Top Hits of the 1930s
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1 November 2008
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1: Volume 1
- 1Whistle While You WorkShep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra2:42
- 2Me and My GirlJack Cooper2:405.0 ★
- 3Let Yourself GoFred Astaire2:42
- 4My Baby Just Cares for MeJack Payne2:49
- 5Puttin’ on the RitzFred Astaire2:38
- 6It Happened in MontereyJohn Boles3:28
- 7Easy to LoveBillie Holiday3:13
- 8We Just Couldn’t Say GoodbyeGuy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:11
- 9Donkey SerenadeGracie Fields2:36
- 10La cucarachaHarry Roy & His Orchestra3:07
- 11Love Is the Sweetest ThingAl Bowlly3:25
- 12Darling je vous aime beaucoupHildegarde2:46
- 13Little White LiesAnnette Hanshaw2:59
- 14Falling in Love AgainMarlene Dietrich3:13
- 15Nice Work If You Can Get ItFred Astaire2:45
- 16I Wished on the MoonBillie Holiday3:01
- 17Exactly Like YouElsie Carlisle3:05
- 18Minnie the Moocher (The Ho‐De‐Ho Song)Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:15
- 19When the Moon Comes Over the MountainKate Smith3:05
- 20Down and Out BluesJimmy Mesene3:07
- 21I’ll Never Be the SameAnne Lenner3:00
- 22Happy‐Go‐Lucky You and Broken‐Hearted MeSam Browne3:09
- 23Oh! Donna Carla!George Metaxa3:16
- 24The Object of My AffectionThe Boswell Sisters3:24
- 25I’m in a Dancing MoodJack Buchanan2:45
- 26Would You Like to Take a Walk?Annette Hanshaw3:41
- 27Body and SoulAnnette Hanshaw3:06
- 28The Way You Look TonightBing Crosby2:404.0 ★
- 29I Saw StarsFreddy Martin and His Orchestra3:10
- 30Let’s Face the Music and DanceFred Astaire2:31
- 31You’re Driving Me CrazyRudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:33
- 32Somebody’s Thinking of You TonightSam Browne3:13
- 33Blue MoonFrankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:14
- 34I Hadn’t Anyone Till YouTony Martin3:14
- 35You’re Getting to Be a Habit With MeGuy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:52
- 36NeverthelessRuth Etting2:49
- 37Bei Mir Bist Du SchoenAl Bowlly2:50
- 38These Foolish ThingsHutch3:37
- 39From the Top of Your HeadThe Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:17
- 40Top Hat White Tie and TailsFred Astaire2:39
- 41Your Heart and MineDenny Dennis3:20
- 42Three Little WordsDuke Ellington3:09
- 43Flat Foot Floogie (with the Floy Floy)Nat Gonella and His Georgians3:17
- Digital Media 2: Volume 2
- 1Love Walked InSammy Kaye3:06
- 2You’re a SweetheartDolly Dawn2:49
- 3Jeepers CreepersAl Donahue and His Orchestra2:17
- 4Life Is a SongRuth Etting3:06
- 5Body and SoulPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:10
- 6Sweet and LovelyHarry Tobias3:22
- 7I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a LetterFats Waller and His Rhythm3:39
- 8Wrap Your Troubles in DreamsBing Crosby3:35
- 9The Glory of LoveCarroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends3:09
- 10Lullaby of BroadwayDick Powell3:13
- 11Stompin’ at the SavoyBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:22
- 12One Night of LoveGrace Moore3:16
- 13StardustBing Crosby2:48
- 14A Fine RomanceBing Crosby3:07
- 15Walkin’ My Baby Back HomeMaurice Chevalier2:16
- 16Change PartnersFred Astaire3:09
- 17Your Feet’s Too BigThe Ink Spots2:40
- 18I Get a Kick Out of YouEthel Merman3:12
- 19I’ve Told Ev’ry Little StarMary Ellis3:21
- 20Prisoner of LoveRuss Columbo3:28
- 21Begin the BeguineArtie Shaw and His Orchestra3:21
- 22You Couldn’t Be CuterAl Bowlly2:44
- 23Lights OutGreta Keller3:21
- 24Until the Real Thing Comes AlongFats Waller3:33
- 25I’m in the Mood for LoveFrances Langford2:49
- 26A Tisket, a TasketElla Fitzgerald2:393.0 ★
- 27Isn’t It RomanticJeanette MacDonald3:31
- 28The Song Is YouLawrence Tibbett3:06
- 29AloneTommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:40
- 30What a Difference a Day MadeHarry Roy & His Band2:58
- 31The Touch of Your LipsRay Noble and His Orchestra3:34
- 32Beyond the Blue HorizonJeanette MacDonald2:23
- 33Cheek to CheekFred Astaire3:21
- 34I Don’t Know WhyClarence Johnson3:02
- 35As Time Goes ByBinnie Hale3:14
- 36Wabash Cannon BallRoy Acuff2:54
- 37I’m Confessing That I Love YouGuy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:17
- 38Ten Cents a DanceRuth Etting3:15
- 39A Ghost of a ChanceGene Austin3:01
- 40Happy FeetPaul Whiteman3:09
- 41Stay as Sweet as You AreJimmie Grier & His Orchestra3:06
- 42Oh Ma‐MaThe Andrews Sisters2:30
- 43Mad Dogs and EnglishmenNoël Coward2:58
- Digital Media 3: Volume 3
- 1Just One More ChanceBing Crosby3:302.0 ★
- 2If I Had a Talking Picture of YouJack Hylton and His Orchestra3:34
- 3East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)Arthur Tracy2:34
- 4Mad About the BoyGertrude Lawrence3:17
- 5Gipsy MoonRichard Crooks3:38
- 6Goodnight SweetheartGeorge Metaxa3:16
- 7SallyGracie Fields3:10
- 8When It’s Springtime in the RockiesBen Selvin and His Orchestra3:21
- 9Dancing in the DarkThe Revelers3:02
- 10Rockin’ ChairPaul Robeson3:33
- 11I’m in the Mood for LoveLittle Jack Little & His Orchestra3:12
- 12I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:42
- 13MoonglowBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:39
- 143:13
- 15My Very Good Friend the MilkmanFats Waller3:324.0 ★
- 16I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:10
- 17Bess You Is My Woman NowHelen Tibbetts4:56
- 18Georgia on My MindHoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra3:14
- 19Canoe SongPaul Robeson3:00
- 20ParadiseBing Crosby3:05
- 21Says My HeartMildred Bailey2:56
- 22Boogie WoogieTommy Dorsey Orchestra3:08
- 23Auf Wiederseh’n, My DearClarence Johnson2:52
- 24Scatter‐Brain (Thene Song)Frankie Masters & His Orchestra2:42
- 25Lady of SpainTino Folgar2:57
- 26In a Shanty in Old Shanty TownTed Lewis and His Band3:02
- 27I Used to Be Colour BlindFred Astaire3:05
- 28Brother, Can You Spare a DimeRudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:38
- 29My Heart Is Taking Lessons in LoveBing Crosby2:48
- 30Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m GoneGene Austin2:29
- 31The Dipsy DoodleNat Gonella and His Georgians3:17
- 32Red Sails in the SunsetGracie Fields3:11
- 33Underneath the ArchesBud Flanagan & Chesney Allen3:03
- 34MartaArthur Tracy3:10
- 35When I Take My Sugar to TeaThe Boswell Sisters3:16
- 36The Peanut VendorSam Browne and The Three Ginx3:17
- 37Sleepy Time Down SouthPaul Robeson3:25
- 38Serenade in the NightMantovani & His Tipica Orchestra3:20
- 39Just Let Me Look at YouGeraldo and His Orchestra3:33
- 40The Big Noise From WinnetkaBob Crosby and His Orchestra2:48
- 41The Music Goes ’Round and ’RoundNat Gonella and His Georgians2:59
- 42The Fleet’s in Port AgainBilly Cotton & His Band3:11
- 43The Sun Has Got His Hat OnSam Browne2:52
- Digital Media 4: Volume 4
- 1Everything Stops for TeaJack Buchanan2:10
- 2And Then SomeOzzie Nelson and His Orchestra3:22
- 3There Isn’t Any Limit to My LoveCarroll Gibbons & His Orchestra3:08
- 4All of MeLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:55
- 5By the FiresideAl Bowlly3:21
- 6Dream a Little Dream of MeOzzie Nelson3:09
- 72:45
- 8When You’re SmilingLouis Armstrong’s Orchestra and Chorus3:32
- 9Indian Love CallNelson Eddy3:37
- 10Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All the Time)Ethel Waters3:10
- 11On the Sentimental SideBing Crosby2:54
- 12Let Me Sing and I’m HappyAl Jolson2:36
- 13Anything GoesJane Aubert & The Four Admirals2:12
- 14The Umbrella ManHarry Babbitt2:49
- 15Goodbye, BluesThe Mills Brothers3:02
- 16The Clouds Will Soon Roll ByElsie Carlisle3:22
- 17Ti‐Pi‐TinThe Andrews Sisters2:39
- 18Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to SleepRudy Vallée3:42
- 193:17
- 20Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaCab Calloway3:03
- 21Would You?Gracie Fields3:12
- 22Cuban Love SongLawrence Tibbett3:01
- 23River Stay ’way From My DoorPaul Robeson3:31
- 24You Are My Lucky StarTommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:41
- 25When I’m Cleaning WindowsGeorge Formby2:55
- 26PleaseBing Crosby3:08
- 27Say It Isn’t SoGreta Keller3:15
- 28You Brought a New Kind of Love to MeMaurice Chevalier2:38
- 29CarelesslyTeddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:08
- 30Two Sleepy PeopleDenny Dennis3:06
- 31Lazy RiverLouis Armstrong3:06
- 32CariocaEnric Madriguera and His Orchestra3:07
- 33It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That SwingIvie Anderson3:13
- 34Easter ParadeHenry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra2:42
- 35The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke DownMusic In the Russ Morgan Manner3:19
- 36Lovely to Look AtIrene Dunne3:35
- 37Music, Maestro PleaseFats Waller and His Rhythm3:17
- 38Happy Days Are Here AgainJack Hylton & His Orchestra3:12
- 39Dancing With Tears in My EyesTurner Layton2:59
- 40Without a SongLawrence Tibbett3:42
- 41A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song)Johnny Green and His Orchestra2:52
- 42The Continental (You Kiss While You’re Dancing)Leo Reisman & His Orchestra2:46
- 43Goody GoodyHarry Roy & His Orchestra2:51
Release credits
- guitar [24]
- vocal [12]
- guitar [37]
- tenor saxophone [4, 31]
- clarinet [37]
- reeds [20]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- piano [20]
- double bass [26]
- guitar [4, 31]
- lead vocals [1], vocal [13]
- guitar [26]
- trumpet [26]
- performing orchestra [1]
- vocal [20]
- double bass [2.24, 3.15]
- piano [4, 31]
- trumpet [6]
- drums (drum set) [26]
- performing orchestra [26]
- performing orchestra [5]
- trombone [20]
- vocal [30]
- guitar [40]
- drums (drum set) [37]
- trumpet [20]
- vocal [26]
- celesta [37], piano [2.24, 3.15, 4.37], vocal [2.24, 3.15, 4.37]
- conductor [13]
- performer [5], vocal [3.27, 2.16, 2.33, 1.3, 1.5, 1.15, 1.30, 1.40]
- conductor [14]
- reeds [26]
- reeds [24]
- alto saxophone [4, 31], clarinet [31]
- trombone [26]
- vocal [27]
- trombone [20]
- trumpet [2.24, 3.15]
- violin [37]
- trombone [6]
- guitar [15]
- vocal [13]
- double bass [20]
- double bass [4, 31]
- performing orchestra [3, 30, 40]
- trumpet [20]
- double bass [37]
- performing orchestra [33]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- alto saxophone [4, 31], clarinet [31]
- lead vocals [31], trumpet [4, 31], vocal [4, 31]
- performing orchestra [31]
- alto saxophone [26]
- trumpet [26]
- vocal [14]
- vocal [28]
- banjo [20]
- trombone [26]
- lead vocals [6]
- performing orchestra [13]
- trombone [4, 31]
- performing orchestra [3.27, 2.16, 1.15]
- trumpet [20]
- alto saxophone [15], clarinet [15]
- lead vocals [38]
- vocal [43]
- trombone [26]
- drums (drum set) [24]
- trumpet [26]
- tenor saxophone [26]
- vocal [17]
- vocal [13]
- piano [26]
- drums (drum set) [4, 31]
- performing orchestra [5]
- performing orchestra [13]
- woodwind [20]
- tenor saxophone [26]
- arranger [31], trumpet [4, 31]
Issues
T4x Digital Media1 November 2008