Yes Tonight Josephine [Box set]

Johnnie Ray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Beam Productions
• ASIN: B0000206B6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Yes Tonight, Josephine

2. Build Your Love (On a Strong Foundation)

3. Street of Memories

4. Miss Me Just a Little

5. Texas Tambourine

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Up Until Now [Fast Version]

2. Up Until Now

3. No Regrets

4. When's Your Birthday, Baby

5. You're the One Who Knows

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. How Many Nights, How Many Days

2. It Went Straight to My Heart

3. I'll Bring Along My Banjo

4. I Believe

5. A Mother's Love

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. After My Laughter Came Tears

2. Lonely Wine

3. It's True, It's True

4. Lookout Chattanooga

5. I Can't Stop Crying for You

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

The second and final installment of Bear Family's complete Johnnie Ray retrospective takes us from 1957 to the end of the '60s, years of personal problems for Johnny-fascinatingly documented by Ray biographer Jonny Whiteside inside the 72-page hardcover book-but artistic success nevertheless. Here are all the rest of his Columbia recordings, plus his work for Cadence, United Artists, Liberty, Decca, Groove, Reprise and Pye . 124 tracks! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Up To "Cry"'s standard, September 3, 2001

By 

patricia m dryburgh (calgary, alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yes Tonight Josephine (Audio CD)

I waited, with anticipation, for this second boxed set and, I'm sorry to say, with some exceptions, this is not up to the standard set by the first, excellent, boxed set, "Cry". I feel that, apart from the "Sinner" tracks and the duets with Timi Yuro, this was rife with "filler" material. I think that it is painfully evident why some of the tracks of unreleased material were unreleased.
I think that this collection, unlike the first boxed set, is for the new Johnnie Ray fan, and they are legion, or the long-time aficianado, who is determined to own everything that exists by this phenomenal artist. I must say that even an artist as accomplished and unique as Johnnie Ray had some unfortunate recordings and they are on this set, along with the excellent material. So, although this is not a total dog, it's superfluous tracks are excessive in order to fill out the five cd's which make up the set.
Don't misunderstand me. I am a huge Johnnie Ray fan and own everything on CD that is available. I just feel that there wasn't enough high-quality material available to compose another collection that would come up to the excellence of the "Cry" boxed set.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BETTER PRESENTATION PLEASE, February 15, 2010

By 

Joyce M. Hurt (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Yes Tonight Josephine (Audio CD)

When I ordered this 5 CD set I was prepared for a number of songs that weren't up to the standards you expect from such a sensational star. Having said that I was terribly disappointed in the presentation. I have heard so much about the Bear Family and the products they offer. When I buy a CD I expect to find a lot of information on the CD cover or information inserted with the cover. I want to know who wrote the songs, who was responsible for the music and other pertinent information. Here, with this set, you get 5 CDs that all look alike and only the titles and the release dates on the CD. If you want more you have to glean it from the large and disappointing book. Included in the set are some wonderful releases such as On The Trail, A Sinner am I, and Til Morning. The set also includes 12 songs released by Liberty around 1962. The title of the LP was simply "Johnnie Ray." I wasn't very familiar with this LP and I am enjoying it along with the above mentioned wonderful music. This release has some wonder titles such as You'd Be Nice To Come Home To, and Melancholy Baby.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars TIMI YURO makes the, May 27, 2000

By 

Kevin Knox (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yes Tonight Josephine (Audio CD)

TIMI YURO's 4 duets with Johnny Ray justifies the price - but why can't we have a box set of Miss Timi Yuro's work in a box set with all duets ?