This volume of Ella Johnson's recordings cover her time for the Mercury Records between 1953 and 1957 and avoids the national chart hits which were reissued on the Buddy Johnson 2CD set on Jasmine and instead spotlights tracks not often reissued during this fertile period; these, however, include sparkling updates of her 1940s Decca hits "I Still Love You", "I Don't Care Who Knows" and "You'll Get Them Blues" along with the perennial "Since I Fell For You" and many more perfectly-crafted, more contemporary recordings that have been neglected in recent years........
ELLA JOHNSON (VOCAL ON ALL TRACKS) WITH:
BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
1. AIN’T CHA GOT ME (Where You Want Me)
2. MY OLD MAN
3. ONE MORE TIME
4. ANY DAY NOW
5. AIN’T BUT ONE
6. IT USED TO HURT ME
7. THINKING IT OVER
8. WELL DO IT
9. SOMEDAY
10. ALRIGHT, OKAY, YOU WIN
11. IF YOU WOULD ONLY SAY YOU’RE SORRY
12. IT’S ’BOUT TO BREAK MY HEART IN TWO
BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
13. SO GOOD
14. WHY DON’T CHA STOP IT
ELLA JOHNSON:
15. WHAT A DAY
16. GOODBYE BABY
17. I STILL LOVE YOU
BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
18. YOU’D BETTER BELIEVE ME
19. THEY DON’T WANT ME TO ROCK NO MORE
ELLA JOHNSON:
20. YOU’RE THE ONE FOR ME
21. DON’T SHOUT AT ME, DADDY
22. NO! I AIN’T GONNA LET YOU GO
23. DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCHESTRA:
24. GOODBYE BABY, HERE I GO
25. I DON’T CARE WHO KNOWS
26. YOU’LL GET THEM BLUES
27. PLEASE MR. JOHNSON
28. SINCE I FELL FOR YOU
