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America's Greatest Hits 1943 (4CD)

America's Greatest Hits 1943 (4CD)

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We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1943, the third full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart the chart was launched in July 1940. This great value 98-track 4-CD set comprises almost every record which appeared in the Top 20 during the year specifically it features the records which appeared in the Top 10 published in Billboard, plus those which are listed as having reached No. 11-20 in Joel Whitburn's well-known chart publications, which were based on analysis of regional charts. For reasons of space, it excludes those records which entered the Top 10 in 1942, and so are included in our existing 1942 collection, and also excludes a few titles for which mastering sources could not be found. One feature of this year was that the American Federation of Musicians recording ban had come into force, and so there were a number of big hits which were performed acappella, including some by Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes.

In addition, the big names of the swing era were still very much in evidence, and among the big long-lasting No. 1s of the year were I've Heard That Song Before by Harry James & Helen Forrest, Sunday Monday Or Always by Bing Crosby and Paper Doll by the Mills Brothers. In between, a host of other big names made their presence felt - Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Judy Garland, Duke Ellington, Dinah Shore and others - alongside many highly collectable lesser-known records by some artists we don't hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of a year when the USA was fully embroiled in WWII and there were plenty of patriotic and sentimental wartime hits to give a period flavour, with prolific hitmaker Glenn Miller epitomising that particular strand. It includes a 12,000+ word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information.
 
 
Disc 1
Track Title Artist
1 Can't Get Out Of This Mood Kay Kyser & His orch. with Ginny, Harry, Jack & Max
2 Why Don't You Do Right Benny Goodman & Peggy Lee
3 A Touch Of Texas Freddy Martin & His Orch. with Eddie Stone, Glenn Hughes & The Martin Men
4 (As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You F Dinah Shore
5 When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) Lucky Millinder & His Orch. With Trevor Bacon
6 I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City Johnny Mercer with Freddie Slack & His Orch.
7 Moonlight Becomes You Bing Crosby
8 Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me Johnny Long orchestra with Bob Houston & Helen Young
9 Moonlight Becomes You Harry James & His Orch. with Johnny McAfee
10 There Will Never Be Another You Sammy Kaye & His Orch. with Nancy Norman
11 I've Heard That Song Before Harry James & His Orch. With Helen Forrest
12 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) Xavier Cugat & His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
13 (As Long As You're Not In Love With Anyone Else) Why Don't You F Dick Jurgens & His Orch. with Harry Cool
14 Moonlight Mood Glenn Miller & His Orch. With The Modernaires
15 Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. with Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
16 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Dinah Shore
17 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Ink Spots
18 Constantly Bing Crosby
19 Move It Over Ethel Merman
20 It Started All Over Again Tommy Dorsey,Frank Sinatra/Pied Pipers 
21 Moonlight Mood Kay Kyser & His Orch. With The Glee Club
22 For Me And My Gal Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
23 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Six Hits And A Miss
24 That Old Black Magic Glenn Miller & His Orch. with Skip Nelson & The Modernaires
25 Fat Meat Is Good Meat Jimmy Lytell & His All Star Seven With Savannah Churchill
Disc 2
Track Title Artist
1 That Old Black Magic Freddie Slack & His. Orch. With Margaret Whiting
2 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To Dick Jurgens & His Orch. with Harry Cool
3 There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere Jimmy Wakely
4 As Time Goes By Jacques Renard
5 Please Think Of Me Shep Fields & His New Music with Ralph Young
6 Velvet Moon Harry James & His Orch.
7 That Old Black Magic Charlie Barnet Orch. With Frances Wayne
8 For Me And My Gal Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians with Kenny Gardner
9 As Time Goes By Rudy Vallee
10 That Old Black Magic Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights with Charles Goodman
11 Taking A Chance On Love Benny Goodman & His. Orch. with Helen Forrest
12 Murder, He Says Dinah Shore
13 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch. With Kenny Sargent and Le Brun Sisters
14 Taking A Chance On Love Sammy Kaye & His Orch. with The Three Kadets
15 Prince Charming Harry James & His Orch.
16 Let's Get Lost Vaughn Monroe & His. Orch. With The Four Lee Sisters
17 You'll Never Know Willie Kelly & His Orch.
18 It Can't Be Wrong Allen Miller & His orchestra
19 Big Boy Ray McKinley & His Orch. with Imogene Lynn
20 All Or Nothing At All Frank Sinatra with Harry James & His Orch.
21 Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer Song Spinners
22 Let's Get Lost Kay Kyser & His Orch.
23 Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament" Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
24 It Can't Be Wrong Dick Haymes & Song Spinners
Disc 3
Track Title Artist
1 The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker Kay Kyser & His Orch. with Julie Conway
2 All Of Me Count Basie & His Orch. With Lynne Sherman
3 You'll Never Know Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners
4 In The Blue Of Evening Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra
5 Johnny Zero The Song Spinners
6 Let's Get Lost Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. with Bob Eberly
7 Four Or Five Times Woody Herman
8 Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer Willie Kelly & His Orch.
9 Pushin' Sand Kay Kyser & His Orch.
10 Blue Surreal Bob Crosby & His Orch.
11 It's Always You Tommy Dorsey & His Orch. with Frank Sinatra
12 Riffette Freddie Slack & His. Orch
13 Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer The Four Vagabonds
14 I Heard You Cried Last Night Harry James & His Orch. With Helen Forrest
15 You'll Never Know Frank Sinatra with The Bobby Tucker Singers
16 In My Arms Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners
17 Get On Board, Little Chillun Freddie Slack & His orch with Ella Mae Morse
18 Paper Doll Mills Brothers
19 (Theme from the) Warsaw Concerto Freddy Martin & His Orch.
20 Sunday Monday Or Always Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Singers
21 Pistol Packin' Mama Al Dexter & His Troopers
22 Wait For Me Mary Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners
23 I Never Mention Your Name (Oh No) Dick Haymes
24 Don't Cry Baby Erskine Hawkins (The Twentieth Century Gabriel) & His Orch. With Jimmy Mitchell
25 Sunday Monday Or Always Frank Sinatra & Bobby Tucker Singers
Disc 4
Track Title Artist
1 Close To You Frank Sinatra & Bobby Tucker Singers
2 People Will Say We're In Love Frank Sinatra & Bobby Tucker Singers
3 Mission To Moscow Benny Goodman & His Orch.
4 People Will Say We're In Love Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin With The Sportsmen Glee Club
5 Night And Day Frank Sinatra
6 Goodbye Sue Perry Como
7 Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You) Dick Kuhn & His Orch.
8 Boogie Woogie Tommy Dorsey & His. Orch
9 Put Your Arms Around Me Honey Dick Haymes & Song Spinners
10 Pistol Packin' Mama Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
11 Blue Rain Glenn Miller & His Orch. with Ray Eberle
12 Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin With The Sportsmen Glee Club
13 I Heard You Cried Last Night (And So Did I) Dick Haymes
14 My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart) Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orch. with Eugenie Baird
15 They're Either Too Young Or Too Old Jimmy Dorsey & His Orch. with Kitty Kallen
16 Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' Frank Sinatra & Bobby Tucker Singers
17 If You Please Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Singers
18 I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) Bing Crosby
19 Rhapsody In Blue Glenn Miller Orch.
20 All For You King Cole Trio
21 Oklahoma Original Broadway Cast
22 Shoo-Shoo Baby Ella Mae Morse
23 Shoo-Shoo Baby Andrews Sisters
24 White Christmas Bing Crosby
  • Artist:
    Various Artists
  • Discs:
    4
  • EAN:
    824046711627
  • Release:
    August 2017
  • Brand:
    Acrobat
  • Product Code:
    ACQCD7116
  • Weight:
    0.2kg