Julie Is Her Name [Import]

Julie London | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Rev-Ola
• ASIN: B000EQIO4E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,338 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Say It Isn't So

2. It Never Entered My Mind

3. Easy Street

4. 'S Wonderful

5. No Moon at All

6. Laura

7. Gone with the Wind

8. Cry Me a River

9. I Should Care

10. I'm in the Mood for Love

11. I'm Glad There Is You

12. Can't Help Lovin' That Man

13. I Love You

Editorial Reviews

Julie's first album from 1955 set out her stall for all time, soft eroticism and single entendre, with sparse accompaniment for a late night groove that has been hard for generations to resist...with Barney Kessel's muted guitar and Ray Leatherwood's subtle bass the only sound apart from Julie's own bedroom whisper...just try to resist. 13 tracks wonderfully packaged with pics of the sultry Miss London and full of notes. Revola. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Subtle seduction, July 19, 2000

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John Jones "Musician" (Chicago IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Julie Is Her Name (Audio CD)

Julie London burst onto the music scene in 1955 with the first recorded version of the now-classic "Cry Me a River," and the album that accompanied it, "Julie is Her Name," was a sensation. One listen to the record and it's little wonder, as Julie's husky, sultry voice is backed only by guitar and bass for a sparse and subtle mood. It's the kind of understated nuance that too frequently gets lost in jazz admist string and horn sections, and we now have the opportunity to treasure the album, as well as its counterpart, 1958's "Julie is Her Name Volume II," on one lucky find of a CD.

"Cry Me a River" is, bar none, the most famous recording of Julie's career, and her delicate but wise handling of the tune justifies every rave it ever received. "I'm Glad There is You" and "Can't Help Lovin That Man" are sophisticated as well, and her reading of Cole Porter's "I Love You" is a swinging, upbeat treasure.

The songs from "Volume II" boast more mature and skillful vocals from Miss London. "How Long Has This Been Going On" and "If I'm Lucky" rank with the strongest ballads of her career, "Goody Goody" is a bubbly delight, and "Too Good to Be True" is sweetness itself, flaunting all of Julie's strengths as a singer who knows her way around a melody.

For those of you who treasure the mellow nuances of "Cry Me a River" this is a chance to embellish in an hour's worth of Julie London singing classic songs in that same intimate setting. Dim the lights and enjoy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone a gem, May 6, 2007

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Robert Cox "Robert Cox" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Julie Is Her Name (Audio CD)

This Album changed my appreciation of music for life. Rock & Roll with it's 3 chord 12 bar blues & 4 chord turnaround formats seemed boring when compared to the guitar playing of Barney Kessell accompanied by Ray Leatherwood on base and the superb vocals of Julie London. This is the epitome of this musical genre and nothing has surpassed it for me.

I love all 13 tracks and can see little point in reviewing each one individually. Off course "Cry Me a River" became Julie's trademark and has been immitated by many top female vocalists. Some how Julie's version remains the best.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What "Bonus Tracks"?, September 9, 2009

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MrLopez2681 "Obsessive archaeologist of the B... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Julie Is Her Name (Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

Product description reads as follows -

(This is a) digitally remastered and expanded 34 track reissue of (London's) 1955 debut album including bonus tracks ... contains ... London's complete "Julie Is Her Name" sessions ... Includes numerous bonus tracks ...

These so-called "bonus tracks" are certainly NOT taken from London's 1955 debut recording sessions - they are merely tracks lifted from London's albums "Lonely Girl" (1956), "Calender Girl" (1956), "Julie" (1957), and "Julie Is Her Name -Vol. 2" (1958).

To make matters worse the album's producers have given some of the tracks a horrible "fake stereo" do-over (I could do better with my at-home software). Interestingly, these tracks are the ones that have, to date, only been officialy relased on disc by EMI in mono, which is proof enough that this album is unauthorized bootleg.

A waste of time and money.