Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Limehouse Blues - Ambrose & His Orchestra
2. Peg O' My Heart
3. Java Jive - The Ink Spots
4. There's a Fella Waitin' in Poughkeepsie - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby
5. Rockin' in Rhythm - Duke Ellington
6. Crusing Down the River - Lou Preager
7. I'll Just Close My Eyes - Anne Shelton
8. Ole Moses Put Pharaoh in His Place - Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
9. It Might as Well Be Spring - Dick Haymes
10. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers
11. Lili Marlene - Lale Anderson
12. Down Sunnyside Lane - Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra
13. In the Middle of a Kiss - Connee Boswell
14. I Get Along Without You Very Well - Lew Stone & His Orchestra
15. Very Thought of You - Bud Noble
16. We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn

Disc 2:

1. Umbrella Man
2. Copenhagen - Ambrose & His Orchestra
3. Blues in the Night - Anne Shelton
4. Dry Bones - Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
5. Stop Crying - King Oliver
6. Three Caballeros - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby
7. Do I Worry - The Ink Spots
8. It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow - Jack Payne
9. You Always Hurt the One You Love - Mills Brothers
10. Sing, Nightingale Sing - Lale Anderson
11. There's Something Wrong With the Weather - Lew Stone & His Orchestra
12. Echo of a Song - Al Bowlly, Roy Fox & His Orchestra
13. Indian Love Call - Maurice Winnick
14. Chinatown, My Chinatown - Al Jolson, Matty Malneck's Orchestra
15. Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogey Man - Henry Hall
16. I'm Making Believe - Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots

Disc 3:

1. Don't Fence Me In - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby
2. After You've Gone - Al Jolson, Matty Malneck's Orchestra
3. Teddy Bears' Picnic - Henry Hall
4. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzgerald, The Ink Spots
5. That's for Me - Dick Haymes, Victor Young
6. Let the People Sing - Jack Payne
7. Little Dutch Mill - Ray Noble & His Orchestra
8. Later On - Vera Lynn
9. Bird Song at Eventide - Ronnie Ronalde
10. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby
11. Cheek to Cheek - Lew Stone & His Orchestra
12. I Only Have Eyes for You
13. We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines - Billy Merrin and His Commanders
14. Till Then - Mills Brothers
15. Roll Along Covered Wagon - Harry Roy & His Orchestra
16. Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Ambrose & His Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88742 in Music
• Released on: 2006-04-25
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .66 pounds

Customer Reviews

Excellent, eclectic collection
If you loved the original British production of The Singing Detective, as I did, you won't be disappointed with this fine collection of oldies.

toe tapingly good...
20 popular songs from the 1930s and 1940s which Dennis Potter used in his award winning 1980s British television serial. Honey vocals and punchy orchestration are good, but I wish I'd bought the 3CD set.

Greatest Hits of the the 1920's to the 1940's?
I'm not an expert of the music of the early first half 20th century but it sure seems and sounds like a great roundup of the greatest hits of the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. You get a lot of big name artists and while the tracks that are more obscure and not necessarily recognizeable to someone my age, once you hear the songs - they still hold up as great songs, excellent perormances and seem to be the classics of the time - and if you're a music collector - great music at a great price (if you don't already own these). It's an excellent collection all around: famous artists, nicely choosen performances (for artists my generation doesn't know), classic songs that still hold up, very nice sound quality AND even a great value for the money.