• Artist: Guy Lombardo
• Flags: Compilation (best of)
• Type: Compilation
• Rating:
• Styles: Sweet Bands, Traditional Pop, Orchestral Pop
• Track Picks: "Charmaine," "It's Love, Love, Love," "The Band Played On"

Review

Guy Lombardo's was one of the orchestras giving sweet bands a good name during the '30s and '40s (along with Jimmie Lunceford's), and this multi-decade disc of material hits all of the group's highest points. Difficult as it is to recommend a Lombardo volume that lacks the quintessential perennial ("Auld Lang Syne"), there's over two dozen great instances of sympathetically played music here, from early successes like "The Band Played On" (already over 30 years old when Lombardo recorded it), the equally sentimental "Charmaine," and "It's Love, Love, Love." Lombardo's band occasionally took on standards that were over their head in a strictly artistic sense ("Stars Fell on Alabama" or "River, Stay 'Way From My Door" are good examples), but they also made many good decisions ("The Third Man [Harry Lime Theme]"). Yet another excellent compilation from one of the best trad pop reissue labels, Britain's ASV/Living Era. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
The Band Played On		Charles Ward, J. Palmer	Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians	(2:32)
So Rare	...	Jack Sharpe, Jerry Herst	Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians	(2:44)
Charmaine	...	Lew Pollack, Erno Rapee	Guy Lombardo	(3:04)
Sweethearts on Parade	...	Guy Lombardo, Charles Newman	Guy Lombardo	(3:16)
By the River Sainte Marie	...	Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie	Guy Lombardo	(3:30)
Moonlight Saving Time	...	Irving Kahal, Harry Richman	Guy Lombardo	(3:28)
River, Stay 'Way From My Door	...	Mort Dixon, Harry Woods	Guy Lombardo	(3:14)
Too Many Tears		Al Dubin, Harry Warren	Guy Lombardo	(3:17)
Paradise	...	Nacio Herb Brown, Gordon Clifford	Guy Lombardo	(2:58)
We Just Couldn't Say "Goodbye"	...	Harry Woods	Guy Lombardo	(3:12)
Stars Fell on Alabama		Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins	Guy Lombardo	(3:09)
What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasin' You?	...	Jimmy Grier & His Orchestra, Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe	Guy Lombardo	(3:05)
Red Sails in the Sunset		Jimmy Kennedy, Hugh Williams	Guy Lombardo	(3:14)
Lost	...	Johnny Mercer, Phil Ohman	Guy Lombardo	(3:11)
When Did You Leave Heaven?	...	Richard Whiting, Walter Bullock	Guy Lombardo	(3:16)
September in the Rain	...	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	Guy Lombardo	(2:57)
It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane	...	Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke	Guy Lombardo	(2:38)
A Sailboat in the Moonlight	...	Guy Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb	Guy Lombardo	(2:53)
Penny Serenade		Melle Weersma, Arthur William Halifax	Guy Lombardo	(2:56)
Intermezzo (Souvenir de Vienne)	...		Guy Lombardo	(3:10)
It's Love, Love, Love		Joan Whitney, Mack David, Alex Kramer	Guy Lombardo	(2:29)
Managua, Nicaragua		Irving Fields, Albert Gamse	Guy Lombardo	(3:08)
The Third Man (Harry Lime Theme)	...	Anton Karas	Guy Lombardo	(2:58)
Harbor Lights		Gordon Kennedy, Hugh Wiliams	Guy Lombardo	(2:58)
Goodnight Sweetheart	...	Ray Noble, Reginald Connelly, Jimmy Campbell	Guy Lombardo	(3:18)

Credits

Guy Lombardo (Main Performer), Kate Smith (Vocals), Carmen Lombardo (Vocals), David Lennick (Transcription), Lebert Lombardo (Vocals), Skip Nelson (Vocals), Peter Dempsey (Liner Notes), Peter Dempsey (Transcription), Martin Haskell (Audio Restoration), Martin Haskell (Remastering), Ray Crick (Compilation), Kenny Gardner (Vocals), Don Rodney (Guitar), Don Rodney (Vocals), Tim Debney (Audio Restoration), Tim Debney (Remastering)