Bowlly,Al Al Bowlly Collection 1927-40 CD

Al Bowlly was one of the first British artists who could seriously be called a pop idol - he was a crooner in the heyday of the dance band era of the '30s, whose effortless romantic vocals made him a true superstar of his era. In a career spanning less than 15 years before he was killed in a London air raid in 1941, he made almost 1000 recordings, and made the successful shift in the mid-'30s to conquer the US market as well. There is still an enormous amount of interest in Bowlly's work among nostalgia buffs of all ages, fuelled by TV documentaries. This terrific value 100-track 4-CD anthology brings not only some of his biggest hits but also some of his lesser-known material than has not been over-represented on previous collections, and will be an excellent medium for those discovering his work for the first time to achieve an entertaining overview of his matchless style and talent, and covering his recording career, from his first recordings in 1927 to one made a couple of weeks before his death in April 1941.

1. I'm Coming, Virginia 2. Dear Little Gadabout 3. If I Had You 4. Little Love Song 5. Can't We Be Friends? 6. Shout for Happiness 7. Lady of Spain 8. Lazy Day 9. Goodnight Sweetheart 10. Hang Out the Stars in Indiana 11. Heartaches 12. Were You Sincere? 13. I'm Thru with Love 14. Yes Yes (My Baby Said Yes) 15. Got a Date with An Angel 16. Guilty 17. Hold My Hand 18. One Little Quarrel 19. Minnie the Moocher 20. Moon 21. If Anything Happened to You 22. By the Fireside 23. She Didn't Say Yes 24. Rain on the Roof 25. Lovable 26. Love, You Funny Thing 27. Every Day's a Lucky Day 28. You're My Everything 29. I'll Do My Best to Make You Happy 30. Old Man of the Mountain 31. Love Is the Sweetest Thing 32. You Just You 33. Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep) 34. Junk Man Blues 35. My Woman 36. I'll Never Be the Same 37. Please 38. Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby 39. Goodnight, But Not Goodbye 40. Maria, My Own 41. Couple of Fools in Love 42. Shadow Waltz 43. Learn to Croon 44. Blue Prelude 45. It's Bad for Me 46. Trouble in Paradise 47. Night and Day 48. Day You Came Along 49. I'm Misunderstood 50. Lover Come Back to Me 51. Brother, Can You Space a Dime? 52. Close Your Eyes 53. Louisiana Hayride 54. Lullaby in Blue 55. Faint Harmony 56. Vamp Till Ready 57. Wagon Wheels 58. One Morning in May 59. You Oughta Be in Pictures 60. Little Dutch Mill 61. Very Thought of You 62. Ending with a Kiss 63. I Love You Truly 64. Riptide 65. It's All Forgotten Now 66. I'll String Along with You 67. With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming 68. What a Little Moonlight Can Do 69. As Long As I Live 70. I've Had My Moments 71. Love in Bloom 72. Isle of Capri 73. Judy 74. Sweet and Lovely 75. Blue Moon 76. Easy to Love 77. My Melancholy Baby 78. I Double Dare You 79. Little Drummer Boy 80. You're a Sweetheart 81. Ti-Pi-Tin 82. Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm 83. Little Lady Make Believe 84. Music, Maestro, Please 85. You Couldn't Be Cuter 86. Now It Can Be Told 87. On the Sentimental Side 88. Heart and Soul 89. Penny Serenade 90. While a Cigarette Was Burning 91. My Own 92. Summer's End 93. What Do You Know About Love? 94. Dark Eyes 95. Dinner for One Please James 96. Waves of the Ocean Are Whispering Goodnight 97. Over the Rainbow 98. Dreaming 99. It Was a Lover and His Lass 100. Nicky the Greek (Has Gone)