Jo Stafford Discography

1944


All recording sessions took place in Los Angeles.

January 21, 1944 (Friday)

Long Ago [And Far Away] (Matrix No. 190) * Recorded for single Capitol 153
I Love You (Matrix No. 191) * Recorded for single Capitol 153 

May 19, 1944 (Friday)

The Trolley Song (with The Pied Pipers) (Matrix No. 245) * Recorded for single Capitol 168 

August 28, 1944 (Monday)

I Didn’t Know About You (with the Pied Pipers featuring June Hutton) (Matrix No. 266) * Recorded for single Capitol 171
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (with the Pied Pipers featuring June Hutton) (Matrix No. 267) * Recorded for single Capitol 171 

September 13, 1944 (Wednesday)

Out Of This World (Matrix No. 274) * Recorded for single Capitol 191
Conversation While Dancing (with Johnny Mercer) (Matrix No. 275) * Recorded for single Capitol 195
On The Sunny Side Of The Street (with the Pied Pipers featuring June Hutton) (Matrix No. 276) * Recorded for single Capitol 199 

October 4, 1944 (Wednesday)

I Promise You (Matrix No. 403) * Recorded for single Capitol 181
Let’s Take The Long Way Home (Matrix No. 404) * Recorded for single Capitol 181 

November 15, 1944 (Wednesday)

Carry Me Back To Old Virginny (Matrix No. 477) * Recorded for album ‘Songs By Jo Stafford’ (Capitol BD-23)
Georgia On My Mind (Matrix No. 478) * Originally unissued

‘Georgia On My Mind’ (Matrix No. 478) was issued in 2009, on the CD ‘Autumn In New York And Other Classics’ (DRG Records DRG CD 91518). The version of ‘Goergia On My Mind’ featured on the album ‘Songs By Jo Stafford’ would be recorded one year later (!), on November 9, 1945.

November 29, 1944 (Wednesday)

Rockin’ Chair (Matrix No. 486) * Originally unissued
Alone Together (Matrix No. 487) * Recorded for the album ‘Songs By Jo Stafford’ (Capitol BD-23)
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Matrix No. 488) * Unissued 

‘Rockin’ Chair’ (Matrix No. 486) was issued in 2007, on the 2-CD Set ‘Jo Stafford - The Ultimate Capitol Collection’ (EMI Gold 3960722).

December 6, 1944 (Wednesday)

Candy (with Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers featuring June Hutton) (Matrix No. 509) * Recorded for single Capitol 183
You Wear Love So Well (Matrix No. 510) * Originally unissued
There’s No You (Matrix No. 511) * Unissued 

‘You Wear Love So Well’ (Matrix No. 510) was issued in 2007, on the 2-CD Set ‘Jo Stafford - The Ultimate Capitol Collection’ (EMI Gold 3960722).
‘There’s No You’ would be recorded again on December 13, and that recording would be issued on single (Capitol 191).

December 13, 1944 (Wednesday)

There’s No You (Matrix No. 517) * Recorded for single Capitol 191
Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch (with Johnny Mercer) (Matrix No. 519) * Originally unissued 

‘Mrs. Wiggs Of The Cabbage Patch’ (Matrix No. 519) would be issued in 2007, on the 3-CD Box Set ‘Mosaic Select: Johnny Mercer’ (Mosaic Records MS-028).