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America's Greatest Hits 1940 - The First Chart Year (2CD)

America's Greatest Hits 1940 - The First Chart Year (2CD)

America's Greatest Hits 1940 - The First Chart Year (2CD)

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Acrobat's highly popular Americas Greatest Hits series has so far focused on the 1950s and 60s, but there is a clear demand for collections which address earlier years, and so this collection starts at the very beginning of the 1940s with what was the very first year of the record sales charts. In July 1940, Billboard began to publish the "Best Selling Popular Retail Records" Top 10 on a weekly basis, and this collection comprises every record which appeared in that chart from July through to December of 1940.

Inevitably, it includes records by a number of the top swing orchestras of the day including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Charlie Barnet, along with their featured singers, notably Frank Sinatra's early hits with Tommy Dorsey, as well as hits by top vocalists like Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. Alongside those are doowop records by Ink Spots, and some fine boogie-woogie hits as well, and the 47 titles featured make up a great-value 2-CD set which provide an entertaining snapshot of the dawn of the chart era. Once again, there are detailed background notes on every record in a 5,000 word booklet.
 
 
Disc 1
Track Title Artist
1 I'll Never Smile Again Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers 
2 The Breeze And I Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly 
3 Imagination Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
4 Playmates Kay Kyser &  His Orchestra with Sully Mason & His Playmates
5 Fools Rush In Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
6 Where Was I? Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra with Mary Ann McCall 
7 Pennsylvania 6-5000 Glenn Miller & His Orch.
8 Imagination Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra
9 Sierra Sue Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orch.
10 Make-Believe Island Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions In Music with Mary Ann Mercer
11 The Nearness Of You Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
12 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano Ink Spots 
13 Make-Believe Island Jan Savitt & His Orch. with Bon Bon
14 Frenesi Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
15 I'm Nobody's Baby Judy Garland 
16 Blueberry Hill Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
17 Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Helen O'Connell
18 God Bless America Kate Smith
19 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
20 Maybe Ink Spots
21 Dolimite Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra
22 Trade Winds Bing Crosby With Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians
23 Trade Winds Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra
24 Only Forever Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & His Orch.
Disc 2
Track Title Artist
1 Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) Pt. 1 Will Bradley & His Orchestra feat. Ray McKinley & Freddie Slack
2 Crosstown Glenn Miller & His Orch. with Jack Lathrop 
3 Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) Ink Spots
4 Practice Makes Perfect Bob Chester & His Orchestra with Al Stuart 
5 We Three Ink Spots 
6 Only Forever Tommy Dorsey & His orch. with Allan Storr 
7 Pompton Turnpike Charlie Barnet & His orch.
8 Ferry-Boat Serenade Kay Kyser & His orch. with Ginny, Harry, Jack & Max
9 Our Love Affair Tommy Dorsey  & Frank Sinatra 
10 Our Love Affair Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
11 The Call Of The Canyon Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
12 Down Argentina Way Leo Reisman & His orch. with Sara Horn
13 We Three Tommy Dorsey  & Frank Sinatra 
14 A Handful Of Stars Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
15 Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat Will Bradley & His Orchestra feat. Ray McKinley 
16 Ferry-Boat Serenade (La Piccinina) Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen & His Orch.
17 Down Argentina Way Bob Crosby & His Orch. with Bonnie King 
18 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Glenn Miller & His Orchestra with Ray Eberle 
19 Down The Road A Piece Will Bradley Trio with Ray McKinley
20 There I Go Vaughn Monroe & His Orch.
21 There I Go Will Bradley & His Orchestra feat. Ray McKinley 
22 Star Dust Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers 
23 Five O'Clock Whistle Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
  • EAN:
    824046315320
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  • Discs:
    2
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  • Release:
    January 2016
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  • Artist:
    Various Artists
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  • Brand:
    Acrobat
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  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3153
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  • Weight:
    0.12kg
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