Julie London - Love Letters

AllMusic Review by Nick Dedina

Every Julie London album before Love Letters has something to recommend it for fans of vocal pop and jazz or lounge music, but this 1962 release is for London completists only. Love Letters isn't a bad album, but it is a dull one, with boring orchestral charts and a track listing that seems thrown together. The only interesting item may be London transforming the Rosemary Clooney ethnic dialect joke and novelty hit "Come on-a My House" into a sensual invitation. Liberty Records even dropped the ball on the cover by using a pencil drawing of the sexy singer rather than the usual racy cover photo -- no wonder most London albums are pricey collectors' items while this one remains in the dollar bins. Thankfully, London's next release, Sophisticated Lady, contained a better selection of songs and proved that she could do a worthy orchestral album.

Julie London

Love Letters 1 | 00:00 | Julie London - How Deep Is the Ocean 2 | 02:14 | Julie London - Say It Isn't So 3 | 04:18 | Julie London - Bouquet of Blues 4 | 07:17 | Julie London - Makin' Whoopee 5 | 09:59 | Julie London - Never On Sunday 6 | 12:19 | Julie London - Love Letters 7 | 15:09 | Julie London - Old Folks At Home 8 | 17:53 | Julie London - Do It Again 9 | 20:12 | Julie London - Alone Together 10 | 22:14 | Julie London - A Room With A View 11 | 25:06 | Julie London - S'wonderful 12 | 26:41 | Julie London - Give Me The Simple Life 13 | 28:43 | Julie London - Blue Moon 14 | 31:12 | Julie London - Lonesome Road 15 | 33:34 | Julie London - Spring is Here 16 | 35:40 | Julie London - You've Changed 17 | 38:23 | Julie London - Goody Goody 18 | 40:39 | Julie London - And That Reminds Me 19 | 42:57 | Julie London - I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City 20 | 45:35 | Julie London - Everyday I Have The Blues 21 | 48:18 | Julie London - Invitation to the Blues 22 | 51:10 | Julie London - Fools Rush In 23 | 53:21 | Julie London - It's the Talk of the Town 24 | 56:03 | Julie London - You Stepped Out Of A Dream 25 | 58:14 | Julie London - I'll Remember April 26 | 1:00:15 | Julie London - Travelin' Light 27 | 1:03:17 | Julie London - Don't Take Your Love From Me 28 | 1:06:05 | Julie London - The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else 29 | 1:08:08 | Julie London - By Myself 30 | 1:09:48 | Julie London - Camptown Races 31 | 1:13:10 | Julie London - Misty 32 | 1:16:19 | Julie London - Daddy 33 | 1:18:32 | Julie London - Cry Me A River 34 | 1:21:35 | Julie London - I Should Care 35 | 1:24:55 | Julie London - Bewitched 36 | 1:27:48 | Julie London - It Could Happen To You 37 | 1:30:58 | Julie London - Three O'Clock In The Morning 38 | 1:34:13 | Julie London - Let There Be Love 39 | 1:36:15 | Julie London - What'll I Do 40 | 1:38:16 | Julie London - When Your Lover Has Gone