Reportedly Dinah Washington’s favourite singer, and an influence on vocal stylists like Billy Wright and Joe Williams, ANNIE LAURIE was one of the outstanding R&B/Jump Blues singers of the immediate post-WWII era.She recorded prolifically in the late 40s and early 50s, for six different labels, enjoying both R&B and crossover Pop success, before suddenly retiring from singing in 1962, to devote her life to the Jehovah’s Witnesses.Her biggest success - and her signature song - was ‘Since I Fell For You’, in 1947, following which she also registered with ‘Cuttin’ Out’, ‘I’ll Never Be Free’, ‘It Hurts To Be In Love’ and ‘If You’re Lonely’.She also enjoyed regional success on the Cashbox New Orleans “Hot” Chart with releases like ‘Annie’s Blues’, ‘I Ain’t Gonna Let You’ and ‘My Rough And Ready Man’.This compilation presents the very best of her recordings between 1947-62 and is a must-have for collectors as it includes sides which have never previously appeared on CD, notably her very first release, ‘St. Louis Blues’.
- 1. St. Louis Blues (With Dallas Bartley)
- 2. Since I Fell For You (With Paul Gayten)
- 3. I Still Love You (With Paul Gayten)
- 4. One Sweet Letter From You (With Paul Gayten)
- 5. Annie's Blues (With Paul Gayten)
- 6. Cuttin' Out (With Paul Gayten)
- 7. My Rough and Ready Man (With Paul Gayten)
- 8. I'll Never Be Free (With Paul Gayten)
- 9. I Ain't Gonna Let You In (With Paul Gayten)
- 10. Get Me Some Money
- 11. Lonesome and Blue
- 12. I Feel So Right Tonight
- 13. Stop Talkin' and Start Walkin'
- 14. It's Been a Long, Long Time
- 15. In the Mood For You
- 16. Rockin' and Rollin' Again
- 17. You Promised Love
- 18. It Hurts To Be In Love
- 19. It Must Be You
- 20. Please Honey Don't Go
- 21. You're the Only One For Me
- 22. Love is a Funny Thing
- 23. Nobody's Going To Hurt You
- 24. Someday Someway
- 25. Hold On To What You Got
- 26. Since I Fell For You (Re-Recording)
- 27. If You're Lonely
- 28. It's Gonna Come Out In the Wash Someday
- 29. Trouble In Mind
- 30. Time Out For Tears
