Various Artists: America's Greatest Hits 1940: First Chart / Var - COMPACT DISCS

Various Artists: America's Greatest Hits 1940: First Chart / Var - COMPACT DISCSTitle: America's Greatest Hits 1940: First Chart Var Artist: Various Artists Label: Acrobat Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 824046315320 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2016 03 11 Number of Discs: 2 Acrobat's highly popular "America's 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

Title: America's Greatest Hits 1940: First Chart / Var
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Acrobat
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 824046315320
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2016-03-11
Number of Discs: 2

Acrobat's highly popular "America's 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 bookle

Tracks:
1.1 I'll Never Smile Again (Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra ; the Pied Pipers) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1.2 The Breeze and I (Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Bob Eberly) - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1.3 Imagination (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.4 Playmates (Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Sully Mason ; His Playmates) - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
1.5 Fools Rush in (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.6 Where Was I? (Charlie Barnet ; His Orchestra with Mary Ann McCall) - Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
1.7 Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.8 Imagination (Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1.9 Sierra Sue (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orchestra) - Bing Crosby
1.10 Make-Believe Island (Mitchell Ayres ; His Fashions in Music with Mary Ann Mercer) - Mitchell Ayres and His Fashions in Music
1.11 The Nearness of You (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.12 When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots
1.13 Make-Believe Island (Jan Savitt ; His Orchestra with Bon Bon) - Jan Savitt and His Orchestra
1.14 Frenesi (Artie Shaw ; His Orchestra) - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
1.15 I'm Nobody's Baby (Judy Garland) - Judy Garland
1.16 Blueberry Hill (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.17 Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga (Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Helen O'Connell) - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1.18 God Bless America (Kate Smith) - Kate Smith
1.19 When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1.20 Maybe (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots
1.21 Dolimite (Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra) - Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
1.22 Trade Winds (Bing Crosby with Dick McIntyre and His Harmony Hawaiians) - Bing Crosby
1.23 Trade Winds (Tommy Dorsey ; Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
1.24 Only Forever (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter ; His Orchestra) - Bing Crosby
2.1 Beat Me Daddy (Eight to the Bar) Pt. 1 (Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley ; Freddie Slack) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra
2.2 Crosstown (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Jack Lathrop) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2.3 Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees) (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots
2.4 Practice Makes Perfect (Bob Chester ; His Orchestra with Al Stuart) - Bob Chester and His Orchestra
2.5 We Three (Ink Spots) - Ink Spots
2.6 Only Forever (Tommy Dorsey ; His Orchestra with Allan Storr) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2.7 Pompton Turnpike (Charlie Barnet ; His Orchestra) - Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
2.8 Ferry-Boat Serenade (Kay Kyser ; His Orchestra with Ginny, Harry, Jack ; Max) - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
2.9 Our Love Affair (Tommy Dorsey ; Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2.10 Our Love Affair (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2.11 The Call of the Canyon (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2.12 Down Argentina Way (Leo Reisman ; His Orchestra with Sara Horn) - Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
2.13 We Three (Tommy Dorsey ; Frank Sinatra) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2.14 A Handful of Stars (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2.15 Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra
2.16 Ferry-Boat Serenade - la Piccinina (Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen ; His Orchestra) - the Andrews Sisters
2.17 Down Argentina Way (Bob Crosby ; His Orchestra with Bonnie King) - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
2.18 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Glenn Miller ; His Orchestra with Ray Eberle) - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2.19 Down the Road a Piece (Will Bradley Trio with Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley Trio
2.20 There I Go (Vaughn Monroe ; His Orchestra) - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra
2.21 There I Go (Will Bradley ; His Orchestra Feat. Ray McKinley) - Will Bradley and His Orchestra
2.22 Star Dust (Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra ; the Pied Pipers) - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2.23 Five O'Clock Whistle (Ella Fitzgerald ; Her Famous Orchestra) - Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra