{"product_id":"americas-greatest-hits-1943-various-americas-greatest-hits-1943-various","title":"Americas Greatest Hits 1943 \/ Various- America's Greatest Hits 1943 \/ Various (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe continue our popular and successful series devoted to the biggest chart records of each calendar year in the early chart era as we focus on 1943, the third full calendar year of the Billboard Best Sellers chart - the chart was launched in July 1940. This great value 98-track 4-CD set comprises almost every record which appeared in the Top 20 during the year - specifically it features the records which appeared in the Top 10 published in Billboard, plus those which are listed as having reached No. 11-20 in Joel Whitburn's well-known chart publications, which were based on analysis of regional charts. For reasons of space, it excludes those records which entered the Top 10 in 1942, and so are included in our existing 1942 collection, and also excludes a few titles for which mastering sources could not be found. One feature of this year was that the American Federation of Musicians' recording ban had come into force, and so there were a number of big hits which were performed a cappella, including some by Frank Sinatra and Dick Haymes. In addition, the big names of the swing era were still very much in evidence, and among the big long-lasting No. 1s of the year were \"I've Heard That Song Before\" by Harry James \u0026amp; Helen Forrest, \"Sunday Monday Or Always\" by Bing Crosby and \"Paper Doll\" by the Mills Brothers. In between, a host of other big names made their presence felt - Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Judy Garland, Duke Ellington, Dinah Shore and others - alongside many highly collectable lesser-known records by some artists we don't hear too much about these days. It makes for an intriguing and very entertaining musical snapshot of a year when the USA was fully embroiled in WWII and there were plenty of patriotic and sentimental wartime hits to give a period flavour, with prolific hitmaker Glenn Miller epitomising that particular strand. It includes a 12,000+ word booklet with a commentary on every record as well as full discographical and chart information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Get Out of This Mood (Kay Kyser ; His Orch. with Harry Babbitt ; Julie Conway);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Don't You Do Right (Benny Goodman Orchestra with Peggy Lee);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Touch of Texas (Freddy Martin ; His Orch. with Eddie Stone ; Glenn Hughes);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Don't You Fall in Love with Me (Dinah Shore);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the Lights Go on Again All Over the World (Lucky Millinder Orch. with Trevor Bacon);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City (Johnny Mercer with Freddie Slack ; His Orch.);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Becomes You (Bing Crosby);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Don't You Fall in Love with Me (Johnny Long Orchestra with Bob Houston ; Helen Young);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Becomes You (Harry James ; His Orch. with Johnny McAfee); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Will Never Be Another You (Sammy Kaye ; His Orch. with Nancy Norman); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Heard That Song Before (Harry James ; Helen Forrest); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrazil (Xavier Cugat); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Don't You Fall in Love with Me (Dick Jurgens ; His Orch. with Harry Cool); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Mood (Glenn Miller ; His Orch. with the Modernaires); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrazil (Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orch. with Bob Eberly ; Helen O'Connell); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home to (Dinah Shore); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Get Around Much Anymore (Ink Spots); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstantly (Bing Crosby); 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove It Over (Ethel Merman); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Started All Over Again (Tommy Dorsey Orch. with Frank Sinatra ; the Pied Pipers); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoonlight Mood (Kay Kyser ; His Orch. with the Glee Club); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Me and My Gal (Judy Garland ; Gene Kelly); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home to (Six Hits and a Miss); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Old Black Magic (Glenn Millerorch. with Skip Nelson ; the Modernaires); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFat Meat Is Good Meat (Jimmy Lytell ; His All Star Seven with Savannah Churchill); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Old Black Magic (Freddie Slack ; His. Orch. with Margaret Whiting); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home to (Dick Jurgens ; His Orch. with Harry Cool); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (Jimmy Wakely); 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Time Goes By (Jacques Renard); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Think of Me (Shep Fields ; His New Music with Ralph Young); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet Moon (Harry James ; His Orch.); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Old Black Magic (Charlie Barnet Orch. with Frances Wayne); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Me and My Gal (Guy Lombardo ; His Royal Canadians with Kenny Gardner); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Time Goes By (Rudy Vallee); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Old Black Magic (Horace Heidt ; His Musical Knights with Charles Goodman); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking a Chance on Love (Benny Goodman ; His. Orch. with Helen Forrest); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMurder, He Says (Dinah Shore); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Get Around Much Anymore (Glen Gray ; the Casa Loma Orch. with Kenny Sargent and Le Brun Sisters); 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking a Chance on Love (Sammy Kaye ; His Orch. with the Three Kadets); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrince Charming (Harry James ; His Orch.); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Get Lost (Vaughn Monroe ; His. Orch. with the Four Lee Sisters); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'll Never Know (Willie Kelly ; His Orch.); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Can't Be Wrong (Allen Miller ; His Orchestra); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Boy (Ray McKinley ; His Orch. with Imogene Lynn); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll or Nothing at All (Frank Sinatra with Harry James ; His Orch.); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (Song Spinners); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Get Lost (Kay Kyser ; His Orch.); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington ; His Famous Orchestra); 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Can't Be Wrong (Dick Haymes ; Song Spinners); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker (Kay Kyser ; His Orch. with Julie Conway); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll of Me (Count Basie ; His Orch. with Lynne Sherman); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'll Never Know (Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Blue of Evening (Tommy Dorsey ; His Orch. with Frank Sinatra); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Zero (The Song Spinners); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet's Get Lost (Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orch. with Bob Eberly); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour or Five Times (Woody Herman); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (Willie Kelly ; His Orch.); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePushin' Sand (Kay Kyser ; His Orch.); 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Surreal (Bob Crosby ; His Orch.); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Always You (Tommy Dorsey ; His Orch. with Frank Sinatra); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiffette (Freddie Slack ; His. Orch); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (The Four Vagabonds); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Heard You Cried Last Night (Harry James ; His Orch. with Helen Forrest); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou'll Never Know (Frank Sinatra with the Bobby Tucker Singers); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn My Arms (Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet on Board, Little Chillun (Freddie Slack ; His Orch with Ella Mae Morse); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaper Doll (Mills Brothers); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme from the Warsaw Concerto (Freddy Martin ; His Orch.); 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Monday or Always (Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePistol Packin' Mama (Al Dexter ; His Troopers); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWait for Me Mary (Dick Haymes ; the Song Spinners); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Never Mention Your Name, Oh No (Dick Haymes); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Cry Baby (Erskine Hawkins (The Twentieth Century Gabriel) ; His Orch. with Jimmy Mitchell); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Monday or Always (Frank Sinatra ; Bobby Tucker Singers); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose to You (Frank Sinatra ; Bobby Tucker Singers); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople Will Say We're in Love (Frank Sinatra ; Bobby Tucker Singers); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMission to Moscow (Benny Goodman ; His Orch.); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople Will Say We're in Love (Bing Crosby ; Trudy Erwin with the Sportsmen Glee Club); 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight and Day (Frank Sinatra); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodbye Sue (Perry Como); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut Your Arms Around Me Honey (Dick Kuhn ; His Orch.); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoogie Woogie (Tommy Dorsey ; His. Orch); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePut Your Arms Around Me Honey (Dick Haymes ; Song Spinners); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePistol Packin' Mama (Bing Crosby ; the Andrews Sisters); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Rain (Glenn Miller ; His Orch. with Ray Eberle); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh What a Beautiful Mornin' (Bing Crosby ; Trudy Erwin with the Sportsmen Glee Club); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Heard You Cried Last Night (Dick Haymes); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Heart Tells Me (Glen Gray ; the Casa Loma Orch. with Eugenie Baird); 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey're Either Too Young or Too Old (Jimmy Dorsey ; His Orch. with Kitty Kallen); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh What a Beautiful Mornin' (Frank Sinatra ; Bobby Tucker Singers); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Please (Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Be Home for Christmas (Bing Crosby); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller Orch.); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll for You (King Cole Trio); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOklahoma (Alfred Drake ; Original Broadway Cast); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoo - Shoo Baby (Ella Mae Morse); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoo - Shoo Baby (Andrews Sisters); 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Christmas (Bing Crosby)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; 824046711627\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; New CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; Acrobat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47541687124189,"sku":"824046711627","price":220.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3698777.jpg?v=1772601883","url":"https:\/\/darksiderecords.myshopify.com\/products\/americas-greatest-hits-1943-various-americas-greatest-hits-1943-various","provider":"Darkside Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}