Their All-Time Greatest Hits (1994)

About this title: In some ways, this 46-song double-CD compilation is a brilliantly conceived and executed overview of the Andrews Sisters' career on Decca Records from 1939 until 1950. The collection is remastered in superb sound with surprising presence and vivid detail, the material is priceless, and only a 20-bit digital treatment is likely to make it any better. And if the trio sounds good, along with Bing Crosby (who's featured on several songs), then Vic Shoen & His Orchestra also never had it as good as they do here. Plus, there are a few songs, such as "Aurora," that aren't on any other Andrews ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bei Mir Bist du Schön [Cahn/Chaplin/Jacobs]
2. Ti-Pi-Tin [Grever/Leveen]
3. Shortnin' Bread [Traditional]
4. Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama) [Brandow/Kent/Robins]
5. Beer Barrel Polka [Brown/Timm/Vejvoda/]
6. Well All Right (Tonight's the Night) [Faye/Raye/Howell]
7. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! [Olman/Rose]
8. Say "Si Si" (Para Vigo Me Voy) [Lecuona/Luban/Still]
9. Ferryboat Serenade [Adamson/DiLazzaro]
10. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar [Raye/Prince/Sheehy]
11. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy [Raye/Prince]
12. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time [VonTilzer/Fleeson]
13. Aurora [Adamson/Lago/Robert]
14. Jealous [Malie/Finch/Little]
15. The Shrine of St. Cecilia [Jokern/Loveday]
16. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) [Brown/Tobias/Stept]
17. Pennsylvania Polka [Lee/Manners]
18. Mister Five by Five [DePaul/Raye]
19. Strip Polka [Mercer]
20. Pistol Packin' Mama [Dexter]
21. Shoo Shoo Baby [Moore]
22. Tico-Tico [Abreu/Drake/Oliveir]
23. (There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go ...) [Bushkin/DeVries]
24. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? [Austin/Jordan]
25. Don't Fence Me In [Fletcher/Porter]
26. Rum and Coca-Cola [Amsterdam/Baron/Sul]
27. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive [Arlen/Mercer]
28. Along the Navajo Trail [Markes/Charles/DeLa]
29. South America, Take It Away! [Rome]
30. Rumors Are Flying [Benjamin/Weiss]
31. Christmas Island [Moraine]
32. Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) [Hilliard/Sigman]
33. The Lady from 29 Palms [Wrubel]
34. Near You [Craig/Goell]
35. Teresa [Russin/Hoffman]
36. Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka) [Beul/Horton]
37. The Woodpecker Song [Adamson/Bruno/DiLaz]
38. Blue Tail Fly [Traditional]
39. You Call Everybody Darling [Martin/Trace/Watts]
40. Cuanto le Gusta [Ruiz/Gilbert]
41. I Can Dream, Can't I? [Fain/Kahal]
42. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon [Traditional]
43. Charley, My Boy [Fio Rito/Kahn]
44. I Wanna Be Loved [Green/Rose/Heyman]
45. A Bushel and a Peck [Loesser]
46. A Penny a Kiss, a Penny a Hug [Kaye/Care]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.