Maureen Evans and Kay Barry Embassy Girls Volume 2 CD
Once reviled by record buyers as being no more than cheap knock-off soundalikes, collector opinion has changed in the last couple of decades and Embassy 45s are now as avidly collected as both the original versions and cover versions on major mainstream labels. Rightly so, too, as they are at least as good as the latter and perhaps even more so considering the quick turnaround conditions under which they were made. This collection presents Barbara Kay, the label’s ‘Kay Barry’ whose complete recordings from 1960 to 1962 are joined by all the remaining Maureen Evans recordings that there was not room to fit onto the earlier Embassies And Orioles set. As always, the best available sources have been used in the preparation of the audio for this collection, with annotation that tells not only the story of the artists it features but also of the Embassy label itself.
1. MY FRIEND THE SEA - Kay Barry 2. DON’T BRING LULU - Kay Barry 3. I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU - Kay Barry 4. TELL ME WHAT HE SAID - Kay Barry 5. SPEAK TO ME PRETTY - Kay Barry 6. COME OUTSIDE - Bobby Stevens and Kay Barry 7. HERE COMES THAT FEELING - Kay Barry 8. IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN - Kay Barry 9. IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER - Kay Barry 10. SHERRY - Kay Barry 11. BOBBY’S GIRL - Kay Barry 12. JAMES (Hold The Ladder Steady) - Kay Barry 13. LIKE I DO - Kay Barry 14. DO DO DO - Kay Barry 15. CRAZY WORDS, CRAZY TUNE - Kay Barry 16. THE HULA HOOP SONG - Maureen Evans 17. I’LL GET BY (As Long As I Have You) - Maureen Evans 18. TO KNOW HIM IS TO LOVE HIM - Maureen Evans 19. MAY YOU ALWAYS - Maureen Evans 20. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE - Maureen Evans 21. AMONG MY SOUVENIRS - Maureen Evans 22. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - Maureen Evans 23. GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME - Maureen Evans and Brian Matthew as Matt Bryan and Linda Joyce.
