Various – America’s Greatest Hits 1947 – 4CD

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1947, the seventh full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart the chart was launched in July 1940 and the third year to feature both a Most Played in Juke Boxes and Most Played by Disc Jockeys charts as well. This great value 98-track 4-CD set comprises every record which peaked in the Top 10 of the Best Sellers chart or in the Top 7 of the Juke Box or Disc Jockey charts during the year. For reasons of space, it excludes those records were still in the chart at the start of the year, but which peaked in the Top 10 in 1946, and so are included in our existing 194 collection. It was a big year for solo vocalists, who were starting to dominate as the big swing bands declined in the era of post-war austerity, although the sweet orchestras with their featured singers continued to hold sway, and the year had its customary smattering of novelty songs, often in jazzy R&B or country styles. Eighteen different records made No. 1 in the various charts, although only nine of those topped the Best Sellers. As usual, there were also quite a number of highly collectable records by some artists we don t hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of the music scene during a period of creative transition as the world finally settled down after the turbulent years of conflict. It includes a 15,000+ word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information

Track Listing:

CD1:
Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers: 1. A Gal In Calico -   Hoagy Carmichael: 2. Ole Buttermilk Sky -   Charlie Spivak & His Orch.: 3. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons -   Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra: 4. A Gal In Calico -   Benny Goodman & His Orch.: 5. A Gal In Calico -   Eddy Howard & His Orchestra: 6. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons -   Hoagy Carmichael: 7. Huggin' And Chalkin' -   The King Cole Trio: 8. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons -   Margaret Whiting: 9. Oh, But I Do -   Dinah Shore: 10. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons -   Jack McVea & His All Stars: 11. Open The Door, Richard -   Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five: 12. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens -   Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids: 13. A Gal In Calico -   Count Basie & His Orch.: 14. Open The Door, Richard -   Freddy Martin and His Orchestra: 15. Managua, Nicaragua -   Dusty Fletcher 16. Open The Door, Richard -   The Three Flames: 17. Open The Door, Richard -   Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, vocals Kenny Gardner: 18. Anniversary Song -   The Charioteers: 19. Open The Door, Richard -   Dinah Shore: 20. Anniversary Song -   Al Jolson: 21. Anniversary Song -   Buddy Clark: 22. How Are Things In Glocca Morra -   Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, vocals Don Rodney & The Lombardo Trio: 23. Managua, Nicaragua -   Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra: 24. Anniversary Song -

CD2:
Ted Weems: 1. Heartaches -   Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five: 2. Open The Door, Richard -   Andy Russell: 3. Anniversary Song -   Dick Haymes: 4. How Are Things In Glocca Morra -   Harry James and His Orchestra : 5. Heartaches -   Kay Kyser & His Orchestra: 6. Managua, Nicaragua -   Sam Donahue & His Orchestra: 7. A Rainy Night In Rio -   Margaret Whiting: 8. Guilty -   Eddy Howard & His Orchestra: 9. My Adobe Hacienda -   Charlie Spivak & His Orch.: 10. Linda -   Sam Donahue & His Orchestra: 11. My Melancholy Baby -   Ray Dorey: 12. Mam'selle -   Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Buddy Clark & Anita Gordon: 13. Linda -   Count Basie & His Orch.: 14. Free Eats -   Dennis Day: 15. Mam'selle -   Frank Sinatra: 16. Mam'selle -   Dick Haymes: 17. Mam'selle -   Frank Sinatra: 18. I Believe -   Art Lund: 19. Mam'selle -   The Pied Pipers: 20. Mam'selle -   The Harmonicats: 21. Peg O' My Heart -   Eddy Howard & His Orchestra: 22. I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder -   Red Ingle & The Natural Seven: 23. Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun) -   Mills Brothers: 24. Across The Alley From The Alamo -   Perry Como and The Satisfiers: 25. Chi Baba Chi Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep) -

CD3:
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, vocals Don Rodney & The Lombardo Trio: 1. I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder -   Buddy Clark: 2. Peg O' My Heart -   Clark Dennis: 3. Peg O' My Heart -   Art Lund: 4. Peg O' My Heart -   Ted Weems & His Orchestra: 5. Peg O' My Heart -   Sam Donahue & His Orchestra: 6. I Never Knew -   Tex Williams & His Western Caravan: 7. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) -   The Three Suns: 8. Peg O' My Heart -   Francis Craig & His Orchestra: 9. Near You -   Count Basie & His Orch.: 10. I Ain't Mad At You (You Ain't Mad At Me) -   Jo Stafford: 11. Feudin' And Fightin' -   Ted Weems & His Orch.: 12. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now -   Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell: 13. That's My Desire -   Dorothy Shay: 14. Feudin' And Fightin' -   Phil Harris & His Orchestra: 15. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) -   Freddy Martin and His Orch.: 16. The Lady From 29 Palms -   Frankie Laine & Mannie Kelin's All Stars: 17. That's My Desire -   Perry Como and The Satisfiers: 18. When You Were Sweet Sixteen -   Alvino Rey & His Orch.: 19. Near You -   Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra: 20. I Wish I Didn't Love You So -   Perry Como: 21. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now -   Betty Hutton: 22. I Wish I Didn't Love You So -   Andrews Sisters: 23. Near You -   Vic Damone: 24. I Have But One Heart (O Marinello) -   Larry Green & His Orch.: 25. Near You -

CD4:
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra: 1. Kokomo, Indiana -   Johnny Mercer: 2. Sugar Blues -   Eddy Howard & His Orchestra: 3. Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late) -   Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra: 4. Near You -   Andrews Sisters: 5. The Lady From 29 Palms -   Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell: 6. An Apple Blossom Wedding -   Dinah Shore: 7. I Wish I Didn't Love You So -   Sam Donahue Orch.: 8. The Whistler -   Dinah Shore: 9. You Do -   Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra: 10. You Do -   Ted Weems & His Orchestra: 11. Mickey -   Margaret Whiting: 12. You Do -   Bing Crosby: 13. You Do -   Jack Owens: 14. How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) -   Vic Damone: 15. You Do -   Bing Crosby: 16. Whiffenpoof Song -   Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra: 17. Ballerina -   Arthur Godfrey: 18. Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her) (You Can Have Her) (She's Too Fat For Me) -   Jo Stafford: 19. Serenade Of The Bells -   Bing Crosby: 20. White Christmas -   Louis Prima & His Orch.: 21. Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) -   Gene Autry: 22. Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) -   Sammy Kaye Orch.: 23. Serenade Of The Bells -   Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters: 24. Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) -