The Best of the Pied Pipers Featuring Jo Stafford (1997)

About this title: This 25-track compilation presents the ten tracks the Pied Pipers recorded for Capitol Records in 1943 and 1944 while Jo Stafford was still a member of the group, plus three tracks on which the Pipers, with Stafford's replacement, June Hutton, backed up their former lead singer, and 12 tracks by the Hutton-era group recorded through 1948. Capitol Records' own 1992 compilation, the 20-track Capitol Collectors' Series, focused more on the Hutton period, including only four Stafford tracks and featuring more of the Hutton-era hits. This set is more varied, including the Pipers' biggest hits, ... read more

Tracks:

1. Pistol Packin' Mama [Dexter]
2. Deacon Jones
3. Jamboree Jones [Mercer]
4. You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By [Mercer]
5. You and Your Love [Green/Mercer]
6. (On The) Nodaway Road [Bates/Mercer]
7. Cuddle up a Little Closer [Harbach/Hoschna]
8. A Journey to a Star [Robin/Warren]
9. Mairzy Doats [Drake/Hoffman/Livin]
10. The Trolley Song [Blaine/Martin]
11. I Didn't Know About You [Ellington/Russell]
12. Tumbling Tumbleweeds [Nolan]
13. On the Sunny Side of the Street [McHugh/Fields]
14. Dream [Mercer]
15. In the Moon Mist
16. Old Man River
17. Mam'selle [Gordon]
18. Tallahassee
19. Cecelia
20. The Whiffenpoof Song [Galloway/Minnigerod]
21. The Lady from 29 Palms
22. Girl of My Dreams
23. My Happiness [Bergantine]
24. Underneath the Arches
25. It's Too Soon to Know

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