| 7 Young and Foolish |
| 8 Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
| 9 I Fall in Love Too Easily |
| 10 All the Things You Are |
Jo Stafford: By Request
Jo Stafford: By Request is a 1982 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford .[2]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 As I Love You |
| 2 Early Autumn |
| 3 September In The Rain |
| 4 I Cover The Waterfront |
| 5 Don't Worry 'Bout Me |
| 6 Blue Skies |
| 7 Young and Foolish |
| 8 Easy Come, Easy Go |
| 9 When It's Sleepy Time Down South |
| 10 Dancing On The Ceiling |
| 11 If |
| 12 The King Of Paris |
Broadway Revisited
Broadway Revisited is a 1987 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford.[6]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 My Romance |
| 2 Something to Remember You By |
| 3 It Never Entered My Mind |
| 4 They Say It's Wonderful |
| 5 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows |
| 6 Make the Man Love Me |
| 7 Happiness is a Thing Called Joe |
| 8 Dancing in the Dark |
| 9 September Song |
| 10 Spring Is Here |
| 11 If I Were a Bell |
| 12 Mountain High, Valley Low |
| 13 How High the Moon |
| 14 I'm Your Girl |
| 15 Night and Day |
G.I. Jo
G.I. Jo is a 1987 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford.[7][8]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 I'll Walk Alone |
| 2 I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen |
| 3 No Love, No Nothin' |
| 4 We Mustn't Say Goodbye |
| 5 You'll Never Know |
| 5 I'll Remember April |
| 6 It Could Happen to You |
| 7 I Don't Want to Walk Without You |
| 8 I Fall in Love Too Easily |
| 9 I'll Be Seeing You |
Introducing Jo Stafford
Introducing Jo Stafford is a compilation album by Jo Stafford featuring Paul Weston, The Starlighters, and The Pied Pipers on Capitol Records released in 1987.[9]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Begin the Beguine |
| 2 Roses of Picardy |
| 3 If I Ever Love Again |
| 4 Congratulations |
| 5 Why Can't You Behave? |
| 6 Sometime |
| 7 Always True to You in My Fashion |
| 8 Scarlet Ribbons |
| 9 Too Marvelous for Words |
| 10 Over the Rainbow |
| 11 Just Reminiscin' |
| 12 Walkin' My Baby Back Home |
| 13 I Remember You |
| 14 Happy Times |
| 15 Baby Won't You Please Come Home |
| 16 Smoke Dreams |
You Belong to Me
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [10] |
You Belong to Me is a 1989 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford.[11]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Long Ago (And Far Away) |
| 2 Symphony |
| 3 Some Enchanted Evening |
| 4 If I Loved You |
| 5 That's for Me |
| 6 Serenade of the Bells |
| 7 It Could Happen to You |
| 8 You Belong to Me |
| 9 I'll Be Seeing You |
| 10 The Trolley Song |
| 11 I Love You |
| 12 Day by Day |
| 13 Make Love to Me |
| 14 No Other Love |
| 15 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) |
| 16 Shrimp Boats |
America's Most Versatile Singing Star
| America's Most Versatile Singing Star | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | January 1, 1990 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Corinthian |
America's Most Versatile Singing Star is a 1990 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford.[12]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 I'll Be Seeing You (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) |
| 2 You Belong to Me (Chilton Price, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) |
| 3 For You |
| 4 Come Rain or Come Shine (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) |
| 5 Shrimp Boats (Paul Mason Howard, Paul Weston) |
| 6 Embraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| 7 St. Louis Blues (William Christopher Handy) |
| 8 All the Things You Are (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| 9 The Gentleman Is a Dope (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| 10 Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) |
| 11 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (Hank Williams, Moon Mullican) |
| 12 I Should Care (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) |
| 13 Make Love to Me (Paul Mann, Stephan Weiss, Kim Gannon) |
| 14 Blues in the Night (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) |
Fabulous Song Stylists
| Fabulous Song Stylists | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | January 1, 1991 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, big band |
| Label | Sony |
Fabulous Song Stylists is a 1991 compilation album of recordings by Jo Stafford. The album was released on the Sony label and sees Stafford backed by Les Brown and his band.[13]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (Irving Berlin) |
| 2 I'll Be Seeing You (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) |
| 3 Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin) |
| 4 Ballin' the Jack (Chris Smith, Jim Burns) |
| 5 September in the Rain (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) |
| 6 On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) |
| 7 When the Moon Comes over the Mountain (Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods, Kate Smith) |
| 8 Jersey Bounce (Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater, Buddy Feyne) |
| 9 Summer Wind (Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) |
| 10 Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) |
Capitol Collectors Series
Capitol Collectors Series is a compilation album of songs by Jo Stafford. It was released on the Capitol Records label on March 18, 1991, and is a collection of her best known hits during the 1940s.[14]
Greatest Hits
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [15] |
Greatest Hits is a 1993 compilation album of songs recorded by Jo Stafford, issued by Curb Records as catalog number 77619 and by Corinthian Records as catalog number 106.[16][17]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 "You Belong to Me" (Chilton Price/Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart) |
| 2 "Make Love to Me" (George Brunies/Alan Copeland/Paul Mares/Walter Melrose/William Norvas/Ben Pollack/Leon Roppolo/Mel Stitzel) |
| 3 "Shrimp Boats" (Paul Weston/Paul Mason Howard) |
| 4 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Hank Williams) |
| 5 "'A' You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)" (Buddy Kaye/Sidney Lippman/Fred Wise) |
| 6 "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" (Evelyn Danzig/Jack Segal) |
| 7 "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle/Anita Leonard/Louis Prima/Stan Rhodes) |
| 8 "The Gentleman Is a Dope" (Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| "Symphony" (Alex Alstone/Roger Bernstein/Jack Lawrence/André Tabet) |
| 10 "Candy" (Mack David/Alex Kramer/Joan Whitney) |
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits is a 1993 compilation album of songs by Paul Weston and Jo Stafford recarded in the guise of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, a New Jersey lounge act who performed deliberately off-key, putting their own interpretation on popular songs. The album was released by Corinthian Records on September 11, 1993.
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits: Volume 2
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits: Volume 2 is a 1994 compilation album of songs by Paul Weston and Jo Stafford recarded in the guise of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, a New Jersey lounge act who performed deliberately off-key, putting their own interpretation on popular songs. The album was released by Corinthian Records on February 22, 1993.
The Duets
The Duets is a 1994 compilation of recordings by Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine. The album was released on the Bear Family label on June 28, 1994, and has 20 tracks.[18]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Hey, Good Lookin' |
| 2 Settin' the Woods on Fire |
| 3 Goin' Like Wildfire |
| 4 Rollin' Down the Line |
| 5 Hambone |
| 6 That's the One for Me |
| 7 In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening |
| 8 Pretty Eyed Baby |
| 9 That's Good! That's Bad! |
| 10 Back Where I Belong |
| 11 High Society |
| 12 Chow, Willy |
| 13 Christmas Roses |
| 14 Piece-A-Puddin |
| 15 Let's Have a Party |
| 16 Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) |
| 17 A Bushel and a Peck |
| 18 Floatin' Down to Cotton Town |
| 19 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans |
| 20 Basin Street Blues |
Portrait Edition
Portrait Edition is a three disc box set compilation album released by Sony Entertainment and featuring songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by Sony on August 30, 1994.[19]
16 Most Requested Songs
16 Most Requested Songs is a 1995 compilation album of songs recorded by American female singer Jo Stafford.[20]
For You
For You is a 1995 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released on the Memoir label on December 12, 1995.[21]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry |
| 2 Little Man With a Candy Cigar |
| 3 For You |
| 4 Yes, Indeed! |
| 5 Swingin' on Nothing |
| 6Let's Just Pretend |
| 7 Who Can I Turn To? |
| 8 It Isn't a Dream Anymore |
| 9 Embraceable You |
| 10 Blues in the Night |
| 11 The Night We Called It a Day |
| 12 Manhattan Serenade |
| 13 You Can Depend on Me |
| 14 Old Acquaintance |
| 15 How Sweet Are You |
| 16 Too Marvelous for Words |
| 17 I Remember You |
| 18 It Could Happen to You |
| 19 Long Ago (and Far Away) |
| 20 I Love You |
| 21 The Trolley Song |
| 22 Amor, Amor |
| 23 The Day After Forever |
| 24 I Didn't Know About You |
Spotlight on Jo Stafford
Spotlight on Jo Stafford is a 1996 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released on January 23, 1996, and appears on both the Capitol and EMI labels.[22][23]
Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford
Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford is a 1996 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released on July 9, 1996 on the Jazz Classics label.[24]
The Jo Stafford Story
| The Jo Stafford Story | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | April 1, 1997 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Jasmine Records |
The Jo Stafford Story is a 1997 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by Jasmine Records on April 1, 1997.[25]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Old Acquaintance |
| 2 I Remember You |
| 3 Too Marvelous for Words |
| 4 How Sweet You Are |
| 5 It Could Happen to You |
| 6 The Trolley Song |
| 7 The Boy Next Door |
| 8 I Love You |
| 9 Long Ago (and Far Away) |
| 10 I Didn't Know About You |
| 11 Walkin' My Baby Back Home |
| 12 There's No You |
| 13 That's for Me |
| 14 Symphony |
| 15 On the Sunny Side of the Street |
| 16 Candy |
| 17 Over the Rainbow |
| 18 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time |
| 19 Let's Take the Long Way Home |
| 20 Sometimes I'm Happy |
| 21 Fools Rush In |
| 22 Ridin' on the Gravy Train |
| 23 This Is Always |
| 24 The Things We Did Last Summer |
The One & Only
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [26] |
The One & Only is a 1997 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released by EMI Records on August 26, 1997.[27]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 I Promise You |
| 2 A Friend of Yours |
| 3 Why Can't You Behave? |
| 4 This Is the Moment |
| 5 Roses of Picardy |
| 6 Smilin' Through |
| 7 The Last Mile Home |
| 8 Red River Valley |
| 9 If I Ever Love Again |
| 10 Happy Times |
| 11 On the Outgoing Tide |
| 12 If I Loved You |
| 13 Goodnight Irene |
| 14 Autumn Leaves |
| 15 Sometime |
| 16 La Vie en Rose |
| 17 Our Very Own |
| 18 I Hate Men |
| 19 Congratulations |
| 20 Old Rugged Cross |
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Walkin' My Baby Back Home is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by See For Miles Records on January 1, 1998.[28]
G.I. Jo Sings the Hits
| G.I. Jo Sings the Hits | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | January 27, 1998 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Prism Platinum |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [29] |
G.I. Jo Sings the Hits is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released on the Prism Platinum label on January 27, 1998.[30]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Long Ago (and Far Away) |
| 2 Manhattan Serenade |
| 3 For You |
| 4 Yes, Indeed! |
| 5 The Night We Called It a Day |
| 6 Embraceable You |
| 7 The Trolley Song |
| 8 Candy |
| 9 Too Marvelous for Words |
| 10 Little Man With a Candy Cigar |
| 11 Blue Moon |
| 12 The Things We Did Last Summer |
| 13 What Is This Thing Called Love? |
| 14 I Remember You |
| 15 Day by Day |
| 16 This Is Always |
| 17 I Love You |
| 18 It Could Happen to You |
| 19 Blues in the Night |
| 20 Let's Just Pretend |
| 21 You Took My Love |
| 22 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home |
| 23 I'll Be Seeing You |
Too Marvelous for Words
| Too Marvelous for Words | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | February 10, 1998 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Memoir |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [31] |
Too Marvelous for Words is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released on the Memoir label on February 10, 1998.[32]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 You and Your Love |
| 2 What Is This Thing Called Love? |
| 3 Walkin' My Baby Back Home |
| 4 Pistol Packin' Mama |
| 5 A Boy in Khaki - A Girl in Lace |
| 6 How Sweet You Are |
| 7 I Love You |
| 8 Symphony |
| 9 Too Marvelous for Words |
| 10 This Is Always |
| 11 I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time |
| 12 The Things We Did Last Summer |
| 13 Lullaby of Broadway |
| 14 Georgia on My Mind |
| 15 Out of This World |
| 16 Blue Moon |
| 17 Cindy |
| 18 I Didn't Know About You |
| 19 Long Ago (and Far Away) |
| 20 There's No You |
| 21 You Keep Coming Back Like a Song |
| 22 Day by Day |
| 23 I've Never Forgotten |
Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941-47
Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by ASV on May 19, 1998.[33]
No Other Love
No Other Love is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released on The Entertainers label on August 4, 1998.[34]
| Track listing |
|---|
| 1 Love for Sale |
| 2 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) |
| 3 Old Devil Moon |
| 4 Anything Goes |
| 5 It Never Entered My Mind |
| 6 Taking a Chance on Love |
| 7 Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home |
| 8 The Gentleman Is a Dope |
| 9 Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe |
| 10 How High the Moon |
| 11 On the Alamo |
| 12 Tomorrow Mountain |
| 13 No Other Love |
| 14 Serenade of the Bells |
| 15 Speak Low |
| 16 Red River Valley |
| 17 Day by Day |
| 18 A Sunday Kind of Love |
| 20 Symphony |
| 21 Ivy |
| 22 Fools Rush In |
1940-1944
1940-1944 is a 1998 compilation album of songs recorded by Jo Stafford. The songs are from the early part of her career, recorded during the Second World War. The album was released on The Entertainers label on August 4, 1998.
| Track listing[35] |
|---|
| 1 For You |
| 2 What'cha Know Joe? |
| 3 Blues in the Night |
| 4 Blues in the Night |
| 5 Embraceable You |
| 6 Yes, Indeed! |
| 7 Let's Just Pretend |
| 8 It Isn't a Dream Anymore |
| 9 My! My! |
| 10 Who Can I Turn To? |
| 11 What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry? |
| 12 Little Man With a Candy Cigar |
| 13 Margie |
| 14 Manhattan Serenade |
| 15 The Night We Called It a Day |
| 16 Candy |
| 17 Conversation While Dancing |
| 18 I'll Be Seeing You |
V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford
The V-Disc program began in June 1941 and continued until May 1949. It was a way for United States service people stationed overseas to have access to the music that was currently popular "at home". Musicians and recording artists made these special recordings strictly for those serving in the Armed Forces. Jo Stafford produced 20 V-Discs for the entertainment of those in the military during this time; this album is a compilation of the V-Disc recordings she made.[36]
Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather
Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather is a 1999 compilation of seasonal songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. It was released by Corinthian Records, the label founded by Stafford and her husband, Paul Weston on October 12, 1999.[37]
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