Album Review:
Definitive Collection
- Release Date: 2003
- Genre: Vocal Music
- Label: Collectables
- Artist: Les Paul
- Flags: Compilation (best of), Box set
- Type: Compilation
- Rating:
- Styles: Pop, Traditional Pop, Swing
- Track Picks: "How High the Moon," "I'm Sitting on Top of the World," "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"
Review
Collectables' mammoth Definitive Collection of the works of Les Paul & Mary Ford includes 11 of the influential pair's records from the '50s and '60s in their entirety on six CDs, includingTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| How High the Moon | Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:07) | |
| Josephine | Pee Wee King, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:03) | |
| Mockin' Bird Hill | Vaughn Horton | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:20) | |
| Whispering |  |
Richard H. Coburn, Vincent Rose, John Schoenberger | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:01) |
| Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) | Buddy Pepper, Inez James, Larry Russell | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:54) | |
| I'm a Fool to Care | Ted Daffan | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:56) | |
| The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise | Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:12) | |
| Meet Mister Callaghan | Eric Spear | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:52) | |
| Tiger Rag | Eddie Edwards, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro, Larry Shields, James LaRocca, Harry DaCosta | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:07) | |
| Tennessee Waltz | Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:09) | |
| I'm Sitting on Top of the World | Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:18) | |
| Whither Thou Goest | Guy Singer | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:11) | |
| That Old Feeling | Lew Brown, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:03) | |
| Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:08) | ||
| My Silent Love | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:48) | ||
| I Surrender, Dear | Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:15) | |
| You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:50) | ||
| June in January | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:48) | ||
| Moonlight and Shadows | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:59) | ||
| I Can't Get Started | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:04) | ||
| How Deep Is the Ocean? | Irving Berlin | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:51) | |
| Sweet and Lovely | Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias, Gus Amheim | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | |
| Prisoner of Love | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:57) | ||
| If I Had You | Ted Shapiro, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy Campbell | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:07) |
CD 2
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Wabash Blues | Dave Ringle, Fred Meinken | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:07) | |
| Bye Bye Blues | David Bennett, Chauncey Gray, Bert Lown, Frederick Hamm | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:05) | |
| Blues Stay Away from Me | Henry Glover, Wayne Raney, Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:16) | |
| Deep in the Blues | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:33) | |
| It's a Lonesome Old Town | Harry Tobias, Charles Kisco | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:08) | |
| Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:45) | |
| St. Louis Blues | W.C. Handy | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | |
| Mammy's Boogie | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:45) | |
| Frankie and Johnny | Traditional | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:36) | |
| Don't Cry Baby | James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:28) | |
| Jazz Me Blues | Tom Delaney | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:37) | |
| Smoke Rings | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:59) | ||
| Falling in Love with Love | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:09) | ||
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | Jimmy McHugh, Fields | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:36) | |
| Just One of Those Things | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:20) | ||
| Twelfth Street Rag | Euday L. Bowman | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:21) | |
| Lies | Harry Barris, George E. Springer | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:35) | |
| Turista | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:26) | ||
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | Traditional | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:17) | |
| Nuevo Laredo | J. Lowe, Bob Carey | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:58) | |
| The Best Things in Life Are Free | Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:29) | |
| Moritat [From Three Penny Opera] | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:26) | ||
| Some of These Days | Shelton Brooks | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:09) | |
| Tico, Tico | Zequinha de Abreu | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:37) | |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home | Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:03) | |
| Dangerous Curves | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:30) | ||
| I'm Movin' On | Hank Snow | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:49) | |
| Farewell (For Just Awhile) | Eddie Lund, John Brooks | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:24) |
CD 3
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Brazil | Bob Russell, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:36) | |
| Hip-Billy Boogie | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:32) | |
| Swiss Woodpecker | Traditional | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:20) | |
| Caravan | |
Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:00) |
| Sleep | Earl Lebieg | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:03) | |
| Lady of Spain | Stanley Damerell, Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Henry Tilsley | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:52) | |
| Lover | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:48) | ||
| The Man on the Flying Trapeze | George Leybourne | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:45) | |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Edward Madden, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:06) | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love? | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:40) | ||
| Nola | Felix Arndt | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:37) | |
| South | Bennie Moten, Thamon Hayes | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:01) | |
| In the Good Old Summertime | Ren Shields, George Evans | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:10) | |
| Three Little Words | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:57) | |
| Lonesome Road | Gene Austin, Nat Shilkret | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:51) | |
| Chicken Reel | Traditional | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:09) | |
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds, Doc Daugherty | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:51) | |
| The Carioca | Vincent Youmans, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:33) | |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Jimmy McHugh, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:57) | |
| Just One More Chance | Arthur Johnston, |
Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:55) | |
| I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles | Jean Kenbrovin, John Kellette | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:59) | |
| The Moon of Manakoora | Frank Loesser, Alfred Newman | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:47) | |
| Don'cha Hear Them Bells | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:59) | |
| La Rosita | Allan Stuart, Paul Dupont | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:24) |
CD 4
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| 'Deed I Do | Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:45) | |
| Makin' Whoopee! | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:12) | ||
| A Cottage for Sale | Larry Conley, Willard Robison | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:29) | |
| Clouds | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:55) | ||
| Come Back to Me | Les Paul, Mary Ford | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:08) | |
| Chasing Shadows | David A. Silver, B.B. Davis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:28) | |
| It's Been a Long, Long Time | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:45) | |
| After You've Gone | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:05) | ||
| Am I Blue | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:18) | ||
| You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:44) | ||
| Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) | Harry Barris, Billy Moll, Ted Koehler | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:10) | |
| East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) | Brooks Bowman | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:03) | |
| Worried Man | Ted Daffan, Benny Davis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:19) | |
| Columbus Stockade Blues | Jimmie Davis, Eva Sargent | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:19) | |
| Your Cheatin' Heart | Hank Williams | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:50) | |
| Cowpokin' | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:08) | |
| Trouble in Mind | |
Richard M. Jones | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:21) |
| Les's Country Blues | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:51) | |
| Waitin' So Long | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:57) | |
| I Just Don't Understand | Marijohn Wilkin, Kent Westberry | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | |
| Ham 'N' Grits | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:24) | |
| Call on Me | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:43) | ||
| Dance Hall Blues | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:09) | |
| The Big Cry | Marijohn Wilkin, Fred Burch | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:41) |
CD 5
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Blue Hawaii | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:30) | ||
| Drifting and Dreaming (Sweet Paradise) | Haven Gillespie, Egbert VanAlstyne, Eriwn Schmidt, Loyal Curtis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:14) | |
| King's Serenade | Charles King E. | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:05) | |
| Song of the Islands | Charles King E. | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:37) | |
| Sweet Leilani | Harry Owens | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:13) | |
| To You Sweetheart, Aloha | Harry Owens | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:16) | |
| On the Beach at Waikiki | Gerry Stover, Henry Kailimai | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:16) | |
| Golden Sands | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:11) | |
| My Little Grass Shack (In Kealakekua, Hawaii) | Bill Cogswell, Johnny Noble, Tommy Harrison | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:31) | |
| Hawaiian Charms | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:50) | |
| Pacific Breeze | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:21) | |
| Farewell to Thee | Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:26) | |
| I Love You So Much It Hurts Me | Floyd Tillman | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:37) | |
| You Win Again | Hank Williams | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:35) | |
| Four Walls | Marvin Moore, G. Campbell | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:03) | |
| I Hang My Head and Cry | Gene Autry, Fred Rose, Ray Whitley | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:25) | |
| Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) | Jimmie Hodges | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:49) | |
| I'll Never Be Free | Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:34) | |
| I Gotta Have My Baby Back | Floyd Tillman | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:17) | |
| I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | ||
| End of the World | Fred Rose | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:47) | |
| You're Free to Go | Don Robertson, Lou Hersher | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:30) | |
| Bouquet of Roses | Bob Hilliard, Steve Edward Nelson | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:39) | |
| She'll Have to Go | Joe Allison, Audrey Allison | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:19) |
CD 6
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Put a Ring on My Finger | Robert Duke | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:56) | |
| Fantasy | Ray Buzzeo, Alphonse DeFelice | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:15) | |
| Jealous Heart | Jenny Carson | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:17) | |
| Big Eyed Gal | Les Paul | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (1:53) | |
| At the Sav-A-Penny Super Store | Sid Tepper, Roy "Cliff" Bennett | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:35) | |
| All I Need Is You | Les Paul, William Engvick | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:46) | |
| The Poor People of Paris | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:09) | ||
| All Night Long | Shelton Brooks | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:16) | |
| Wonderful Rain | Frank Davis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | |
| Take a Warning | Les Paul, Mary Ford, Jordan Berlant | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:20) | |
| Jura (I Swear I Love You) | Sinhô | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:16) | |
| Mountain Railroad | Les Paul, Mary Ford | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:35) | |
| It's Too Late | Chuck Willis | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:29) | |
| Goodnight Irene | Leadbelly, John A. Lomax | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:20) | |
| Lonely Guitar | Milton Kaye, Joe Riccitelli | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:37) | |
| Another Town, Another Time | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:31) | ||
| Memories | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:38) | ||
| Playing Make Believe | Marijohn Wilkin, Fred Burch | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:15) | |
| Gentle Is Your Love | Phil Zeller | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:08) | |
| Move Along Baby (Don't Waste My Time) | Les Paul, Phil Zeller | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (2:28) | |
| The Christmas Song | Les Paul, Mary Ford | (3:08) |
