Dakota Staton - Softly / 'Round Midnight (2001)

This two-fer from EMI features a pair of out of print Dakota Staton LPs: Softly and Round Midnight, both originally issued on Capitol Records in 1960 and 1961, respectively. Highlights among the 24 pop standards include "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," "The Very Thought of You," and "I Can't Get Started." This is a nice sampler of familiar items that should satisfy the needs of casual fans.
~Al Campbell, All Music Guide


Tracks:



01. You're Mine You (Green, Heyman) 3:14
02. Dedicated to You (Cahn, Chaplin, Zaret) 3:07
03. Close Your Eyes (Petkere) 3:34
04. Solitude (DeLange, Ellington, Mills) 3:14
05. My Wish (Carlisle, Young) 3:19
06. The Very Thought of You (Noble) 2:52
07. Be Anything (Gordon) 3:15
08. Congratulations to Someone (Alfred, Frisch) 3:17
09. Whispering Grass (Fisher) 3:09
10. Old Folks (Hill, Robison) 3:32
11. Body and Soul (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) 3:30
12. I Can't Get Started (Duke, Gershwin) 3:23



13. 'Round Midnight (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) 3:01
14. Knock Me a Kiss (Jackson) 2:14
15. Let Them Talk (Thompson) 2:37
16. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Hanley, MacDonald) 1:45
17. You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) (Columbo, Conrad, Dubois, Gregory) 3:23
18. So in Love (Porter) 2:25
19. I Won't Worry (Westray) 2:29
20. Don't Explain (Herzog, Holiday) 2:32
21. Will You Be Mine? (Adair, Dennis) 2:11
22. Along About Midnight (Witherspoon) 2:33
23. The Folks Who Live on the Hill (Hammerstein, Kern) 3:20
24. Hey Lawdy Mama (Reed) 2:22

Personnel:

Dakota Staton - vocals
Benny Carter - arranger, conductor