Martha Tilton - Collection 1937-52 (CD)

Martha Tilton was one of the coterie of big band vocalists who made their mark in the late 1930s and early 1940s with the big swing bands of the era, and then forged successful solo careers in the post-war years as austerity undermined the viability of the big bands. She performed and recorded with the Benny Goodman Orchestra from 1937 until 1939, racking up a string of over 20 hits with records on which she took the vocal honours, before signing to the newly-founded Capitol label in 1942 as a solo artist. Staying with Capitol for the rest of the 1940s she had eight hits and then joined Coral, registering one more hit during her time with the label. This great-value 50-track 2 CD collection comprises most of her hits with The Benny Goodman Orchestra, plus selected A & B sides from her solo singles on Capitol and Coral from this era, including duets with Hal Derwin, Harry Babbit and Curt Massey. Among those nineteen hits with Benny Goodman included here are the No. 1s "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" and "And the Angels Sing", and the collection includes all her solo hits, including the Top 10 entries "I'll Walk Alone", "Stranger In Town", "I Should Care", "How Are Things In Glocca Morra", "That's My Desire" and "I Wonder, I Wonder". It's a substantial and entertaining showcase for a versatile vocal stylist, and a performer who captured the essence of the music of her times.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Bob White, Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?
2. Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks
3. Loch Lomond
4. You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart
5. It's Wonderful
6. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen Pt. 2
7. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
8. Feelin' High and Happy
9. Why'd Ya Make Me Fall in Love?
10. (I've Been) Savin' Myself for You
11. What Goes on Here in My Heart
12. A Little Kiss at Twilight
13. I've Got a Date with a Dream
14. When I Go A-Dreamin'
15. What Have You Got That Gets Me?
16. I Have Eyes
17. You're a Sweet Little Headache
18. This Can't Be Love
19. And the Angels Sing
20. I'll Remember April
21. Moondreams
22. Texas Polka
23. I'll Walk Alone
24. Stranger in Town

Disc: 2

1. I Should Care
2. The Last Time I Saw You
3. As If I Didn't Have Enough on My Mind
4. You Make Me Feel So Young
5. Gotta Get Me Somebody to Love
6. A Fine Romance
7. How Are Things in Glocca Morra
8. That's My Desire
9. I Wonder, I Wonder
10. Every So Often
11. That's Gratitude
12. Ready, Set, Go!
13. (When the Moonlight Fell) on the Waterfall
14. I Like It Better All the Time
15. Ballin' the Jack
16. I Said My Pajamas (And Put on My Prayers)
17. I'll Always Love You
18. Thinking of You
19. It's a Lovely Day Today
20. Little Rag Doll
21. Where the Red Roses Grow
22. I've Got a Right to Know
23. I Wish I Wuz
24. Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
25. What Can I Do?
26. Few and Far Between