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| 1. Ray Noble Medley Intro: The Very Thought Of You / The Touch Of Your Lips / Love Is The Sweetest Thing | |||
| 2. What A Perfect Night For Love | |||
| 3. Sunshine And Shadows | |||
| 4. There s Something In Your Eyes | |||
| 5. Sweet And Lovely | |||
| 6. Out Of Nowhere | |||
| 7. If I Didn t Have You | |||
| 8. Actions Speak Louder Than Words | |||
| 9. It s Great To Be In Love | |||
| 10. My Sweet Virginia | |||
| 11. You re My Everything | |||
| 12. My Romance | |||
| 13. I Can t Write The Words | |||
| 14. Let Me Give My Happiness To You | |||
| 15. It s Within Your Power | |||
| 16. There s A Cabin In The Pines | |||
| 17. You Oughta Be In Pictures | |||
| 18. True | |||
| 19. The Prize Waltz | |||
| 20. You Opened My Eyes | |||
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It is very difficult to select just 23 tracks and make a single CD of interest to the public from the prolific output of Al Bowlly. Bygone have achieved an excellent mix, plenty of bands and with superb sound quality throughout in a selection that is somewhat different. Congratulations on a most welcome addition to the racks. The liner notes by Guy W Rowland are very informative and the packaging is most attractive but above everything you hear why Al Bowlly was so popular then and today has achieved a cult status.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In the Bygone Days series featuring vintage icons of song, this excellent Al Bowlly compilation recalls the celebrated pre-war singer in all his vocal glory with twenty-three tracks representing his heyday period 1930-1940. Al's distinctive style, easy-going phrasing, and handsome demeanour placed him far above the more uptight male posturing of the period. Opening with a Ray Noble medley of THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU/THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS and LOVE IS THE SWEETEST THING, this collection trawls through SWEET AND LOVELY, IT'S GREAT TO BE IN LOVE, YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING and YOU OUTA BE IN PICTURES with a few lesser known songs of the period to freshly symbolize the Thirties love of ballads. Accompanied by the Ray Noble, Roy Fox, Lew Stone, The Savoy Orpheans and New Mayfair orchestras, Al was a busy man with just hundreds of recordings to his credit, and I'm sure his voice on the airwaves brought a positive aura to troubled times.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The tracks in greater detail are as follows:
Ray Noble medley (Pt. 1) (The Very Thought Of You/The Touch Of Your Lips/Love Is The Sweetest Thing); What A Perfect Night For Love (MBW); Sunshine And Shadows; There's Something In Your Eyes; Sweet And Lovely (SHO); Out Of Nowhere (RF); If I Didn't Have You (RF); Actions Speak Louder Than Words (SHO); It's Great To Be In Love; My Sweet Virginia (DDB); You're My Everything (RF); My Romance (so); I Can't Write The Words (LS); Let Me Give My Happiness To You (LS); It's Within Your Power; There's A Cabin In The Pines; You Oughta Be In Pictures; True (ML); The Prize Waltz; You Opened My Eyes*; Bonjour Mam'selle*; Al Bowlly Remembers (Pt 2) (I'm Gonna Sit Write Down And Write Myself A Letter/Auf Wiederseh'n, My Dear)(so); Walkin' Thru Mockin' Bird Lane (RM)
DDB - Durium Dance Band; RF - Roy Fox; ML - Monia Liter; RM - Ronnie Munro; so - studio orch; SHO - Savoy Hotel Orpheans; LS - Lew Stone; MBW - Marius B. Winter; all others Ray Noble, including *his American orchestra.
This compilation numbers 23 tracks, so I'm disappointed it neglects to include either of the two medleys in their entirety. But as a selective trawl through the thirties it's otherwise welcome, with clear sound and a pleasant surprise in the shape of a Marius B.Winter track. Otherwise the emphasis is on Ray Noble, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, and if there are enough "gap-fillers" here you should feel confident to buy without hesitation.
Ray Noble medley (Pt. 1) (The Very Thought Of You/The Touch Of Your Lips/Love Is The Sweetest Thing); What A Perfect Night For Love (MBW); Sunshine And Shadows; There's Something In Your Eyes; Sweet And Lovely (SHO); Out Of Nowhere (RF); If I Didn't Have You (RF); Actions Speak Louder Than Words (SHO); It's Great To Be In Love; My Sweet Virginia (DDB); You're My Everything (RF); My Romance (so); I Can't Write The Words (LS); Let Me Give My Happiness To You (LS); It's Within Your Power; There's A Cabin In The Pines; You Oughta Be In Pictures; True (ML); The Prize Waltz; You Opened My Eyes*; Bonjour Mam'selle*; Al Bowlly Remembers (Pt 2) (I'm Gonna Sit Write Down And Write Myself A Letter/Auf Wiederseh'n, My Dear)(so); Walkin' Thru Mockin' Bird Lane (RM)
DDB - Durium Dance Band; RF - Roy Fox; ML - Monia Liter; RM - Ronnie Munro; so - studio orch; SHO - Savoy Hotel Orpheans; LS - Lew Stone; MBW - Marius B. Winter; all others Ray Noble, including *his American orchestra.
This compilation numbers 23 tracks, so I'm disappointed it neglects to include either of the two medleys in their entirety. But as a selective trawl through the thirties it's otherwise welcome, with clear sound and a pleasant surprise in the shape of a Marius B.Winter track. Otherwise the emphasis is on Ray Noble, Roy Fox and Lew Stone, and if there are enough "gap-fillers" here you should feel confident to buy without hesitation.
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