Description
Wayne King was a hugely successful bandleader, saxophonist, singer and composer
Wayne King was a hugely successful bandleader, saxophonist, singer and composer whose orchestra played the 'sweet' style of dance band and easy listening music which appealed to the broad spectrum of middle America during the 1930s and into the 1940s, so much so that he was widely referred to as 'The Waltz King'. His career fell naturally into two halves, separated by his service in WWII, and his orchestra was popular through the post-war decades, but this anthology focuses on the first part of that career, when he had all his substantial tally of more than thirty chart hits. This great-value 92-track 4-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his releases for the Victor and Brunswick labels during these years, representing somewhere around half of the titles he recorded which were released across that initial era of his career. It includes almost all his hits, including the No. 1s 'Dream A Little Dream Of Me' & 'Good Night, Sweetheart' and the Top 5 hits 'The Waltz You Saved For Me', 'Wabash Moon', ' I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)', 'Sweethearts Forever', 'The Moon Song', 'Trust In Me', 'Josephine', 'Souvenir De Vienne' & 'Maria Elena', with a variety of featured vocalists, notably Buddy Clark. It's a substantial overview of his work and captures the spirit of a key strand of entertainment during the pre-war decade.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Sally
- If I'm Dreaming (Don't Wake Me Too Soon)
- Put A Little Salt On The Bluebird's Tail (Before It Flies Away)
- Wrapped In A Red, Red Rose
- Song Of The IslandsÂ
- Promises
- On A Blue And Moonless NightÂ
- (I Am Only The Words)Â You Are The Melody
- The Waltz You Saved For MeÂ
- GoofusÂ
- One Little Raindrop
- Hello, BeautifulÂ
- Wabash MoonÂ
- Dream A Little Dream Of MeÂ
- Speak Easy
- I Keep Remembering (Someone I Should Forget)
- Star DustÂ
-  I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)Â
- GuiltyÂ
- Blue Kentucky Moon
- My Moonlight Rosary
- Good Night, SweetheartÂ
- Ploddin' Home
- So Close To Me
- You're My Only Sweetheart
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- Too Late
- Lazy River
- A Moment In The Dark
- Deep In Your Eyes
- When The Sun Goes Down On The Little Prairie Town
- I Love You Truly
- Sweethearts ForeverÂ
- Three's A Crowd
- Forbidden Love
- The Moon SongÂ
- Blue DanubeÂ
- Caprice Viennois
- I Bring A Song
- My Kingdom For A Smile From You
- Prince Charming
- The Evening Star
- I Can't Remember
- When It's Lamp-Lightin' Time In The ValleyÂ
- Giannina Mia
- In The Little White Church On The Hill
- Reflections In The Water
- Blue Hours
- After Sundown
- Our Big Love Scene
- Song Of SurrenderÂ
- One Morning In May
- Poor Little Flower
- Honolulu Eyes
- La Golondrina
- I Can't Pretend
- Lost In My DreamsÂ
- Will You Remember'
- The Night Is Young And You're So BeautifulÂ
- Trust In MeÂ
- I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
- You're Laughing At MeÂ
- JosephineÂ
- Sweethearts
- One Day When We Were Young
- I'm In Love With Vienna
- The Perfect Waltz
- EmalineÂ
- The Moon Is A Silver Dollar
- Kiss Me With Your Eyes
- Lonesome, That's All
- Til The Sands Of The Desert Grow Cold
- Dans Mes Bras
- Glorianna
- You're The Only Star
- My ManÂ
- Winter Blossoms
- The Man With The MandolinÂ
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
- Alice Blue Gown
- If I Forget You
- Souvenir De VienneÂ
- Maria ElenaÂ
- You Are My SunshineÂ
- That Naughty Waltz
- In Apple Blossom Time
- We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
- Til ReveilleÂ
- Time Was
- Darling, How You Lied
- Jumpin' Jupiter
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 284 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 08/09/19
UPC: 824046713720
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