Eartha Kitt – Bad But Beautiful (Verve By Request Series)

Kitt is in excellent form on this never-before-reissued 1962 album, swinging her way through Billy May arrangements on classics such as "Love For Sale" and "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend."

Known for her distinctive voice and captivating stage presence, Kitt's performance on this album showcases her unique style that blends jazz, pop, and cabaret influences. The album includes a mix of sultry ballads and upbeat tracks, highlighting Kitt's versatility and charisma as a performer.

• Verve By Request Series — Monthly releases from Verve Label Group's jazz catalog!
• Handpicked rarities and fan favorites include out-of-print titles and first-ever vinyl pressings
• Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records have partnered to resurrect the popular reissue series, Verve By Request, with a vinyl twist. Focusing on rare gems and fan-requested jazz albums from the Verve Label Group's stable of iconic labels, the series will offer two titles per month — each hand-picked by Verve and Third Man Records. The records will include both long-out-of-print titles from the vault as well as the first-ever vinyl pressings for albums released in the '90s and aughts that were only originally released on CD.
• Albums will be newly remastered from original analog sources, when available, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man Record Pressings in Detroit.