Best of Al Hibbler [Varese] (1998)

About this title: This popular vocalist, long a fixture with the Duke Ellington band, had a long and distinguished run on the pop charts in the dark days of 1950s pre-rock & roll. Much was made of his blindness (Hibbler knocked down many a door for vision-impaired performers, paving the way for Ray Charles in particular), but the real glory was his voice, an instrument that could soar with the best of them. His two million-selling singles, "Unchained Melody" and "He" (later fodder for the Righteous Brothers), are both aboard, along with "After the Lights Go Down Low," "11th Hour Melody," "Honeysuckle Rose," ... read more

Tracks:

1. After the Lights Go Down Low [White/Lovett]
2. September in the Rain [Warren/Dubin]
3. The Very Thought of You [Noble]
4. He [Mullan/Richards]
5. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You [Young/Crosby/Washin]
6. Just a Kid Named Joe [Livingston/David]
7. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me [Ellington/Russell]
8. Unchained Melody [North/Zaret]
9. A Tree in the Meadow [Reid]
10. There Is No Greater Love [Jones/Symes]
11. 11th Hour Melody [Palmer/Sigman]
12. Honeysuckle Rose [Waller/Razaf]
13. There Are Such Things [Adams/Baer/Meyer]
14. Sweet Slumber [Neiburg/Woode/Milli]
15. All or Nothing at All [Stereo] [Altman/Lawrence]
16. Don't Get Around Much Anymore [Stereo] [Ellington/Russell]

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