The Andrews Sisters - The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]

Since the 50-year limit on copyrights in Europe has led to a flurry of Andrews Sisters releases beginning in the early ’90s, it’s worth pointing out that the British Jasmine label is not just another fly-by-night outfit cobbling together a bunch of old 78s. The four-disc Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters, with a running time of more than four-and-three-quarters hours, contains more tracks — 101 — than any previously released Andrews Sisters compilation. The sound quality is good, if not as good as the legitimate American reissues on MCA, and the 12-page CD booklet contains basic annotations. That said, the selection is somewhat eccentric. Essentially, this is a “the best and the rest” collection: the first two discs contain all of the Andrews Sisters’ Top Ten hits, as ranked in Joel Whitburn’s book of chart reconstructions, Pop Memories. For the most part, they are in chronological order, though a handful of tracks that reached numbers ten through 12 are bunched at the end. Discs three and four contain another three chart entries among their 51 tracks, but otherwise ignore the 60 additional Andrews Sisters recordings listed in Whitburn that peaked between numbers 12 and 30 in favor of utterly obscure material; B-sides and records that never sold well enough to earn a chart ranking. This hits-and-misses approach leaves out lots of good and well-remembered Andrews Sisters recordings. It also makes room for some interesting ones, including the sisters’ versions of the show tunes “Guys and Dolls” and “Wunderbar” and the swing standard “Sing, Sing, Sing,” plus two performances from the soundtrack to Private Buckaroo. (Of course, keeping to the 50-year limit, none of their recordings from after 1951 are included.) This not the ideal Andrews Sisters compilation, but it is far more extensive than any their American copyright holders have produced. ― Allmusic

CD 1
01. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon – 03:10
02. Tu-Li-Tulip Time – 03:12
03. Lullaby To A Litle Jitterbug – 03:02
04. Hold Tight, Hold Tight – 03:14
05. The Beer Barrel Polka – 02:55
06. Well, All Right – 03:04
07. Yodelin’ Jive (with Bing Crosby) – 02:57
08. Say Si Si – 02:37
09. The Woodpecker Song – 02:58
10. Ferryboat Serenade – 03:04
11. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar – 02:54
12. Scrub Me Mama, With A Boogie Beat – 02:38
13. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – 02:44
14. I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time – 03:02
15. Aurora – 02:53
16. The Shrine of St. Cecilia – 02:47
17. Three Little Sisters – 02:19
18. Strip Polka – 02:49
19. Pistol Packin’ Mama (with Bing Crosby) – 03:03
20. Victory Polka (with Bing Crosby) – 02:47
21. Shoo-Shoo Baby – 02:53
22. Straighten Up And Fly Right – 02:29
23. Is You Is, Or Is You Ain’t Ma Baby (with Bing Crosby) – 02:58
24. (There’ll Be A) Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin (with Bing Crosby) – 02:54
25. Don’t Fence Me In (with Bing Crosby) – 03:05

CD 2
01. Run And Coca-Cola – 03:11
02. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (with Bing Crosby) – 02:43
03. The Three Caballeros (with Bing Crosby) – 02:43
04. Along The Navajo Trail (with Bing Crosby) – 02:45
05. The Blond Sailor – 03:05
06. Money Is The Root Of All Evil – 02:37
07. South America Take It Away (with Bing Crosby) – 03:15
08. Rumours Are Flying – 02:57
09. Christmas Island – 02:37
10. Tallahassee – 03:01
11. Near You – 03:02
12. The Lady From 29 Palms – 02:58
13. Civilisation Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (with Danny Kaye) – 03:04
14. Toolie Oolie Doolie – 02:52
15. Underneath The Arches – 02:53
16. You Call Everybody Darling – 02:25
17. I Can Dream, Can’t I – 02:39
18. Quicksilver (with Bing Crosby) – 02:48
19. I Wanna Be Loved – 03:18
20. Sparrow In The Treetop (with Bing Crosby) – 03:14
21. Rhumboogie – 02:40
22. I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much) – 02:50
23. Chico’s Love Song – 03:05
24. Jealous – 02:56
25. Says My Heart – 02:46

CD 3
01. Tuxedo Junction – 03:08
02. Lily Belle – 02:33
03. Tica-Ti, Tica-Ta – 02:58
04. A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal) – 02:42
05. You’re A Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith – 02:39
06. Stars Are The Windows Of Heaven – 02:33
07. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers – 02:56
08. Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling – 02:55
09. Rancho Pillow – 02:56
10. Hohokus, N.J. – 02:45
11. Beatin’, Bangin’, ‘n Scratchin’ (with Danny Kaye) – 02:53
12. Jack Of All Trades – 02:44
13. Atlanta, G.A. – 03:06
14. Coax Me A Little Bit – 03:01
15. There’ll Be A Jubilee – 03:10
16. Put ‘Em In A Box, Tie ‘Em With A Ribbon (with Danny Kaye) – 02:34
17. Avocado – 02:50
18. I’m Gonna Paper All My Walls With Your Love Letters – 02:38
19. I’ve Just Got To Get Out Of The Habit – 03:13
20. Yipsee-I-O (with Carmen Miranda) – 02:25
21. Underneath The Linden Tree – 02:51
22. I Didn’t Know The Gun Was Loaded – 02:49
23. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! – 02:36
24. Pack Up Your Troubles (with Dick Haymes) – 02:29
25. How Many Times – 02:38

CD 4
01. Run, Run, Run – 02:52
02. Great Day (with Dick Haymes) – 02:28
03. Them That Has, Gets – 03:02
04. Old Don Juan – 02:30
05. The Money Song – 03:14
06. For All We Know – 02:27
07. Clancy Lowered The Boom (with Dan Dailey) – 02:45
08. Satins And Lace (with Red Foley) – 02:38
09. Don’t Blame Me – 02:48
10. A Man Is Brother To A Mule – 03:16
11. What Did I Do (with Dick Haymes) – 03:14
12. Guys And Dolls – 03:05
13. The Mambo Man – 02:12
14. I’ll Pray For You – 03:04
15. Sing, Sing, Sing – 02:37
16. Piccolo Pete – 02:26
17. How Lucky You Are – 02:48
18. Lying In The Hay – 02:44
19. The Windmill Song – 02:47
20. The Bride And Groom Polka – 02:41
21. East Of The Sun – 02:50
22. Wunderbar (with Dick Haymes) – 02:38
23. The Wedding Of Lilli Marlene – 03:01
24. Zing Zing, Zoom Zoom – 02:42
25. Six Jerks In A Jeep – 02:03
26. Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) – 03:11

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