100 Strings and Joni (original) (raw)

100 Strings and Joni is a studio album by the American traditional pop singer Joni James, released in May 1959 by MGM Records. Recorded at EMI Recording Studios, Abbey Road, the album utilizes a 100-piece symphony orchestra and was produced by Tony Acquaviva (credited under the mononym Acquaviva), James' husband, manager and conductor. British composers Tony Osbourne and Geoff Love arranged the album's twelve tracks and the album was recorded with assistance from EMI A&R manager Norman Newell. A commercial success upon release, the album initiated a series of "100 Strings" albums for James.