Wonderful work from Dorothy Shay – a very unusual singer for her time, and in a backwards way, almost a force in mainstreaming country music in later years! As the title implies, Dorothy's a bit of a "Park Avenue
Hillbilly" – in that she sings country themes, but in a style that's less
hillbilly and more in the mode of some of the straighter female vocalists of the time. She's working here with backings from Russ Black, and the sound's almost in the mode of some of the country sides cut by Bing Crosby – but perhaps a bit more whimsical overall. Titles include "A Little Western Town Called Beverly
Hills", "Why Shore", "Television's Tough On Love", "
Sugar Plum Kisses & Vinegar Tears", and "Don't You Think You Should've Mentioned It Before".
(Purple label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, mostly in back.)