VA - America's Greatest Hits 1947 (2021)

We continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1947, the seventh full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart – the chart was launched in July 1940 – and the third year to feature both a Most Played in Juke Boxes and Most Played by Disc Jockeys charts as well. This great value 98-track 4-CD set comprises every record which peaked in the Top 10 of the Best Sellers chart or in the Top 7 of the Juke Box or Disc Jockey charts during the year. For reasons of space, it excludes those records were still in the chart at the start of the year, but which peaked in the Top 10 in 1946, and so are included in our existing 194 collection. It was a big year for solo vocalists, who were starting to dominate as the big swing bands declined in the era of post-war austerity, although the “sweet” orchestras with their featured singers continued to hold sway, and the year had its customary smattering of novelty songs, often in jazzy R&B or country styles. Eighteen different records made No. 1 in the various charts, although only nine of those topped the Best Sellers. As usual, there were also quite a number of highly collectable records by some artists we don’t hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of the music scene during a period of creative transition as the world finally settled down after the turbulent years of conflict. It includes a 15,000+ word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information.

Track List:

CD1

01 - Johnny Mercer - A Gal In Calico
02 - Hoagy Carmichael - Ole Buttermilk Sky
03 - Charlie Spivak & His Orch. - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
04 - Tex Beneke With The Miller Orchestra - A Gal In Calico
05 - Benny Goodman & His Orch. - A Gal In Calico
06 - Eddy Howard - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
07 - Hoagy Carmichael - Huggin' And Chalkin'
08 - The King Cole Trio - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
09 - Margaret Whiting - Oh, But I Do
10 - Dinah Shore - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
11 - Jack McVea & His All Stars - Open The Door, Richard
12 - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
13 - Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids - A Gal In Calico
14 - Count Basie & His Orch. - Open The Door, Richard
15 - Freddy Martin - Managua, Nicaragua
16 - Dusty Fletcher - Open The Door, Richard
17 - The Three Flames - Open The Door, Richard
18 - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Vocals Kenny G - Anniversary Song
19 - The Charioteers - Open The Door, Richard
20 - Dinah Shore - Anniversary Song
21 - Al Jolson - Anniversary Song
22 - Buddy Clark - How Are Things In Glocca Morra
23 - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Vocals Don Rod - Managua, Nicaragua
24 - Tex Beneke With The Miller Orchestra - Anniversary Song

CD2

01 - Ted Weems Orchestra - Heartaches
02 - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Open The Door, Richard
03 - Andy Russell - Anniversary Song
04 - Dick Haymes - How Are Things In Glocca Morra
05 - Harry James and His Orchestra - Heartaches
06 - Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Managua, Nicaragua
07 - Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - A Rainy Night In Rio
08 - Margaret Whiting - Guilty
09 - Eddy Howard - My Adobe Hacienda
10 - Charlie Spivak & His Orch. - Linda
11 - Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - My Melancholy Baby
12 - Ray Dorey - Mam'selle
13 - Ray Noble & His Orchestra with Buddy Clark & Anita - Linda
14 - Count Basie & His Orch. - Free Eats
15 - Dennis Day - Mam'selle
16 - Frank Sinatra - Mam'selle
17 - Dick Haymes - Mam'selle
18 - Frank Sinatra - I Believe
19 - Art Lund - Mam'selle
20 - The Pied Pipers - Mam'selle
21 - The Harmonicats - Peg O' My Heart
22 - Eddy Howard - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
23 - Red Ingle - Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)
24 - Mills Brothers - Across The Alley From The Alamo
25 - Perry Como - Chi Baba Chi Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)

CD3

01 - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Vocals Don Rod - I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
02 - Buddy Clark - Peg O' My Heart
03 - Clark Dennis - Peg O' My Heart
04 - Art Lund - Peg O' My Heart
05 - Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Peg O' My Heart
06 - Sam Donahue & His Orchestra - I Never Knew
07 - Tex Williams & His Western Caravan - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
08 - The Three Suns - Peg O' My Heart
09 - Francis Craig & His Orchestra - Near You
10 - Count Basie & His Orch. - I Ain't Mad At You (You Ain't Mad At Me)
11 - Jo Stafford - Feudin' And Fightin'
12 - Ted Weems & His Orch. - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
13 - Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - That's My Desire
14 - Dorothy Shay - Feudin' And Fightin'
15 - Phil Harris - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
16 - Freddy Martin and His Orch. - The Lady From 29 Palms
17 - Frankie Laine & Mannie Kelin's All Stars - That's My Desire
18 - Perry Como - When You Were Sweet Sixteen
19 - Alvino Rey & His Orch. - Near You
20 - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
21 - Perry Como - I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
22 - Betty Hutton - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
23 - The Andrews Sisters - Near You
24 - Vic Damone - I Have But One Heart (O Marinello)
25 - Larry Green & His Orch. - Near You

CD4

01 - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Kokomo, Indiana
02 - Johnny Mercer - Sugar Blues
03 - Eddy Howard - Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)
04 - Elliot Lawrence & His Orchestra - Near You
05 - The Andrews Sisters - The Lady From 29 Palms
06 - Sammy Kaye Orch. with Don Cornell - An Apple Blossom Wedding
07 - Dinah Shore - I Wish I Didn't Love You So
08 - Sam Donahue Orch. - The Whistler
09 - Dinah Shore - You Do
10 - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - You Do
11 - Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Mickey
12 - Margaret Whiting - You Do
13 - Bing Crosby - You Do
14 - Jack Owens - How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)
15 - Vic Damone - You Do
16 - Bing Crosby - Whiffenpoof Song
17 - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra - Ballerina
18 - Arthur Godfrey - Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her) (You Can Have Her
19 - Jo Stafford - Serenade Of The Bells
20 - Bing Crosby - White Christmas
21 - Louis Prima & His Orch. - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
22 - Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
23 - Sammy Kaye Orch. - Serenade Of The Bells
24 - Danny Kaye - Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)