It’s a truism to say that The Ink Spots have left an indelible mark on the pages of popular music history. Their trademark formula created a unique sound that provided the aural background of the Forties, and their enormous popularity was only rivalled among male vocal groups of the era by The Mills Brothers. This 53-track collection of instant nostalgia encapsulates their finest work, including all their best-loved songs. After their first session in 1935 (Your Feet’s Too Big) there are 10 great up-tempo jive tracks (Swing High, Swing Low…) before their breakthrough with the 19-million-selling If I Didn’t Care. Thereafter hit followed hit, and this survey includes no fewer than 16 Number Ones: To Each His Own, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, We Three, The Gypsy, Bless You, Whispering Grass and so many others. Notable also are six duets with the young Ella Fitzgerald, including the million-selling Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall and Cow Cow Boogie. Led by the extraordinary high tenor of Bill Kenny, The Ink Spots were, quite simply, matchless.

Contents:

CD 1 (1935-1940)
1. If I Didn’t Care
2. Just for a Thrill
3. Your Feet’s Too Big
4. Stompin’ at the Savoy
5. Christopher Columbus
6. With Plenty of Money And You
7. Yes, Suh!
8. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
9. Swing High, Swing Low
10. Slap That Bass
11. Oh, Red!
12. That Cat is High
13. When the Sun Goes Down
14. Address Unknown
15. Coquette
16. My Prayer
17. Memories of You
18. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
19. Bless You
20. When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
21. Whispering Grass
22. Maybe
23. Stop Pretending
24. We Three
25. Java Jive
26. I’ll Never Smile Again
27. Do I Worry?

CD 2 (1940-1951)
1. We’ll Meet Again
2. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
3. I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
4. Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
5. It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
6. Who Wouldn’t Love You?
7. Ev’ry Night About This Time
8. Street of Dreams
9. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
10. Cow Cow Boogie (with Ella Fitzgerald)
11. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
12. I’ll Get By
13. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (with Ella Fitzgerald)
14. I’m Making Believe (with Ella Fitzgerald)
15. I’m Beginning to See the Light (with Ella Fitzgerald)
16. That’s the Way It Is (with Ella Fitzgerald)
17. The Gypsy
18. Prisoner of Love
19. I Cover the Waterfront
20. To Each His Own
21. It’s All Over but the Crying
22. You Were Only Fooling
23. You’re Breaking My Heart
24. If
25. I Still Feel the Same About You (with Ella Fitzgerald)
26. Do Something for Me