Retrospective pays tribute to Kay Starr, who died in 2016 at the age of 94. This exciting collection presents her 58 finest tracks up to 1961, including all her many major hits. Born on an Oklahoma Indian reservation, Katherine LaVerne Starkes took the name “Kay Starr” and became one of the biggest female pop stars of the early and mid 50s. Her powerful, emotional style gave her performances wide appeal. The ‘wheel of fortune’ turned her way and she enjoyed 33 chart successes from 1948 to her last Top Ten entry in 1957.

Wheel of Fortune was both Kay Starr’s biggest hit and theme song, and it spearheads Retrospective’s collection. Early tracks show her as an excellent jazz artist. The first solo hit came in 1948 with You Were Only Foolin’, but then they came thick and fast. Apart from the million selling Wheel of Fortune there were 14 more Top Ten smashes. The late 50s showed a welcome return to more jazz-orientated material (Goin’ to Chicago Blues etc.), and no less a jazz great than Ben Webster plays along on her beautiful final track More Than You Know.

Contents:

CD 1 (1944-1952)
1. Wheel Of Fortune
2. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
3. You Always Hurt The One You Love
4. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
5. Stormy Weather
6. Ain’t Misbehavin’
7. Honeysuckle Rose
8. Honey
9. After You’ve Gone
10. You’ve Gotta See Mama Ev’ry Night
11. A Faded Summer Love
12. Please Love Me
13. You Were Only Fooling
14. So Tired
15. Wabash Cannonball
16. How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies
17. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
18. Them There Eyes
19. Bonaparte’s Retreat
20. Hoop-De-Doo
21. Mississippi
22. I’ll Never Be Free
23. Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own
24. Oh, Babe!
25. Lovesick Blues
26. Angry
27. Come On-A My House
28. Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor
29. I Waited A Little Too Long

CD 2 (1952-1961)
1. Fool, Fool, Fool
2. Kay’s Lament
3. Side By Side
4. Waiting At The End Of The Road
5. Comes A-Long A-Love
6. Allez-Vous-En, Go Away!
7. Half Of A Photograph
8. Swamp Fire
9. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
10. Changing Partners
11. If You Love Me
12. The Man Upstairs
13. Am I A Toy Or A Treasure?
14. The Rock And Roll Waltz
15. You’re Driving Me Crazy
16. The Lonesome Road
17. My Heart Reminds Me
18. Rockin’ Chair
19. Till We Meet Again
20. I’m Confessin’
21. Lover Man
22. Indiana
23. Goin’ To Chicago Blues
24. I Should Care
25. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
26. When A Women Loves A Man
27. Breezin’ Along With The Breeze
28. Sunday
29. More Than You Know