Sophistication : Songs Of The
Thirties
CD:PPCD 78108 / CASSETTE: / RUNNING TIME: 66:04
"Sophistication is a terrific
collection, beautifully produced, as indeed are all
the CDs in this series." Hubert Gregg, BBC Radio 2
Carroll Gibbons: Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
Fred Astaire: Things Are Looking Up; The Way
You Look Tonight Hildegarde: The Touch Of Your
Lips; Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
Noel Coward: Just Let Me Look At You;
Where Are The Songs We Sung? <<
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Gertrude Lawrence: Limehouse Blues/ You Were
Meant For Me/ Do Do Do/ Someone To Watch Over Me/ Cup
Of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You/ WiId Thyme/ Experiment
Benny Carter: Nightfall <<
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Greta Keller: So Little Time
Hutch: I Poured My Heart Into A Song
Marlene Dietrich: You Do Something To Me;
Falling In Love Again <<
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Jack Buchanan: Dancing Honeymoon/ And Her Mother
Came Too/ Fancy Our Meeting/ Who/ Two Little Bluebirds/
Goodnight Vienna/ It's Not You/ There's Always Tomorrow
Elisabeth Welch: Drop In Next Time You're Passing
Jessie Matthews: One Little Kiss From You/ Let
Me Give My Happiness To You/ When You' ve Got A Little
Springtime In Your Heart/ Over My Shoulder/ I Nearly
Let Love Go Slipping Through My Fingers/ Got To Dance
My Way To Heaven/ Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart/
Can Wiggle My Ears
"The artists live again!"
- BBC Radio 2
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