The Complete Helen Ward on Columbia

Helen Ward | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00004YC1L
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,246 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Night On The Water

2. The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

3. Let's Puttwo And Two Together

4. Oh! The Pity Of It All

5. The Spanish In My Eyes

6. You're The Top

7. All Through The Night

8. I'M A Hundred Percent For You

9. The Dixieland Band

10. Blue Moon

11. Throwin' Stones At The Sun

12. Singing A Happy Song

13. I Was Luckey

14. Night Wind

15. You Came To My Rescue

16. Here's Love In Your Eye

17. There's A Lull In My Life

18. It's Swell Of You

19. How Am I To Know

20. You Turned The Tables On Me

See all 42 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicting, December 8, 2005

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Samantha Glasser "Maliejandra" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Helen Ward on Columbia (Audio CD)

Helen Ward was my introduction to music of the 1930s and what an introduction it was! Ward worked closely with swing master Benny Goodman and the two were a great team. Ward did not have a typical voice from the era; her voice was neither nasal like Annette Hanshaw's or childish like Helen Kane's. She had a mature, full, beautiful voice that kept audiences coming back for more.

This CD collection provides information about Ward's life in the liner notes, a valuable companion due to the lack of information about the performer even on the internet.

Miss Ward's vocals, however, speak for themselves. Although this collection strangely excludes perhaps her most famous song, These Foolish Things, it overflows with talent sprung through other songs. Some of the best and most entertaining songs include Daddy, You're My Favorite Memory, I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again, and Same Old Moon.

Do not miss this great CD. You'll find yourself addicted and wishing for more.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great 2 disk collection, August 29, 2005

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C. Gott (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Helen Ward on Columbia (Audio CD)

This IS the 2-disc "The Complete Helen Ward on Columbia"! A great collection of works including performances with Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Joe Sullivan, Harry James, and more. I highly recommend this. I'm hoping more performances by Helen Ward will be released.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Heaven, January 3, 2006

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Bob Conrad (Fort Lee, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Helen Ward on Columbia (Audio CD)

All I can say is buy this quick! I've always considered Helen Ward to have been the best female singer from the Big Band Era and have never heard her sound better than here. The remastering is top-notch and this collection is worth every penny. You'll be amazed at the beautiful sound quality! And there's plenty of rare tracks in this collection, too.