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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. Album Tracks 1. I'm Coming, Virginia 2. Dear Little Gadabout 3. If I Had You 4. Little Love Song 5. Can't We Be Friends? 6. Shout for Happiness 7. Lady of Spain 8. Lazy Day 9. Goodnight Sweetheart 10. Hang Out the Stars in Indiana 11. Heartaches 12. Were You Sincere? 13. I'm Thru with Love 14. Yes Yes (My Baby Said Yes) 15. Got a Date with An Angel 16. Guilty 17. Hold My Hand 18. One Little Quarrel 19. Minnie the Moocher 20. Moon 21. If Anything Happened to You 22. By the Fireside 23. She Didn't Say Yes 24. Rain on the Roof 25. Lovable 1. Love, You Funny Thing 2. Every Day's a Lucky Day 3. You're My Everything 4. I'll Do My Best to Make You Happy 5. Old Man of the Mountain 6. Love Is the Sweetest Thing 7. You Just You 8. Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep) 9. Junk Man Blues 10.
