He was a stylish, urbane and distinctive performer

Leslie Hutchinson, widely known as 'Hutch', was a singer and pianist, born in Grenada in the West Indies, who went to New York to study medicine but became a cabaret artist and was encouraged by British aristocrat Lady Edwina Mountbatten to move to London. He became the most popular and highly-paid entertainer of the day, performing in the ritziest venues, and becoming the darling of high society, resulting in a number of well-publicised affairs with high-profile personalities, and public scandals, which eventually damaged his career. He recorded in the UK for EMI's Parlophone and HMV labels, and this 70-track 3-CD collection comprises selected A and B sides from his releases from his heyday during these years. It includes his recordings of many of the best-known songs of the day, such as his big UK hit 'These Foolish Things' and others which went on to become Great American Songbook standards - he was particularly associated with Cole Porter and recorded songs like '(Let's Do It) Let's Fall In Love' and 'Begin The Beguine'. He was a stylish, urbane and distinctive performer, accompanying himself on piano, while also recording with orchestras, and this collection, very evocative of its era, is a fine showcase for his talents.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• High Hat
• I'm A Gigolo
• I Want To Be Bad
• Button Up Your Overcoat
• Thou Swell
• The Little Things You Do
• With A Song In My Heart
• Song Of The Dawn
• I'm Just Wearing Out My Heart For You 
• Memories Of You
• Time On My Hands
• If I Have To Go On Without You
• Love Is The Sweetest Thing
• How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
• Don't Blame Me
• Night And Day
• Dusty Shoes
• Close Your Eyes
• That's Love
• Two Tired Eyes
• Red Sails In The Sunset
• (Let's Do It) Let's Fall In Love
• Kiss Me Goodnight
• I'm Building Up To An Awful Let Down

Disc 2:

• These Foolish Things
• Gloomy Sunday
• When I'm With You
• Cryin' My Heart Out For You
• No Regrets
• Carelessly
• September In The Rain
• Where Are You
• They Can't Take That Away From Me
• That Old Feeling
• Love Walked In
• Two Sleepy People
• You Go To My Head
• Deep Purple
• The Masquerade Is Over
• Begin The Beguine
• I Poured My Heart Into A Song
• Over The Rainbow
• Faithful Forever
• Where Or When
• A Kiss In The Dark
• A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
• Imagination

Disc 3:

• All The Things You Are
• The Nearness Of You
• Yesterday's Dreams
• My Romance
• The London I Love
• You Stepped Out Of A Dream
• I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
• The Sea (La Mer)
• Someone's Rockin' My Dreamboat
• Jealousy
• Star Dust
• This Is Worth Fighting For
• You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
• Kiss Me (Besame Mucho)
• Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
• It Could Happen To You
• Don't Take Your Love From Me 
• Dream
• There! I've Said It Again
• You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
• People Will Say We're In Love
• Heartaches
• Peg O' My Heart

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 01/16/26

UPC: 824046917524