Canadian singer and pianist Gisele Mackenzie was a popular recording, radio and TV personality in the USA, enjoying her biggest successes during the early ‘50s • Great-value 58-track 2-CD set comprising most of her A&B sides on Capitol, “X”, Vik and RCA-Victor labels during these years • Features all her career hits, including the US No. 4 “Hard To Get” and No. 11 “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes”, and UK No. 6 “Seven Lonely Days”. • Nicely representative overview of her career, and a, enjoyable showcase for her talents as a vocal stylist who was very much of her era ABOUT THE COLLECTION Gisele Mackenzie was a Canadian singer and musician partly of French-Canadian heritage, who was a classically-trained violinist, pianist and dancer who became a singer with her own show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Moving to California in 1951 to take over from The Andrews Sisters on CBS, she started recording for Capitol the same year, performing in a style that was typical of what was often called “the golden age of popular music” during the early ‘50s, and was popular on TV, hosting her own NBC variety show, as well as being a regular with Jack Benny and Mario Lanza on their radio shows. She had the benefit of being accompanied on record by some of the finest arranger/ conductors of the era, including Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Buddy Cole, Dave Cavanaugh, Sid Bass and Shorty Rogers. She had her biggest hit in 1955, making No. 4 with “Hard To Get”. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set comprises most of her A & B sides from these years on the Capitol, “X”, Vik and RCA-Victor labels, and features all her career chart entries including the US No. 4 “Hard To Get” and No. 11 “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes”, and the UK No. 6 “Seven Lonely Days”. She was a songstress who was very much of her era, and this collection offers a substantial and reasonably comprehensive overview of the key period of her career and is an enjoyable showcase for her talents as a vocal stylist. – 1 – 1. Fairyland Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1722) 1951 2. Jolie Jacqueline Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1722) 1951 3. Jattendrai (Ill Be Yours) Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1768) 4. My Greatest Love Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1768) 1951 5. On Rosary Hill Gisele Mackenzie & Gordon Macrae (Capitol 18 6. Lovers Waltz Gisele Mackenzie & Gordon Macrae (Capitol 180 7. I Was Never Loved By Anyone Else Bob Crosby & Gisele Mackenz 8. Sans Souci Bob Crosby & Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1826) 1951 9. Goodbye Sweetheart Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1983) 1951 10. Its All Over But the Memories Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 186 11. Love Makes the World Go Round (Le Ronde De Lamour) Gisele M 12. Please Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1878) 1951 13. Mississippi River Boat (Tuh-Pocket, Tun-Pocket) Gisele Macke 14. Le Fiacre Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1907) 1951 15. My Buick, My Love and I Gisele Mackenzie & Gordon Macrae (C 16. Wishin Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1983) 1952 17. Eggbert the Easter Egg Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1997) 1952 18. Benny the Bob Tailed Bunny Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 1997) 1 19. Whatll I Do? Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2059) 1952 20. Im So Easy To Satisfy Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2059) 1952 21. Whistle My Love Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2110) 1952 22. Adios Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2156) 1952 23. Darlin You Cant Love Two Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2156) 1 24. My Favourite Song Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2256) 1952 25. Dont Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes Gisele Mackenzie (Capit 26. Water Cant Quench the Fire of Love Gisele McKenzie & Helen 27. Gone Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2307) 1952 28. The New Wears Off Too Fast Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2307) 1 – 2 – 1. Let Me Know Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2354) 1953 2. A Friend of the Family Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2354) 1953 3. Lipstick N Powder N Paint Gisele McKenzie & Helen OConnel 4. I Didnt Want To Love You Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2501) 19 5. Seven Lonely Days Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol Cl13920 ) 1953 6. Give Me the Name, Age, Height and Size Helen OConnell & Gis 7. When the Hands of the Clock Pray At Midnight Gisele McKenzie 8. Half-Hearted Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2556) 1953 9. Till Theyve All Gone Home Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2556) 1 10. A Walkin Tune (Hot Point) Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2600) 1 11. Le Gros Bill Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2695) 1953 12. A Letter and a Ring Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2695) 1953 13. Doggone It Baby, Im In Love Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2743) 14. Ridin To Tennessee Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2743) 1954 15. El Relicario Gisele Mackenzie (Capitol 2827) 1954 16. The One Who Broke My Heart is Back In Town Gisele Mackenzie 17. Hard To Get Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 137) 1955 18. Boston Fancy Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 137) 1955 19. Pepper Hot Baby Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 172) 1955 20. Thats the Chance Ive Got To Take Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 1 21. Reserved Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 189) 1956 22. The Little Child Gisele Mackenzie With Billy Quinn (X/Vik 18 23. Dance If You Want To Dance Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 202) 1956 24. The Star You Wished Upon Last Night Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 25. Its Delightful To Be Married Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 233) 1 26. He Knows (By the Way I Live Each Day) Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vi 27. Hello There Gisele Mackenzie (X/Vik 249) 1956 28. Never Go Away Gisele Mackenzie (Rca-Victor 47-7086) 1957 29. Come To Me My True Love Gisele Mackenzie (Rca-Victor 47-7183
