Eckstine,Billy Collection 1947-62 CD

Starting out as a trumpeter as well as vocalist, Billy Eckstine led one of the most innovative big bands during the early 1940s, with many future bebop stars passing through his ranks as he had a number of R&B hits on the National label before he disbanded his orchestra and became a solo singer - this earlier era is covered in our existing Acrobat release "Billy Eckstine - Jukebox Hits" (ACMCD4019). As a solo performer, he became a popular, sophisticated and highly-regarded crooner, racking up a string of hits during the late '40s and through into the rock 'n' roll era. This great-value 74-track 3-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on the MGM, RCA and Mercury labels during these years, and features all his twenty and more hits on those labels his US pop and R&B chart entries in this era, and his UK hits, including the Top 10 successes "Bewildered", "Fools Rush In", "Temptation", "Sitting By The Window", "My Foolish Heart", "I Wanna Be Loved", "If", "I Apologize", "Kiss Of Fire", "No One But You" and "Gigi" and his duet hit with Sarah Vaughan "Passing Strangers". It's a substantial overview of a core 15-year period of his career, including at least one side of a significant proportion of his releases, and providing an entertaining showcase for his versatility as a performer and for his distinctive and unmistakeable vocal styling.

1. This Is the Inside Story 2. The Wildest Gal in Town 3. Fool That I Am 4. 1 5. Intrigue 6. Mr. B's Blues 7. Everything I Have Is Yours 8. Blue Moon 9. Fools Rush in 10. Bewildered 11. Caravan 12. Somehow 13. Temptation 14. Crying 15. Good Bye 16. Body and Soul 17. Fool's Paradise 18. Sitting By the Window 19. Someone to Watch Over Me 20. My Old Flame 21. My Foolish Heart 22. Baby Won't You Say You Love Me 23. My Destiny 24. You're All I Need 25. I Wanna Be Loved 26. The Show Must Go on 27. Be My Love 28. I've Never Been in Love Before 29. I'm So Crazy for Love 30. If 31. I Apologize 32. I Left My Hat in Haiti 33. I'm Yours to Command 34. I'm a Fool to Want You 35. Pandora 36. Enchanted Land (Song of India) 37. Out in the Cold Again 38. Taking a Chance on Love 39. A Weaver of Dreams 40. I Love You 41. Room with a View 42. Hold Me Close to You 43. Kiss of Fire 44. Be Fair 45. Until Eternity 46. Coquette 47. Send My Baby Back to Me 48. St. Louis Blues 49. I Can Read Between the Lines 50. Rendezvous 51. Lost in Loveliness 52. No One But You 53. You Leave Me Breathless 54. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me 55. Love Me 56. What More Is There to Say 57. Love Me or Leave Me 58. September Song 59. La de Do de Do (Honey Bug Song) 60. You'll Get Yours 61. The Bitter with the Sweet 62. Your Eyes Say Yes, My Heart Says No 63. Condemned for Life 64. The Chosen Few 65. Oh My Pretty Pretty 66. Passing Strangers 67. Boulevard of Broken Dreams 68. Gigi 69. Vertigo 70. Prisoner of Love 71. Alexander's Ragtime Band 72. (Main Theme from) "Exodus" 73. Jeannie 74. Guilty