Irving Sings Berlin (2001)

About this title: Though Irving Berlin made relatively few commercial recordings, he did sing in public throughout his career, beginning with his days as a singing waiter in the early years of the 20th century and continuing through his appearances in his service show This Is the Army in the 1940s. As a songwriter for various shows and films, he also had occasion to make promotional appearances and to record demonstration records of his songs. This collection draws upon mostly previously unreleased recordings by Berlin from various sources. 1914's "Follow the Crowd," discovered in the early '90s, and 1962's ... read more

Tracks:

1. 50th Birthday Tribute to Irving Berlin, Excerpts CBS Radio 1938: ... [Berlin]
2. Marie [Berlin]
3. Follow the Crowd [Berlin]
4. Cavalcade of Irving Berlin Hits, 1910-1915 NBC Radio, 1934: Call Me Up [Berlin]
5. Alexander's Ragtime Band [Berlin]
6. Oh, How I Hate to Get up in the Morning/This Is the Army, Mr. Jones [Berlin]
7. Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk [Berlin]
8. Paris Wakes up and Smiles [Berlin]
9. (Just One Way to Say) I Love You [Berlin]
10. The Policemen's Ball [Berlin]
11. What Do I Have to Do to Get My Picture in the Paper? [Berlin]
12. The Hon'rable Profession of the Fourth Estate [Berlin]
13. Business for a Good Girl Is Bad [Berlin]
14. Sing a Song of Sing Sing [Berlin]
15. The Story of Nell and the Police Gazette [Berlin]
16. Marrying for Love [Berlin]
17. The Ocarina [Berlin]
18. It's a Lovely Day Today [Berlin]
19. The Best Thing for You [Berlin]
20. Free [Berlin]
21. It Gets Lonely in the White House [Berlin]
22. God Bless America (Finale) [Berlin]

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