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The One, The Only Kay Starr
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kay Starr
Cover:	The One, The Only Kay Starr.png
Released:	1956
Genre:	Pop
Label:	RCA Victor
Prev Title:	In a Blue Mood
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	Blue Starr
Next Year:	1957

The One, The Only Kay Starr is a studio album by Kay Starr. It was released in 1956 by RCA Victor (catalog no. LPM-1149). It was her first album for RCA Victor after a decade with Capitol Records.^[1]

Reception

Upon its release, Billboard magazine wrote: "A collection of a dozen standards that Kay Starr has not recorded previously, done in her characteristic style: earthy, blues-touched, sung from the heart."^[2]

AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars.^[3] Reviewer William Ruhlmann wrote that, with her "rhythmic, emotive vocal performances", and interpretations tending toward jump blues and rhythm & blues, she came off as "another significant pre-rock progenitor"."^[3]

Track listing

Side A

1. "A Hundred Years From Today"
2. "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams"
3. "Glad Rag Doll"
4. "Fit as a Fiddle"
5. "My Buddy"
6. "You Can Depend On Me"

Side B

1. "I Want a Little Boy"
2. "I'll Never Say 'Never Again' Again"
3. "The Prisoner's Song"
4. "Once More"
5. "Georgia on My Mind"
6. "Jump for Joy"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kay Starr - The One, The Only. Discogs. December 22, 2020.
2. News: Reviews and Ratings New Popular Albums. The Billboard. January 21, 1956. 26.
3. Web site: The One, The Only Kay Starr. AllMusic. December 22, 2020.