The King Sisters were a family group comprising six sisters, although they performed and recorded as The Four King Sisters, with the numbers actually varying over the years. Modelling themselves on their idols The Boswell Sisters, they came to the fore just as the Boswells retired in the late 1930s, and for the next decade were to some extent rivals of The Andrews Sisters. They initially performed and recorded as the featured group with the orchestras of Horace Heidt and Alvino Rey, having hits with both, and then had more hits through the 1940s under their own name. 

This 52-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides on the Brunswick, Bluebird, Victor and RCA labels from this era, and features all their career hits under their own name, including the Top 10 entries “The Hut-Hut Song” and “Love, Love, Love”, plus “The Trolley Song”, “I’ll Get By” and more, along with Top 5 hits with Horace Heidt, “Hot Lips”, “Oh Marie” and “It’s The Natural Thing to Do”, and hits with Alvino Rey. 

They were a vivacious and stylish ensemble, equally skilled at jazzy high-speed harmonies and atmospheric ballads, who very much captured the spirit of their era, and this collection offers a substantial and enjoyable showcase for their distinctive contribution to the swing era.

CD 1
1. HOT LIPS Horace Heidt & His Brigadiers, with The Four King Sisters  (Brunswick 7916) 1937     
2. OH MARIE, OH MARIE Horace Heidt & His Brigadiers, with The Four King Sisters  (Brunswick 7920) 1937     
3. IT'S THE NATURAL THING TO DO  Horace Heidt & His Brigadiers, with The Four King Sisters  (Brunswick 7927) 193    
4. LITTLE HEAVEN OF THE SEVEN SEAS Horace Heidt & His Brigadiers, with The Four King Sisters  (Brunswick 7946) 1937     
5. A BEE GEZINDT The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10512) 1939     
6. IN THE MOOD The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10545) 1939     
7. GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10590) 1940     
8. SOMETIMES I'M HAPPY The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10660) 1940     
9. CIELITO LINDO (BEAUTIFUL SKY) The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10690) 1940     
10. SIX LESSONS FROM MADAMA LA ZONGA The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10733) 1940     
11. JAVA JIVE The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10746) 1940     
12. CALL OF THE CANYON The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 10834) 1940     
13. TIGER RAG Alvino Rey & His Orch. with The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11002) 1941     
14. NIGHTY NIGHT Alvino Rey & His Orch. with Yvonne King (Bluebird 11041) 1941     
15. MISS OTIS REGRETS (SHE'S UNABLE TO LUNCH TODAY) The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11055) 1941     
16. PERSPICACITY (THE LILAC TREE) The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11099) 1941     
17. I UNDERSTAND The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11122) 1941     
18. THE HUT SUT SONG (A SWEDISH SERENADE) The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11154) 1941     
19. I DREAMT I DWELT IN HARLEM The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11184) 1941     
20. BACK IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11184) 1941     
21. SAND IN MY SHOES The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11209) 1941     
22. MOONGLOW The Four King Sisters (Bluebird 11279) 1941     
23. BLESS 'EM ALL Barry Wood & The Four King Sisters (Victor 27407) 1941     
24. MINKA The Four King Sisters (Victor 11317) 1941     
25. IF I COULD ONLY PLAY A CONCERTINA The Four King Sisters (Victor 11444) 1941     
26. ROSE O'DAY (THE FILLA-GA-DUSHA SONG) The Four King Sisters (Victor 11349) 1941     

CD 2
1. I SAID NO  Alvino Rey & His Orch. with Yvonne King (Victor 11391) 1942 
2. SOMEONE'S ROCKING MY DREAMBOAT The Four King Sisters (Victor 11398) 1942 
3. ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY The Four King Sisters (Victor 11431) 1942 
4. WHEN THE ROSES BLOOM AGAIN The Four King Sisters (Victor 11472) 1942 
5. THE ARMY AIR CORPS Alvino Rey & His Orch (Victor 11476) 1942 
6. DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE The Four King Sisters (Victor 11511) 1942 
7. JERSEY BOUNCE The Four King Sisters (Victor 11522) 1942 
8. MY DEVOTION The Four King Sisters (Victor 11555) 1942 
9. THE STRIP POLKA Alvino Rey & His Orch with The Four King Sisters (Victor 11573) 1942 
10. GOBS OF LOVE The Four King Sisters (Victor 11576) 1942 
11. I'LL GET BY (AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU) The Four King Sisters (Victor 30-0821) 1944 
12. MAIRZY DOATS (MARES EAT OATS AND DOES EAT OATS) The Four King Sisters (Victor 30-0822) 1944 
13. ITS LOVE, LOVE, LOVE The Four King Sisters (Victor 30-0822) 1944 
14. MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET The Four King Sisters (Victor 30-0824) 1944 
15. THE TROLLEY SONG The Four King Sisters (Victor 30-0829) 1944 
16. AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1631) 1945 
17. SATURDAY NIGHT (IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT IN THE WEEK) The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1633) 1945 
18. CANDY The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1633) 1945 
19. SWEETHEART OF ALL MY DREAMS The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1672) 1945 
20. NO CAN DO The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1719) No Can Do 
21. CHIQUITA BANANA The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1884) 1946 
22. ISLE OF CAPRI The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1903) 1946 
23. STONE COLD DEAD IN THE MARKET (HE HAD IT COMING) The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1943) 1946 
24. COFFEE SONG The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-1943) 1946 
25. DIVORCE ME C.O.D The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-2018) 1946 
26. MY HONEY'S KISS The Four King Sisters (RCA-Victor 20-2044) 1946