Broadway's Best (album)

Broadway's Best

Studio album by Jo Stafford

Released

1953

Jo Stafford chronology

As You Desire Me
(1952)

Broadway's Best
(1953)

Starring Jo Stafford
(1953)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Jo Stafford sings hit songs from famous Broadway shows backed by Paul Weston and his Orchestra. This album by Columbia has never been re-released on compact disc.^[2] An MP3 album was issued in 2008.

Track listing

Side One

"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
"They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin)
"My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
"Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
"Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
"I'm Your Girl"

Side Two

"Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
"September Song" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
"Something to Remember You By" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
"All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
"Make the Man Love Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields)
"Night and Day" (Cole Porter)

References

↑ Broadway's Best at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
↑ "Broadway's Best". Amazon. Retrieved 30 August 2011.

Jo Stafford

Studio albums

Kiss Me, Kate (1949)
American Folk Songs (1950)
Autumn in New York (1950)
Songs of Faith (1950)
As You Desire Me (1952)
Broadway's Best (1953)
Starring Jo Stafford (1953)
Garden of Prayer (1954)
My Heart's in the Highlands (1954)
Happy Holiday (1955)
Soft and Sentimental (1955)
Songs of Scotland (1955)
A Gal Named Jo (1956)
Ski Trails (1956)
Once Over Lightly (1957)
Swingin' Down Broadway (1958)
Ballad of the Blues (1959)
I'll Be Seeing You (1959)
Jo + Jazz (1960)
All Alone (1963)
Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey (1963)
Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer (1964)
Joyful Season (1964)
This Is Jo Stafford (1965)
Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965)

Compilation
albums

1950s	The Voice of Your Choice (1955) Jo's Greatest Hits (1958)

1960s	The Hits of Jo Stafford (1964) Sweet Singer of Songs (1969)

1970s	Big Band Sound (1970) In the Mood for Love (1970) Jo + Broadway (1978)

1980s	Jo Stafford:By Request (1982) Broadway Revisited (1987) G.I. Jo (1987) Introducing Jo Stafford (1987) You Belong to Me (1989)

1990s	America's Most Versatile Singing Star (1990) Fabulous Song Stylists (1991) Capitol Collectors Series (1991) Greatest Hits (1993) Portrait Edition (1995) 16 Most Requested Songs (1995) For You (1995) Spotlight on Jo Stafford (1996) Drifting and Dreaming with Jo Stafford (1996) Music of My Life (1996) The Jo Stafford Story (1997) The One and Only (1997) Walkin' My Baby Back Home (1998) G.I. Jo Sings the Hits (1998) Too Marvelous for Words (1998) Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 (1998) No Other Love (1998) Jo Stafford (1940-44) (1998) V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford (1998) Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather (1999)

2000s	Just Reminiscin' (2000) The Columbia Hits Collection (2001) Candy (2001) Haunted Heart (2001) A You're Adorable (2001) International Hits (2001) Cocktail Hour (2001) The Magic of Jo Stafford (2001) Jo Stafford on Capitol (2001) Best of the War Years (2001) Platinum Collection (2001) Yes Indeed (2002) I Remember You (2002) The Ultimate (2002) The Best of Jo Stafford (2003) Meet Jo Stafford (2003) The Columbia Singles Collection, Vol. 1 (2004) You Belong to Me (Memoir) (2004) You Belong to Me (Remember) (2004) You Belong to Me (ASV/Living Era) (2004) Over the Rainbow (2004) Memories Are Made of These (2005) Love, Mystery and Adventure (2006) Sincerely Yours (2006) Vintage Years (2006) All Hits! (2006) Ultimate Capitol Collection (2007) Blues in the Night (2007) Her Greatest Hits (2008) You Belong to Me (2008) Fools Rush In (2008) The Capitol Rarities 1943-1950 (2009) Reflections: The Ultimate Collection (2009)

2010s	Beyond the Stars: Key Recordings 1940-1959 (2010) The Best of Jo Stafford (2010) At the Supper Club (2010) At the Supper Club Part II (2011) At the Supper Club Part III (2011) For You (2011) Jo Sings for You (2011)

Year unknown	Something to Remember

Duets with
Gordon MacRae

Songs for Sunday Evening (1950)
Memory Songs (1955)
Whispering Hope (1962)
Peace in the Valley (1963)
Old Rugged Cross (2001)
The Two of Us (2001)
Stars of the Summer Night (2004)
Alone and Together (2005)
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae - Yesterday - The Definitive Duo (2011)

Duets with
Frankie Laine

A Musical Portrait of New Orleans (1954)
The Duets (1994)

Duets with others

Jo & Friends (2000)

Jonathan and
Darlene Edwards

The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957)
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1961)
Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats (1982)
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits (1993)
Jonathan and Darlene's Greatest Hits: Volume 2 (1994)
Complete Original Albums (2011)

Book
Category

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