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The Pied Pipers - The Best of the Pied Pipers Featuring Jo Stafford (1948)

Track listing:
  1. Pistol Packin' Mama 2:40
  2. Deacon Jones 2:30
  3. Jamboree Jones 2:46
  4. You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By 2:59
  5. You and Your Love 3:07
  6. (On The) Nodaway Road 3:02
  7. Cuddle up a Little Closer 3:00
  8. A Journey to a Star 3:12
  9. Mairzy Doats 2:48
  10. The Trolley Song Jo Stafford/The Pied Pipers 2:33
  11. I Didn't Know About You 2:40
  12. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2:46
  13. On the Sunny Side of the Street Jo Stafford/The Pied Pipers 2:55
  14. Dream 3:04
  15. In the Moon Mist 3:12
  16. Old Man River 2:39
  17. Mam'selle 2:51
  18. Tallahassee 2:55
  19. Cecelia 2:22
  20. The Whiffenpoof Song 2:47
  21. The Lady from 29 Palms 2:25

Notes

Oct 15, 1943-Oct 2, 1948

This 25-track compilation presents the ten tracks the Pied Pipers recorded for Capitol Records in 1943 and 1944 while Jo Stafford was still a member of the group, plus three tracks on which the Pipers, with Stafford's replacement, June Hutton, backed up their former lead singer, and 12 tracks by the Hutton-era group recorded through 1948. Capitol Records' own 1992 compilation, the 20-track Capitol Collectors' Series, focused more on the Hutton period, including only four Stafford tracks and featuring more of the Hutton-era hits. This set is more varied, including the Pipers' biggest hits, "The Trolley Song," "Dream," "Mam'selle" and "My Happiness," but also featuring such guest performers as Johnny Mercer and Andy Russell. And, of course, it will find favor with Jo Stafford fans.