It includes the No. 1 "Jeepers Creepers"

Al Donahue was an American violinist and big band leader, born in Massachusetts in 1904, who enjoyed a chart heyday during the 1930s and into the early swing era, playing a mixture of the 'sweet' middle-of-the-road style popular on radio during that era, and more swinging material during his later years. This 53-track 2-CD collection comprises selected releases on the Decca, Vocalion and Okeh labels from this era, and features all his career hits including the No. 1 'Jeepers Creepers' and the big sellers 'Lambeth Walk', 'Heart And Soul', 'Stop Beating About The Mulberry Bush', 'Stairway To The Stars', 'The Wise Old Owl' and more. Most of his recordings featured performances by one or other of his resident vocalists during these years, who include Paula Kelly, Barry McKinley, Dee Keating and Phil Brito. He recorded prolifically through these years, with more than eighty releases to choose from, so this a very much a cherry-picked selection of his work, which captures the flavour not only of his particular approach to the music, but also the mood and style of the era as he recorded popular standards, plus new compositions from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley by the Great American Songbook composers who were active in those years

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Twenty Four Hours A Day
• I Live For Love
• It's Dangerous To Love Like This
• Alone
• You Took My Breath Away
• Too Much Imagination
• I Built A Dream One Day
• It's Love I'm After
• I Want The Whole World To Love You
• Spring Is Here
• In A Little Dutch Kindergarten
• I'm Gonna Lock My Heart
• Beside A Moonlit Stream
• A Tisket A Tasket
• Any Time At All
• Lambeth Walk
• Stop Beatin' Round The Mulberry Bush
• At Long Last Love
• Heart And Soul
• What Do You Know About Love?
• It Serves You Right
• Jeepers Creepers
• Hurry Home
• Tattooed Lady
• Deep Purple
• East Side Of Heaven
• Our Love

Disc 2:

• Stairway To The Stars
• Moon Love
• South American Way
• White Sails Beneath A Yellow Moon
• Go Fly A Kite
• Whisper While We Dance
• My Prayer
• Day In Day Out
• Can I Help It
• Between 18th And 19th On Chestnut Street
• When You Wish Upon A Star
• Too Romantic
• Let There Be Love
• Fools Rush In
• I'm Home Again
• Route 23
• Fifth Avenue
• I Hear A Rhapsody
• With A Twist Of The Wrist
• The Wise Old Owl
• Java Jive
• Jumpin' At The Jukebox
• Hi There, Mister Moon
• Be Honest With Me
• How Deep Is The Ocean
• I Wish I Had A Sweetheart

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 142 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/09/26

UPC: 824046361327