The Andrews Sisters -- Their All-Time Greatest Hits
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The Andrews Sisters

Their All-Time Greatest Hits

MCA/Decca

The Andrews Sisters are one of the most-loved and best-remembered artists of all-time. Their unerring harmony and eclectic material made them the best-selling female group ever, a title they still hold today, and this compilation of songs from their period at Decca pretty much sums up their career.

Opening with their first big hit, ''Bei Mir Bist Du Schon,'' from 1937, this two-disc set runs through popular material from the wartime years and into the post-war period that saw them team up with other noted artists in a series of duets. Classics such as ''Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy'' and ''Rum and Coca Cola'' showcase the sisters doing what they did best, delving into rhythms that were not part of the typical music fare and adding their own unique harmony to the blend, in this case boogie-woogie and calypso. Other numbers such as ''I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time'' and ''Don't Sit under the Apple Tree'' were wartime favorites, reminding soldiers of their wives and sweethearts back home. Also featured are seven of the sisters' famous duets with Bing Crosby. Never has there been a better pairing. The chemistry produced between these artists is readily apparent on numbers like ''Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive'' and ''Don't Fence Me In.'' (The complete collection of Andrews Sisters/Bing Crosby duets is available on the two CD set Their Complete Recordings Together.)

After the war ended the sisters popularity began to wane as the country's musical tastes changed. To offset this, Decca teamed them with other popular artists. Duets with Danny Kaye, the superb ''Civilization'' and the goofy ''Woody Woodpecker,'' worked quite well, as did a pairing with guitar virtuoso Les Paul on ''Rumors Are Flying.'' ''Cuanto La Gusta,'' with Carmen Miranda, is a classic. Other numbers feature such artists as Burl Ives, Dick Haymes and Guy Lombardo.

This is the perfect CD to own if you only want to own one collection of Andrews Sisters' songs. Great liner notes round out the package.

Track Listing

  • Disc One
  • 1. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means You're Grand)
  • 2. Ti-pi-tin
  • 3. Shortenin' Bread
  • 4. Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Tonight)
  • 5. Beer Barrel Polka (Roll out the Barrel)
  • 6. Well All Right (Tonight's the Night)
  • 7. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
  • 8. Say ''Si Si'' (Para Vigo Me Voy)
  • 9. Ferry Boat Serenade
  • 10. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
  • 11. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
  • 12. I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time
  • 13. Aurora
  • 14. Jealous
  • 15. The Shrine of Saint Cecila
  • 16. Don't Sit under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
  • 17. Pennsylvania Polka
  • 18. Mr. Five by Five
  • 19. Strip Polka
  • 20. Pistol Packin' Mama
  • 21. Shoo-Shoo Baby
  • 22. Tico Tico
  • 23. (There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin
  • 24. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
  • Disc Two
  • 1. Don't Fence Me In
  • 2. Rum and Coca-Cola
  • 3. Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
  • 4. Along the Navajo Trail
  • 5. South America, Take It Away
  • 6. Rumors are Flying
  • 7. Christmas Island
  • 8. Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
  • 9. The Lady from 29 Palms
  • 10. Near You
  • 11. Teresa
  • 12. Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)
  • 13. Woody Woodpecker
  • 14. Blue Tail Fly
  • 15. You Call Everybody Darling
  • 16. Cuanto La Gusta
  • 17. I Can Dream, Can't I
  • 18. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
  • 19. Charley My Boy
  • 20. I Wanna Be Loved
  • 21. A Bushel and a Peck
  • 22. A Penny a Kiss, a Penny a Hug

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