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This is a splendid collection of Teresa Brewer recordings for Coral, including many tracks never before on C.D. This repertoire here reflects her versatility and reminded us how many two-sided hits she recorded. Coral had a special affinity for recording Brewer effectively--capturing the tangy texture and sharp edge of her voice while surrounding her with cozy orchestrations. From ballads to novelties, the music here is consistently polished and entertaining. A throughly enjoyable C.D.

Teresa seems to be the kind of singer that people either love or hate. Her distinctive voice is loved by some and hated by others. The diversity of her recorded output further polarizes opinions. Some people cannot take her seriously as a jazz singer because of her fifties pop music. I am in no doubt that Teresa was one of the finest singers of the twentieth century.

Teresa's roots were in jazz - she started as a jazz singer and returned to jazz in the seventies after recording a lot of great pop music (and even a little country music) in the intervening years. This compilation focuses on her fifties pop music, including all the song that people love or hate.

The compilation begins with her first and biggest American hit (Music music music) and includes such other classics as Let me go lover, Till I waltz again with you, Ricochet, A tear fell, Bell bottom blues, Jilted, Gonna get along without ya now, Banjo's back in town and You send me. Some of these songs were covers, especially of R+B songs. There are also a couple of covers of country songs (Anymore, Empty arms).

Teresa was less successful in Britain but it was common practice in those days for British artists to cover American songs, so Teresa only had three major UK hits (Let me go lover, A tear fell, A sweet old-fashioned girl) while other had UK hits with Ricochet (Joan Regan) and Bell bottom blues (Alma Cogan). Curiously, Till I waltz again with you didn't chart for anybody in the UK. In contrast, Let me go lover proved extremely popular as three versions made the UK top ten including Teresa's, though Dean Martin and Ruby Murray both did better in the UK charts than Teresa with this song. Teresa would have had another huge hit with Music music music if UK charts had existed at the time of its release.

I have seen a number of compilations of Teresa's music on CD through the years and I've yet to see a definitive hits collection. This one also misses a few but all the essentials are here - and this is the strongest collection of Teresa's pop music available at the time I write this review.

TERESA BREWER WAS PURE DYNAMITE. SHE MAY NOT BE TOO WELL KNOWN BY THIS GENERATION BUT LET ME TELL YOU THAT SHE WAS THE FIRST BRENDA LEE. JUST LISTEN TO THE WAY SHE BELTS OUT "SWEET OLD FASHIONED GIRL" TO THE WAY SHE TONES DOWN THE TEMPO IN "YOU SEND ME". TERESA BREWER HAD HER OWN STYLE AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE 50'S PURE DYNAMITE GIRLS. WALT DISNEY WAS SUCH A FAN THAT WHEN HE GAVE ANNETTE FUNICELLO A SINGING CONTRACT HE TRIED TO PATTERN HER SINGING IN THAT STYLE ("TALL PAUL" "MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME").DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS C.D. AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY TERESA BREWER WAS SUCH A GREAT PART OF THE 50'S MUSIC. THIS GAL HAD IT ALL, BECAUSE SHE HELPED START IT ALL!!!

Whether you call her Teresa Brewer, Teresa, or Miss Music there is no denying the greatness of Miss Brewer. This collection of her 1950s music is Teresa at her early best. From Music,Music, Music which gets the toes tapping to A Tear Fell which tugs on the heart strings, it stirs the memories of sock hops, drive in restruants, first loves and lost loves. It leaves us wanting more!

I always enjoy rehearing some of the singers and groups I grew up with in the 50s--The Platters, Johnnie Ray, The Ink Spots, Frankie Laine, Peggy Lee--and of course Teresa Brewer. Some sound as good as remember them, others don't. But I really enjoyed this Teresa Brewer cd--as cute, bouncy, bright, energetic and lyrical as I remember her. All the favorites are there--A sweet Old Fashioned Girl,music music music, Jilted You Send Me, Jilted, A tear fell and of course her first, Sing Sing Sing. And the sound quality is excellent, especially considering the vintage of these recordings.

The song was TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU, and the songstress, "Miss Music," Teresa Brewer. I first heard this song on a scratched up 45 when I was about 8 years old, and have been drawn to the great traditional pop songs of the late 40s and 50s ever since.

That song is included on this album, which is the most definitive collection of TB songs available. One look at the track list should convince anyone looking for a Teresa Brewer collection that this is the one to get. The sound quality is excellent, and the songs appear to have been selected both for popularity and to showcase the wide variety of musical styles Miss Brewer excels at.

My only regret about this album is that it doesn't include the flip side to WALTZ -- a fast-paced little number called HELLO BLUEBIRD which has always been a favorite of mine as well (and which doesn't yet appear to be available on cd).

Great and fun to listen to her sounds. It brought back old memories!

If you are a Teresa Brewer fan you will love this CD. It consists of most of her hits from the 50's and 60's. It certainly brought back some wonderful memories of that era.

Hi I got this for my mom. But I fell in love with it. If you remember Teresa Brewer, The CD is a Must.

The cd arrived in good time and is in excellent condition. I love the music.