Al Bowlly was one of the first British artists who could seriously be called a pop idol - he was a crooner in the heyday of the dance band era of the '30s, whose effortless romantic vocals made him a true superstar of his era. In a career spanning less than 15 years before he was killed in a London air raid in 1941, he made almost 1000 recordings, and made the successful shift in the mid-'30s to conquer the US market as well. There is still an enormous amount of interest in Bowlly's work among nostalgia buffs of all ages, fuelled by TV documentaries. This terrific value 100-track 4-CD anthology brings not only some of his biggest hits but also some of his lesser-known material than has not been over-represented on previous collections, and will be an excellent medium for those discovering his work for the first time to achieve an entertaining overview of his matchless style and talent, and covering his recording career, from his first recordings in 1927 to one made a couple of weeks before his death in April 1941.

Tracklist:

I'm Coming, Virginia
Dear Little Gadabout
If I Had You
A Little Love Song
Can't We Be Friends?
Shout For Happiness
Lady Of Spain
Lazy Day
Goodnight Sweetheart
Hang Out The Stars In Indiana
Heartaches
Were You Sincere?
I'm Thru' With Love
Yes Yes (My Baby Said Yes)
Got A Date With An Angel
Guilty
Hold My Hand
One Little Quarrel
Minnie The Moocher
Moon
If Anything Happened To You
By The Fireside
She Didn't Say Yes
Rain On The Roof
Lovable
Love, You Funny Thing
Every Day's A Lucky Day
You're My Everything
I'll Do My Best To Make You Happy
The Old Man Of The Mountain
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
You Just You
Let's Put Out The Lights (And Go To Sleep)
Junk Man Blues
My Woman
I'll Never Be The Same
Please
Hustlin' And Bustlin' For Baby
Goodnight, But Not Goodbye
Maria, My Own
A Couple Of Fools In Love
The Shadow Waltz
Learn To Croon
Blue Prelude
It's Bad For Me
Trouble In Paradise
Night And Day
The Day You Came Along
I'm Misunderstood
Lover Come Back To Me

UPC: 824046706722
Label: Mvd (generic)
Release Date: 2.11.14
Format: CD

Al Bowlly - Al Bowlly Collection 1927-40 (2 CD)