Timi Yuro-The Best Of

I got this for a dollar back in 2015, way way back.  Not sure why I got it.  Probably because it was a cheap, a Best of, and maybe because the name was curious to me.  I thought she was perhaps Asian-American.

Well, that would be wrong, Timi Yuro is Italian-American who would be influential for a period in the US, UK, and the Netherlands.. Born in Chicago in 1940, she moved with her family to Los Angeles where she sang in their restaurant and later night clubs. This brought her to Liberty Records and her first and biggest hit, “Hurt” in 1959.  She was one of the first Blue-Eyed soul singers and was quite influential in the UK Northern Soul scene (not that it is the same thing, but Morrisey is a fan).

Others hits followed but by the late 60’s, her career slowed down and after her marriage in 1969. she quit the business all together, save a brief comeback in the Netherlands.  She would die from throat cancer in 2004.

This is a collection of those hit singles.  released in 1963.  Pretty good stuff.  Kind of a mix between Motown and a female version of Frankie Valli.

For a sample, I went with “If I Never Get To Love You” although “I Ain’t Going To Cry No More” got serious consideration.

Good album. Satisfactory

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