Forty #1 Hits Of The Forties (2003)

Product Summary UPC: 00617742030723 Release Date: 4/8/2003 Buy.com Sku: 60595319 Item#: M73C2L Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Frenesi - Artie Shaw ~ Various Artists 2. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists 3. I'll Never Smile Again - Tommy Dorsey ~ Various Artists 4. In The Mood - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists 5. Amapola - Jimmy Dorsey ~ Various Artists 6. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Freddy Martin ~ Various Artists 7. Piano Concerto In B Flat - Freddy Martin ~ Various Artists 8. Daddy - Sammy Kaye ~ Various Artists 9. Moonlight Cocktails - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists 10. Jingle, Jangle Jingle - Kay Kyser ~ Various Artists 11. Tangerine - Jimmy Dorsey ~ Various Artists 12. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo - Glenn Miller ~ Various Artists 13. I've Heard That Song Before ~ Various Artists 14. Paper Doll - The Mills Brothers ~ Various Artists 15. Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter ~ Various Artists 16. Sunday, Monday Or Always - Bing Crosby ~ Various Artists 17. Shoo Shoo Baby - Stan Kenton ~ Various Artists 18. Swingin' On A Star - Dorothy Collins ~ Various Artists 19. I'll Get By - Harry James ~ Various Artists 20. Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby/The Andrews Sisters ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Rum And Coca Cola - The Andrews Sisters ~ Various Artists 2. 'Til The End Of Time - Perry Como ~ Various Artists 3. On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer/The Pied Pipers ~ Various Artists 4. Sentimental Journey - Les Brown ~ Various Artists 5. Gypsy, The - The Ink Spots ~ Various Artists 6. Oh! What It Seemed To Be - Frankie Carle ~ Various Artists 7. To Each His Own - Eddy Howard ~ Various Artists 8. Rumors Are Flying - Frankie Carle ~ Various Artists 9. Heartaches - Ted Weems ~ Various Artists 10. Near You - Frances Craig ~ Various Artists 11. Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe ~ Various Artists 12. Peg O' My Heart - The Harmonicats ~ Various Artists 13. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Peggy Lee/Desi Arnaz ~ Various Artists 14. Nature Boy - Nat "King" Cole ~ Various Artists 15. Twelfth Street Rag - Pee Wee Hunt ~ Various Artists 16. Buttons And Bows - Dinah Shore ~ Various Artists 17. Ghost Riders In The Sky - Vaughn Monroe ~ Various Artists 18. That Lucky Old Sun - Frankie Laine ~ Various Artists 19. Little Bird Told Me, A - Eileen Wilson ~ Various Artists 20. Cruising Down The River - Russ Morgan ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Except for the rare AM station, or swing jazz programs on NPR, the music of the 1940s seems to belong to some misty, romanticized past. Forty #1 Hits of the Forties, then, serves as a refresher course on ten years of popular American music history. This two-disc set follows chronological order and includes four number one hits from each year. With a combination of crooners (Bing Crosby), big bands (Glenn Miller), and vocal groups (the Inkspots), the music of the era is incredibly eclectic. The collection begins with the dominance of the big bands in the early '40s, including notable instrumentals like Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" and Glenn Miller's "In the Mood." Swing's sway, however, declined in popularity following a recording ban on musicians in 1942. As a result, vocalists like the Mills Brothers ("Paper Doll"), Dorothy Collins ("Swingin' on a Star"), and the Andrew Sisters ("Rum and Coca Cola") came to prominence on the charts. Forty #1 Hits of the Forties also includes western fare originally introduced by singing cowboys on the silver screen. Al Dexter tells of the dangers of getting involved with the wrong type of girl in "Pistol Packin' Mama" while Vaughn Monroe sings an early version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky." Many other familiar names appear on this set--Dinah Shore, Nat King Cole, and Perry Como--making it a rich and varied collection. For those that remember the era, Forty #1 Hits of the Forties promises a nostalgia-filled trip to yesteryear. To everyone else, the set provides a comprehensive overview of the popular music of the era. ~ sql=Ax9e997ldkrgt   Technical Info Release Date : 12/15/2004 Original Release Date : 2003 Catalog ID : 307 Label : Collectors' Choice Music Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Live Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00617742030723    Product Image