SUE RANEY - Autumn in the Air (1997) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Sue Raney, a top studio singer for years and a beloved, well-respected vocal coach, had not recorded a full showcase for quite some time before making this CD in 1997. Blessed with a very appealing voice, Raney is accompanied by pianist Dick Shreve, whose sensitivity is a major asset to the date, and, on six of the 13 selections, bassist Bob Magnusson. Emphasizing ballads that often have the theme of the singer being in the autumn of her life, Raney manages to avoid sounding dreary or downbeat. In fact, the joy heard in her voice (one knows immediately that she loves singing and that she has complete control over her "instrument") allows her to uplift and make fresh such familiar material as "The Song Is Ended," "I'll Be Seeing You" (taken at a medium tempo), "Over the Rainbow" and even the overrecorded tearjerker "Here's to Life." Other highlights include Shreve's haunting "Autumn In the Air," "Some Other Time" and "This Is All I Ask." Sue Raney's improvising is quite subtle, but even when she sings material fairly straight, her dramatic pauses and placement of notes make the music special. Available from the Spanish Fresh Sound label, this is one to look for. by Scott Yanow  
Tracklist:
1 Looking Back
 (Rowles-Ernst)
2 I'll Never Go There Again/Time Was
(Charlap-Lawrence/Prado-Russell-Luna)
3 The Song Is Ended
(Berlin)
4 Once Upon A Summertime/The Summer Knows
(Legrand-Mercer/Bergman)
5 Here's To Life
(Butler-Molinari)
6 I'll Be Seeing You
(Kahal-Fain)
7 Autumn In The Air
(Shreve-Orenstein)
8 When The World Was Young/Young And Foolish
(Gerard-Mercer-Vannier/Hague-Horwitt)
9 Some Other time
(Bernstein-Comden-Green)
10 Why Did I Choose You
(Leonard-Martin)
11 The Can't Take That Away From Me
(Gershwin-Gershwin)
12 This Is All I Ask
(Jenkins)
13 Over The Rainbow
(Arlen-Yarburg)
Credits:
Sue Raney - vocal
Dick Shreve - piano & arrangements
Bob Magnusson - bass (1, 3, 6, 7, 11 and 12)

SUE RANEY - All by my Self [1963] FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In 1963, Capitol Records producer Lee Gillette was looking for a way to amp up the singing career of young crooner Sue Raney. Impossibly young when she entered the music business, Raney nevertheless had the talent, looks, and delivery of a star -- she just needed to shake that "little girl" aspect and tap into a more "adult" vein. Gillette tried to secure Stan Kenton as her backing arranger (for the album that would become All by Myself), but when that fell through, Capitol house arranger Ralph Carmichael was brought on board, and he channeled that stabbing, boisterous Kenton vibe to a T. In fact, the arrangements proved so volatile that Raney wondered how she was going to compete. Well, she mostly succeeded. Some tracks (like the explosive opener, "Some of These Days") find Raney struggling to overcome the blasting brass, which all but bury her vocal line. She was not as forceful as Anita O'Day, nor did she have the shrewd phrasing talents of, say, June Christy, but Raney did have a sweet, sweet voice -- maybe not powerful enough to blast through the more bombastic numbers, but on slow burners (like the über-sensual "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" or the appropriately melancholy "Here's That Rainy Day") her breathy delivery is stunning. The album's title track is without a doubt the most successful venture here. By peeling away the flash and getting down to an intimate purr, "All By Myself"'s comely arrangement allows Raney to whisper in your ear, which is ultimately the best way she comes across on record.  by J. Scott McClintock 
Tracklist:
1     Some Of These Days   2:10
    Written-By – Shelton Brooks
2     Truoble Is A Man    3:55
    Written-By – Alec Wilder
3     Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying    2:25
    Written-By – Joe Greene
4     I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life    3:06
    Written-By – C. Coleman, John McCarthy
5     Here's The Rainy Day    4:09
    Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
6     What Is This Thing Called Love    2:42
    Written-By – Cole Porter
7     All By Myself    2:53
    Written-By – Irving Berlin
8     No Place To Go    2:44
    Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
9     Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'    2:37
    Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Jim Gaines
10     How About Me    3:27
    Written-By – Irving Berlin
11     Maybe You'll Be There    2:21
    Written-By – R. Blume, Sammy Gallop
12     Burnt Sugar    3:03
    Written-By – Edward Yelin, Sue Raney
Credits
    Orchestrated By, Conductor – Ralph Carmichael
    Vocals – Sue Raney

 SUE RANEY - All by my Self [1963] 

RM [2006] Capitol / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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SUE RANEY - Songs For A Raney Day [1959] CAPITOL / FLAC

Tracklist:
1 I Get the Blues When It Rains  2:46
Marcy Klauber / Harry Stoddard
2 Impossible  2:57
Steve Allen
3 A Blossom Fell  2:08
Howard Barnes / Harold Cornelius / Dominic John
4 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams  2:37
Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll
5 The Whippoorwill Song  2:11
6 Rain  2:49
Eugene Ford
7 Rain on the Roof  2:09
Ann Ronell
8 Blue Tears  2:49
Sue Raney
9 Exactly Like You  2:34
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
10 Wanna' Laugh?  2:31
Larry Coleman
11 My Prayer  3:17
Georges Boulanger / Jimmy Kennedy
12 September in the Rain  2:34
Al Dubin / Harry Warren
Credits
Conductor – Billy May
Vocals – Sue Raney

SUE RANEY - Songs For A Raney Day [1959]

[1997] EMI / FLAC / scans

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