100 Strings and Joni

Joni James (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00006B1L5
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Heart Tells Me

2. Imagination

3. All Through The Day

4. Too Young

5. It Never Entered My Mind

6. Body And Soul

7. I Can Dream, Can't I?

8. Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo

9. But Beautiful

10. Wait And See

11. It Could Happen To You

12. Maybe You'll Be There

13. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

14. Let's Get Lost

15. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me

16. I'm In The Mood For Love

17. You're A Sweetheart

18. How Blue The Night

Editorial Reviews

Another landmark release in the Joni James catalog, this album marked the first time Joni sang with the 100 Strings Orchestra, a format that was to prove so successful on several subsequent releases. And we’ve taken six bonus tracks from one of them, I’m in the Mood for Love, to create an 18-track album of orchestral and vocal perfection. Includes from the original release My Heart Tells Me; "Imagination," "All through the Day," "Too Young," "It Never Entered My Mind," "Body and Soul," "I Can Dream, Can’t I?," "Hi-Lilli, Hi-Lo," "But Beautiful," "Wait and See," "It Could Happen to You" and "Maybe You’ll Be There." From I’m in the Mood for Love—"I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night," "Let’s Get Lost," "I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me", "I’m in the Mood for Love," "You’re a Sweetheart," and "How Blue the Night." A Collectors’ Choice Music exclusive!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, but No Vocal Fireworks, September 19, 2005

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F. Stephen Risley "Swank Living" (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This is a beautfully rendered album and Joni's voice is pitch perfect. She sings every note as written. But she takes no interpretive chances and there's no vocal fireworks. The real accomplishment here are the splendid arrangements by Jeffrey Osborne and Geoff Love - two men who never met a huge orchestra they didn't like. The lush, layered arrangements are spectacular. The musicians are also first rate and for such a large gathering there's a fantastic cohesiveness. Though her singing is pleasant enough, Joni's voice is basically the 101st instrument in the entire ensemble.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Standards!!, February 14, 2003

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Kerry "freethinker" (Apple Valley, MN, United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great album of classic standards with lush orchestrations. Joni's voice is incredibly smooth and expressive and the selections are some of the best of the Jerome Kern era of classic songwriters. My favorite is Imagination. Best version I have ever heard...as a matter of fact many of the tunes are my benchmark arrangements. If you are a fan of the 30's-50's classic love songs and ballads, this is for you!! Great for Valentines Day. Romantic stuff. This was one of my favorite albums on vinyl as a kid. Now I can get the CD. Yeah!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gem, February 5, 2012

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Kathleen (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 100 Strings and Joni (Audio CD)

100 Strings and Joni is a tour de force for lovers of romantic music of the 30's, 40's, and 50's. Joni's voice is pitch perfect with the back up of the strings lending their own magic.

My favorite is "I Can't Believe That You Love Me."

A great way to spend part of your Sunday afternoon listening to beautiful contemporary music.