Roberta Sherwood - Lazy River: Singles & Albums Collection 1956-61 (2023)

Roberta Sherwood was an unusual artist in that, having performed in hotel lounges and restaurants for many years, she finally got a recording contract at the age of 43, and had an immediate chart success with her version of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Lazy River”. Generally described as a torch singer, she was a distinctive interpreter of repertoire from the Great American Songbook in a style that was flashy, extrovert, unpretentious and unsubtle, but highly effective and individual. This great-value 52-track 2-CD collection comprises a significant proportion of her A&B sides on Decca from this era, on which she is accompanied by the orchestra of noted arranger/conductor Jack Pleis, plus selected titles from her studio albums from these years, “Introducing Roberta Sherwood”, “Showstoppers”, “I Gotta Right To Sing”, “Country Songs For City People”, “Look For The Silver Lining”, “Clap Your Hands”, “Get Away From Those Swingin' Doors” and “My Golden Favourites”. It naturally includes her1956 chart success with “Lazy River”. It’s a substantial and, we hope, nicely representative selection of her work, which offers an entertaining and enlightening showcase for the talents of an artist who has not received the attention she merits.
Tracklist
CD1

01. Roberta Sherwood - I Got Lost In His Arms
02. Roberta Sherwood - In A Strange Pair of Arms
03. Roberta Sherwood - Lazy River
04. Roberta Sherwood - This Train
05. Roberta Sherwood - (A Prayer Is The Key To Heaven) Faith Unlocks The Door
06. Roberta Sherwood - My Heart Is A Chapel
07. Roberta Sherwood - Mary Lou
08. Roberta Sherwood - Should I Try Again
09. Roberta Sherwood - A Woman Ages Quicker Than A Man
10. Roberta Sherwood - Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them
11. Roberta Sherwood - What Does It Matter
12. Roberta Sherwood - The Sham Rock
13. Roberta Sherwood - Where's My Sweetie Hiding
14. Roberta Sherwood - Who's Gonna Be My Sunshine
15. Roberta Sherwood - There's A Ghost At Your Wedding
16. Roberta Sherwood - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
17. Roberta Sherwood - Dickie Dickie Bluebird
18. Roberta Sherwood - Love Is A-Breakin' Out
19. Roberta Sherwood - If I Can Help Somebody
20. Roberta Sherwood - Look For The Silver Lining
21. Roberta Sherwood - I'm Following You
22. Roberta Sherwood - I Say Hello
23. Roberta Sherwood - My Song
24. Roberta Sherwood - The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart"
25. Roberta Sherwood - Ace In The Hole
26. Roberta Sherwood - Just A Girl That Men Forget
27. Roberta Sherwood - If I Had My Life To Live Over

CD2

01. Roberta Sherwood - Cry Me A River
02. Roberta Sherwood - I Cried For You
03. Roberta Sherwood - I Hadn't Anyone Till You
04. Roberta Sherwood - The Glory Of Love
05. Roberta Sherwood - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
06. Roberta Sherwood - You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
07. Roberta Sherwood - Autumn Leaves
08. Roberta Sherwood - I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
09. Roberta Sherwood - Georgia On My Mind
10. Roberta Sherwood - Just In Time
11. Roberta Sherwood - Baby Face
12. Roberta Sherwood - I Love You So Much It Hurts
13. Roberta Sherwood - Jealous Heart
14. Roberta Sherwood - Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
15. Roberta Sherwood - I Believe
16. Roberta Sherwood - Over The Rainbow
17. Roberta Sherwood - Hallelujah
18. Roberta Sherwood - Sing You Sinners
19. Roberta Sherwood - Someday, Sweetheart
20. Roberta Sherwood - Till We Meet Again
21. Roberta Sherwood - My Melancholy Baby
22. Roberta Sherwood - How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
23. Roberta Sherwood - My Baby Just Cares For Me
24. Roberta Sherwood - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
25. Roberta Sherwood - Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)