Lonaly Girl Julie London

Julie London - Lonely Girl & Make Love To Me (2002, EMI # 7243 5 41668 2 2) Music

Posted by luckburz at March 21, 2015

"Liberty Records was pleasantly surprised when Julie London's debut album was such a big hit. Julie Is Her Name did contain the hit single "Cry Me a River," but each featured mellow jazz guitar and bass backing – which was considered commercial suicide in 1955. So, instead of changing direction and recording the follow-up Lonely Girl with a full orchestra, Liberty wisely allowed London to strip the accompaniment down even more on the album by dropping the backing down to one instrument. Lone guitarist Al Viola plays gentle Spanish-tinged acoustic behind the hushed vocalist, and it suits London perfectly…"

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Julie London - Lonely Girl (1956) & Make Love To Me (1957) [Reissue 2002] Music

Posted by gribovar at Oct. 19, 2021

Lonely Girl (1956). Liberty Records was pleasantly surprised when Julie London's debut album was such a big hit. Julie Is Her Name did contain the hit single "Cry Me a River," but each featured mellow jazz guitar and bass backing - which was considered commercial suicide in 1955. So, instead of changing direction and recording the follow-up Lonely Girl with a full orchestra, Liberty wisely allowed London to strip the accompaniment down even more on the album by dropping the backing down to one instrument. Lone guitarist Al Viola plays gentle Spanish-tinged acoustic behind the hushed vocalist, and it suits London perfectly. While the singer was often chided for her beauty and lack of range, she deftly navigates these ballads without any rhythmic underpinnings to fall back on. London's intense focus on phrasing and lyrics recalls Chet Baker's equally telescopic approach…

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Julie London - Complete Julie London Masters 1955 - 1958 (2024 Remastered) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 2, 2024

Julie London - Complete Julie London Masters 1955 - 1958 (2024 Remastered)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:04:29 | 563 Mb / 1.04 Gb
Genre: Jazz, Pop

Julie London A sultry, smoky-voiced master of understatement, Julie London enjoyed considerable popularity during the cool era of the 1950s. London never had the range of Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan, but often used restraint, softness, and subtlety to maximum advantage. An actor as well as a singer, London played with heavyweights like Gregory Peck and Rock Hudson in various films, and was married to Jack Webb of Dragnet fame for seven years before marrying songwriter Bobby Troup ("Route 66"). London performed her biggest hit, "Cry Me a River," in the Jayne Mansfield film The Girl Can't Help It. After recording her last album, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, in 1969, she continued to act – playing a nurse on the NBC medical drama Emergency from 1974 until 1978. London left show biz altogether in the late '70s. In the mid-'90s she suffered a stroke, which led to a half-decade of poor health and ultimately contributed to her death on October 18, 2000.

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Julie London - Calendar Girl (1956) [Japanese Edition 2010] Music

Posted by gribovar at April 18, 2024

Jazz critic Will Friedwald has stated that Julie London's records were so popular in the 1950s mainly because she looked so drop-dead gorgeous on the album covers. The marketing hook behind Calendar Girl may just be the main example for those critical of London's musical career, since its sleeve has made it a prized collector's item. The famous wraparound cover depicts cheesecake shots of London posed for every month of the year, while original issues of the album included a more-than-suggestive insert photo of the singer stretched out in bed. While Friedwald's correct about London's physical beauty, he's wrong in suggesting that the vocalist didn't have the talent to go along with her looks. Like Chet Baker, Julie London had an extremely limited vocal range but she did the most with what she had, possessing a special knack for torch songs that cast her in the role of a woman constantly being destroyed by love in general and by men in particular…

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Julie London - Love Letters & Feeling Good (2004, EMI # 7243 8 66902 2 7) Music

Posted by luckburz at March 27, 2015

"Feeling Good pairs Julie London with arranger Gerald Wilson, who jettisons the spare ambience of her previous records in favor of a dynamic, big-band-inspired approach that casts the singer in an entirely different light. Make no mistake – London's purring vocals are as sultry as ever, but they also boast a new playfulness that's undeniably appealing…"

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Julie London - Sings the Standards (2001) Music

Posted by thingska at Sept. 18, 2010

Julie London remains a one of the greatest female vocalists of the entire twentieth century; and every minute of this album proves it. Hers was a talent we just don't get to cherish very often.

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Julie London - The Ultimate Collection (2014) 3 CD Set Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 19, 2025

Actress and singer Julie London is best remembered in pop terms for her much-covered classic ‘Cry Me A River’ a Number 9 US hit in 1955 and a Number 22 UK success two years later. But as this compilation shows, there was much more to the girl than one impressive song.

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Julie London - Julie London Album Collection (2025) [Official Digital Download] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at March 3, 2025

Julie London - Julie London Album Collection (2025) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 72:15 minutes | 350 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut album Julie Is Her Name, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of Nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!

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Julie London - The Very Best of Julie London - 2CD (2005) [Repost] Music

Posted by stfine at July 27, 2009

Julie London - The Very Best of Julie London - 2CD (2005)
Vocal Jazz | MP3 HQ 320 kbps | covers, tags, playlist, lyrics | 304 MB

"The Very Best of Julie London" offers an extensive overview of London's recording career with 50 selections she cut between 1955 and 1969.

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Julie London - Julie (2020) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 21, 2020

Julie London - Julie (2020)
FLAC tracks | 52:13 | 277 Mb
Genre: Easy Listening, Pop, Jazz / Label: Before 1962 Recordings

A sultry, smoky-voiced master of understatement, Julie London enjoyed considerable popularity during the cool era of the 1950s. London never had the range of Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan, but often used restraint, softness, and subtlety to maximum advantage. An actress as well as a singer, London played with heavyweights like Gregory Peck and Rock Hudson in various films, and was married to Jack Webb of Dragnet fame for seven years before marrying songwriter Bobby Troup ("Route 66"). London performed her biggest hit, "Cry Me a River," in the Jayne Mansfield film The Girl Can't Help It. After recording her last album, Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, in 1969, she continued to act – playing a nurse on the NBC medical drama Emergency from 1974-1978. Despite her "sex symbol" image – London was known for her sexy LP covers, which make them collector's items – she was surprisingly shy, and left show biz altogether in the late '70s. In the mid-'90s London suffered a stroke, which led to a half-decade of poor health and ultimately contributed to her death on October 18, 2000.

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