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- Date Released: July 18, 2000
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Jazz Vocal, Swing, Big Band
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, Originally Recorded 1955, (P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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Rosemary Clooney launched a solo career on the eventual Sony-owned Columbia Records label in 1950 after splitting with her sister Betty and the Tony Pastor Orchestra, and she racked up a series of hits before departing for RCA Victor in 1957, at which time her commercial success declined. 16 Biggest Hits contains 11 of her 16 biggest hits from this period, including her four number one singles, "Come on-a My House," "Half as Much," "Hey There," and "This Ole House." The five missing titles are the Top Ten hits "Beautiful Brown Eyes" and "The Night Before Christmas Song," the Top 20 hits "Be My Life's Companion" and "Too Old to Cut the Mustard," and the Top 40 hit "I'm Waiting Just for You." In their place, the compilers have substituted "Sisters," a duet between Clooney and her sister on an Irving Berlin song from her film White Christmas that was a Top 40 hit; "The House of Singing Bamboo," a duet with Guy Mitchell; "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening," an Academy Award-winning song, on which Clooney is accompanied by Harry James and His Orchestra; "Sophisticated Lady" from Blue Rose, Clooney's album with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra; and a version of Cole Porter's "From This Moment On" that has not been released previously in the U.S. These are not unreasonable alternates to the missing songs, and 16 Biggest Hits manages a good balance between Clooney's popular novelty material and her more impressive ballad performances.
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This Ole House |
2:21 |
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Tenderly |
3:28 |
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Half As Much |
2:45 |
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Hey There
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2:57 |
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In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening |
2:59 |
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Come On-A My House
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1:57 |
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The House Of Singing Bamboo
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3:05 |
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Blues In The Night |
3:34 |
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You'll Never Know |
3:11 |
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Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) |
2:16 |
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Sisters |
2:44 |
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Mangos |
2:36 |
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Mambo Italiano |
2:29 |
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Sophisticated Lady |
2:57 |
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Memories Of You |
3:34 |
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From This Moment On |
1:54 |
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16 Total Tracks, 44:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Percy Faith - Arranger // Percy Faith - Arranger // Percy Faith - Arranger // Percy Faith - Conductor // Percy Faith - Conductor // Percy Faith - Conductor // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Rosemary Clooney - Vocals // Cat Anderson - Trumpet // Paul Gonsalves - Saxophone // Paul Gonsalves - Saxophone // Paul Gonsalves - Saxophone // Johnny Hodges - Saxophone // Mundell Lowe - Guitar // Mundell Lowe - Guitar // Mundell Lowe - Guitar // Mundell Lowe - Guitar // Ray Nance - Trumpet // Sal Salvador - Guitar // Willie Cook - Trumpet // Jimmy Woode - Bass // Stan Freeman - Harpsichord // Buddy Cole - Conductor // Russell Procope - Saxophone // Quentin Jackson - Trombone // Britt Woodman - Trombone // Harry Carney - Saxophone // Frank Carroll - Bass // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Clark Terry - Trumpet // Frank Comstock - Arranger // Frank Comstock - Conductor // Jimmy Crawford - Drums // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Duke Ellington - Piano // Jimmy Hamilton - Saxophone // John Sanders - Trombone // Terry Snyder - Drums // Billy Strayhorn - Piano // Sam Woodyard - Drums // Jimmy Carroll - Arranger
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Performers
Mundell Lowe // Harry James & His Orchestra // Orchestra // Guy Mitchell // Jimmy Crawford // Buddy Cole & His Orchestra // Paul Weston & His Orchestra // Stan Freeman // Betty Clooney // Rosemary Clooney with Harry James & Harry James' Orchestra // The Benny Goodman Trio // Rosemary Clooney with Percy Faith & His Orchestra and Chorus // Rosemary Clooney duet with Guy Mitchell // Rosemary Clooney with The Mellomen; Orchestra under the direction of Buddy Cole // Frank Carroll // Rosemary Clooney / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra // Rosemary Clooney with Frank Comstock & His Orchestra // Rosemary Clooney with The Benny Goodman Trio
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