Scrambling to keep up when the pop album expanded in 1955 from 10 to 12 inches, Atlantic quickly began adding singers to its roster of artists. Among them was Chris Connor, who was signed by the label in 1956 after she left Bethlehem Records that year. Between '56 and '60, she would record 15 superb albums for Atlantic, including the remarkable Sings th…
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