Rare Air 1937-44 CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Have a Good Time Folks! ~ The Ink Spots

2. Open It - That's a Plenty ~ The Ink Spots

3. Swing, Mr Charlie (Ink Spots) ~ The Ink Spots

4. Maybe ~ The Ink Spots

5. Pork Chops'n'Gravy ~ The Ink Spots

6. Do I Worry? ~ The Ink Spots

7. Lamplighter Serenade ~ The Ink Spots

8. Alabamy Bound ~ The Ink Spots

9. I've Got Bone to Pick With You ~ The Ink Spots

10. Where You Are ~ The Ink Spots

11. Do I Worry? ~ The Ink Spots

12. Shout, Brother, Shout ~ The Ink Spots

13. Java Jive ~ The Ink Spots

14. Dreamboat ~ The Ink Spots

15. If I Didn't Care ~ The Ink Spots

16. Shoo Shoo Baby ~ The Ink Spots

17. Lovely Way to Spend an Evening, A ~ The Ink Spots

18. Don't Believe Everything You Dream ~ The Ink Spots

19. Do Nothing 'Till You Hear from Me ~ The Ink Spots

20. Someday I'll Meet You Again ~ The Ink Spots

21. Old Man Mose ~ The Ink Spots

22. Don't Sweetheart Me ~ The Ink Spots

23. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey ~ The Ink Spots

24. How Many Hearts Have You Broken? ~ The Ink Spots

25. Time Waits for No One (How True!) ~ The Ink Spots

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info

Vocal harmony quartet the Ink Spots formed a kind of bridge between the showtune pop styles of the 1940s and the later street corner doo wop style of the 1950s and were arguably the first modern black vocal group. Rare Air 1937-1944 is a marvelous collection of extremely rare movie and radio transcriptions and plays like a live concert, showing off the range, talent, and personality of this endearing quartet. Bill Kenny's impossibly high tenor is spotlighted on an air check of "Maybe," and his easy control is breathtaking and as intimate as if he were standing in your living room. The group shines on the infectious "Swing, Mr. Charlie." Bernie Mackey replaces Charlie Fuqua on guitar for the final ten tracks here, drawn from the Armed Forces Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands broadcasts. The concluding cut, "Time Waits for No One," shows the kind of ensemble power the Ink Spots possessed. While it shouldn't replace a collection of the group's greatest hits, Rare Air in some ways does a better job of showing off the energy and versatility of this amazing and important group. ~ Steve Leggett

Compilation Appearances

	Vol.1-Songs That Got Us Through WWII
	G.I. Juke Box-Songs From World
	Progressions:100 Years Of Jazz Guitar
	Get Low (Ost)
	Elvis:collector's Box

Associated Artists and Works

	Bailey, Mildred
	Coasters (The)
	Mills Brothers
	Mills Brothers (The)
	Platters (The)
	Smith, Johnny "Hammond"

Technical Info

	Release Date : 11/13/2001
	Original Release Date : 2001
	Catalog ID : 67
	Label : Flyright (UK)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Live
	Mono/Stereo : Mono
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00086371067200