Coming Back Like a Song - 25 Hits 1941-47

Jo Stafford | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B00000616C
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,279 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yes, Indeed!

2. Manhattan Serenade

3. It Could Happen To You

4. Long Ago And Far Away

5. I Love You

6. The Trolley Song

7. Out Of This World

8. Candy

9. There's No You

10. That's For Me

11. Symphony

12. Day By Day

13. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?

14. I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time

15. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song

16. The Things We Did Last Summer

17. Promise

18. Sonata

19. Ivy

20. Temptation 'Tim-Tayshun'

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of this world, March 26, 2003

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Alastair Macaulay (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coming Back Like a Song - 25 Hits 1941-47 (Audio CD)

Unlike any other current CD of Jo Stafford's singing that I have been able to find, this one contains the most beautiful single track I've ever heard her sing: the Arlen/Mercer "Out of this world". This is one of those tracks you find yourself needing to listen to six times in quick succession: the beauty of the melodic line is perfect for the glowing long phrases that Jo Stafford does with such apparent effortlessness. The whole CD is the best sample of Stafford's singing I know, and this track outstanding.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First ASV compilation of Jo's music, October 9, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coming Back Like a Song - 25 Hits 1941-47 (Audio CD)

As a single CD representing Jo's music of the forties, this is not as strong overall as Capitol Collectors series, but in 2004, ASV released a double CD (You belong to me) containing more of Jo's music of the forties together with some of her music from the early fifties. Taken together, these two collections present a fairly strong selection of Jo's music up to 1952. However, fans wanting a comprehensive collection have another alternative strategy - the boxed set (Yes indeed) covering Jo's music on Capitol plus the best compilation of Jo's fifties music (Columbia hits collection), which is a total of five CD's for around the same price as the three CD's that make up the two ASV collections.

Of course, nothing is that simple because there are some of Jo's hits that only appear on the ASV collections. Out of this world, Ivy and White Christmas are available on this single CD while Say something sweet to your sweetheart, Sometime and Goodnight Irene are available on the double CD (You belong to me). These tracks are omitted from Yes indeed, but as that box contains four CD's and is devoted entirely to her Capitol recordings, there are many more tracks on that set that aren't on the two ASV releases.

So my advice is this. If you want to hear Jo sing Out of this world, Ivy or White Christmas, buy this. If you only want a single CD of Jo's forties music and you're not bothered about those tracks, go for the Capitol Collectors series. If you want to build a collection of Jo's music, there are different ways to go but dedicated Jo Stafford fans may wish to buy all the compilations I've mentioned, together with the rarities collection (Jo Stafford on Capitol) just to have everything available - there are tracks on each that aren't available elsewhere - but it would involve a lot of duplication. Between these five compilations, every solo hit that Jo had during her time with Capitol is included at least once. Some of her duet hits with Gordon MacRae are missing and there are still some of her later Columbia hits not available on CD.

Jo Stafford was one of the finest and most popular singers of her generation. It's great to see that all her important recordings are available on CD but it's a shame that collecting them all involves a lot of duplication.

4.0 out of 5 stars Jo Stafford's '41-'47 Hits album, November 25, 2011

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Ralph R. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Coming Back Like a Song - 25 Hits 1941-47 (Audio CD)

This is a great album for me! I am old enough to remember most of the songs, and her renditions of them. Especially enjoyed "Temptation" with Red Ingles, as I had sung it with a few friends back in high school.