Ballad of the Blues

Ballad of the Blues
Studio album by
Released1959 (1959)
RecordedFebruary 10, 1959
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz, traditional pop, blues
Length66:01
Jo Stafford chronology
Jo's Greatest Hits
(1958)
Ballad of the Blues
(1959)
I'll Be Seeing You
(1959)
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Ballad of the Blues is an album by vocalist Jo Stafford that was released in 1959. She is supported by the Starlighters, a male vocal quartet, and an orchestra led by Paul Weston, her husband.

Stafford sings pop, jazz, and blues songs which form a concept album. These include cover versions of traditional songs such as "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", and "Lover Man" in addition to original songs written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Track listing

  1. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (1:49) (Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman)
  2. Street Cries (1:03) (Paul Weston)
  3. John Henry (2:46) (Traditional/Weston)
  4. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (:47) (Traditional/Weston)
  5. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (2:29) (Traditional)
  6. The Blues Is a Tale of Trouble (1:45) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
  7. Kansas City Blues (3:15) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
  8. Memphis Blues (2:49) (W. C. Handy/George Norton)
  9. The Blues Is a Traveling Thing (1:19) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
  10. He's Gone Away (2:18) (Traditional)
  11. Seems Like When It Comes in the Morning (0:27)
  12. Every Night When the Sun Goes In (2:38) (Traditional)
  13. Times Change and Things Change (1:51) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
  14. Lover Man (4:00) (Jimmy Davis/Ram Ramirez/Jimmy Sherman)
  15. Blues in the Night (3:14) (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
  16. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (Reprise) (0:50) (Bergman/Bergman)

References

  1. ^ Dryden, Ken. "Ballad of the Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2017.