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Cleo Laine

voc, *1927 GB, Uxbridge
Singer / Composer of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Clementina Laine (née Clementina Dinah Campbell)

British jazz singer and occasional actress. Born: 28 October 1927 in London, England, UK. Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth, DBE, is a jazz singer and an actress, noted for her scat singing and great vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a "G above high C" giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. She is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. Laine was the wife of British jazz composer Sir John Dankworth.

     
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
  • R&B/Soul
  • Classical
Plays With
Freedom Road Cast
Tyne Daly
Popular Tracks   
How, Where, When? (Canon in D Major, P. 37) on Sometimes When We Touch by Cleo Laine & James Galway
Sometimes When We Touch on Sometimes When We Touch by Cleo Laine & James Galway
'T'ain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It) on Meet Cleo by Cleo Laine
It Happens Quietly - Voice on Laine: That Old Feeling by Cleo Laine
He Was Beautiful on Quintessential Cleo by Cleo Laine
Let's Sip Away (From "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning") on Kitchen Sink Soundtracks by Various Artists
I'm Beginning to See the Light on The Nixa Jazz Recordings: Cleo's Choice by Cleo Laine & The David Lindup Orchestra
April Age - Remastered on Golden Lady by Cleo Laine
Just The Way You Are on Quintessential Cleo by Cleo Laine
Feelings on Quintessential Cleo by Cleo Laine

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Cleo LaineCleo Laine2017Album
UnforgettableCleo Laine2016Compil.
The Early YearsCleo Laine2012Compil.
The April Age - EPCleo Laine2011Album
Colette (Original Cast Soundtrack)Cleo Laine2010Album
Loesser GeniusLaurie Holloway & Cleo Laine2003Album
Cindy-Ella (Or I Gotta Shoe) (Original Cast Recording)Cleo Laine, Elisabeth Welch, Cy Grant, George Browne, Caryl Brahms, Ned Sherrin2003Album
Quality TimeCleo Laine2002Album
Quintessential CleoCleo Laine2001Compil.
At Her FinestCleo Laine2001Compil.
The CollectionCleo Laine1998Compil.
The Platinum Collection Of Cleo LaineCleo Laine1997Compil.
The Very Best Of Cleo LaineCleo Laine1997Compil.
Don't Ask MeCleo Laine1995Single
SolitudeCleo Laine With The Duke Ellington Orchestra1995Album
Blue And SentimentalCleo Laine1994Album
An Evening With Cleo LaineCleo Laine1993Album
On The TownLeonard Bernstein, Betty Comden And Adolph Green, Jerome Robbins, Frederica von Stade • Thomas Hampson • Samuel Ramey • Cleo Laine • David Garrison • Kurt Ollmann • Evelyn Lear • Marie McLaughlin And Tyne Daly, The London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas1993Album
Nothing Without YouMel Tormé / Cleo Laine1992Album
JazzCleo Laine1991Album
Portrait Of A Song StylistCleo Laine1989Compil.
Woman To WomanCleo Laine1989Album
Cleo Sings SondheimCleo Laine • Jonathan Tunick1988Album
No One Is Alone / Not A Day Goes ByCleo Laine1988Album
The Unforgettable Cleo LaineCleo Laine1987Album
At The Carnegie Cleo Laine In ConcertCleo Laine1986Album
16 Golden ClassicsCleo Laine1986Compil.
Off The Record With Cleo LaineCleo Laine1985Compil.
Drifting, Dreaming / Annie's SongCleo Laine & James Galway1984Single
Cleo At Carnegie - The 10th Anniversary ConcertCleo Laine1984Album
1953 - 1958John Dankworth Featuring Cleo Laine With The John Dankworth Orchestra And The The Johnny Dankworth Seven1984Compil.
That Old FeelingCleo Laine1984Album
The First Time Ever I Saw Your FaceCleo Laine And John Williams1983Single
Let The Music Take YouCleo Laine & John Williams1983Album
Smilin' ThroughCleo Laine & Dudley Moore1982Album
When I Take My Sugar To TeaCleo Laine & Dudley Moore1982Single
Strictly For The BirdsCleo Laine & Dudley Moore1982Single
Strictly For The Birds / I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)Cleo Laine & Dudley Moore1982Single
Wereldsuccessen - The Best of Cleo LaneCleo Laine1981Compil.
One More DayCleo Laine1981Album
One More Day / Over The MoonCleo Laine1981Single
Pachelbel Canon / How, Where, When?James Galway With Cleo Laine1981Single
You've Got To Do What You've Got To DoCleo Laine1980Single
Sometimes When We TouchCleo Laine & James Galway1980Album
Cleo Laine In ConcertCleo Laine1980Album
Colette (Original Cast Soundtrack)Cleo Laine1980Compil.
Sometimes When We TouchCleo Laine, James Galway1980Single
Cleo's ChoiceCleo Laine1980Album
Sometimes When We TouchCleo Laine & James Galway1980Album
4-Track EPCleo Laine1979Album
The Cleo Laine CollectionCleo Laine1979Compil.
Ridin' HighCleo Laine, The John Dankworth Orchestra1979Compil.
Cleo Laine Sings Word SongsCleo Laine1978Album
Showbix Personalities of 1977Cleo Laine & John Dankworth1978Album
Cleo (Cleo Laine Sings 20 Famous Show Hits)Cleo Laine1978Album
The Merchant SongCleo Laine1978Single
New Baby BornCleo Laine1978Single
Aquarius / Good Morning StarshineCleo Laine, Roger Whittaker1978Single
Cleo's Greatest Show HitsCleo Laine1978Album
Gonna Get ThroughCleo Laine1978Album
Cleo Laine In AustraliaCleo Laine With The John Dankworth Quartet1978Album
Return To CarnegieCleo Laine1977Album
The Best Of Cleo LaineCleo Laine1977Compil.
The Sly CormorantBrian Patten, Brian Gascoigne, Cleo Laine1977Album
At The Wavendon FestivalCleo Laine1976Album
Unlucky Woman (Born On A Friday)Cleo Laine1976Single
Best FriendsCleo Laine and John Williams1976Album
He's So BeautifulCleo Laine And John Williams1976Single
Porgy & BessRay Charles & Cleo Laine1976Album
A Lover And His LassCleo Laine & The Johnny Dankworth Seven1976Album
Streets Of LondonCleo Laine1976Single
The Fantastic Cleo LaineCleo Laine1976Compil.
Sings Pierrot LunaireCleo Laine1976Album
Born On A FridayCleo Laine1976Album
FeelingsCleo Laine And John Williams1976Single
Easy Livin'Cleo Laine1975Album
Cleo LaineCleo Laine1975Album
Let Me Be The One You Run ToCleo Laine1975Single
A Beautiful ThingCleo Laine1974Album
Cleo Close UpCleo Laine1974Album
Looking For Another Pure LoveCleo Laine1974Single
All In Love Is FairCleo Laine1974Single
Sings Pierrot LunaireCleo Laine1974Album
Cleo Laine Live!!! At Carnegie HallCleo Laine1974Album
Spotlight On Cleo LaineCleo Laine1974Compil.
Send In The ClownsCleo Laine1974Single
That's How Heartaches Are MadeCleo Laine1973Single
I Am A SongCleo Laine1973Album
Day By DayCleo Laine1973Album
An Evening With Cleo Laine & The John Dankworth QuartetCleo Laine, The John Dankworth Quartet1972Album
Feel The Warm withCleo Laine1972Album
Slow MotionCleo Laine1972Single
PortraitCleo Laine1971Album
Bill / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man / Nobody Else But MeCleo Laine1971Single
Model Cities ProgrammeCleo Laine1971Single
It Will Soon Be SpringCleo Laine1970Single
Don't Ask MeCleo Laine1969Single
The UnbelievableCleo Laine1968Album
If We Lived On The Top Of A MountainCleo Laine1968Album
Don't Go Love, Don't GoCleo Laine1968Single
SoliloquyCleo Laine1968Album
There Is Nothing Left To Say / Life Is A WheelCleo Laine1966Single
Woman To WomanCleo Laine1966Album
If We Live On The Top Of A MountainCleo Laine1965Single
Little BoatCleo Laine1965Single
Shakespeare And All That JazzCleo Laine Featuring John Dankworth1964Album
Sigh No More LadiesCleo Laine With John Dankworth1964Single
CleoCleo Laine1964Single
Love You MadlyCleo Laine1964Single
It Looks Like They're In LoveCleo Laine1963Single
SouthendCleo Laine1963Single
Beyond The Blues (American Negro Poetry)Brock Peters, Vinnette Carroll, Cleo Laine, Gordon Heath1963Album
You Gotta Have LoveCleo Laine1962Single
Waiting For Johnny To Come HomeCleo Laine1962Single
All About MeCleo Laine1962Album
Jazz DateCleo Laine / Tubby Hayes Quartet1961Album
You'll Answer To MeCleo Laine1961Single
Something's Gotta GiveCleo Laine1961Single
It Was A Lover And His Lass / O Mistress MineCleo Laine1961Single
The Necessary LoveCleo Laine1961Single
Mister One And OnlyCleo Laine1961Single
The Fabulous CleoCleo Laine1961Single
Let's Slip AwayCleo Laine1960Single
Cleo Sings ElizabethanCleo Laine1959Single
Hand Me Down LoveCleo Laine1958Single
She's The Tops!Cleo Laine1957Album
Cleo Sings BritishCleo Laine1957Single
Cleo Laine SingsCleo Laine1956Single
I Got RhythmCleo Laine1956Single
The April AgeCleo Laine1956Single
Cleo's ChoiceCleo LaineAlbum
SummertimeCleo Laine, Ray CharlesSingle
Get HappyThe Johnny Dankworth Seven With Cleo LaineCompil.
Four-Star Entertainment!Sacha Distel / Cleo Laine / Roger Whittaker / Clodagh RodgersCompil.
Four Classic Albums, 4EP's & Bonus TracksCleo LaineCompil.
BBC Jazz ClubThe Harry Klein Quintet, The Victor Feldman Quartet, The John Dankworth Orchestra, Cleo LaineAlbum
ThemesCleo LaineCompil.
The Truth About LoveCleo LaineAlbum
Sir William Walton's FaçadeCleo Laine, Annie Ross With John DankworthAlbum
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