Frankie Carle was a pianist, composer and bandleader, whose orchestra racked up a string of hits during the 1940s

Frankie Carle was a pianist, composer and bandleader, whose orchestra racked up a string of hits during the 1940s in what was called the 'sweet' style of dance band easy listening music. He came to fame in 1938 with his composition 'Sunrise Serenade' which he recorded as pianist with Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra, and which was a hit for Glenn Miller, after which he became well-known and popular as the pianist with Horace Heidt's Musical Knights, playing on several of their hits before starting to make solo recordings and launching his own band at the start of the '40s. Having his first hit with 'Charmaine' in 1944, he had thirteen more hits through the decade, enjoying a landmark year in 1946 when he had No. 1s with 'Oh! What It Seemed to Be', which he co-composed, and 'Rumors Are Flying', his last hit coming with the No. 8 'Cruising Down The River' in 1949. This great-value 49-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides of his Columbia releases during these years, naturally featuring all his career hits with his own orchestra, of which ten were Billboard Top 10 entries. The recordings include many performances by his featured vocalists, most notably his daughter Marjorie Hughes, but also including Paul Allen, Phyliss Lynne, Gregg Lawrence, Nan Wright, and Bob Lochen. It's a nicely representative overview of his primary career, and an entertaining showcase for his fine piano technique and his orchestra's distinctive style.

Track Listing

• Twelfth Street Rag
• Barcarolle
• I Know That You Know
• After You've Gone
• Charmaine
• A Little On The Lonely Side
• Evelina
• Saturday Night ( Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)
• Counting The Days
• I Was Here When You Left Me
• Last Night I Had That Dream Again
• Prove It By The Things You Do
• Oh What It Seemed To Be
• I'm Glad I Waited For You
• One More Tomorrow
• I'm Gonna' Make Believe (I've Got Myself A Sweetheart)
• I'd Be Lost Without You
• Cynthia's In Love
• Rumors Are Flying
• Without You (Tres Palabras)
• It's All Over Now
• What've You Got To Lose
• We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
• Roses In The Rain
• Sunrise Serenade

• Man Who Paints Rainbows In The Sky
• Penthouse Serenade
• I Want A Girl
• Chopin's Polonaise In Boogie
• Rockin' Horse Cowboy
• There Goes That Lonely Feeling Again
• Penguin At The Waldorf
• And Mimi
• Peggy O'Neil
• (I'm A Comin' A-Courtin') Corabelle
• Beg Your Pardon
• Dreamy Lullaby
• Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero
• Sunrise Boogie
• Five O'Clock Feeling
• On The Little Village Green
• October Twilight
• Little Jack Frost Get Lost
• Congratulations
• Sweet Sue, Just You
• Cruising Down The River
• Sault Ste. Marie
• Save A Piece Of Wedding Cake For Me
• Rue De Romance

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 143 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/13/20

UPC: 824046332327