Julie London Julie Is Her Name LP 1960 Repress Mono Excellent Condition

Description: Julie London Julie Is Her Name LP 1960 Repress Mono Excellent Condition Archival Sleeve You will never get tired of this amazing recordingJulie Is Her Name is the first LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records in December, 1955, under catalog numbers LRP-3006, in monaural form. It was subsequently reprocessed to produce a stereophonic album, and this stereophonic version was released on May 25, 1960 as catalog number LST-7037. The album featured Barney Kessel on guitar and Ray Leatherwood on bass.The first track, "Cry Me a River", was released as a single (Liberty 55006) and was London's biggest chart successAn exquisite collection of mid-50s torch songs, interpreted expertly by Julie London. Barney Kessel is doing much of the heavy lifting on guitar. "Cry Me a River" and "I'm In the Mood for Love" are the two best known singles from this release, but every song is well worth a listen.For a mono recording, the instrument separation is quite good. Barney's intros and solos are tasteful yet brief, supporting the song. Julie London (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 contraltovoice, 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! Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous Westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind(1958), with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country(1959).In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she acted with her husband Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband Jack Webb.

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