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Frances Langford - The G.I. Nightingale – The Singles Collection 1933-47 (2CD)

Frances Langford - The G.I. Nightingale – The Singles Collection 1933-47 (2CD)
Frances Langford - The G.I. Nightingale – The Singles Collection 1933-47 (2CD)

Frances Langford - The G.I. Nightingale – The Singles Collection 1933-47 (2CD)

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Frances Langford was a singer and movie actress, who was popular during the golden age of radio, and enjoyed a successful career during the 1930s and ‘40s, becoming a favourite with US troops as she toured the military bases with Bob Hope during and after WWII, and acquiring the nickname “The G.I. Sweetheart”. She trained as an opera singer, but turned to pop when her voice changed after a tonsillectomy, and made her movie and radio debut in the early 1930s, leading to a recording contract. This 48-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides of her releases on the Columbia, Melotone, Brunswick, Decca and ARA labels from these years. It features all her career hits, including the No. 6 “Harbour Lights”, plus “I’m In The Mood For Love”, “I Feel A Song Coming On”, “Easy To Love”, “Was It Rain”, “So Many Memories” and “Falling In Love With Love”. It features duets with Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee, and performances accompanied by the orchestras of Jimmy Dorsey, Victor Young, Harry Sosnik, Phil Ohman and Earle Hagen. She was a singer very much of her era, her repertoire drawn from Broadway and Hollywood, including movies in which she appeared, as well as the hot material coming from Tin Pan Alley, and this is an enjoyable showcase for her talents as an entertainer.

Tracks

CD 1
1. STORMY WEATHER Frances Langford (Columbia UK D1124) 1933 
2. HOLD MY HAND Frances Langford (Melotone 12986) 1934 
3. I FEEL A SONG COMING ON Frances Langford (Brunswick 7512) 1935 
4. I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Frances Langford (Brunswick 7513) 1935 
5. YOU HIT THE SPOT Frances Langford (Decca 663) 1935 
6. MELODY FROM THE SKY Frances Langford (Decca 775) 1936 
7. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE HISTORY ( I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE) Frances Langford (Decca 783) 1936 
8. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY Frances Langford (Decca 893) 1936 
9. WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN? Frances Langford (Decca 902) 1936 
10. RAP TAP ON WOOD Frances Langford (Decca 939) 1936 
11. EASY TO LOVE Frances Langford (Decca 940) 1936 
12. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN MEDLEY Frances Langford, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong (Decca 15027) 1936 
13. WAS IT RAIN? Frances Langford (Decca 1202) 1937 
14. SO MANY MEMORIES Frances Langford (Decca 1440) 1937 
15. HARBOR LIGHTS Frances Langford (Decca 1441) 1937 
16. IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO Frances Langford (Decca 1464) 1937 
17. ONCE IN A WHILE Frances Langford (Decca 1542) 1937 
18. SWEET SOMEONE Frances Langford (Decca 1577) 1937 
19. LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU Frances Langford ( ) 1937 
20. AT YOUR BECK AND CALL Frances Langford (Decca 1760) 1938 
21. CARRY ME BACK TO OLE VIRGINNY Frances Langford (Decca 15040) 1938 
22. AT LONG LAST LOVE Frances Langford (Decca 2197) 1938 
23. FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE Frances Langford (Decca 2247) 1938 
24. THIS CAN'T BE LOVE  Frances Langford & Rudy Vallee (Decca 2248) 1938

CD 2
1. GYPSY LOVE SONG  Bing Crosby & Frances Langford (Decca 2316) 1939 
2. THE MAN WITH THE MANDOLIN Frances Langford (Decca 2595) 1939 
3. AM I BLUE? Frances Langford (Decca 2747) 1939 
4. BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA Frances Langford (Decca 2747) 1939 
5. BODY AND SOUL Frances Langford (Decca 2862) 1939 
6. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR Frances Langford (Decca 3050) 1940 
7. SAY IT (OVER AGAIN) Frances Langford (Decca 3076) 1940 
8. DREAMING OUT LOUD Frances Langford (Decca 3400) 1940 
9. SMILIN' THROUGH Frances Langford (Decca 4020) 1941 
10. BALTIMORE ORIOLE Frances Langford (Decca 15063) 1942 
11. BLUE TAHITIAN MOON Frances Langford (Decca 4195) 1942 
12. SERENADE IN BLUE Frances Langford (Decca 18434) 1942 
13. BILL Frances Langford (Decca 18765) 1942 
14. LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT  Frances Langford (ARA 109) 1942 
15. PLEASE DON'T PLAY NUMBER SIX TONIGHT Frances Langford (ARA 111) 1942 
16. YOU BELONG TO MY HEART  Frances Langford (ARA 120) 1942 
17. EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE  Frances Langford (ARA 121) 1942 
18. LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME Frances Langford (Mercury 3029) 1946 
19. I LIKE MIKE Frances Langford (Mercury 3031) 1946 
20. OH BUT I DO Frances Langford (Mercury 3041) 1946 
21. TIME ON MY HANDS Frances Langford (Mercury 3050) 1946 
22. BLUE MOON Frances Langford (Mercury 1047) 1947 
23. A LITTLE WHITE GARDENIA Frances Langford (Mercury 1048) 1947 
24. OVER THE RAINBOW Frances Langford (Mercury 1049) 1947

  • UPC:
    824046354824
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  • Release:
    April 2025
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  • FORMAT:
    2CD
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  • Brand:
    Acrobat
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  • Product Code:
    ADDCD3548
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  • Weight:
    0.12kg
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