EARTHA KITT: FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS (THAT BAD EARTHA / DOWN TO EARTHA / THURSDAYS CHILD /ST. LOUIS BLUES) (2CD) AVID

AVID Easy presents four classic Eartha Kitt albums on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.

‘That Bad Eartha’, ‘Down To Eartha’, ‘Thursdays Child’ and ‘St Louis Blues’.

Born Eartha Mae Keith into poverty on a cotton plantation in South Carolina she moved to New York becoming Eartha Kitt and was appearing on the stage for the first time at the tender age of 18. She was later hailed as ‘the most exciting woman in the world’ by none other than Orson Welles. Later while appearing as the star attraction at the Blue Angel nightclub she met Dan Kapp from RCA Victor who promised to record her seriously instead of demanding silly novelty songs others had wanted from her. They went on to record our four featured albums during a golden period between 1953 and 1957 when Eartha finally left the label. Our final album is the classic St Louis Blues featuring Shorty Rogers and his Giants and pays tribute to the writing of WC Handy. And of course it would not be an AVID release without a couple of extras and here we include the classic Santa Baby and its sequel This Year’s Santa Baby.

All four albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever!

CD1
1-12: ‘That Bad Eartha’ (American Version)
1. I Want to be Evil
2. C’est Si Bon
3. Angelitos Negros
4. Avril au Portugal (The Whisp’ring Serenade)
5. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)
6. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
7. Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale)
8. African Lullaby
9. Mountain High, Valley Low
10. Lilac Wine
11. Under the Bridges of Paris
12. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
13-24: ‘Down To Eartha’
13. I Wantcha Around
14. Do You Remember?
15. Looking For A Boy
16. I’ve Got That Lovin’ Bug Itch
17. Oh John! (Please Don’t Kiss Me)
18. Strangers in the Starlight
19. The Day that the Circus Left Town
20. Après Moi
21. The Heel
22. Mambo De Paree
23. My Heart’s Delight
24. Hey Jacque
25. Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
26. Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got de Ding Dong?)

CD2
1. Santa Baby
2-13: ‘Thursday’s Child’
2. Fascinating Man
3. Mademoiselle Kitt
4. Oggere
5. No Importa Si Menti
6. Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)
7. Just an Old-Fashioned Girl
8. Le Danseur de Charleston
9. Lazy Afternoon
10. Jonny
11. If I Can’t Take It With Me When I Go
12. Thursday’s Child
13. Lullaby of Birdland
14-25: ‘St. Louis Blues’ (featuring Shorty Rogers and His Giants) (Stereo version)
14. St. Louis Blues
15. Beale Street Blues
16. Chantez Les Bas (Sing ‘Em Low)
17. Hesitating Blues
18. Steal Away
19. Careless Love
20. Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet on Your Floor)
21. Long Gone (from Bowling Green)
22. Hist the Window, Noah
23. Yellow Dog Blues
24. Friendless Blues
25. The Memphis Blues
26. Put More Wood on the Fire
27. This Year’s Santa Baby