Jo Stafford's place in American culture was firmly established during World War II, when she became an institution for the American troops, very much like Vera Lynn became the sweetheart of the British Forces during those dark days. Jo's voice was in fact part of two American wars as the Stafford effect lingered on into the 1950's and Korea. She was a firm favourite of musicians, Lester Young, a musician who knew a thing or two himself, once stated that if he could lead his own dream band, he would have Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford on vocals.
 

Yes Indeed! - Stafford, Jo  

Disc 1

1. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry 3:16
2. Little Man With A Candy Cigar 3:09
3. For You 4:35
4. Yes Indeed! 3:29
5. Swingin' On Nothin' 3:15
6. Let's Just Pretend 3:14
7. Who Can I Turn To? 3:03
8. It Isn't A Dream Any More 3:06
9. Embraceable You 2:50
10. Blues In The Night 3:18
11. The Night We Called It A Day 3:08
12. Manhattan Serenade 3:14
13. You Can Depend On Me 1:56
14. Old Acquaintance 3:01
15. How Sweet You Are 3:07
16. Too Marvellous For Words 3:14
17. I Remember You 3:04
18. It Could Happen To You 3:04
19. Long Ago And Far Away 2:53
20. I Love You 2:41
21. The Trolley Song 2:58
22. Amor, Amor 2:44
23. The Day After Forever 2:46
24. I Didn't Know About You 3:09

Disc 2

1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2:48
2. Conversation While Dancing 2:54
3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:55
4. Let's Take The Long Way Home 2:57
5. I'll Be Seeing You 2:21
6. Candy 3:10
7. There's No You 3:14
8. That's For Me 2:43
9. Symphony 2:25
10. Day By Day 2:57
11. The Boy Next Door 3:02
12. Over The Rainbow 3:15
13. Walkin' My Baby Back Home 2:42
14. Sometimes I'm Happy 3:07
15. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:47
16. Ridin' On The Gravy Train 2:57
17. I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time 3:04
18. This Is Always 2:59
19. I've Never Forgotten 2:41
20. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 2:48
21. The Things We Did Last Summer 3:01
22. Fools Rush In 3:05
23. A Sunday Kind Of Love 2:50
24. Ivy 2:52
25. (Tim-Tay Shun) Temptation 3:28

Disc 3

1. Almost Like Being In Love 2:56
2. Smoke Dreams 2:45
3. I'm So Right Tonight 2:48
4. Love And The Weather 2:57
5. Feudin' And A Fightin' 2:40
6. When You Got A Man On Your Mind 3:01
7. The Stanley Steamer 3:08
8. Serenade Of The Bells 2:54
9. The Gentleman Is A Dope 2:43
10. Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine) 2:34
11. Autumn In New York 2:38
12. He's Gone Away 2:56
13. The Best Things In Life Are Free 2:22
14. I Never Loved Anyone 3:01
15. Once And For Always 2:45
16. Roses Of Picardy 3:14
17. Just One Of Those Things 2:39
18. Through The Years 2:37
19. In The Still Of The Night 2:46
20. Haunted Heart 2:42
21. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 2:44
22. Better Luck Next Time 3:04
23. This Is The Moment 2:44
24. Congratulations 2:59
25. Make Believe 2:25

Disc 4

1. If I Loved You 2:55
2. Suspicion 2:55
3. Clabberin' Up For Rain 2:33
4. Trouble In Mind 3:06
5. By The Way 2:42
6. My Darling, My Darling 2:34
7. Just Reminiscin' 3:10
8. On The Alamo 2:55
9. Always True To You Darling In My Fashion 2:23
10. 'A' You're Adorable 2:23
11. Why Can't You Behave? 2:54
12. Some Enchanted Evening 3:11
13. Whispering Hope 3:05
14. The Last Mile Home 2:18
15. Ragtime Cowboy Joe 2:00
16. If I Ever Love Again 3:16
17. Red River Valley 2:45
18. Scarlet Ribbons 2:27
19. It's Great To Be Alive 2:46
20. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 2:16
21. When April Comes Again 3:13
22. (Play A) Simple Melody 2:29
23. No Other Love 2:57
24. Autumn Leaves 2:31
25. La Vie En Rose 2:54 Discography

DISC ONE - FOR YOU

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra : Zeke Zarchy, Lee Castle, Jimmy Blake, tp; Tommy Dorsey, Dave Jacobs, Ward Silloway, Elmer Smithers, tb; Johnny Mince, cl, as; Fred Stulce, as; Dean Kincaide, Tony Zimmers, ts; Howard Smith, p; Carmen Mastren, g; Gene Traxler, b; Buddy Rich, d; The Pied Pipers (Jo Stafford, John Huddleston, Clark Yocum, Chuck Lowry, voc).
Chicago, February 1, 1940.

044679-1 WHAT CAN I SAY AFTER I SAY Iâ??M SORRY Victor 26518

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra : Bob Alexy, Lee Castle, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Blake, tp; Tommy Dorsey, George Arus, Les Jenkins, Dave Jacobs, tb; Johnny Mince, cl, as; Fred Stulce, Bill Shine, as; Don Lodice, Paul Mason, ts; Joe Bushkin, p; Clark Yocum, g; Sid Weiss, b; Buddy Rich, d; Jo Stafford, voc.
New York, February 7, 1941.

06029-1 LITTLE MAN WITH A CANDY CIGAR Victor 27338

Same personnel as above, Jo Stafford, voc.
New York, January 20, 1941.

060348-1 FOR YOU Victor 36399

Same personnel as above, Sy Oliver, arr; Jo Stafford, Sy Oliver, voc.
New York, February 17, 1941.

060908-1 YES INDEED! Victor 27421

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra : Chuck Peterson, Al Stearns, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Blake, tp; Tommy Dorsey, George Arus, Dave Jacobs, Lowell Martin, tb; Fred Stulce, Manny Gershman, as; Heinie Beau, Don Lodice, Bruce Snyder, ts; Joe Bushkin, p; Clark Yocum, g; Sid Weiss, b; Buddy Rich, d; Sy Oliver, arr; Jo Stafford, Sy Oliver voc.
New York, July 15, 1941.

066924-1 SWINGINâ?? ON NOTHINâ?? Victor 27578

Same personnel as above, but Walter Mercurio, tb; replaces Martin, Jo Stafford, voc.
New York, August 19, 1941.

067650-1 LETâ??S JUST PRETEND Victor 20-1574

Same personnel as above, but Jimmy Skiles, tb, replaces Mercurio, Jo Stafford, voc.
New York, September 18, 1941.

067916-1 WHO CAN I TURN TO? Victor 27701

Same personnel as above, Jo Stafford, voc; The Pied Pipers, voc (-1).
New York, September 26, 1941.


067936-1 IT ISNâ??T A DREAM ANY MORE Victor 27710
067937-1 EMBRACEABLE YOU (-1) Victor 27638

Same personnel as above, but Manie Klein, tp; Milt Raskin, p; Phil Stevens, b; replace Stearns, Bushkin, and Weiss,
Jo Stafford, voc; The Pied Pipers, voc (-1).
Hollywood, March 9, 1942.

072170-1 BLUES IN THE NIGHT Victor LPM 6003
072174-1 THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY (-1) Victor 20-1553

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra : Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Blake, Jimmy Zito, Danny Vanelli, tp; Tommy Dorsey, George Arus, Jimmy Skiles, Dave Jacobs, tb; Fred Stulce, Harry Schuchman, as; Bruce Snyder, Heinie Beau, Don Lodice, ts; Leonard Atkins, William Ehrenkranz, Leonard Posner, Seymour Miroff, Paul Poliakine, Sam Ross, Bernard Tinterow, vln; Harold Bemko, cello, Ruth Hill, harp; Milt Raskin, p; Clark Yocum, g; Phil Stevens, b; Buddy Rich, d; Jo Stafford, voc.
New York, July 2, 1942.

075405 MANHATTAN SERENADE Victor 72962

Same personnel as above, but strings out, Jo Stafford, voc.
Aircheck, September 17, 1942.

YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME

Jo Stafford, voc;
Musical accompaniment on all the following tracks is by Paul Weston and his Orchestra, unless otherwise stated.
October 15, 1943.

78 OLD ACQUAINTANCE Capitol 142
79 HOW SWEET YOU ARE Capitol 142

October 22, 1943.

89 TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS Capitol 10002
90 I REMEMBER YOU Capitol 1002

December 3, 1943.

129 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU Capitol 158

January 21, 1944.

190 LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY Capitol 153
191 I LOVE YOU Capitol 153

Add the Pied Pipers : voc.
May 19, 1944.

245 THE TROLLEY SONG Capitol 168

Aircheck, August 7, 1944.

AMOR, AMOR

Aircheck, August 14, 1944.

THE DAY AFTER FOREVER

Add The Pied Pipers (featuring June Hutton), voc.
August 28, 1944.

266 I DIDNâ??T KNOW ABOUT YOU Capitol 171

DISC TWO - CANDY

Jo Stafford, voc, accompanied on all tracks by Paul Weston and his Orchestra, unless otherwise stated.
Add the Pied Pipers (featuring June Hutton), voc.
August 28, 1944.

267 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS Capitol 171

Add Johnny Mercer, voc.
September 13, 1944.

275 CONVERSATION WHILE DANCING Capitol 175

Add The Pied Pipers (featuring June Hutton), voc.
September 13, 1944.

276 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Capitol 199

October, 4, 1944.

404 LETâ??S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME Capitol 181

Aircheck, November 21, 1944.

Iâ??LL BE SEEING YOU

Add Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
(featuring June Hutton), voc (-1).
December 6, 1944.

509 CANDY (-1) Capitol 183

December 13, 1944.

517 THEREâ??S NO YOU Capitol 191

July 2, 1945.

689 THATâ??S FOR ME Capitol 213

October 31, 1945.

797 SYMPHONY Capitol 227
298 DAY BY DAY Capitol 227
799 THE BOY NEXT DOOR Capitol 20052

November 9, 1945.

809 OVER THE RAINBOW Capitol 20052
815 WALKINâ?? MY BABY BACK HOME Capitol 20052

November 16, 1945.

814 SOMETIMES Iâ??M HAPPY Capitol 20052

Add Nat King Cole, p.
March 28, 1946.

1054 BABY, WONâ??T YOU PLEASE COME HOME Capitol 15171
1056 RIDINâ?? ON THE GRAVY TRAIN Capitol CDP-7-91638-2
1057 Iâ??LL BE WITH YOU IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME Capitol 277

March 29, 1946.

1058 THIS IS ALWAYS Capitol 277
1059 Iâ??VE NEVER FORGOTTEN Capitol 259

July 25, 1946.

1219 YOU KEEP COMING BACK LIKE A SONG Capitol 297
1220 THE THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER Capitol 297

October 18, 1946.

1248 FOOLS RUSH IN Capitol 808

February 28, 1947.

1676 A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE Capitol 388
1677 IVY Capitol 388

With Red Ingle and The Natural Seven.
March 14, 1947.

1758 TIM-TAY-SHUN (TEMPTATION) Capitol 412


DISC THREE - HAUNTED HEART

Jo Stafford, voc, accompanied on all tracks by Paul Weston and his Orchestra, unless otherwise stated.
March 26, 1947.

1794 ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE Capitol 401

Add the Starlighters, voc.
March 26, 1947.

1795 SMOKE DREAMS Capitol 401

May 9, 1947.

1895 Iâ??M SO RIGHT TONIGHT Capitol 423

June 27, 1947

2075 LOVE AND THE WEATHER Capitol 443

With the Starlighters and Paul Weston Mountain Boys.
June 27, 1947.

2076 FEUDINâ?? AND A FIGHTINâ?? Capitol 443

June 30, 1947.

2088 WHEN YOU GOT A MAN ON YOUR MIND Capitol 454

Add the Starlighters.
June 30, 1947.

2089 THE STANLEY STEAMER Capitol 454

September 25, 1947.

2285 SERENADE OF THE BELLS Capitol 15007
2286 THE GENTLEMAN IS A DOPE Capitol 15007
2287 SUGAR (THAT SUGAR BABY Oâ??MINE) Capitol 7243829391.2

October 31, 1947.

2403 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK Capitol 15460
2404 HEâ??S GONE AWAY Capitol 10121

November 7, 1947.

2426 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE Capitol 15017
2427 I NEVER LOVED ANYONE Capitol 15017

November 21, 1947.

2582 ONCE AND FOR ALWAYS Capitol 15424
2583 ROSES OF PICARDY Capitol 15084

November 26, 1947.

2604 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS Capitol 808

November 27, 1947.

2605 THROUGH THE YEARS Capitol 15460
2610 IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT Capitol 15218

December 3, 1947.

2741 HAUNTED HEART Capitol 15023
2742 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Capitol 15461
2743 BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME Capitol 15084

December 10, 1947.

2811 THIS IS THE MOMENT Capitol 15139
2812 CONGRATULATIONS Capitol 15319
2813 MAKE BELIEVE Capitol 15461


DISC FOUR - â??Aâ?? YOUâ??RE ADORABLE

Jo Stafford, voc, accompanied on all tracks by Paul Weston and his Orchestra, unless otherwise stated.
December 10, 1947.

2814 IF I LOVED YOU Capitol 15462

With the Starlighters, voc and Paul Westonâ??s Mountain Boys.
December 17, 1947.

2919 SUSPICION Capitol 15068
2920 CLABBERINâ?? UP FOR RAIN Capitol 15068

December 17, 1947.

2921 TROUBLE IN MIND Capitol 15171

August 18, 1948.

3425 BY THE WAY Capitol 15218

Add Gordon MacRae and The Starlighters, voc.
September 23, 1948.

3462 MY DARLING, MY DARLING Capitol 15270

Add The Starlighters, voc.
January 12, 1949

3858 Just Reminiscinâ?? Capitol 15378
3859 On The Alamo Capitol 15410

February 23, 1949

3966 Always True To You In My Fashion Capitol 534

Add Gordon MacRae, voc

January 28, 1949

3923 â??Aâ?? Youâ??re Adorable Capitol 15393


February 16, 1949

3973 Why Canâ??t You Behave? Capitol 15424

March 9, 1949

4087 Some Enchanted Evenin Capitol 544

Add Gordon MacRae, voc.

June 3, 1949.

4515 WHISPERING HOPE Capitol 57-690

Add The Starlighters, voc.
July 14, 1949.

4658 THE LAST MILE HOME Capitol 57-510

Add The Starlighters, voc; Joe â??Fingersâ? Carr, p.
July 14, 1949.

4659 RAGTIME COWBOY JOE Capitol 57-710

Add The Starlighters, voc.
August 29, 1949.

4908 IF I EVER LOVE AGAIN Capitol 742
4908 RED RIVER VALLEY Capitol 742

Add chorus.
October 31, 1949.

4309 SCARLET RIBBONS (FOR HER HAIR) Capitol 57-785

Add Johnny Mercer, voc, and chorus.
November 23, 1949.

4320 ITâ??S GREAT TO BE ALIVE Capitol 57-793

Add The Starlighters, voc.
December 21, 1949.

5339 DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLâ??S BEST FRIEND Capitol 824

February 7, 1950.

5155 WHEN APRIL COMES AGAIN Capitol 914

With The Starlighters, voc; Paul Westonâ??s Dixie Eight.
April 27, 1950.

5921 PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY Capitol 1039

Add George Greeley, p.
May 17, 1950.

6042 NO OTHER LOVE Capitol 1053

With Harold Mooneyâ??s Orchestra.
July 13, 1950.

6329 AUTUMN LEAVES Capitol 1248

With instrumental accompaniment by Harold Mooney with violin solo by Mischa Russell.
July 13, 1950.

6380 LA VIE EN ROSE Capitol 1153