Title: I'm The Bluest Gal In Town Artist: Marie Adams Label: Jasmine Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 604988326123 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2023-08-18 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT
Marie Adams - Colloquially Nicknamed "TV Mama" - Was Best Known By UK Audiences For Her Role In The Johnny Otis Show With Her Backing Singers, The Three Tons Of Joy. She'd However Enjoyed Earlier Success As A Singer, Recording Gospel And R&B Material For The Peacock Label, Before Hooking Up With Otis In The Mid-1950s. Otis Hosted His Own Radio And TV Shows In Los Angeles And Marie, Plus Sisters Sadie & Francine McKinley, As The Three Tons Of Joy (Their Combined Weight Topped 800lbs), Were A Major Focus. This Is The First Compilation To Encompass All The Different Elements Of Marie's Recording Career, Covering The Period 1951-58. Included Are Her US Hit 'I'm Gonna Play The Honky-Tonks' (#3 R&B, 1952) And The Johnny Otis Show's Later UK Top 20 Hits 'Ma (He's Makin' Eyes At Me)' (#2, 1957) And 'Bye Bye Baby' (#17, 1958).
Tracks: 1.1 My Search Is Over 1.2 My Destination 1.3 I'm Gonna Play the Honky Tonks 1.4 He's My Man 1.5 Sweet Talking Daddy 1.6 My Song 1.7 Alone 1.8 Ain't Car Crazy 1.9 I'm the Bluest Gal in Town 1.10 You're Gone from Me 1.11 Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean 1.12 One Sweet Letter 1.13 Baby, Don't Do It 1.14 I'm Gonna Latch on 1.15 The Shape I'm in 1.16 In Memory (A Tribute to Johnny Ace) 1.17 Boom Diddy Wa Wa 1.18 Ma (He's Makin' Eyes at Me) 1.19 Loop de Loop 1.20 In the Dark 1.21 Bye Bye Baby 1.22 All I Want Is Your Love 1.23 I Wonder 1.24 The Light Still Shines in My Window 1.25 A Fool in Love 1.26 What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
