Kitty Kallen

Kitty Kallen

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Kitty Kallen, born Katie Kallen on 25 May 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an American singer whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1960s. She began singing professionally in the late 1930s, performing with big bands led by Jan Savitt, Artie Shaw, and Jack Teagarden. She then joined Jimmy Dorsey's band in 1942 and later performed with Harry James' band from 1943 to 1945. After World War II, she embarked on a solo career, signing with various labels including Decca. Her breakthrough came in 1954 with the release of "Little Things Mean a Lot", which stayed at number one on the US Billboard chart for nine consecutive weeks and was named the year's top song. She continued to achieve chart success with songs like "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" and "True Love". The combination of her psychological difficulties and the changing music scene prompted her decision to step away from performing for three years, but she returned to record with Columbia in 1959 and then RCA Victor in 1963, releasing notable songs like "If I Give My Heart to You" and "My Coloring Book". Her final album was the bossa nova-influenced Quiet Nights, released by 20th Century Fox Records. Kitty Kallen passed away on 7 January 2016.

Top tracks

03
It's Been a Long, Long Time (with Harry James & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
Heroic Hits
03:26
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne
19
Waitin' for the Train to Come In 
The Harry James Orchestra
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:06
31
Little Things Mean a Lot
Kitty Kallen
Divas of The 40's & 50's
03:00
08
Star Eyes 
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:07
09
Bésame Mucho 
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:02
04
Take Everything But You
Kitty Kallen
Little Things
02:45
Composers: Maurice Abrahams - Elmer Colby
09
The Wonder of You
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
03:16
Writer: Reginald Connelly - Duke Ellington - Don george - Johnny Hodges / Composers: Reginald Connelly - Duke Ellington - Don george - Johnny Hodges
12
I Wanna Hat With Cherries (with Jack Teagarden & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:54
Writer: Jo Carringen - Larry Clinton - Betty Lynn / Composers: Jo Carringen - Larry Clinton - Betty Lynn
25
11:60 P.M. (with Harry James & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:42
Writer: Harry James - Seger Ellis - Don George / Composers: Harry James - Seger Ellis - Don George
07
If I Give My Heart to You (Single Version)
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
02:46
Writer: Jimmie Crane - Al Jacobs - Jimmy Brewster / Composers: Jimmie Crane - Al Jacobs - Jimmy Brewster
21
That Old Feeling
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
02:28
06
Are You Looking For A Sweetheart?
Kitty Kallen
The ‘50s Remembered: Toni Arden, Kitty Kallen, Jane Morgan, Sylvia Syms
02:54
Writer: Sherwood Hartman / Composers: Larry Stevens
10
Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
03:10
Writer: James Hodges / Composers: James Hodges
06
A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:10
Writer: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg / Composers: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg
08
I'll Buy That Dream (with Harry James & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
03:22
Writer: Herb Magidson / Composers: Allie Wrubel
27
My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:17
44
They’re Either Too Young or Too Old
Kitty Kallen
We Love Vintage Music, Vol. 21
03:04
Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Frank Loesser

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  • Discography
Albums
The Kitty Kallen Story
This compilation (P) 2023 Sony Music Entertainment
02-12-2022
The Kitty Kallen Story
01
Star Eyes
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:24
Writer: Don Raye - Gene DePaul / Composers: Don Raye - Gene DePaul
02
It's Been a Long, Long Time (with Harry James & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
03:26
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne
03
If Someone Had Told Me
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:46
Writer: Charles Tobias - Peter DeRose / Composers: Charles Tobias - Peter DeRose
04
I'll Walk Alone
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:42
Writer: Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn
05
Misty
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
02:43
Writer: Erroll Garner - Johnny Burke / Composers: Erroll Garner - Johnny Burke
06
It Amazes Me
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
04:01
Writer: Cy Coleman - Carolyn Leigh / Composers: Cy Coleman - Carolyn Leigh
07
My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Story
03:20
Writer: John Kander - Fred Ebb / Composers: John Kander - Fred Ebb
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Blue Doll
THEWEBENGINE
27-10-2022
Blue Doll
Romantic Kitty
2022 Agnes V
10-06-2022
Romantic Kitty
01
I'm Beginning to See the Light
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
03:16
Composers: Ellington - Jones - Hodges - James
02
Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
03:02
Composers: Skylar - Velazquez - Wilke
03
Just Between Friends
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
02:41
Composers: Mellin - Rogers
04
If Someone Had Told Me
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
02:53
Composers: DeRose - Tobias
05
But Beautiful
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
02:57
Composers: Burke - Van Heusen
06
Misty
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
02:45
Composers: Burke - Garner
07
They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Kitty Kallen
Romantic Kitty
03:06
Composers: Loesser - Schwartz
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I'm Old Fashioned
2021 Senator Bop
26-03-2021
I'm Old Fashioned
01
I'm Old Fashioned
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
03:09
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Jerome Kern
02
If I Give My Heart to You
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
02:46
Writer: Al Jacobs / Composers: Jimmy Brewster - Jimmie Crane
03
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
02:55
Composers: BILLY HILL
04
But Beautiful
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
02:57
Writer: Johnny Burke / Composers: Jimmy Van Heusen
05
Misty
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
02:45
Writer: Johnny Burke / Composers: Erroll Garner
06
I'd Never Forgive Myself
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
02:41
Composers: Bob McAvoy
07
Little Things Mean a Lot
Kitty Kallen
I'm Old Fashioned
03:01
Writer: Edith Lindeman / Composers: Carl Stutz
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If I Give My Heart to You
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
13-05-2016
If I Give My Heart to You
01
Need Me
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
03:12
Writer: James T. Reeves / Composers: James T. Reeves
02
Driftwood on the River
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
03:18
Writer: John Klenner - Bob Miller / Composers: John Klenner - Bob Miller
03
Always in My Heart
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
03:34
Writer: Kim Gannon - Casado Ernesto Lecuona / Composers: Kim Gannon - Casado Ernesto Lecuona
04
Never In a Million Years
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
02:51
Writer: Mack Gordon - Harry Revel / Composers: Mack Gordon - Harry Revel
05
Because You're Mine
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
02:37
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Nicholas Brodszky / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Nicholas Brodszky
06
Got a Date with an Angel
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
02:04
Writer: Clifford Grey - Sonny Miller / Composers: Joseph A. Tunbridge - Jack Waller
07
If I Give My Heart to You (Single Version)
Kitty Kallen
If I Give My Heart to You
02:46
Writer: Jimmie Crane - Al Jacobs - Jimmy Brewster / Composers: Jimmie Crane - Al Jacobs - Jimmy Brewster
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Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
RCA Victor Records
26-11-1963
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
01
Its Been a Long, Long Time
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
03:24
Writer: Jule Styne / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Augusto Alguero Alguero
02
I'll Buy That Dream
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
03:23
Writer: Allie Wrubel - Herbert Magidson / Composers: Van Alexander - Louis Eugene Bernard Poterat
03
My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
03:33
Writer: KANDER - EBB / Composers: KANDER - EBB
04
Little Things Mean a Lot
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
02:59
Writer: Carl Stutz / Composers: Edith L Calisch
05
It's Been So Long
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
02:53
Writer: Harold Adamson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
06
Besame Mucho
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
03:02
Writer: Sunny Skylar / Composers: Consuelo Torres Ortiz Velazquez
07
11 30 PM
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen's Coloring Book
02:47
Writer: Don george - Seger Ellis / Composers: Harry James Finnecy
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My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
01-09-1963
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
01
Little Things Mean a Lot
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
03:34
Writer: Edith L. Calisch - Carl Stutz / Composers: Edith L. Calisch - Carl Stutz
02
I'll Walk Alone
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
02:45
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Jule Styne
03
I'm Beginning To See the Light
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
02:07
Writer: Duke Ellington - Don George - Johnny Hodges - Harry James / Composers: Duke Ellington - Don George - Johnny Hodges - Harry James
04
In the Chapel In the Moonlight
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
02:28
Writer: William J. Hill / Composers: William J. Hill
05
Star Eyes
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
02:27
Writer: Gene DePaul - Don Raye / Composers: Gene DePaul - Don Raye
06
They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
02:49
Writer: Frank Loesser - Arthur Schwartz / Composers: Frank Loesser - Arthur Schwartz
07
My Coloring Book
Kitty Kallen
My Coloring Book And Her Other Great Hits
03:22
Writer: Fred Ebb - John Kander / Composers: Fred Ebb - John Kander
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Honky Tonk Angel
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
11-09-1961
Honky Tonk Angel
01
I'll Never Stand In Your Way
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:52
Writer: Fred Rose - Hy Heath / Composers: Fred Rose - Hy Heath
02
Your Cheatin' Heart
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:40
Writer: Hank Williams / Composers: Hank Williams
03
Be My Life's Companion
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:46
Writer: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg / Composers: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg
04
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:54
Writer: J.D. Miller / Composers: J.D. Miller
05
Raining In My Heart
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
03:07
Writer: Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant / Composers: Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant
06
A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:10
Writer: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg / Composers: Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg
07
You Are My Sunshine
Kitty Kallen
Honky Tonk Angel
02:49
Writer: Jimmie Davis - Charles Mitchell / Composers: Jimmie Davis - Charles Mitchell
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EPs
Little Things
(P) 2011 Vintage Music
12-08-1954
Little Things
01
Little Things Mean A Lot
Kitty Kallen
Little Things
02:52
Composers: CARL STUTZ - EDITH LINDEMAN
02
I Don't Think You Love Me Anymore
Kitty Kallen
Little Things
02:16
Composers: Chester Conn - Sammy Gallop
03
In The Chapel In The Moonlight
Kitty Kallen
Little Things
02:43
Composers: Billy Hill
04
Take Everything But You
Kitty Kallen
Little Things
02:45
Composers: Maurice Abrahams - Elmer Colby
Singles
In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Hi-Fi Remastered)
Era
29-07-2023
In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Hi-Fi Remastered)
01
In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Hi-Fi Remastered)
Kitty Kallen
In the Chapel in the Moonlight (Hi-Fi Remastered)
02:49
Writer: Billy Hill / Composers: Billy Hill
Splits
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
09-10-2015
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
01
A Table in a Corner
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:14
02
So Many Times
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:00
03
Love for Sale
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:02
04
The Moon and the Willow Tree
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:10
05
Wham
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:09
06
Moonlight Becomes You
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
02:57
07
They're Either Too Young or Too Old 
Kitty Kallen
The Kitty Kallen Collection 1939-62
03:06
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Featured in
Heroic Hits
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment
10-05-2019
Heroic Hits
01
Come and Get Your Love (Single Version)
Redbone
Heroic Hits
03:32
Writer: Lolly Vegas / Composers: Lolly Vegas
02
Supersonic Rocket Ship
The Kinks
Heroic Hits
03:29
Writer: Raymond Douglas Davies / Composers: Raymond Douglas Davies
03
It's Been a Long, Long Time (with Harry James & His Orchestra)
Kitty Kallen
Heroic Hits
03:26
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne
04
Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
Heroic Hits
03:06
Writer: Elliot Lurie / Composers: Elliot Lurie
05
Walk
Foo Fighters
Heroic Hits
04:16
Writer: Foo Fighters / Composers: Foo Fighters
06
Should I Stay or Should I Go (Remastered)
The Clash
Heroic Hits
03:06
Writer: Joe Strummer - Mick Jones / Composers: Joe Strummer - Mick Jones
07
It Takes Two
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Heroic Hits
05:00
Writer: Robert Ginyard / Composers: Robert Ginyard
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A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
Horgi Music Digital Productions
03-06-2022
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
01
I Can See You All Over the Place
Willie the Lion Smith & His Cubs
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:05
Writer: Williams, Waller / Composers: Williams, Waller
02
She Didn't Know (Big Dave Smith 1968 Mix)
The Psychedelic Scorzonera
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:43
Writer: G. F. Horgan / Composers: G. F. Horgan
03
Be Happy
WHY NOT
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:54
Writer: G. F. Horgan / Composers: G. F. Horgan
04
I've Gone (1967)
The Revolution
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:36
Writer: G. F. Horgan / Composers: G. F. Horgan
05
Carelessly
Ted Wilson and His Orchestra
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:05
Writer: Ellis, Kenny, Kenny / Composers: Ellis, Kenny, Kenny
06
Swingin' Them Jingle Bells
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
02:59
Writer: Waller, Razaf / Composers: Waller, Razaf
07
Dallas Blues
Ted Lewis & His Band
A Lotta Tracks Vol. 2
03:15
Writer: Waller, Razaf / Composers: Waller, Razaf
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Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(P) 2012 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Exclusive License to Sony Music Entertainment
16-01-2012
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
01
Opening Titles
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
03:25
Composers: Terence Blanchard
02
The Train
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
02:02
Composers: Terence Blanchard
03
The Church
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
01:01
Composers: Terence Blanchard
04
Visit Sofia
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
00:48
Composers: Terence Blanchard
05
Operation Shingle
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
03:56
Composers: Terence Blanchard
06
Lightning in Trouble
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
00:43
Composers: Terence Blanchard
07
German Airfield
Terence Blanchard
Red Tails - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
01:33
Composers: Terence Blanchard
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Best Of The Big Bands
Originally released 1939, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. (P)
29-05-1990
Best Of The Big Bands
01
Strictly Instruments (Album Version)
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
02:56
Writer: E. Seller - S. Marcus - E. DeLange / Composers: E. Seller - S. Marcus - E. DeLange
02
I've Heard That Song Before
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
02:59
Writer: Jule Styne - S. Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne - S. Cahn
03
The Man With The Horn (Album Version)
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
03:23
Writer: B. Lake - J. Jenney - E. DeLange / Composers: B. Lake - J. Jenney - E. DeLange
04
I Had The Craziest Dream (Album Version)
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
03:26
Writer: Mack Gordon - Henry Warren / Composers: Mack Gordon - Henry Warren
05
Sleepy Lagoon
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
02:55
Writer: Jack Lawrence / Composers: Eric Coates
06
I Can't Begin To Tell You
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
03:01
Writer: Mack Gordon - J. Monaco / Composers: Mack Gordon - J. Monaco
07
Trumpet Blues & Cantabile (Album Version)
Harry James & His Orchestra
Best Of The Big Bands
02:57
Writer: J. Mathias - H. James / Composers: J. Mathias - H. James
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