| My Heart's in the Highlands | ||||
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| Studio album by Jo Stafford | ||||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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My Heart's in the Highlands is an album by Jo Stafford, arranged and conducted by Paul Weston, released in 1954 by Columbia Records. This addition to Stafford's discography is a collection of Scottish love songs.
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