Best of Singles Collection

Peggy Lee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 10, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000095J5W
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Was Right, Baby

2. It's A Good Day

3. Birmingham Jail

4. Don't Smoke In Bed

5. If You Could See Me Now

6. At The Cafe Rendezvous

7. Once Around The Moon

8. Life Is So Peculiar

9. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

10. Fever

11. I'm Lookin' Out The Window

12. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

13. My Gentle Young Johnny

14. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

15. I Love Being Here With You

16. Moments Like This

17. Senza Fine

18. Come Back To Me

19. Something

20. Is That All There Is?

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This remastered 25 track compilation features the very best tracks from 2002's 'The Singles Collection' plus two bonus tracks not featured in the original tracklist, 'Always Be True To You In My Fashion' (previously unreleased out-take) & 'Fever' (Gabin ''Fever'' Remix). EMI. 2003. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fever Hard to Bear, May 6, 2004

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Singles Collection (Audio CD)

Life is so peculiar. My interest in Peggy Lee was sparked by Maria Muldaur's tribute CD "A Woman Alone With the Blues (Remembering Peggy Lee)." Then I found an old LP at a garage sale and wanted to hear more. This disc is an excellent snapshot of her work. The remastering makes the tracks clear with the only exception some distortion on her wonderful teaming with Louis Prima on "Yeah Yeah Yeah." That track is a great rocking jazzfest with the horns mostly clear throughout and Peggy's great, "I say drive he says yeah. I say park he says yeah. I say neck he says yeah. He says yeah yeah yeah yeah all the time!" Of course, the most famous of her songs is "Fever" with its throbbing bass and finger snap percussion. The 2003 remix that closes the CD that tries to update her sound wasn't particularly needed from my perspective, but the original burns with that fever that's so hard to bear. Another highlight for me is "Life is So Peculiar." It's got a great swing, "The ocean's only got water, you never know where you stand." The liner notes are very informative, telling us that this was recorded as a duet with Bing Crosby in her first film "Mr. Music" but was recorded by Peggy without Bing since he recorded for Decca and she for Capitol. Peggy penned "I Love Being Here with You" that swings with a vengeance, "I like a dance by Fred Astaire, & Brando's eyes, Yule Brenner's hair, but I think to tell you's only fair that I love being here with you." This is an excellent way to discover or remember Miss Peggy Lee! Enjoy!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creme de Capitol, July 17, 2003

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Allen Bardin (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Singles Collection (Audio CD)

Culled from the amazing Singles box-set, this is a good package to pick up if you don't want to shell out for the box, or if you just want a nice selection of rare sides & hits by La Lee. The final cut is a dance remix of "Fever" for the club kids!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Senza Fine magnifica, February 27, 2007

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Michael S. Dewey (canton, oh United States) - See all my reviews
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Just saw the movie "Da Savoir", where the apropos finale song to that picture was Peggy Lee's "Senza Fine". Not only did that song punctuate the movie's ending, but her soulful, earthy, sultry and ever so understatedly gorgeous rendition of this song totally mesmerized me. The only problem with this version is that it doesn't go on forever, like the love mentioned in the song's lyrics. I have never been so touched by any of Peggy's vocal renditions as this one in particular. That is a heck of a statement for me to make, given her vast and glorious repertoire!