Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1941 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice", she is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era. Yuro possessed a contralto vocal range. According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".
Signed to Liberty Records in 1959, she had a U.S. Billboard No. 4 single in 1961 with "Hurt", an R&B ballad. Yuro's recording was produced by Clyde Otis, who had previously worked with Brook Benton and Dinah Washington. Later that year she recorded as a duo with Johnnie Ray. She charted some further minor hits including "Smile" (No. 42), opened for Frank Sinatra on his 1962 tour of Australia, and received a 1962 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist of 1961.
In 1962, Bob Johnston and Otis produced Yuro's single "What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You?)", which went to No. 12 on the Billboard pop chart. On both "Hurt" and "What's a Matter Baby", Yuro showed an emotional but elegant vocal style that owed a debt to Washington and other black jazz singers. Many listeners in the early 1960s thought Yuro was black. Her single "The Love of a Boy" reached No. 44 in 1962. It was arranged and co-written by Burt Bacharach.
By 1964, Yuro had moved to Mercury Records, but her first record for the label, "You Can Have Him", arranged by Jack Nitzsche, only just scraped into the chart and was her last hit. Nevertheless, her album The Amazing Timi Yuro, produced by Quincy Jones, was an artistic success. According to one critic, "her deep, strident, almost masculine voice, staggered delivery and the occasional sob created a compelling musical presence".
By the late 1960s, Yuro had performed in venues from London to Las Vegas. She appeared at the Kray twins' clubs in London as she was a favorite of Reggie Kray. In 1965 and 1968 she sang at the Sanremo Music Festival, Italy's most popular music contest. However, her career lost its early momentum and she quit the music business altogether after her marriage in 1969.
1-1 Hurt
1-2 I Apologize
1-3 What's a Matter Baby
1-4 Exactly Like You
1-5 Smile
1-6 Be Anything (But Be Mine)
1-7 If I Had You
1-8 Stardust
1-9 Then I'll Be Tired Of You
1-10 Hold Me
1-11 For You
1-12 You'll Never Know
1-13 Nothing In The World (Could Make Me Love You More Than I Do)
1-14 A Little Bird Told Me
1-15 Once In A While
1-16 The Wall
1-17 Trying
1-18 Just Say I Love Him
1-19 Don't Blame Me
1-20 All My Love Belongs To You
1-21 Count Everything
1-22 I Believe
2-1 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
2-2 I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
2-3 Cry
2-4 She Really Loves You
2-5 My Prayer
2-6 The Love Of a Boy
2-7 There Goes My Heart
2-8 I Cry Myself To Sleep
2-9 Put Them Aside
2-10 Satan Never Sleeps
2-11 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
2-12 You Belong To My Heart
2-13 If I Didn't Care
2-14 Don't Take Your Love From Me
2-15 I Won't Cry Anymore
2-16 Somewhere Along The Way
2-17 And That Reminds Me
2-18 I Should Care
2-19 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
2-20 Thirteenth Hour
2-21 I Know (I Love You)
2-22 A Mother's Love
