APRIL STEVENS — Teach Me Tiger! (1960) Two Version (2012, RM | 見つめていたい歌姫たち Female Jazz Vocal オリジナル紙ジャケ Collection) + (2016, OTP 256) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Teach Me Tiger! represents some kind of absurd apotheosis in post-Julie London pop seduction -- April Stevens' vocals are so breathy that one can't help but wonder whether the poor girl spent the recording session hooked up to a respirator machine. Calculated naughtiness that's ultimately as innocent as a lamb, the album luxuriates in the double entendres and nudge-nudge-wink-wink eroticism of a simpler time. Henri René's lush, knowing arrangements perfectly complement Stevens' starry-eyed interpretations of songs like "Love Kitten," "You and Only You," and "It Can't Be Wrong," adding a much-needed touch of truly adult sophistication to the proceedings. Harkit's 2008 CD reissue also appends a handful of rare tracks from Stevens' tenure with RCA. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist
1. Do It Again  2:36
DeSylva, Gershwin
2. Teach Me Tiger  2:25
 Tempo
3. I Want A Lip  2:30
Written-By – Tempo
4. In Other Words  2:24
 Howard
5. I Get Ideas  2:29
Cochran, Sanders
6. Talk To Me  2:15
 Snyder, Vallee, Kahan
7. I'm In Love Again  2:17
 Porter
8. That's My Name  1:59
Lampert, Loring
9. I'm Making Believe  2:14
 Monaco, Gordon
10. I'll Wait For Your Love  2:36
Hooven, Hooven, Hooven
11. It Can't Be Wrong  2:07
Gannon, Steiner
12. When My Baby Smiles At Me  2:14
 Sterling, Munro, Von Tilzer, Lewis
Credits :
Conductor, Arranged By – Henri René
Vocals – April Stevens