Paul,Les / Ford,Mary How High The Moon - Their U.S. Top 20 Hits CD

LES PAUL & MARY FORD's impact and influence was immeasurable, not merely as singers and musicians but for their recording, mixing and studio practices, notably overdubbing, tape delay, phasing and multi-tracking. Les was a full-on genius/visionary, totally re-imagining the design and acoustics of the electric guitar. Mary was an awesome singer, possessed of a mellifluous, extraordinarily versatile voice, which Les was able to multi-track to perfection. During the early 1950s they became the first "modern" Pop stars, their cutting-edge techniques yielding a run of enormous hits, which crossed the musical genres. 'How High The Moon' topped the U. S. charts for 9-weeks, while 'Vaya Con Dios' spent 11-weeks at No. 1. This compilation presents all their U. S. Top 20 records between 1945 and 1955, including a couple backing other big names before they made it themselves, and a bonus track of a 45 which only made it to #23.

1. ItÆs Been A Long, Long Time (With Bing Crosby) 2. Rumours Are Flying (With The Andrews Sisters) 3. Nola 4. Tennessee Waltz 5. Little Rock Getaway 6. MockinÆ Bird Hill 7. How High The Moon 8. Josephine 9. I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine 10. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 11. Whispering 12. Just One More Chance 13. Jazz Me Blues 14. Jingle Bells 15. Tiger Rag 16. IÆm ConfessinÆ (That I Love You) 17. Carioca 18. Smoke Rings 19. In The Good Old Summertime 20. Meet Mister Callaghan 21. Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me 22. My BabyÆs Coming Home 23. Lady Of Spain 24. Bye Bye Blues 25. IÆm Sitting On Top Of The World 26. Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) 27. Johnny (Is The Boy For Me) 28. DonÆcha Hear Them Bells 29. I Really DonÆt Want To Know 30. IÆm A Fool To Care 31. Whither Thou Goest 32. Mandolino 33. Hummingbird