The Andrews Sisters were one of the most prolifically successful vocal groups in the entire annals of popular music, beginning their chart success in the late '30s and then acquiring a central role in the way that music responded to the challenges of World War II, before racking up many more hits in the immediate post-war era before the complexion of the business changed as the '50s got under way. Their close harmony style was well-matched to the arrangements favoured by the swing era orchestras who were their contemporaries, and their cheery, upbeat records, often using novelty-flavoured material, were something of an antidote to the sentimental songs which characterised the war years, and their adoption of military uniform-styled stage clothes identified them closely with the war effort. This great-value 125-track 5-CD set comprises all their recordings which made an appearance in any of the charts which existed through the period, plus a few other A sides, and includes their hits with other artists - Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes, Jimmy Dorsey, Burl Ives, Ernest Tubb, Guy Lombardo, Carmen Miranda and Russ Morgan, as well as the later Patty Andrews solo hits. It naturally features all their best-known hits, including the No. 1s "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön", "Shoo-Shoo Baby", "Rum And Coca Cola", "I Can Dream, Can't I" and "I Wanna Be Loved" and their wartime classics "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". It's a comprehensive overview of their chart career, and a substantial and nostalgic visit to an evocative musical era.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Jammin'
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Joseph! Joseph!
- Ti-Pi-Tin
- Shortenin' Bread
- Says My Heart
- Tu-Li-Tulip Time
- Sha-Sha
- Lullaby To A Little Jitterbug
- Pross-Tchai (Goodbye)
- Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama')
- You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer
- Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)
- Well All Right (Tonight's The Night)
- Chico's Love Song
- The Jumpin' Jive
- Ciribiribin (They're So In Love)
- Yodelin' Jive
- Oh Johnny Oh!
- Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)
- The Woodpecker Song
- Down By The O-Hi-O
- Rhumboogie
- Hit The Road
Disc 2:
- Ferryboat Serenade
- Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar
- Scrub Me, Mama, With A Boogie Beat
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
- I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)
- (I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
- Aurora
- Sleepy Serenade
- Sonny Boy
- The Nickel Serenade
- I Wish I Had A Dime (For Every Time I Missed You)
- Jealous
- Any Bonds Today
- The Shrine Of St. Cecilia
- I'll Pray For You
- Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
- Three Little Sisters
- Pennsylvania Polka
- That's The Moon, My Son
- Mister Five By Five
- Strip Polka
- Here Comes The Navy
- East Of The Rockies
- Pistol Packin' Mama
- Victory Polka
Disc 3:
- Jingle Bells
- Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
- Shoo-Shoo Baby
- Down In The Valley
- Sing A Tropical Song
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
- Tico Tico
- Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
- (There'll Be) A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin (When The Yanks Go Marching In)
- Don't Fence Me In
- The Three Caballeros
- Corns For My Country
- Accentuate The Positive
- Rum And Coca Cola
- One Meat Ball
- Along The Navajo Trail
- The Blond Sailor
- Money Is The Root Of All Evil
- Patience And Fortitude
- Coax Me A Little Bit
- South America, Take It Away
- Get Your Kicks On Route 66
- I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
- House Of Blue Lights
- Rumors Are Flying
Disc 4:
- Winter Wonderland
- Christmas Island
- Tallahassee
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- On The Avenue
- How Lucky You Are
- Near You
- The Lady From 29 Palms
- The Freedom Train
- Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
- Your Red Wagon
- You Don't Have To Know The Language
- Teresa
- Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)
- I Hate To Lose You
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Heartbreaker
- (Every Time They Play The) Sabre Dance
- Woody Woodpecker
- Blue Tail Fly
- Underneath The Arches
- You Call Everybody Darling
- Cuanto La Gusta
- The Matador
- A Hundred And Sixty Acres Acres
Disc 5:
- At The Flying W
- Bella Bella Marie
- The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! Nyow! Nyow!)
- More Beer!
- Now! Now! Now! Is The TimeÂ
- I'm Bitin' My Fingernails And Thinking Of You
- Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
- Weddin' Day
- I Can Dream, Can't I'
- The Wedding Of Lili Marlene
- She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
- Charley, My Boy
- Merry Christmas Polka
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
- Quicksilver
- The Wedding SambaÂ
- I Wanna Be Loved
- Can't We Talk It Over
- A Bushel And A Peck
- Mele Kalikimaka
- A Penny A Kiss, A Penny A Hug
- Sparrow In The Tree Top
- Too Young
- I'm In Love Again
- Suddenly There's A Valley
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