"Through the 1930s, in the midst of the Depression, in the face of a coming World War, one thing flourished. Musically, at least, it was a delightful decade. Perhaps because of the very traumas the United States was experiencing, our popular music, much of it written for the Broadway stage or the Hollywood screen, became much more complex, more romantic, more sophisticated. George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, Lorenz Hart, Harry Warren were some who wrote the songs; Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallée sang them; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced to them; Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, the Dorsey brothers, Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller played them. In this album are 96 of those great tunes (many of them once featured on the popular radio program Your Hit Parade, which began in 1935). All are still fresh, all add daily to their patina of nostalgia. We hope that if you weren't around in '30s, these songs will make you wish you had been; if you were around, we hope they'll make you say, "Thanks for the memories." " [Liner notes]
Tracklist:
Record 1 Side 1: 1930--Part 1
01 Dancing With Tears In My Eyes - John McCarthy Chorus with Don Scott and His Orchestra
02 On The Sunny Side of The Street - Les Brown and His Band of Renown
03 Three Little Words - The Dreamers with Nick Ingman and His Orchestra
04 Body and Soul - Ed Ames with Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
05 Betty Co-Ed - The Fireside Singers with Mike Sammes and His Orchestra
06 Them There Eyes - Jonah Jones Quartet, Vocal - Jonah Jones
Record 2 Side 1: 1930--Part 2
07 My Baby Just Cares For Me - Ray Davis and His Button-Down Brass
08 Exactly Like You - The Dreamers with Nick Ingman and His Orchestra
09 Bye Bye Blues - Ray Davis and His Button-Down Brass
10 Goofus - Martin Munchausen and The Polka Barons
11 Little White Lies - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
12 You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) - The Dreamers with Robert Mandell and His Orchestra
Record 3 Side 1: 1931--Part 1
01 Just One More Chance - Ed Ames with Ken Thorne and His Orchestra
02 All of Me - Jonah Jones Quartet, Vocal - Jonah Jones
03 Home (When Shadows Fall) - The Dreamers with Nick Ingman and His Orchestra
04 Lazy River - Robert Mandell and His Swing Orchestra
05 Out of Nowhere - Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
06 Goodnight Sweetheart - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Record 4 Side 1: 1931--Part 2
07 Of Thee I Sing - Robert Mandell Chorus and Orchestra
08 I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five and Ten Cent Store) - Ty Lemley, Vocal with Lebert Lombardo and Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
09 The Peanut Vendor - Chet Atkins, Guitar with Cam Mullins and His Orchestra
10 Nevertheless - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
11 Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea - Jonah Jones Quartet
12 Paradise - RCA Symphony Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt, Conductor
Record 5 Side 1: 1932--Part 1
01 You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - The Dreamers with Hank Levine and His Orchestra
02 Night and Day - Ed Ames with Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
03 Shuffle Off To Buffalo - The Fireside Singers with Mike Sammes and His Orchestra
04 I've Told Ev'ry Little Star - Bryan Johnson and Doreen Hume with Hill Bowen and His Orchestra
05 I've Got The World On A String - Ed Ames with Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
06 Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Sleep) - The Dreamers with Hank Levine and His Orchestra
Record 6 Side 1: 1932--Part 2
07 Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee - The Fireside Singers with Mike Sammes and His Orchestra
08 Street of Dreams - Ed Ames with Ken Thorne and His Orchestra
09 (I'd Love To Spend) One Hour With You - Paul Weston, His Orchestra and Chorus
10 I Surrender, Dear - Ken Barrie with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
11 How Deep Is The Ocean? - Ed Ames with Ken Thorne and His Orchestra
12 Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear - Gene Merlino with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
Record 7 Side 1: 1933
01 Under A Blanket of Blue - The Heavenly Voices with Wally Stott and His Orchestra
02 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking? - Gene Merlino and Diana Lee with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
03 Wagon Wheels - The Cattlemen, Vocal
04 Carioca - Tito Lecuona and His Orchestra
05 It's The Talk of The Town - The Dreamers with Robert Mandell and His Orchestra
06 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Gene Merlino with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
Record 8 Side 1: 1933-34
07 Stormy Weather - Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
08 The Continental - Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
09 Lazybones - Louis Nunley with Hank Levine and His Orchestra
10 The Object of My Affection - The Dreamers with Nick Ingman and His Orchestra
11 Blue Moon - Bill Snyder, Piano
12 I Only Have Eyes For You - The Dreamers with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
Record 8 Side 2: 1934
01 You Oughta Be In Pictures - The Fireside Singers
02 Love Is Just Around The Corner - Jonah Jones Quartet
03 The Very Thought of You - Beverly Kelly with Alan Copeland and His Orchestra
04 The Isle of Capri - Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
05 Stars Fell On Alabama - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
06 On The Good Ship Lollipop - The Fireside Singers with Mike Sammes and His Orchestra
Record 7 Side 2: 1935--Part 1
07 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
08 What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)? - Diana Lee with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
09 The Lady In Red - Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
10 I'm In The Mood For Love - Ken Barrie with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
11 Moon Over Miami - The Voices of Robert MacDonald
12 When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Bill Flanagan with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
Record 6 Side 2: 1935--Part 2
01 Lovely To Look At - Gene Merlino with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
02 Cheek To Cheek - Ken Thorne and His Orchestra
03 A Little Bit Independent - Gene Merlino and Diana Lee with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
04 East of The Sun (And West of The Moon) - The Frank Horrox Quartet
05 These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) - Bill Flanagan with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
06 On Treasure Island - Kalua Beach Boys with Chorus
Record 5 Side 2: 1936
07 The Way You Look Tonight - The Roger Curtis Singers with Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
08 Is It True What They Say About Dixie? - Jonah Jones Quartet, Vocal - Jonah Jones
09 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter - The Fireside Singers with Mike Sammes and His Orchestra
10 Pennies From Heaven - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra Featuring The Bob Cats
11 When I'm With You - Ty Lemley, Vocal with Lebert Lombardo and Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
12 The Glory of Love (Including The Theme From "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner") - Frank De Vol, His Orchestra and Chorus
Record 4 Side 2: 1937
01 Rosalie - Kenny Gardner with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
02 September In The Rain - Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
03 So Rare - Les Brown and His Band of Renown
04 The Chapel In The Moonlight - Carmen Lombardo and The Trio with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
05 Once In A While - Helen Forrest and The Serenaders with Wally Stott and His Orchestra
06 Harbor Lights - The Voices of Robert MacDonald
Record 3 Side 2: 1938
07 Thanks For The Memory - Ken Barrie with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
08 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand) - The Clare Sisters with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
09 Love Walked In - Joe Reisman and His Orchestra
10 Change Partners - Ty Lemley, Vocal with Lebert Lombardo and Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
11 Jeepers Creepers - The Dreamers with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
12 Ti-Pi-Tin - Gene Merlino and Diana Lee with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
Record 2 Side 2: 1938-1939
01 You Go To My Head - Harry James and His Orchestra
02 A-Tisket A-Tasket - Marilyn King and The Miller Sisters with Dick Grove and His Orchestra
03 Deep Purple - Lebert Lombardo with Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians
04 Wishing (Will Make It So) - Diana Lee with Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
05 South of The Border (Down Mexico Way) - Ray Davis and His Button-Down Brass
06 Over The Rainbow - Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra
Record 1 Side 2: 1939
07 All The Things You Are - The Roger Curtis Singers with Robert Bentley and His Orchestra
08 You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Jonah Jones Quartet, Vocal - Jonah Jones
09 Scatterbrain - Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm
10 Darn That Dream - Frank De Vol, His Orchestra and Chorus
11 Sunrise Serenade - Frankie Carle, His Piano and Rhythm
12 Day In--Day Out - Mike Sammes Singers with Johnny Gibbs and His Orchestra
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