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Disc 01
 01. Dorsey, Tommy Orchestra / Sinatra, Frank "I'll never smile again" 02. Crosby, Bing "Only forever" 03. Shaw, Artie Orchestra "Frenesi" 04. Miller, Glenn Orchestra "Song of the Volga boatman" 05. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob / O'Connell, Helen "Amapola" 06. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob "My sister and I" 07. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob "Maria Elena" 08. Kaye, Sammy & The Kaye Choir "Daddy" 09. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob / O'Connell, Helen "Green eyes (Aquellos ojos verdes)" 10. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob "Blue champagne" 11. Martin, Freddy Orchestra "Piano concerto in B flat" 12. Miller, Glenn Orchestra / Beneke, Tex / Four Modernaires, The "Chattanooga choo choo" 13. Miller, Glenn Orchestra / Eberle, Ray / Modernaires, The "Elmer's tune" 14. Miller, Glenn Orchestra "A string of pearls" 15. Herman, Woody Orchestra "Blues in the night (My Mama done tol' me)" 16. Miller, Glenn Orchestra "Moonlight cocktail" 17. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra "Tangerine" 18. James, Harry Orchestra "Sleepy lagoon" 19. Kyser, Kay Orchestra / Babbitt, Harry / Conway, Julie "Jingle jangle jingle"
Disc 02
01. Crosby, Bing "White Christmas" 02. Dorsey, Tommy Orchestra / Sinatra, Frank "There are such things" 03. James, Harry Orchestra / Forrest, Helen "I had the craziest dream" 04. James, Harry Orchestra / Forrest, Helen "I've heard that song before" 05. Miller, Glenn Orchestra / Nelson, Skip "That old black magic" 06. Goodman, Benny Orchestra / Forrest, Helen "Taking a chance on love" 07. Song Spinners, The "Comin' in on a wing and a prayer" 08. Haymes, Dick / Song Spinners, The "You'll never know" 09. Dorsey, Tommy Orchestra / Sinatra, Frank "In the blue of evening" 10. Crosby, Bing / Darby, Ken Singers "Sunday Monday or always" 11. Dexter, Al Troopers "Pistol packin' Mama" 12. Mills Brothers, The "Paper doll" 13. Andrews Sisters, The "Shoo-shoo Baby" 14. Gray, Glen / Casa Loma Orchestra, The / Baird, Eugenie "My heart tells me" 15. Dorsey, Jimmy Orchestra / Eberly, Bob / Kallen, Kitty "Besame mucho" 16. Merry Macs "Mairzy doats" 17. Lombardo, Guy & His Royal Canadians / Nelson, Skip "It's love love love" 18. Crosby, Bing "San Fernando Valley" 19. Crosby, Bing "I love you" 20. James, Harry Orchestra / Haymes, Dick "I'll get by" 21. Crosby, Bing "I'll be seeing you"
Disc 03
01. Crosby, Bing / Williams Brothers Quartet "Swinging on a star" 02. Mills Brothers, The "You always hurt the one you love" 03. Shore, Dinah "I'll walk alone" 04. Crosby, Bing / Andrews Sisters, The "There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin" 05. Ink Spots, The / Fitzgerald, Ella "Into each life some rain must fall" 06. Ink Spots, The / Fitzgerald, Ella "I'm making believe" 07. Crosby, Bing / Andrews Sisters, The "Don't fence me in" 08. Andrews Sisters, The "Rum and Coca Cola" 09. Mercer, Johnny / Pied Pipers, The "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive" 10. Stafford, Jo / Mercer, Johnny / Pied Pipers, The "Candy" 11. Brown, Les Orchestra / Day, Doris "My dreams are getting better all the time" 12. James, Harry Orchestra / Kallen, Kitty "I'm beginning to see the light" 13. Pied Pipers, The "Dream" 14. Monroe, Vaughn Orchestra / Norton Sisters, The "There! I've said it again" 15. Brown, Les Orchestra / Day, Doris "Sentimental journey" 16. Mercer, Johnny / Pied Pipers, The "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" 17. Como, Perry "Till the end of time" 18. Kaye, Sammy "Chickery chick" 19. James, Harry Orchestra / Forrest, Helen "It's been a long long time" 20. Crosby, Bing / Paul, Les Trio "It's been a long long time"
Disc 04
01. Crosby, Bing / Cavallero, Carmen "I can't begin to tell you" 02. Monroe, Vaughn Orchestra / Norton Sisters, The "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow" 03. Hutton, Betty "Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief" 04. Mercer, Johnny / Pied Pipers, The "Personality" 05. Carle, Frankie Orchestra / Hughes, Marjorie "Oh what it seemed to be" 06. Sinatra, Frank / Stordahl, Alex Orchestra "Oh what it seemed to be" 07. Kaye, Sammy Orchestra / Barclay, Betty "I'm a big girl now" 08. Como, Perry "Prisoner of love" 09. Shore, Dinah "The gypsy" 10. Ink Spots, The "The gypsy" 11. Como, Perry "Surrender" 12. Howard, Eddy Orchestra "To each his own" 13. Martin, Freddy Orchestra / Wade, Stuart "To each his own" 14. Sinatra, Frank "Five minutes more" 15. Ink Spots, The "To each his own" 16. Carle, Frankie Orchestra / Hughes, Marjorie "Rumors are flying" 17. Kyser, Kay Orchestra / Douglas, Michael "Ole buttermilk sky" 18. Kaye, Sammy Orchestra / Williams, Billy "The old lamplighter" 19. Carmichael, Hoagy "Huggin' and chalkin'" 20. King Cole Trio, The "(I love you) For sentimental reasons" 21. Basie, Count Orchestra "Open the door Richard" 22. Martin, Freddy Orchestra / Wade, Stuart "Managua Nicaragua"
Disc 05
01. Shore, Dinah "Anniversary song" 02. Weens, Ted Orchestra "Heartaches" 03. Lombardo, Guy & His Royal Canadians "Managua Nicaragua" 04. Noble, Ray Orchestra / Clark, Buddy / Gordon, Anita "Linda" 05. Sinatra, Frank "Mam'selle" 06. Lund, Art "Mam'selle" 07. Harmonicats, The "Peg o' my heart" 08. Como, Perry & The Satisfiers "Chi-baba chi-baba (My bambino go to sleep)" 09. Stafford, Jo "Temptation (Tim-tayshun)" 10. Clark, Buddy "Peg o' my heart" 11. Williams, Tex Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That cigarette)" 12. Three Suns, The "Peg o' my heart" 13. Craig, Francis Orchestra "Near you" 14. Monroe, Vaughn "Ballerina" 15. Mooney, Art Orchestra "I'm looking over a four-leaf clover" 16. Lee, Peggy "Manana (is soon enough for me)" 17. Crosby, Bing / Darby, Ken Choir "Now is the hour (Maori farewell song)" 18. Cole, Nat King "Nature boy" 19. Griffin, Ken / Wayne, Jerry "You can't be true, Dear" 20. Kyser, Kay Orchestra / Wood, Gloria "Woody Woodpecker" 21. Trace, Al New Orchestra "You call everybody Darlin'"
Disc 06
01. Hunt, Pee Wee Orchestra "Twelfth Street rag" 02. Whiting, Margaret "Tree in the meadow" 03. Shore, Dinah "Buttons and bows" 04. Jones, Spike & His City Slickers "All I want for Christmas" 05. Knight, Evelyn & The Stardusters "A little bird told me" 06. Stafford, Jo / MacRae, Gordon "My darling, my darling" 07. Knight, Evelyn & The Stardusters "Powder your face with sunshine" 08. Barron, Blue Orchestra "Cruising down the river" 09. Brown, Les Orchestra "I've got my love to keep me warm" 10. Morgan, Russ Orchestra / Skylarks, The "Cruising down the river" 11. Torm?, Mel "Careless hands" 12. Monroe, Vaughn "Riders in the sky" 13. Morgan, Russ Orchestra / Skylarks, The "Forever and ever" 14. Como, Perry / Fontane Sisters, The "'A' you're adorable" 15. Como, Perry "Some enchanted evening" 16. Damone, Vic "You're breaking my heart" 17. Monroe, Vaughn "Someday (you'll want me to want you)" 18. Laine, Frankie "That lucky old sun" 19. Whiting, Margaret / Wakely, Jimmy "Slipping around" 20. Laine, Frankie & The Muleskinners "Mule train" 21. Autry, Gene "Rudolph the red nosed reindeer" 22. Andrews Sisters, The "I can dream, can't I?"
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6 |
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.. The '40s |
| | Description: | The 1940s was one of the most momentous decades in modern world history, seeing the transition from disastrous international conflict to peace, with the establishment of the United Nations, as well as an emergence from post-war austerity to a promise of greater prosperity at the same time that the Cold War was a looming threat. It also saw many changes in the music landscape as swing and bug bands became uneconomic and solo singers - the crooners and divas of what came to be known as the golden age of popular music - became the big stars of the day. The Billboard record sales chart was launched in July 1940, bringing a new authenticity to the tabulation of the biggest-selling records, and this great value 128-track 6-CD collection comprises every No. 1 during the decade in the Billboard Best Sellers, Most Played In Juke Boxes and Most Played By Disc Jockeys charts. For collectors, it provides a companion product to Acrobat's existing "America's No. 1s of The '50s" (ACFCD7501). It's a fascinating and hugely entertaining musical journey though those years, featuring all the big names of the era, from those whose careers stalled before the end of the decade to others, like Frank Sinatra, who enjoyed several more decades of stardom. It comes with a 48-page 15,000 word booklet with commentary on every track. | | | No. of tracks: |
130 |
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ACSCD6005 |
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