It's Wonderful [Import]

Maxine Sullivan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Import
• Label: Proper Box UK
• ASIN: B000QCQG2I
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,324 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Stop! You're Breaking My Heart

2. Loch Lomond

3. I'm Coming Virginia

4. Annie Laurie

5. How Do I Know It's Real?

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I'm Happy About The Whole Thing

2. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

3. Corn Pickin'

4. Jackie Boy

5. Turtle Dove

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Ma Curly Headed Baby

2. When Your Lover Has Gone

3. My Ideal

4. Beside The River Clyde

5. Behavin' Myself For You

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Molly Malone

2. If I Had A Ribbon Bow

3. A Brown Bird Singing

4. Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life

5. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2007 four CD box set from Proper. Maxine Sullivan always sang in a relaxed and assured way, with pure articulation, always in tune and with a gentle sense of swing. This 100 track compilation contains all of her most popular sides recorded between 1937 and 1956 including the massive hit 'Loch Lomond'. This box set finds her fronting the bands led by Claude Thornhill, John Kirby and Benny Carter as well as in smaller settings with Teddy Wilson and Charlie Shavers. Proper Box.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early efforts from an overlooked singer, October 17, 2007

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Steve Emerine (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Wonderful (Audio CD)

This is a great addition to any collection of jazz and popular vocals. I got to see Maxine Sullivan during the second phase of her career, when she came back after working and raising her children to thrill those of us who weren't around for Phase 1. The lady loved good music and presented it well. "Loch Lomond" and the other classics from her early career were not among my favorites. But even in the 1930s and '40s, Maxine made memorable recordings of ballads like "Easy to Love," "Spring Is Here," "Ill Wind," "When Your Lover Has Gone," "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and others. Her later recordings for the Concord, Audiophile, Atlantic, Baldwin Street, Kenneth and DRG labels were better than some of these early efforts, but this four-CD set shows you how it all began. It's nice to see this recognition for Maxine 20 years after cancer claimed her life.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Curious Sense Of Detachment, September 8, 2007

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Wonderful (Audio CD)

Maxine Sullivan hit on a winning formula with her recording of "Loch Lomond" and often returned to traditional sources for material, many of which are included in the 100 tracks on offer here, spanning almost 20 years. Her voice was a delicate instrument, but her faithfulness to the lyric and the tune cannot be faulted. Those familiar with her recordings will know already that she sang with a curious sense of detachment. That distinguished her from the competition, but did not always produce a compelling performance. Furthermore, a few of the tracks contain audible surface noise. Against that, her accompaniments included the orchestras of Claude Thornhill, John Kirby, Benny Carter, and Teddy Wilson, and the 32-page booklet includes an informed commentary by Joop Visser, together with a full discography.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Proper Compilation, September 6, 2007

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Selina Ward "lb7777" (Pearl River, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Wonderful (Audio CD)

Another great complilation by Proper. Thanks for keeping these classic tracks in circulation for the general public!