Description
Eartha Kitt was a uniquely distinctive performer
Eartha Kitt was a uniquely distinctive performer, whose sultry and provocative talents as a singer, actress, dancer, comedian and media personality caused the great Orson Welles to describe her as ”The most exciting woman in the world”. From humble and troubled beginnings, she found her way to New York and trained in performing arts, making her debut on Broadway in 1945 at the age of eighteen. Her stage work led to a recording contract with RCA in 1952, and during the early ”50s she had memorable hits, which played on her unmistakeable voice and innuendo-laden overtones with songs like ”C”Est Si Bon”, ”Santa Baby”, ”Under The Bridges Of Paris”, as well as other characteristic recordings like ”Let”s Do It” and ”Just An Old Fashioned Girl”. She became especially popular in the UK and France as well as her home country, and her often controversial style made her a regular on TV. This great-value 53-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides of her singles for the RCA, Kapp and MGM labels, including some only released in the UK on HMV, and it provides an entertaining cross-section of her work as well as a great showcase for one of the most individual performers of her era.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Tierra Va Tembla
- CalienteÂ
- Monotonous
- Uska Dara â A Turkish Tale
- Two LoversÂ
- C”est si Bon
- African LullabyÂ
- I Want To Be Evil
- Annie Doesn”t Live Here AnymoreÂ
- Santa Baby
- Under The Bridges Of Paris
- Lovin” Spree
- Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding BellÂ
- Let”s Do It
- SenorÂ
- Mink Shmink
- Easy Does ItÂ
- Apres Moi
- I Wantcha AroundÂ
- If I Was a Boy
- Tea in ChicagoÂ
- Hey Jacques
- (This Year”s) Santa BabyÂ
- The Heel
Disc 2:
- My Heart”s DelightÂ
- Fredy
- Sweet And GentleÂ
- Do You Remember
- Mambo De PareeÂ
- Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Raccoon)
- Nobody Taught MeÂ
- Nothin” for Christmas
- Je Cherche Un Homme (I Want a Man)Â
- Honolulu Rock & Roll
- There is No Cure for L”AmourÂ
- I”m a Funny Dame
- Put More Wood on the FireÂ
- A Woman Wouldn”t Be a Woman
- Toujour GaiÂ
- Take My Love, Take My Love
- Yomme YommeÂ
- If I Can”t Take It With Me
- Proceed With CautionÂ
- Just An Old-Fashioned Girl
- If I Can”t Take It With Me
- Sholem
- Love Is A Gamble
- I Wantcha Around
- Johnny With The Gentle Hands
- A Lady Loves
- Please Do It AgainÂ
- Good Little Girls
- Diamonds Are a Girl”s Best FriendÂ
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 143 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 04/06/18
UPC: 824046323325
