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Tender Words

The Anita Kerr Singers

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Format: CD

Cat No: ACMEM296CD

Release Date:  14 August 2015

Label:  El / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929329638

Genres:  Country  

  • Description

    Anita Kerr made an inestimable contribution to the creation of The Nashville Sound which revolutionised country music in the mid-1950s. The services of her singers, and of her unique skills as arranger, were in perpetual demand during that historic period when they contributed to literally hundreds of the era's most prominent recordings, including hits by Jim Reeves, Roy Orbison, Floyd Cramer, Patsy Cline, The Browns, Hank Snow and Eddy Arnold.

    In 1962, Anita became the first woman to oversee a Nashville Sound recording when she produced Skeeter Davis' successful early crossover album, The End of the World.

    Produced by Chet Atkins, Tender Words is the sequel to the Kerr Singers'' popular salute to Ray Charles, "The Genius" In Harmony. If, on that album, the emphasis was on the pressures of adult life, here it is on the sweet love pain of youth, delivered in inimitable style.

    The second feature is the Chet Atkins / Kerr Singers album variously known (in different editions) as The Amazing Chet Atkins, The Best Chet Yet, and Chet Atkins, If You Please. One of Chet Atkins'' most serious rarities, the sessions were recorded in 1957 for the performance rights organisation SESAC.

    The albums are complimented by the inclusion of the charming Peek A Boo Moon from the LP Chet Atkins and His Guitar, a skilfully realised vignette which finds both singers and guitarist in playful harmony.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Take Good Care of My Baby
      • 2. Tragedy
      • 3. I Love How You Love Me
      • 4. As Long As He Needs Me
      • 5. My Johnnie Is Gone (Wild Are the Rushes)
      • 6. Young Love
      • 7. Joey
      • 8. Come Softly to Me
      • 9. Too Young to Go Steady
      • 10. Why Don't They Understand
      • 11. Let It Be Me
      • 12. A Rose and Baby Ruth
      • 13. Peek a Boo Moon (from Chet Akins and His Guitar)
      • 14. Head Over Heels
      • 15. August Moon
      • 16. Don't Tease My Heart
      • 17. Saw Mill River Road
      • 18. Fascinating Melody
      • 19. It's About Time
      • 20. I Won't Cry Anymore
      • 21. A Great Love
      • 22. Delightful Interlude
      • 23. I Must Be Losing My Heart
      • 24. The Red Leaves of Autumn
      • 25. When It's Cherry Blossom Time