Losers, Weepers

Losers, Weepers
Studio album by Kay Starr
Released	1960
Genre	Pop
Label	Capitol
Producer	Dave Cavanaugh
Kay Starr chronology
Movin'! (1959) Losers, Weepers (1960) One More Time (1960)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

Side A

1. "You Always Hurt the One You Love"
2. "I Should Care"
3. "I'm a Fool to Care" (Ted Daffan)
4. "Don't Take Your Love from Me"
5. "When I Lost You"
6. "Only Forever"

Side B

1. "Gonna Get a Guy" (Howard Simon / Al Lewis)
2. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"
3. "I Miss You So" (Bertha Scott / Jimmy Henderson / Sid Robin)
4. "A Faded Summer Love" (Phil Baxter)
5. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen / Johnny Mercer / Gordon Jenkins)
6. "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall"

References

1. "Kay Starr - Losers, Weepers". Discogs. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
2. Kay Starr, Losers, Weepers, back cover.
3. "Losers, Weepers". AllMusic . Retrieved December 22, 2020.
4. "Discourse from the Billboard Sales Department". The Billboard. February 15, 1960. p. 26.