Autumn in New York

• Artist: Jo Stafford
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1950
• Total Time: 0:00
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

An early LP for Jo Stafford (and the LP format itself), 1950's Autumn in New York assembled a dozen standards set at ballad tempo and arranged with crying strings by Stafford's primary arranger (and husband), Paul Weston. Most of them were show tunes, some dating back to the '20s, and all seemed tailor-made for Stafford's sweet, pure tone and way with a lovelorn lyric. The title song and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" earned pride of place, but there simply wasn't a deficient tune in the bunch -- "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Just One of Those Things" -- and Stafford treated them all with the reverence and devotion they deserve. The LP was released in several formats, including a collection of 78-rpm EPs, while a 2009 reissue by DRG boasted 11 bonus tracks, including a few previously unreleased songs as well as a pair of big hits: "Jamboree Jones" (featuring Johnny Mercer) and "Tim-Tayshun (Temptation)" (Stafford's cornpone sendup of the Bing Crosby standard). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Autumn in New York	Duke	Jo Stafford	(2:39)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Kern, Harbach	Jo Stafford	(2:47)
If I Loved You	Oscar Hammerstein II, Hammerstein II/Kern, Rodgers	Jo Stafford	(2:57)
Almost Like Being in Love	Lerner, Loewe	Jo Stafford	(2:57)
Make Believe	Oscar Hammerstein II, Hammerstein II/Kern, Kern	Jo Stafford	(2:27)
Through the Years	Youmans, Heyman	Jo Stafford	(2:39)
Sometimes I'm Happy	Grey, Youmans, Caesar	Jo Stafford	(3:10)
In the Still of the Night	Porter	Jo Stafford	(2:40)
Some Enchanted Evening	Oscar Hammerstein II, Hammerstein II/Kern, Rodgers	Jo Stafford	(3:12)
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Hendereson, Brown, De Sylva	Jo Stafford	(2:24)
Just One of Those Things	Porter	Jo Stafford	(2:40)
Haunted Heart	Schwartz, Dietz	Jo Stafford	(2:44)
Alice Blue Gown [*]	Tierney, McCarthy	Jo Stafford	(2:53)
Tell Me Why [*]	The Alberts, Gold	Jo Stafford	(2:33)
Let the Rest of the World Go By [*]	Ball, Brennan	The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, Gordon MacRae, Johnny Mercer	(2:40)
Gee, It's Good to Hold You [*]	Fisher, Roberts	Jo Stafford	(2:44)
The Wish That I Wish Tonight [*]	Scholl, Jerome	Jo Stafford	(2:35)
As Long as I Know You're Somewhere [*]	Warren	Jo Stafford	(2:51)
Rockin' Chair [*]	Carmichael	Jo Stafford	(3:03)
Georgia on My Mind [*]	Gorrell, Carmichael	Jo Stafford	(3:02)
Dream [*]	Mercer	The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer	(2:49)
Jamboree Jones [*]	Mercer	The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford, Johnny Mercer	(3:13)
Tim-Tayshun (Temptation) [*]	Freed, Brown	Jo Stafford, Red Ingle & the Natural Seven	(2:43)

Credits

Jo Stafford (Vocals), Hugh Fordin (Executive Producer), Elizabeth Yoon (Art Direction), Will Friedwald (Liner Notes), Jim Kelly (Associate Producer), Will Friedwald (Reissue Producer), Anaida Garcia (Associate Producer), Elizabeth Yoon (Design)

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