Vocalion's two-disc The Dinah Shore Collection focuses on the singer's RCA and Columbia period, spanning her most popular years. At first glance, it appears to be an excellent summation, including no less than 50 songs and many great performances. Unfortunately though, the compilers must have assumed that listeners had no need for several of Shore's biggest hits of the era, including "I Walk Alone," "Anniversary Song," and "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons." There's also a troubling four-year gap (1942-1946) that coincides with the World War II recording ban. (In fact, except for the first five songs, the entire set consists of recordings from 1946-1948.) The odd part here is that Victor -- a division of RCA, so no trouble for the compilers from a licensing standpoint -- continued to release material during those years. It begs the question: Why did Vocalion skip almost two dozen Hit Parade entries? Regardless of what's missing, there's still a lot of great material here and it's presented in the best sound ever heard for these recordings -- it's just that The Dinah Shore Collection is obviously tailored to collectors and vocal-music obsessives.
by John Bush
Track Listing - Disc 1
1
On a Bicycle Built for Two 2:27
2
Manhattan Serenade 3:09
Harold Adamson / Louis Alter
3
You and I 2:42
Meredith Willson
4
Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad Without Him Blues 2:35
Dick Charles / Larry Markes
5
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 2:56
Cole Porter
6
Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy 3:04
Sammy Gallop / Guy Wood
7
Coax Me a Little Bit 3:13
Nat Simon / Charles Tobias
8
Two Silhouettes 3:10
Ray Gilbert / Charles Wolcott
9
The Gypsy 2:58
Billy Reid
10
Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) 3:09
Ben Raleigh / Bernie Wayne
11
I Got Lost in His Arms 3:19
Irving Berlin
12
That Little Dream Got Nowhere 3:14
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
13
All That Glitters Is Not Gold 3:10
14
Come Rain or Come Shine 2:56
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
15
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly 3:11
Irving Berlin
16
You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 2:23
Irving Berlin
17
I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) 2:49
Harry Ruskin / Henry Sullivan
18
You, So It's You! 3:08
19
Who'll Buy My Violets? 2:49
E. Ray Goetz / José Padilla
20
A Rainy Night in Rio 2:42
Leo Robin / Arthur Schwartz
21
You'll Always Be the One I Love 2:50
22
Through a Thousand Dreams 2:58
23
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 3:29
William Best / Deek Watson
24
The Kerry Dance 2:25
25
Dixie 2:46
Traditional
Track Listing - Disc 2
1
The Thrill Is Gone 3:26
Lew Brown / Ray Henderson
2
There'll Be Some Changes Made 2:41
Billy Higgins / W. Benton Overstreet
3
Georgia on My Mind 3:23
Hoagy Carmichael / Stuart Gorrell
4
(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? 3:17
Walter Donaldson / Abe Lyman
5
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3:19
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
6
They Didn't Believe Me 3:11
Jerome Kern / Herbert Reynolds
7
Mama, Do I Gotta? 3:01
Manny Curtis / Victor Mizzy
8
When Am I Gonna Kiss You Good Morning? 2:37
Eddie DeLange / Ted Grouya
9
Ask Anyone Who Knows 3:14
Bob Marcus
10
Poppa Don't Preach to Me 3:05
11
Tallahassee 2:53
Frank Loesser
12
Natch 2:34
Paul Cooper / Matt Dennis
13
Tea for Two 3:19
Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans
14
My Romance 3:18
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
15
It's De-Lovely 2:56
Cole Porter
16
I'm Yours 3:18
Johnny Green / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
17
When a Woman Loves a Man 3:14
Bernie Hanighen / Gordon Jenkins / Johnny Mercer
18
Bill 3:22
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
19
Crying for Joy 3:05
20
In a Little Bookshop 3:20
21
Love That Boy 2:39
22
This Is the Moment 3:13
23
Buttons and Bows 2:03
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston
24
Little White Lies 2:23
Walter Donaldson
25
Always True to You in My Fashion 3:07
Cole Porter
Credits
Dinah Shore
Primary Artist, Vocals
Axel Stordahl
Conductor
Nathan Vancleave
Conductor
Paul Weston
Conductor
Harry Zimmerman
Conductor
DINAH SHORE - The Dinah Shore Collection :
Columbia and RCA Recordings 1942-1948
[1999] Vocalion / 2CD / FLAC /scans
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