Dinah Shore – The Nashville Nightingale – Selected Sides 1939-1955 – 4 CD

The early sides by an American singing legend meticulously compiled and presented.

JSP is now building a huge reputation for the box sets by post war popular singers alongside their world famous roots and jazz presentations.

This amazing set is the first serious, multi disc reissue of one of the most accomplished and timeless female singers.

Dinah Shore became one of the biggest worldwide stars but these recordings are her highest musical accomplishment.

Track Listing:

CD1: Selected Sides 1939-1945 - Beginning and The Wartime Years:
1. Careless - 3:09   2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 3:24   3. The Nearness of You - 2:41   4. Down Argentina Way - 2:29   5. Yes, My Darling Daughter - 2:21   6. Mood Indigo - 3:08   7. Dinah's Blues - 3:00   8. I Hear a Rhapsody - 2:56   9. Memphis Blues - 2:53   10. You and I - 2:48   11. Sophisticated Lady - 3:17   12. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good - 2:42   13. Don't Leave Me Daddy - 2:29   14. Blues In the Night - 3:12   15. Skylark - 3:28   16. Sleepy Lagoon - 2:54   17. A Pair of Silver Wings - 3:18   18. Something To Remember You By - 3:14   19. Murder, He Says - 3:20   20. A Boy In Khaki - a Girl In Lace - 2:59   21. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2:56   22. He's My Guy - 2:55   23. Manhattan Serenade - 3:11   24. The Dreamer - 2:06   25. Coax Me a Little Bit - 3:05   26. Sleigh Ride In July - 2:53   27. Candy - 2:55

CD2: Selected Sides 1943-1948 - War's End and The New Music Contract:
1. I Fall In Love Too Easily - 1:57   2. You're a Builder Upper - 1:48   3. Two Silhouettes - 3:12   4. Didn't Know What Time It Was - 3:11   5. All That Glitters is Not Gold - 3:13   6. Come Rain or Come Shine - 2:56   7. Doin' What Comes Naturally - 3:12   8. You Keep Coming Back Like a Song - 2:25   9. You, So It's You! - 3:06   10. A Rainy Night In Rio - 2:43   11. Georgia On My Mind - 3:24   12. The Anniversary Song - 3:04   13. Poppa Don't Preach To Me - 3:06   14. Talahassee - 2:54   15. My Romance - 3:20   16. I Wish I Didn't Love You So - 2:58   17. Mad About the Boy - 3:09   18. The Gentleman is a Dope - 3:19   19. Golden Earrings - 2:59   20. The Best Things In Life Are Free - 2:57   21. Hooray For Love - 2:55   22. This is the Moment - 3:14   23. Summertime - 2:50   24. Better Luck Next Time - 3:02   25. Buttons and Bows - 2:03   26. Lavender Blue - 3:02   27. Blue Bird of Happiness - 2:52

CD3: Selected Sides 1948-1951 - Switching Labels ... and Back Again:
1. Far Away Places - 2:56   2. So In Love - 3:08   3. Forever and Ever - 2:43   4. I'm In Love - 3:04   5. Baby It's Cold Outside - 2:21   6. Dear Hearts and Gentle People - 2:42   7. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair - 2:55   8. You Can Have Him - 3:26   9. Ask Me No Questions - 2:48   10. The Old Rugged Cross - 3:10   11. It's Easy To Remember - 3:18   12. Don't Rock the Boat Dear - 2:52   13. Down In Nashville Tennessee (Chick-a-Ling-Bone) - 2:31   14. Nobody's Chasing Me - 2:33   15. In Your Arms - 2:50   16. Lonesome Gal - 3:14   17. Making Whoopee - 3:04   18. Orchids In the Moonlight - 2:54   19. Too Late Now - 3:12   20. Hello Young Lovers - 3:25   21. Getting To Know You - 3:00   22. Three Cornered Tune - 2:49   23. Sweet Violets - 2:53   24. Ten Thousand Miles - 2:58   25. The Musicians - 2:33   26. Manhattan - 3:14   27. It's All In the Game - 2:49

CD4: Selected Sides 1944-1957 - Pop Songs, Standards and Jazz:
1. The Old Soft Shoe - 2:13   2. Be Mine Tonight - 2:47   3. If You Catch a Little Cold - 2:49   4. Marshmallow Moon - 3:29   5. Until - 2:21   6. Double Shuffle - 2:42   7. The Blues In Advance - 2:51   8. Keep It a Secret - 2:37   9. Sweet Thing - 1:43   10. I'm Your Girl - 2:49   11. Eternally - 3:22   12. Choo Choo Train - 2:33   13. Reflections In the Water - 3:03   14. Changing Partners - 2:38   15. Nice Work If You Can Get It - 2:06   16. Once In a While - 3:16   17. Under a Blanket of Blue - 2:37   18. The Great Come and Get It Day - 2:29   19. Easy To Love - 2:11   20. Come Rain or Come Shine - 3:07   21. You're Driving Me Crazy! - 2:09   22. It Had To Be You - 2:54   23. Moanin' In the Mornin' - 2:29   24. Taking a Chance On Love - 1:56   25. Yesterdays - 2:45   26. I Concentrate On You - 2:38   27. Promises, Promises - 2:24   28. The Cattle Call - 2:06   29. Like Someone In Love - 2:33   30. It's De Lovely - 2:33