3.0 out of 5 stars
Lackluster Release, March 11, 2011
This review is from: Jubilee Years: And That Reminds Me (Audio CD)
Collector's Choice Music did a really sloppy job with this release from 1996. At the time, it was the only compilation of her years at Jubilee Records, but they did an extremely poor job in remastering and editing the tracks for this compilation. Let's talk about the "remastering" job done on this collection. Most of the songs are in Stereo, BUT in 80% of the songs, the vocals can only be heard coming through one of the speakers, which is simply just sloppy editing. The live tracks have no fade-ins or outs, which means that they end abruptly. I'm not going to sit here and claim that I am an expert on the subject, but you really don't have to be, to notice these rookie mistakes on this release.
Della Reese - And That Reminds Me: The Jubilee Years
01. Time Was (released as a single in 1959)
02. Sent for You Yesterday (from the album "The Story of the Blues", 1958)
03. Getting to Know You (from the live album "A Date with Della", 1958)
04. Cottage for Sale (from the album "Melancholy Baby", 1957)
05. Squeeze Me (from the album "The Story of the Blues", 1958)
06. When I Fall in Love (from the album "What Do You Know About Love?", 1959)
07. And That Reminds Me (released as a single in 1957, Billboard Weekly #9; Pop #12; Cashbox #17)
08. You Don't Know What Love Is (from the album "What Do You Know About Love?", 1959)
09. Amen! (from the album "Amen!", 1958)
10. By Love Possessed (released as a single in 1958)
11. I Never Knew (from the album "What Do You Know About Love?", 1959)
12. Sermonette (released as a single in 1958, Pop #99)
13. There's Always the Blues (from the album "The Story of the Blues", 1958)
14. Say It Isn't So Cottage for Sale (from the album "Melancholy Baby", 1957)
15. Who Can I Turn to Cottage for Sale (from the album "Melancholy Baby", 1957)
16. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (released as a single in 1956)
17. I Cried for You (released as a b-side to "And That Reminds Me", 1957)
18. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (from the live album "A Date with Della", 1958)
19. I Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' (released as a single in 1958)
20. The More I See You (released as a b-side to "In the Meantime", 1957)
21. Lover Man (from the album "The Story of the Blues", 1958)
22. The Party's Over (from the live album "A Date with Della", 1958)
23. When I Grow too Old to Dream (Duet with Kirk Stuart) (released as a single in 1958)
24. So True (UNRELEASED song from 1955)
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