Ballad of the Blues

Ballad of the Blues
Studio album by Jo Stafford
Released	1959 (1959)
Recorded	February 10, 1959
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz, traditional pop, blues
Length	66:01
Jo Stafford chronology
Jo's Greatest Hits (1958) Ballad of the Blues (1959) I'll Be Seeing You (1959)

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Ballad of the Blues is an album by vocalist Jo Stafford that was released in 1959. She is supported by the Starlighters, a male vocal quartet, and an orchestra led by Paul Weston, her husband.

Stafford sings pop, jazz, and blues songs which form a concept album. These include cover versions of traditional songs such as "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", and "Lover Man" in addition to original songs written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman.

Track listing

1. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (1:49) (Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman)
2. Street Cries (1:03) (Paul Weston)
3. John Henry (2:46) (Traditional/Weston)
4. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (:47) (Traditional/Weston)
5. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (2:29) (Traditional)
6. The Blues Is a Tale of Trouble (1:45) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
7. Kansas City Blues (3:15) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
8. Memphis Blues (2:49) (W. C. Handy/George Norton)
9. The Blues Is a Traveling Thing (1:19) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
10. He's Gone Away (2:18) (Traditional)
11. Seems Like When It Comes in the Morning (0:27)
12. Every Night When the Sun Goes In (2:38) (Traditional)
13. Times Change and Things Change (1:51) (Bergman/Bergman/Weston)
14. Lover Man (4:00) (Jimmy Davis/Ram Ramirez/Jimmy Sherman)
15. Blues in the Night (3:14) (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
16. The Blues Is an Old Old Story (Reprise) (0:50) (Bergman/Bergman)