Mimi Roman
Pussycat Kitty Ford
(Sundazed)
Bear Family (which vends this and other Mimi wax) quotes Wanda Jackson as recalling "I can't say I knew her very well, but I liked her very much. I loved her singing, and she was a beautiful girl – black hair, a good figure and a great voice. But radio didn't play her records; she got no breaks at all." As adverse as fates sometimes are, such hardly surprises. Mimi's Country and Rockabilly sides for Decca (produced by Owen Bradley, with Chet a sometimes accompanist), stand yet as exemplars of both those genres' rich capacities and the singer's own particular merit. As alter ego Kitty Ford, Mimi gave vent to more Pop-inflected material (including a reworked "Bye, Bye, Birdie" torcher), but imbued songs with identical effervescence. When Mimi took the mic, the percolator revved.
Restored acetates and demos were here compiled in CD and pink 12" vinyl formats.
Recommended: "Pussycat," "Think," "My Feelings for Charlie Changed," "I Love You Conrad," "Blue Diamond Ring," "Let it Be Me," "Rules of Happiness (demo)," "Big Shot Nothin' Bringer," "You Should See Yourself," "Your Royal Majesty"
Videos: "Pussycat" "I Love You Conrad" "Blue Diamond Ring" "Your Royal Majesty"
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