The Columbia Hits Collection

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The Columbia Hits Collection
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ReleasedJanuary 1, 2001
Genre Traditional pop
Label Corinthian Records
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The Columbia Hits Collection is a 2001 compilation album of songs recorded by the American singer Jo Stafford. It was released by Corinthian Records on January 1, 2001. [2]

Track listing

  1. You Belong to Me
  2. Make Love to Me
  3. Keep It a Secret
  4. Shrimp Boats
  5. If
  6. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
  7. Tennessee Waltz
  8. Around the Corner
  9. Hambone
  10. Hey, Good Lookin'
  11. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
  12. Pretty Eyed Baby
  13. If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time
  14. It's Almost Tomorrow
  15. Settin' the Woods on Fire
  16. Somebody
  17. Wind in the Willows
  18. Suddenly There's a Valley
  19. It's No Secret
  20. (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I
  21. Early Autumn
  22. On London Bridge
  23. Thank You for Calling
  24. With a Little Bit of Luck
  25. Gabriella (The Gamblin' Lady)
  26. Kissin' Bug Boogie
  27. Love Me Good
  28. All Night Long
  29. Teach Me Tonight

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References

  1. The Columbia Hits Collection at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. "The Columbia Hits Collection: Jo Stafford". CMT. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.