They were a group who very much captured the spirit of their time

The Pied Pipers were one of vocal groups who graduated from being featured performers with the big bands of the swing era to careers as recording artists in their own right, and enjoying a string of hits during their heyday in the 1940s. With the fine female vocalists Jo Stafford and June Hutton as members of the group at various time during these years, they had a distinctive harmony style that was very much of it era, their repertoire encompassing swing material, ballads and pop novelty songs and more. Having made early records for RCA as an 8-piece group they became a quartet and spent three years with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra before splitting with him and striking out on their own. This 51-track 2-CD collection comprises selected A & B sides of early releases on the RCA-Victor and Ammor labels, and then most of their releases on the Capitol label from this era. It features their US No. 1 'Dream' plus all their other ten US hits, including the Top 10 entries 'Mairzy Doats', 'The Trolley Song', 'In The Moon Mist', 'Open The Door, Richard', 'Mam'selle' and 'My Happiness'. They were a group who very much captured the spirit of their time, and this is an entertaining showcase for their particular brand of vocal group pop.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Sugar Foot Stomp
• What Is This Thing Called Love
• Piggie Wiggy Woo
• Pistol Packin' Mama
• Deacon Jones
• Mairzy Doates
• The Trolley Song
• Cuddle Up A Little Closer
• There's A Fellow Waiting In Poughkeepsie
• Tabby The Cat
• Dream
• Lily Belle
• We'll Be Together Again
• Aren't You Glad You're You?
• In The Middle Of May
• Madame Butterball
• In The Moon Mist
• Remember Me?
• Walk It Off
• Ol' Man River
• Everybody Loves My Baby
• Either It's Love Or It Isn't
• Walkin' Away With My Heart
• You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying
• Make Me Know It

Disc 2:

• Open The Door, Richard
• When Am I Going To Kiss You Good Morning?
• Mam'selle
• It's The Same Old Dream
• The Riddle Song
• Just Around The Corner
• I Wanne Be A Friend Of Yours
• Lady From 29 Palms
• Penny
• Lone Star Moon
• Rhode Island Is Famous For You
• Mary Lou
• I'll See You In My Dreams
• Ok'l Baby Dok'l
• At A Sidewalk Penny Arcade
• Crying For Joy
• My Happiness
• Highway To Love
• Judaline
• Goodbye Romance
• With All My Heart (I Give My Heart To You)
• Rendezvous With A Rose
• Mind If I Love You
• It’s Watcha Do With Watcha Got
• The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa, Baa, Baa)
• Girl Of My Dreams

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 141 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 07/10/26

UPC: 824046359928