Peggy Lee was a renaissance woman, a multi-talented singer and composer who achieved popular as well as critical success. Short of a complete recordings box set, The Singles Collection is the best Peggy Lee career anthology yet, and a big improvement over the oddly compiled and sequenced 1998 box set Miss Peggy Lee. The Singles Collection isn't complete -- Lee released hundreds of singles -- and it doesn't come close to compiling all of her hits (in fact, it doesn't even compile all of her Top Ten hits), but it does offer a chronological journey through her catalog from her early days with Benny Goodman and Bob Crosby all the way up to the '70s when she recorded for A&M. Although Capitol Records produced the box set, the selections include cuts from other labels, including Lee's Decca Records period. Nearly half of the box's 110 tracks are new to CD, and collectors will appreciate the glimpse into the studio afforded by a handful of bonus tracks that include false starts and studio chatter. Lee may have enjoyed commercial success with "ethnic" novelties ("Mañana" being the foremost example) and upbeat pop songs, but it is her interpretations of serious jazz and pop tunes that have made her a contender for the title of Best Vocalist of the 20th Century. The Singles Collection follows her artistic growth and demonstrates the breadth of her interpretive abilities, which gives a better picture of Lee's artistry than any single album or inferior anthology could do.
Disc 1 (01:19:51)
1. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Let's Do It (02:18)
2. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Somebody Nobody Loves (03:22)
3. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Why Don't You Do Right (03:14)
4. Peggy Lee & Bob Crosby & His Orchestra – On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (02:53)
5. Peggy Lee & Bob Crosby & His Orchestra – It's Anybody's Spring (02:48)
First Capitol Period
6. Peggy Lee – What More Can A Woman Do? (02:47)
7. Peggy Lee – You Was Right, Baby (02:31)
8. Peggy Lee – Waiting For The Train To Come In (03:07)
9. Peggy Lee – I Don't Know Enough About You (03:22)
10. Peggy Lee – I Can See It Your Way (03:03)
11. Peggy Lee – Baby, You Can Count On Me (03:09)
12. Peggy Lee – It's A Good Day (02:53)
13. Peggy Lee – A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues (03:14)
14. Peggy Lee – He's Just My Kind (03:09)
15. Peggy Lee – She Didn't Say Yes (02:50)
16. Peggy Lee – Birmingham Jail (02:52)
17. Peggy Lee – Don't Be So Mean To Baby (03:02)
18. Peggy Lee – It's The Bluest Kind Of Blues (03:06)
19. Peggy Lee – Everything's Moving Too Fast (03:02)
20. Peggy Lee – Speaking Of Angels (02:52)
21. Peggy Lee – Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino, Go To Sleep) (03:04)
22. Peggy Lee – Just An Old Love Of Mine (03:15)
23. Peggy Lee – Sugar (02:32)
24. Peggy Lee – Golden Earrings (03:01)
25. Peggy Lee – Why Don't You Do Right? (02:27)
26. Peggy Lee – Hold Me (03:02)
27. Peggy Lee – Them There Eyes (02:56)
Disc 2 (01:17:47)
1. Peggy Lee – Everybody Loves Somebody (03:16)
2. Peggy Lee – Caramba! It's The Samba (02:49)
3. Peggy Lee – Mañana (02:58)
4. Peggy Lee – So Dear To My Heart (03:05)
5. Peggy Lee – While We're Young (03:17)
6. Peggy Lee – Don't Smoke In Bed (03:10)
7. Peggy Lee – Just A Shade On the Blue Side (03:10)
8. Peggy Lee – You Was (02:49)
9. Peggy Lee – Someone Like You (02:07)
10. Peggy Lee – Please, Love Me Tonight (02:58)
11. Peggy Lee – If You Could See Me Now (03:10)
12. Peggy Lee – Similau (See-Me-Lo) (02:24)
13. Peggy Lee – You Can Have Him (03:12)
14. Peggy Lee – At The Café Rendezvous (03:08)
15. Peggy Lee – Goodbye John (03:19)
16. Peggy Lee – Through A Long And Sleepless Night (03:12)
17. Peggy Lee – Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow (02:34)
18. Peggy Lee – The Old Master Painter (02:51)
19. Peggy Lee – Bless You (For The Good That's In You) (02:55)
20. Peggy Lee – When You Speak With Your Eyes (03:04)
21. Peggy Lee – My Small Senor (02:56)
22. Peggy Lee – Cry, Cry, Cry (02:50)
23. Peggy Lee – Once Around The Moon (02:26)
24. Peggy Lee – Helpless (02:23)
25. Peggy Lee – They Can't Take That Away From Me (02:33)
26. Peggy Lee – Happy Music (02:33)
27. Peggy Lee – Life Is So Peculiar (02:38)
Disc 3 (01:15:21)
1. Peggy Lee – Where Are You? (03:08)
2. Peggy Lee – Once In A Lifetime (02:46)
3. Peggy Lee – The Mill On The Floss (02:26)
4. Peggy Lee – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (02:17)
5. Peggy Lee – Rock Me To Sleep (02:17)
6. Peggy Lee – He's Only Wonderful (03:15)
7. Peggy Lee – Wandering Swallow (02:57)
8. Peggy Lee – I Love You But I Don't Like You (02:34)
9. Peggy Lee – Tonight You Belong To Me (03:13)
10. Peggy Lee – Don't Fan The Flame (02:30)
11. Peggy Lee – Would You Dance With A Stranger? (02:13)
12. Peggy Lee – Everytime (03:04)
13. Peggy Lee – Whee Baby (02:30)
14. Peggy Lee – Louisville Lou (02:26)
15. Peggy Lee – Let's Call It A Day (03:00)
The Decca Years
16. Peggy Lee – Lover (03:22)
17. Peggy Lee – Sugar (02:38)
18. Peggy Lee – You've Gotta See Mama (02:48)
19. Peggy Lee – Mr. Wonderful (03:21)
The Second Capitol Period
20. Peggy Lee – The Folks Who Live On The Hill (03:38)
21. Peggy Lee – Listen To The Rocking Bird (02:18)
22. Peggy Lee – Uninvited Dream (02:30)
23. Peggy Lee – Fever (03:24)
24. Peggy Lee – Alright, Okay, You Win (02:55)
25. Peggy Lee – Hallelujah, I Love Him So (02:32)
26. Peggy Lee – I'm Lookin' Out The Window (02:54)
27. Peggy Lee – You Deserve (02:25)
Disc 4 (01:09:30)
1. Peggy Lee – Heart (01:58)
2. Peggy Lee – I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (02:08)
3. Peggy Lee – My Gentle Young Johnny (02:37)
4. Peggy Lee – Moments Like This (02:47)
5. Peggy Lee – I Love Being Here With You (02:48)
6. Peggy Lee – I'm A Woman (02:11)
7. Peggy Lee – Sneakin' Up On You (02:26)
8. Peggy Lee – Pass Me By (02:25)
9. Peggy Lee – Stop Living In The Past (02:31)
10. Peggy Lee – Big Spender (02:07)
11. Peggy Lee – Come Back To Me (02:19)
12. Peggy Lee – Walking Happy (02:34)
13. Peggy Lee – Didn't Want To Have To Do It (02:44)
14. Peggy Lee – Misty Roses (02:25)
15. Peggy Lee – It'll Never Happen Again (02:21)
16. Peggy Lee – Spinning Wheel (02:38)
17. Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is (04:22)
18. Peggy Lee – Something (03:12)
19. Peggy Lee – You'll Remember Me (03:17)
20. Peggy Lee – Pieces Of Dreams (02:41)
21. Peggy Lee – Where Did They Go? (03:54)
22. Peggy Lee – Love Song (03:21)
A&M Records
23. Peggy Lee – Some Cats Know (04:19)
EMI Japan
24. Peggy Lee – Senza Fine (02:34)
Bonus Tracks Of Studio Talk
25. Peggy Lee – False Start On 'Caramba, Its The Samba' (00:49)
26. Peggy Lee – False Start On Mañana (01:30)
27. Peggy Lee – 'It Jumps' About 'Helpless' (00:15)
28. Peggy Lee – 'Sonriente' Practice (00:12)
29. Peggy Lee – 'Thank You Very Much' Break 'Lookin/Window' (00:05)
1. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Let's Do It (02:18)
2. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Somebody Nobody Loves (03:22)
3. Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra – Why Don't You Do Right (03:14)
4. Peggy Lee & Bob Crosby & His Orchestra – On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (02:53)
5. Peggy Lee & Bob Crosby & His Orchestra – It's Anybody's Spring (02:48)
First Capitol Period
6. Peggy Lee – What More Can A Woman Do? (02:47)
7. Peggy Lee – You Was Right, Baby (02:31)
8. Peggy Lee – Waiting For The Train To Come In (03:07)
9. Peggy Lee – I Don't Know Enough About You (03:22)
10. Peggy Lee – I Can See It Your Way (03:03)
11. Peggy Lee – Baby, You Can Count On Me (03:09)
12. Peggy Lee – It's A Good Day (02:53)
13. Peggy Lee – A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues (03:14)
14. Peggy Lee – He's Just My Kind (03:09)
15. Peggy Lee – She Didn't Say Yes (02:50)
16. Peggy Lee – Birmingham Jail (02:52)
17. Peggy Lee – Don't Be So Mean To Baby (03:02)
18. Peggy Lee – It's The Bluest Kind Of Blues (03:06)
19. Peggy Lee – Everything's Moving Too Fast (03:02)
20. Peggy Lee – Speaking Of Angels (02:52)
21. Peggy Lee – Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino, Go To Sleep) (03:04)
22. Peggy Lee – Just An Old Love Of Mine (03:15)
23. Peggy Lee – Sugar (02:32)
24. Peggy Lee – Golden Earrings (03:01)
25. Peggy Lee – Why Don't You Do Right? (02:27)
26. Peggy Lee – Hold Me (03:02)
27. Peggy Lee – Them There Eyes (02:56)
Disc 2 (01:17:47)
1. Peggy Lee – Everybody Loves Somebody (03:16)
2. Peggy Lee – Caramba! It's The Samba (02:49)
3. Peggy Lee – Mañana (02:58)
4. Peggy Lee – So Dear To My Heart (03:05)
5. Peggy Lee – While We're Young (03:17)
6. Peggy Lee – Don't Smoke In Bed (03:10)
7. Peggy Lee – Just A Shade On the Blue Side (03:10)
8. Peggy Lee – You Was (02:49)
9. Peggy Lee – Someone Like You (02:07)
10. Peggy Lee – Please, Love Me Tonight (02:58)
11. Peggy Lee – If You Could See Me Now (03:10)
12. Peggy Lee – Similau (See-Me-Lo) (02:24)
13. Peggy Lee – You Can Have Him (03:12)
14. Peggy Lee – At The Café Rendezvous (03:08)
15. Peggy Lee – Goodbye John (03:19)
16. Peggy Lee – Through A Long And Sleepless Night (03:12)
17. Peggy Lee – Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow (02:34)
18. Peggy Lee – The Old Master Painter (02:51)
19. Peggy Lee – Bless You (For The Good That's In You) (02:55)
20. Peggy Lee – When You Speak With Your Eyes (03:04)
21. Peggy Lee – My Small Senor (02:56)
22. Peggy Lee – Cry, Cry, Cry (02:50)
23. Peggy Lee – Once Around The Moon (02:26)
24. Peggy Lee – Helpless (02:23)
25. Peggy Lee – They Can't Take That Away From Me (02:33)
26. Peggy Lee – Happy Music (02:33)
27. Peggy Lee – Life Is So Peculiar (02:38)
Disc 3 (01:15:21)
1. Peggy Lee – Where Are You? (03:08)
2. Peggy Lee – Once In A Lifetime (02:46)
3. Peggy Lee – The Mill On The Floss (02:26)
4. Peggy Lee – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (02:17)
5. Peggy Lee – Rock Me To Sleep (02:17)
6. Peggy Lee – He's Only Wonderful (03:15)
7. Peggy Lee – Wandering Swallow (02:57)
8. Peggy Lee – I Love You But I Don't Like You (02:34)
9. Peggy Lee – Tonight You Belong To Me (03:13)
10. Peggy Lee – Don't Fan The Flame (02:30)
11. Peggy Lee – Would You Dance With A Stranger? (02:13)
12. Peggy Lee – Everytime (03:04)
13. Peggy Lee – Whee Baby (02:30)
14. Peggy Lee – Louisville Lou (02:26)
15. Peggy Lee – Let's Call It A Day (03:00)
The Decca Years
16. Peggy Lee – Lover (03:22)
17. Peggy Lee – Sugar (02:38)
18. Peggy Lee – You've Gotta See Mama (02:48)
19. Peggy Lee – Mr. Wonderful (03:21)
The Second Capitol Period
20. Peggy Lee – The Folks Who Live On The Hill (03:38)
21. Peggy Lee – Listen To The Rocking Bird (02:18)
22. Peggy Lee – Uninvited Dream (02:30)
23. Peggy Lee – Fever (03:24)
24. Peggy Lee – Alright, Okay, You Win (02:55)
25. Peggy Lee – Hallelujah, I Love Him So (02:32)
26. Peggy Lee – I'm Lookin' Out The Window (02:54)
27. Peggy Lee – You Deserve (02:25)
Disc 4 (01:09:30)
1. Peggy Lee – Heart (01:58)
2. Peggy Lee – I'm Gonna Go Fishin' (02:08)
3. Peggy Lee – My Gentle Young Johnny (02:37)
4. Peggy Lee – Moments Like This (02:47)
5. Peggy Lee – I Love Being Here With You (02:48)
6. Peggy Lee – I'm A Woman (02:11)
7. Peggy Lee – Sneakin' Up On You (02:26)
8. Peggy Lee – Pass Me By (02:25)
9. Peggy Lee – Stop Living In The Past (02:31)
10. Peggy Lee – Big Spender (02:07)
11. Peggy Lee – Come Back To Me (02:19)
12. Peggy Lee – Walking Happy (02:34)
13. Peggy Lee – Didn't Want To Have To Do It (02:44)
14. Peggy Lee – Misty Roses (02:25)
15. Peggy Lee – It'll Never Happen Again (02:21)
16. Peggy Lee – Spinning Wheel (02:38)
17. Peggy Lee – Is That All There Is (04:22)
18. Peggy Lee – Something (03:12)
19. Peggy Lee – You'll Remember Me (03:17)
20. Peggy Lee – Pieces Of Dreams (02:41)
21. Peggy Lee – Where Did They Go? (03:54)
22. Peggy Lee – Love Song (03:21)
A&M Records
23. Peggy Lee – Some Cats Know (04:19)
EMI Japan
24. Peggy Lee – Senza Fine (02:34)
Bonus Tracks Of Studio Talk
25. Peggy Lee – False Start On 'Caramba, Its The Samba' (00:49)
26. Peggy Lee – False Start On Mañana (01:30)
27. Peggy Lee – 'It Jumps' About 'Helpless' (00:15)
28. Peggy Lee – 'Sonriente' Practice (00:12)
29. Peggy Lee – 'Thank You Very Much' Break 'Lookin/Window' (00:05)
