Gloria Lynne - The Greatest Hits

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Gloria Lynne recorded many albums for Everest in her early days, slipped away into obscurity and then in the 1990's made a comeback. An excellent singer whose style falls between bop, 1950's middle-of-the-road pop and early soul, Lynne was always capable of putting on a colorful show. Her mother was a gospel singer and Lynne started out singing in church.

She had five years of concert training and in 1951 won the legendary amateur competition at the Apollo Theatre. Lynne sang with some vocal groups, became a single and in 1958 was discovered by Raymond Scott, who at the time was a top A&R man at Everest.

During her busy period with Everest (at least ten records were cut between 1958-63), Lynne had hits in "I Wish You Love" (a song she virtually made a standard) and "I'm Glad There Is You." She recorded with both orchestras and jazz combos, becoming quite popular for a period. However, with the rise of rock and the change in the public's musical tastes, Lynne was forgotten for a time.

Only a commercial record in 1975 for ABC broke the silence. But starting in the early 1980's, Gloria Lynne started working regularly again, regained some of her earlier frame and in the early 1990's recorded a couple of CDs for Muse; her initial Everest date has since reappeared as an Evidence CD.

Tracklist:
01. Impossible 
02. But Not For Me 
03. I'm Glad There Is You 
04. Serenade In Blue 
05. Tower Of Strength
06. I Should Care
07. Jazz In You, The
08. He Needs Me
09. I Will Follow You
10. June Night
11. I Wish You Love
12. This Little Boy Of Mine
13. Stella By Starlight
14. Try A Little Tenderness
15. Love, I've Found You
16. Folks Who Live On The Hill
17. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
18. There Is No Greater Love