The Capitol Years by Peggy Lee - Uhune

COMPILATION

Produced for British consumers but widely availably in the States, The Best of Peggy Lee collects 16 singles Lee cut while at Capitol Records in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s. Some of these tunes (such as "Fever," "I'm a Woman," and "Is That All There Is?") were career-defining hits for Lee while other tracks ("The Shining Sea" and "Don't Smoke in Bed," for example) are moody ballads that show that Lee could be ethereal or glum as easily as sassy or sexy. This isn't the best single-disc overview of Lee's Capitol Records period that's on the market, but it's not a bad place to start.
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1. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Ensemble: Dave Barbour And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Peggy Lee
D. Barbour; Composer
Lyricist: D. Barbour
Peggy Lee; Composer
Conductor: Dave Barbour; Conductor
Composer Lyricist: Peggy Lee
D. Barbour; Other

2. Golden Earrings

Alto Saxophone: Benny Carter; Performer
Lyricist: Raymond B. Evans
Jerry Livingston
Victor P. Young; Composer
Bass ( Vocal): Red Callender; Performer
Bass (vocal): Red Callender; Performer
Clarinet: Heinie Beau; Performer
Double Bass: Unknown; Performer
Concert Master: Dave Barbour; Production
Drums: Unknown
Nick Fatool; Performer
Orchestra: Dave Barbour's Orchestra
Dave Barbour And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Performer: Heinie Beau
Red Callender
Ray Linn
Dave Barbour
Red Norvo
Benny Carter
Unknown
Si Zentner
Zeke Starchy
Herbert Haymer
Edwin Cole
Ed Kusby
Carl Loeffler
Nick Fatool
Elmer Smithers; Performer
Composer: Victor P. Young
Jerry Livingston
Raymond B. Evans; Composer
Guitar: Dave Barbour
Ray Linn; Performer
Piano: Edwin Cole
Unknown; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Herbert Haymer; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Victor P. Young
Jerry Livingston
Raymond B. Evans; Other
Trumpet: Unknown
Si Zentner
Elmer Smithers
Benny Carter
Ed Kusby
Zeke Starchy
Carl Loeffler; Performer
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Vibraphone: Red Norvo; Performer

3. It's A Good Day

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Peggy Lee
David Barbour; Composer
Conductor: Dave Barbour; Conductor
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production

4. Don't Smoke In Bed

Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Orchestra: Dave Barbour's Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Willard Robison; Composer
Lyricist: Willard Robison; Composer
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Composer Lyricist: Willard Robison; Other

5. Why Don't You Do Right (Get Me Some Money Too)

Alto Saxophone: Benny Carter; Performer
Composer: Joe Mccoy; Composer
Bass ( Vocal): Red Callender; Performer
Bass (vocal): Red Callender; Performer
Clarinet: Heinie Beau; Performer
Drums: Nick Fatool; Performer
Guitar: Ray Linn; Performer
Musician: Red Norvo; Performer
Performer: Ed Kusby
Carl Loeffler
Nick Fatool
Elmer Smithers
Heinie Beau
Red Callender
Dave Barbour
Si Zentner
Red Norvo
Benny Carter
Billy May
Peggy Lee
Ray Linn
Zeke Starchy
Herbert Haymer
Edwin Cole; Performer
Piano: Edwin Cole; Performer
Lyricist: Joe Mccoy; Composer
Concert Master: Dave Barbour; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Herbert Haymer; Performer
Engineer: Robert Norberg
Bob Norberg; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Norberg
Robert Norberg; Production
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Orchestra: Dave Barbour And His Orchestra
Dave Barbour's Orchestra; Ensemble
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Trombone: Carl Loeffler
Elmer Smithers
Si Zentner
Ed Kusby; Performer
Trumpet: Benny Carter
Zeke Starchy; Performer
Vibraphone: Billy May; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Joe Mccoy; Other

6. Fever

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer: Eddie J. Cooley
John Davenport; Composer
Lyricist: Eddie J. Cooley
John Davenport; Composer
Conductor: Nelson Riddle; Conductor
Producer: John Davenport
Eddie Cooley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Eddie J. Cooley
John Davenport; Other

7. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

Alto Saxophone: Buddy Collette; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Baritone Saxophone: Joe Koch; Performer
Bass Trombone: George Roberts; Performer
Cello: Edgar Lustgarten
Cy Bernard
Eleanor Slatkin
Ennio Bolognini; Performer
Double Bass: Max Bennett; Performer
Conductor: Frank Sinatra; Conductor
Drums: Lou Singer; Performer
French Horn: James Decker
Vincent Derosa; Performer
Guitar: Nick Bonney; Performer
Harp: Stella Castellucci; Performer
Performer: Nick Bonney
Joe Koch
George Roberts
Victor Bay
Stella Castellucci
Stanley "champ" Webb
Alex Murray
Peggy Lee
Lou Levy
Harry Edison
Felix Slatkin
Harry "sweets" Edison
Buddy Collette
Max Bennett
Juan Tizol
Ennio Bolognini
Eudice Shapiro
Paul Nero
Henry Hill
Manny Klein
James Decker
Erno Neufeld
Eleanor Slatkin
Edgar Lustgarten
Alvin Dinkin
Alex Beller
Vincent Derosa
Barbara Simons
Cy Bernard
Maxine Johnson
Marshall Sosson
Harry Klee
Victor Arno
Lou Singer; Performer
Composer: Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Jerome Kern; Composer
Piano: Lou Levy; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Stanley "champ" Webb; Performer
Trombone: Juan Tizol; Performer
Producer: Frank Sinatra; Production
Trumpet: Manny Klein
Harry "sweets" Edison
Harry Edison; Performer
Viola: Barbara Simons
Maxine Johnson
Alvin Dinkin; Performer
Violin: Eudice Shapiro
Felix Slatkin
Alex Murray
Victor Bay
Erno Neufeld
Alex Beller
Marshall Sosson
Victor Arno
Henry Hill
Paul Nero; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Woodwind: Harry Klee; Performer

8. Hallelujah, I Love Him So

Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Orchestra: Jack Marshall And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Ray Charles; Composer
Conductor: Jack Marshall; Conductor
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production

9. I'm A Woman

Double Bass: Max Bennett; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Drums: Stan Levey; Performer
Guitar: Al Hendrickson
John Pisano; Performer
Performer: Peggy Lee
Al Hendrickson
Max Bennett
Manny Klein
Stan Levey
John Pisano
Mike Melvoin; Performer
Piano: Mike Melvoin; Performer
Trumpet: Manny Klein; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Composer
Lyricist: Mike Stoller
Jerry Leiber; Composer
Conductor: Benny Carter; Conductor
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Other

10. A Doodlin' Song

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Composer: Cy Coleman; Composer
Conductor: Max Bennett; Conductor
Author: Carolyn Leigh; Production
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production

11. Big Spender

Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Orchestra: Bill Holman And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Dorothy Fields
Cy Coleman; Composer
Lyricist: Dorothy Fields
Cy Coleman; Composer
Conductor: Dave Grusin; Conductor
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dorothy Fields
Cy Coleman; Other

12. So What's New?

Performer: Bob Bain
Peggy Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer: John Pisano
Peggy Lee; Composer
Lyricist: Peggy Lee; Composer
Conductor: Bob Bain; Conductor
Adaptation: Jacques Plante; Production
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production
Recording Arrangement: Bob Bain; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peggy Lee; Other

13. The Shining Sea

Bass ( Vocal): Max Bennett; Performer
Bass (vocal): Max Bennett; Performer
Drums: Earl Palmer; Performer
French Horn: Henry Sigismonti
Sinclair Lott
Aubrey Bouck
Bill Henshaw; Performer
Composer: Johnny Mandel
Peggy Lee; Composer
Lyricist: Peggy Lee
Johnny Mandel; Composer
Conductor: Quincy Jones; Conductor
Guitar: Toots Thielemans
Dennis Budimir
Bob Bain
John Pisano; Performer
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Organ: Artie Kane; Performer
Percussion: Larry Bunker
Emil Richards; Performer
Performer: Sinclair Lott
Harry Klee
Dennis Budimir
Earl Palmer
Lou Levy
Henry Sigismonti
Bill Henshaw
Aubrey Bouck
Jack Nimitz
Artie Kane
Toots Thielemans
Larry Bunker
Bob Bain
John Pisano
Emil Richards
Max Bennett
Bob Cooper
Bud Shank; Performer
Piano: Lou Levy; Performer
Woodwind: Bob Cooper
Jack Nimitz
Bud Shank
Harry Klee; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mandel
Peggy Lee; Other

14. Alright, Okay, You Win

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer: Sidney Wyche
Waymie Watts; Composer
Lyricist: Waymie Watts
Sidney Wyche; Composer
Producer: David Cavanaugh; Production
Composer Lyricist: Sidney Wyche
Waymie Watts; Other

15. Is That All There Is?

Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Composer: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Composer
Conductor: Randy Newman; Conductor
Producer: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller; Other

16. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

Performer: Peggy Lee; Performer
Primary Artist: Peggy Lee; Main Performer
Vocals: Peggy Lee; Performer
Orchestra: Bill Holman And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Peggy Lee
Duke Ellington; Composer
Lyricist: Peggy Lee
Duke Ellington; Composer
Conductor: Bill Holman; Conductor
Producer: Dave Cavanaugh; Production
Composer Lyricist: Duke Ellington
Peggy Lee; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 59 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz, Vocal, Big Band, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Rock, Pop Standards

Label

EMI Catalogue

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1987

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

77779055258