Blue Smoke - Johnny Desmond

Blue Smoke

Blue Smoke
Johnny Desmond
With Tony Mottola (Guitar) & Bob Haggart (Bass)
Cover Photo: Columbia Records Photo Studio - Henry Parker
Columbia Records
REGULAR CL 1477
1960

From the back cover: Originally this collection began as an experiment. Johnny Desmond had appeared in clubs with both Mottola and Haggart, and found that one of the most warmly-received parts of his act consisted of just such intimate numbers. Hesitant about its result on records, he arranged for a trail session, and so delighted was everyone with the outcome that the experiment blossomed into the present album.

As one of the nation's top singing stars, Johnny Desmond had been responsible for a long string of hits. He first attained fame as the featured vocalist with Glenn Miller's Air Force band, performing in England and on the Continent for GI's during World War II. (This period of Johnny's career was recently documented, with the original arrangements and many of the original sideman in "Once Upon A Time," CL 1399/CS 8194). Thereafter he began his recording career, producing an enviable string of best sellers, including Symphonie and The High And The Mighty. Nightclub and television appearances spread his fame still farther, and in 1958 he made his stage debut in "Say Darling." He also starred on television in "Your Hit Parade."

I'm Thru With Love
No One Ever Tells You
The Party's Over
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
It's A Lonesome Old Town
Blue Smoke
Last Night When We Were Young
Why Shouldn't I
Imagination
That Old Feeling
You Go To My Head
I'm Glad There Is You