Gene Austin: The Voice of the Southland - His 26 Finest (1925-1933) | Retrospective RTR4370

Gene Austin: The Voice of the Southland - His 26 Finest (1925-1933)

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Label: Retrospective

Cat No: RTR4370

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 1st May 2020

Contents

Artists

Gene Austin
Aileen Stanley
Fats Waller

Artists

Gene Austin
Aileen Stanley
Fats Waller

About

Texan-born Gene Austin (1900-1972) was quite simply the voice of the 1920s, the pioneer of crooning who preceded Bing Crosby as the most popular entertainer of his time. His genial, relaxed voice was one of the most cherished sounds to come from the phonograph loudspeaker; sold an estimated 86 million records! Austin was known as “The Voice of the Southland”, and his theme song opens a unique collection of 26 hits that stands as the most comprehensive survey of his work available. Included (of course) is My Blue Heaven, which was the biggest selling 78 of all time prior to White Christmas. A notable songwriter, there are a couple of his own compositions, such as When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (his first hit, a duet with Aileen Stanley) and The Lonesome Road. Otherwise the entertaining sequence contains a rich selection of favourite standards – many of which he introduced – e.g. Carolina Moon, Girl Of My Dreams, Love Letters In The Sand and his second biggest hit of all, the multi-million selling Ramona, plus some pleasantly jazz-tinged numbers, like Fats Waller’s I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling (with Waller himself) and Ain’t Misbehavin’.

Tracklisting:
1. My Blue Heaven
2. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
3. Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby!
4. Tonight You Belong To Me
5. Yearning, Just For You
6. My Melancholy Baby
7. My Bundle Of Love
8. The Lonesome Road
9. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
10. Ramona
11. Bye-Bye, Blackbird
12. Girl Of My Dreams
13. Ain’t She Sweet?
14. The Voice Of The Southland
15. Just Like A Melody Out Of The Sky
16. St. Louis Blues
17. Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time
18. I’ve Got A Feeling I’m Falling
19. Carolina Moon
20. Ain’t Misbehavin’
21. When Your Lover Has Gone
22. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
23. Love Letters In The Sand
24. A Ghost Of A Chance
25. Everything I Have Is Yours
26. Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?

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