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 NEW RELEASE

Stage Door Records are pleased to announce the release of BETTY DRIVER - I'LL TAKE ROMANCE on February 26th, 2016. The 22 track album celebrates the early recording career of former 'Coronation Street' actress Betty Driver whose 1949 recording of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (I Love You) currently features in the Waitrose Pick Your Own Offers television advertisement. 

'I'll Take Romance' showcases highlights from Betty's 20 year recording career, from her very first 78rpm record 'Jubilee Baby' released in 1935 when Betty was just 14 to her last commercial recording 'Let's Gather Round The Parlour Piano' issued in 1954. Featuring 12 tracks previously unavailable on CD, the selections range from novelty comedy numbers to sublime torch songs, ably demonstrating why Betty Driver was considered one of Britain's finest vocalists of the era. As a bonus, the collection features three live tracks taken from rare radio broadcasts, the highlight of which is Betty's 1955 performance of 'The Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes', revisiting the song she became synonymous with throughout the 1940s. The new CD companions the 2013 Stage Door digital album The Complete Betty Driver (1935-1955) available from iTunes and all other digital e-tailers.

 

1. JUBILEE BABY [LISTEN]
2. THE LITTLE WOOLLY VEST 
3. THE ALPINE MILKMAN 
4. IT'S MEN LIKE YOU 
5. I LOVE TO WHISTLE 
6. I'LL TAKE ROMANCE [LISTEN]
7. THE SWEETEST SONG IN THE WORLD 
8. I FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU EVERY DAY 
9. SO LITTLE TIME 
10. OH MA-MA!
11. WHAT GOES ON HERE IN MY HEART
12. RED MAPLE LEAVES 
13. I'VE GOT A HUNCH 
14. WE MUSTN'T MISS THE LAST BUS HOME 
15. TWITTERPATED 
16. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY (I LOVE YOU) [LISTEN]
17. THE BULLFROG (SAMBA) 
18. LET'S GATHER ROUND THE PARLOUR PIANO [LISTEN]
19. I KNOW YOU'RE MINE [LISTEN]
BONUS TRACKS
20. CONCHITA MARQUITA LOLITA PEPITA ROSITA JUANITA LOPEZ (LIVE) 
21. YANKEE DOODLE CAME TO LONDON TOWN (LIVE)
22. THE SAILOR WITH THE NAVY BLUE EYES (LIVE) [LISTEN]

RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 26th, 2016

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Stage Door Records are pleased to present The Complete Betty Driver 1935 - 1955. The exclusive digital collection features all Betty's commercial recordings along with a selection of Bonus Tracks from Betty's films and select radio broadcasts.

Betty Driver began her recording career at the age of 14, releasing her first record Jubilee Baby in 1935 on the Regal Zonophone label. Betty would continue to issue records for both Regal Zonophone and the HMV  labels between 1935 - 1949. Betty issued her last record in 1954 on the small Planet label, Let's Gather Round The Parlour Piano and I Know You're Mine make their digital debut on this collection.

For the first time, all of Betty Driver's recordings have been compiled on one collection, celebrating her illustrious music career. As a special bonus, the collection also features songs performed in Betty's films Penny Paradise and Let's Be Famous plus extremely rare recordings from various radio broadcasts.

With special thanks to Bill Clark (Windyridge CDs), Mike Taylor, Mike Thomas and Stephen Bourne for making this collection possible.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD

BETTY DRIVER - TWITTERPATED (VAR64)
WINDYRIDGE CDs - ORDER NOW

 

 
01. Jubilee Baby 
02. The Little Woolly Vest
03. The Alpine Milkman
04. It's Men Like You 
05. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
06. With You
07. I Love to Whistle
08. I'll Take Romance
09. The Sweetest Song in the World
10. I Fall In Love With You Every Day
11. So Little Time
12. Oh Ma-Ma! 
13. What Goes on Here in My Heart?
14. Red Maple Leaves
15. The Moon Remembered
16. I've Got a Hunch 
17. Swing Bugler
18. The World Will Sing Again
19. The Sailor with the Navy Blue Eyes / It's Spring Again / Potato Pete
20. What More Can I Say? / The Booglie Wooglie Piggie / Rose O'Day
21. We Musn't Miss the Last Bus Home
22. Twitterpated
23. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
24. The Bullfrog Samba
25. Leprechaun Lullaby
26. A Dreamer's Holiday
27. Red Silken Stockings
28. Let's Gather Round the Parlour Piano 
29. I Know You're Mine 


BONUS TRACKS
30. Stick Out Your Chin (from the film 'Penny Paradise')
31. You Can't Have Your Cake (from the film 'Penny Paradise')
32. Learn How To Sing You a Love Song (from the film 'Penny Paradise')
33. I Ran Into Love (from the film 'Let's Be Famous')
34. The Moon Remembered (from the film 'Let's Be Famous')
35. Conchita Lopez (Henry Hall's Guest Night 1943) [LISTEN]
36. Yankee Doodle Came To London Town (Yankee Doodle Doo 1943)
37. The Sailor with the Navy Blue Eyes (Henry Hall's Guest Night 1955) [LISTEN]

RELEASE DATE: JUNE 30th, 2013

 The Complete Betty Driver 1935 - 1955 - Betty Driver  DOWNLOAD ON AMAZON

While every effort has been made to reduce the surface noise from these 78rpm recordings, some surface noise may still remain.

 

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