APRIL AMES - Strike A Match (Reissue) - LP - Yellow Vinyl [SEP 19]

LP - Limited Edition Super Rare Yellow Colour Vinyl - Limited pressing of only 300 copies! 

April Ames went solo in 1957 for what was apparently her only LP, Strike A Match. The album, which was remixed for a 1959 stereo re-release, is part of the GNP Crescendo catalogue of jazz and lounge singers of the ’50s and early '60s, particularly women. Ames displays a girlish voice, with a pleasing tremolo, that effortlessly conveys warmth and emotional sincerity.

In the manner of the day, Strike A Match is a themed album with, in addition to the title track, other odes to ciggies, like  'I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire', 'Smoke Rings', 'Two Cigarettes In The Dark', 'My Old Flame', and so forth. Sure, back in the film-noir period puffing away was the norm... but, times change of course, but an LP of soft, breathy, sexy songs never get old!

Tracklist: 

A1        Strike A Match
A2        Kiss In The Dark
A3        I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
A4        Under A Blanket Of Blue
A5        Romance In The Dark
A6        Where There's Smoke There's Fire

B1        Smoke Rings
B2        My Old Flame
B3        Whispers In The Dark
B4        Moonlight Love
B5        Two Cigarettes In The Dark
B6        I'm Beginning To See The Light