Jo Stafford Discography

1955

All recording sessions took place in Los Angeles.

February 4, 1955 (Friday)

I Got A Sweetie (Matrix No. RHCO 33324) * Recorded for single Columbia 40451
Please Don’t Go So Soon (Matrix No. RHCO 33325) * Recorded for single Columbia 40451 

March 9, 1955 (Wednesday)

Young And Foolish (Matrix No. RHCO 33384) * Recorded for single Columbia 40495
Be Sure, Beloved (Matrix No. RHCO 33385) * Recorded for single Columbia 40495
I Cover The Waterfront (Matrix No RHCO 33386) * Originally unissued. It was included in the 1969 album ‘Sweet Singer Of Songs’ (Vocalion VL 73866)
 

April 14, 1955 (Thursday)

Winter Weather (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33411) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!, Let It Snow! (Matrix No. RHCO 33412) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
Happy Holiday (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33414) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)

April 29, 1955 (Friday)

Winter Wonderland (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33429) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (with Timothy John Weston) (Matrix No. RHCO 33430) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
The Christmas Song (Matrix No. RHCO 33431) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
Toyland (Matrix No. RHCO 33432) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)

Note
Timothy John Weston is, indeed, Jo Stafford's son Tim. Born November 19, 1952, he was barely two-and-a-half years old when he helped his mother perform ‘ ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’.

May 13, 1955 (Friday)

I Wonder As I Wander (Matrix No. RHCO 33437) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Matrix No. unknown) * Originally unissued. This track was included in the 1968 album ‘Happy Holidays’ (Vocalion VL 73856)

May 16, 1955 (Monday)

Silent Night, Holy Night (with Children’s Choir) (Matrix No. RHCO 33441) * Recorded for the album ‘Happy Holiday’ (Columbia CL-691)

June 3, 1955 (Friday)

Dancing On The Ceiling (Matrix No. RHCO 33445) * Recorded for the album ‘A Gal Named Jo’ (Columbia CL 2591)
Mountain High, Valley Low (Matrix No. RHCO 33457) * Recorded for the album ‘A Gal Named Jo’ (Columbia CL 2591)

June 24, 1955 (Friday)

My Heart Goes A-Sailing (Matrix No. RHCO 33486) * Only released on single in the United Kingdom
The Night Watch (Matrix No. RHCO 33487) * Recorded for single Columbia 40559
Ain’t-Cha-Cha Comin’ Out T-Tonight? (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33494) * Recorded for single Columbia 40538 

My Heart Goes A-Sailing (Matrix No. RHCO 33486) is available in the US since 2006, when it was included in the CD ‘Love, Mystery And Adventure’ (Jasmine Records JASCD 431).

August 12, 1955 (Friday)

Suddenly There’s A Valley (with the Norman Luboff Choir) (Matrix No. RHCO 33503) * Recorded for single Columbia 40559 

September 21, 1955 (Wednesday)

If You Want To Love [You Have To Cry] (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33512) * Recorded for single Columbia 40595
As I Love You (Matrix No. RHCO 33514) * Recorded for single Columbia 40640
One Little Kiss (with the Starlighters) (Matrix No. RHCO 33515) * Recorded for single Columbia 40718
All Night Long (Matrix No. RHCO 33516) * Recorded for single Columbia 40640 

Note
By September 1955, Jo Stafford was several months pregnant; her daughter Amy Anne would be born on March 1, 1956. This is worth mentioning because she once said to Rosemary Clooney: ‘You will never sing better than when you are pregnant’.

October 14, 1955 (Friday)

It’s Almost Tomorrow (Matrix No. RHCO 33592) * Recorded for single Columbia 40595
Arrivederci Darling (Matrix No. RHCO 33593) * Only released on single in the United Kingdom

Arrivederci Darling (Matrix No. RHCO 33593) is available in the US since 2006, when it was included in the CD ‘Love, Mystery And Adventure’ (Jasmine Records JASCD 431).


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