Swingin' with the Starr

Swingin' with the Starr
Compilation album by Kay Starr
Released	1956
Genre	Pop, jazz
Label	Liberty

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Swingin' with the Starr, also known as Swinging with the Starr: Kay Starr Swings, is a compilation album of 16 songs recorded by Kay Starr. It was released in September 1956 by Liberty Records (catalog no. SL-9001).^[2] The recordings feature Starr singing with the Jazz All Stars.^[3]

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of two stars.^[1] Reviewer Steve Goulding called it "high-toned swing in a variety of jazzy settings" and noted that Starr "manages to be both polished and intimate."^[1]

The album was released on compact disc in 2008. The original song sequence was altered, and some tracks were omitted and others added.^[4]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Stardust"
2. "Honeysuckle Rose" [2:11]
3. "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" [2:17]
4. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" [2:52]
5. "Who's Foolin' Who"
6. "St. Louis Blues" [2:42]
7. "Stormy Weather" [2:56]
8. "Sunday" [3:06]

Side B

1. "Sweet Lorraine" [2:02]
2. "After You've Gone" [2:45]
3. "I Cried for You" [2:41]
4. "There's a Lull in My Life" [2:16]
5. "Where or When"
6. "Love Me or Leave Me" [2:52]
7. "All of Me" [2:26]
8. "Dixieland Band"

Bonus tracks on 2008 reissue

1. "There's Yes, Yes in Your Eyes"
2. "Nobody's Sweetheart Now"
3. "Honeymoon (The Waning Honeymoon)"
4. "More I Cannot Wish You"
5. "Three Letters"
6. "If Anyone Finds This (I Love You)"

References

1. "Kay Starr Style". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. "Kay Starr - Swingin' With the Starr". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
3. "Liberty Unveils 14 New LP's This Month". The Billboard. September 15, 1956. p. 15.
4. "Kay Starr - Swingin 'With The Starr". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.