Losers, Weepers
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Dave Cavanaugh | |||
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Losers, Weepers is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1960 by Capitol Records (catalog no. T-1303). It was produced by Dave Cavanaugh.[1] She is backed on the album by Van Alexander and his band. The album's liner notes state: "Kay Starr, working closely and skillfully with the musicians, so that each nuance of lyric, melody, and mood is carried out with full beauty and meaning."[2]
Reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
Upon its release, Billboard magazine wrote: "Kay Starr sings the low-down, too-sad-for-tears blues, and the upbeat, rowdy, happy rhythms, and does well by all as evidenced by the selections in her new Capitol album, Losers, Weepers."[4]
AllMusic also gave the album a rating of four stars.[3] Reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that "Starr gives a jazz feeling to each of her dozen interpretations" and concluded his review: "Superior singing."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
- "I Should Care"
- "I'm a Fool to Care" (Ted Daffan)
- "Don't Take Your Love from Me"
- "When I Lost You"
- "Only Forever"
Side B
- "Gonna Get a Guy" (Howard Simon / Al Lewis)
- "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"
- "I Miss You So" (Bertha Scott / Jimmy Henderson / Sid Robin)
- "A Faded Summer Love" (Phil Baxter)
- "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen / Johnny Mercer / Gordon Jenkins)
- "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall"
References
[edit]- ^ "Kay Starr - Losers, Weepers". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Kay Starr, Losers, Weepers, back cover.
- ^ a b c "Losers, Weepers". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "Discourse from the Billboard Sales Department". The Billboard. February 15, 1960. p. 26.