Ernestine Anderson The Toast Of The Nation's Critics

 12” phonograph record with white label. A side text reads: “Mercury Records / Promotional Record / 1. Runnin’ Wild / 2. Stardust / 3. Heat Wave / 4. My Ship / 5. Azure-Te / MG-20400 / Side 1 / A Custom High Fidelity Recording / Ernestine Anderson / For Broadcast Only / Not for Sale / Mercury Record Corp. / Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.” B side text reads: “Mercury Records / Promotional Record / 1. Welcome to the Club / 2. There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York / 3. Social Call / 4. There Will Never Be Another You / 5. A Sleepin’ Bee / 6. Interlude / MG-20400 / Side 2 / A Custom High Fidelity Recording / Ernestine Anderson / For Broadcast Only / Not for Sale / Mercury Record Corp. / Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.” 

Album jacket. Front cover features black and white photograph of Ernestine Anderson singing. Text in multiple colors printed on front reads: “Ernestine Anderson / Mercury Records / The Toast of the Nation’s Critics / “The best new voice in the business -” / “Quite frankly, I don’t know when I have heard an LP by an unknown singer that has been so exciting. The new singer of the year is obviously Ernestine Anderson.” Ralph J. Gleason – Hi Fi and Music Review / “Miss Anderson demonstrates conclusively the makings of greatness in her field.” Russ Wilson – Oakland Tribune / High Custom Fidelity / Mercury MG 20400 / Ernestine Anderson / The Toast of the Nation’s Critics” Back cover features black and white photograph of Ernestine Anderson singing, and two essays by Ralph J. Gleason titled “About the Artist” and “About the Music.” Track list on back cover reads: “Runnin’ Wild (A. H. Gibbs, Joe Grey & Leo Wood) Leo Feist, Inc. (Ascap) 1:35. / Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish) Mills Music, Inc. (Ascap) 4:33. / Heat Wave (Irving Berlin) Irving Berlin Music Corp. (Ascap) 1:49. / My Ship (Ira Gershwin & Kurt Weill) Chappell & Co., Inc. (Ascap) 4:38. / Azure-Te (Bill Davis & Don Wolf) Gale & Gayles, Inc. (BMI) 2:54. / Welcome to the Club (Mel Torme) Torme Music (Ascap) 4:20. / There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York (Ira Gershwin & George Gershwin) Gershwin Publ. Corp. (Ascap) 2:14. / Social Call (Gigi Gryce & Jon Hendricks) Totem Music, Inc. (Ascap) 2:41 / There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon & Harry Warren) Mayfair Music Corp. (Ascap) :58. / A Sleepin’ Bee (Harold Arlen & Truman Capote) Harwin Music Corp. (Ascap) 2:01. / Interlude (Pete Rugolo & Bob Russell) Leslie Music Corp. (Ascap) 4:17.” Handwriting in blue ink reads: “Female”