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The final eight vocal selections find Frances Wayne in a tribute to Ethel Waters. Ranging from Am I Blue?, first introduced by Waters in 1929, through her 1934 triumph Miss Otis Regrets and Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe which she introduced in the film version of “Cabin In The Sky“. For the last title Wayne takes the tempo a little faster than her 1946 recording with Woody Herman while the Neal Hefti Orchestra (augmented with strings on all these selections) add a nice touch by repeating the trumpet figures which featured on the original. Almost all the tracks are appearing on CD for the first time. 1. Cheatin’ On Me 3:00 2. Didja Ever 2:51 3. Corner To Corner 2:45 4. If You Hadn’t Gone Away 2:52 5. Kissin’ Bug Boogie 2:50 6. Bing Bong Bing 2:22 7. Cabin In The Cotton 2:54 8. Regular Man 2:57 9. Don’t Be That Way 2:38 10. Always 2:29 11. Ev’rytime 2:55 12. Lonesome And Blue 2:43 13. Siboney 2:23 14. Jambalaya 2:44 15. Two-Faced Clock 2:51 16. Somebody Loves Me 2:30 17. Mean To Me 2:26 18. Stormy Weather 3:13 19. I Just Couldn’t Take It Baby 2:53 20. You’re Lucky To Me 3:01 21. Heat Wave 2:20 22. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 3:10 23. Miss Otis Regrets 3:06 24. A Hundred Years From Today 2:58 25. Am I Blue? 2:58 26. Coral Reef 2:56 27. Sure Thing 2:40 28. Why Not? 2:30