Britains First No 1s
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Britains First No 1s
Various Artists
[ Fantastic Voyage / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 1 June 2011
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By drawing on surveys of sheet music sales, which provided the basis of Radio Luxembourg's chart show from 1949 onwards, journalist and pop musician Bob Stanley brings you a 3CD round-up of the chart-toppers from August 1945 through to August 1952.
Tracks:
CD1
01 Evelyn Knight & The Jesters: Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry
02 Dorothy Squires: The Gypsy
03 Issy Bonn: I'm In Love With Two Sweethearts
04 Bing Crosby with The Les Paul Trio: It's Been A Long Long Time
05 Lou Preager (vocal Paul Rich): Cruising Down The River
06 Geraldo: Kentucky
07 Evelyn Knight & The Jesters: Chickery Chick
08 Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters: Along the Navajo Trail
09 Archie Lewis: In The Land Of Beginning Again
10 The Skyrockets (vocal Cyril Shane): Mary Lou
11 The Ink Spots: Bless You
12 The Skyrockets (vocal Cyril Shane): Primrose Hill
13 The Skyrockets (vocal Doreen Lundy): Let It Be Soon
14 Frank Sinatra: All Through The Day
15 Frank Weir (vocal Vivien Paget): All Through The Day
16 Frank Sinatra: Five Minutes More
17 Doreen Harris: Sweetheart, We'll Never Grow Old
18 Primo Scala (vocal Billie Campbell): The Old Lamplighter
19 The Ink Spots: To Each His Own
20 Al Jolson: Anniversary Song
21 Frank Sinatra: Among My Souvenirs
22 Jean Sablon with Toots Camarata's Orchestra: Tell Me, Marianne
23 Bing Crosby & The Calico Kids: A Gal In Calico
CD2
01 Bing Crosby with Trudy Erwin: People Will Say We're In Love02 Gracie Fields: Now Is The Hour
03 Sammy Kaye: An Apple Blossom Wedding
04 Red Nichols: Peg O' My Heart
05 Hutch: Peg O' My Heart
06 Dorothy Squires: A Tree In The Meadow
07 The Andrews Sisters: Near You
08 Bing Crosby: Galway Bay
09 Russ Morgan: So Tired
10 Dinah Shore: Buttons And Bows
11 Kay Kyser: On A Slow Boat To China
12 Bing Crosby: Far Away Places
13 Pee Wee Hunt: Twelfth Street Rag
14 Burl Ives: Lavender Blue
15 Anne Shelton: The Wedding of Lili Marlene
16 Vaughn Monroe: Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
17 Vera Lynn & Sam Browne: I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore
18 Perry Como: Forever And Ever
19 Bill Johnson: You're Breaking My Heart
20 Anton Karas: The Harry Lime Theme
21 Cyril Stapleton: The Hop Scotch Polka
22 Dinah Shore: Dear Hearts And Gentle People
23 Teresa Brewer: Music Music Music
CD3
01 Eve Young: (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake
02 Billy Eckstine: My Foolish Heart
03 Bill Snyder: Bewitched
04 Doris Day: Bewitched
05 Eve Young: Silver Dollar
06 Jo Stafford: Goodnight Irene
07 Gene Autry: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
08 Mel Blanc: I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat
09 Teddy Johnson: Beloved, Be Faithful
10 Billy Cotton: The Petite Waltz
11 Jo Stafford: The Tennessee Waltz
12 Patti Page: The Tennessee Waltz
13 Les Paul & Mary Ford: Mockin' Bird Hill
14 David Hughes: With These Hands
15 Hoagy Carmichael: My Resistance Is Low
16 Jimmy Young: Too Young
17 Teresa Brewer: Longing For You
18 Mario Lanza: The Loveliest Night Of The Year
19 Guy Mitchell: There's always Room At Our House
20 Nat King Cole: Unforgettable
21 Jo Stafford: A-round The Corner
22 Vera Lynn: Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
23 Vera Lynn: The Homing Waltz
