Keely Smith - I Wish You Love
Wednesday, 14. February 2007, 20:59:32
Keely Smith - I Wish You Love
Capitol
T914
Vinyl
Mono
1957
Beginning her career as the female singer in Louis Prima’s band, and later becoming famous as one half of their hugely successful Las Vegas lounge act, Keely Smith's early achievements were tied to someone or something else.
Throughout the 1950s, Louis Prima and Keely Smith were the undisputed King & Queen of Las Vegas and have been credited with essentially inventing the modern lounge act. Performing five shows a night at the Sahara’s Casbar Lounge, they became a huge draw for both the average blue-collar tourists as well as some of the biggest celebrities at that time. On any given night, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Howard Hughes, and the young Senator John F. Kennedy could be found in the audience. Many of the show business elite would add to the audience’s enjoyment of the show by affably heckling the duo and sometimes even getting up on stage to join the act.
Posted here is Keely Smiths first solo album "I Wish You Love". Happy Valentines Day
Side A
01 - I Wish You Love
02 - You Go To My Head
03 - When Your Lover Has Gone
04 - I Understand
05 - Fools Rush In
06 - Don't Take Your Love From Me
Side B
07 - Imagination
08 - If We Never Meet Again
09 - As You Desire Me
10 - Mr. Wonderful
11 - When Day Is Done
No Password
Wish You Love
A great voice but sadly never out of the shadow of Louis Prima. Thanks!
By anonymous user, # 14. February 2007, 22:48:47
i had this for a long time, its such a delightful album. Planning to post more Keely soon:-) Nice to see vocals on here:-)
By anonymous user, # 15. February 2007, 21:21:46
jeez already taken down...
By anonymous user, # 16. February 2007, 13:26:50
By Licorice Pizza, # 16. February 2007, 23:03:48
Keely is still at it, recording albums and performing live concerts and she sounds terrific. I highly recommend seeing her if given the chance.
By anonymous user, # 17. February 2007, 19:45:41
By Licorice Pizza, # 17. February 2007, 22:36:51
Last year on a local radio forum in my country there were 2 YouTube videos placed with Louis Prima. There were a lot of renarks about the woman left to him, she was looking that angry....
They didn't understood it was part of the show.
They didn't know it was Keely !
And they (still) act like musiclovers with sooo much knowledge ... :-)
A very nice LP !
By anonymous user, # 23. February 2007, 22:32:44
By MANU..., # 24. February 2007, 11:06:56
By JawsOfJosh, # 12. March 2007, 17:28:35
Thanks Timbo for sharing it.
OV
By Vinyl.Deck, # 25. March 2007, 09:39:37
By Licorice Pizza, # 25. March 2007, 12:41:36
Timbo,
apologize it did take way to long to link to this/your Keely but I did just now.
As the years go by I like her more and more... :-)
By anonymous user, # 7. April 2007, 23:15:46
This is such a fantastic site you have here!
I'm still working my way through the great albums I've gotten in the past few days.
I'm listening to this right now and I'm so thrilled to finally get my hands on some solo Keely! I have a ton of LPs, but none of hers yet! :-)
By anonymous user, # 28. January 2008, 23:41:30
By Licorice Pizza, # 29. January 2008, 00:50:58