Don Cornell was one of the coterie of Italian-American crooners to come to the fore in the post-war years, and who enjoyed his heyday in what is often called the "golden age of popular music" in the early '50s. Beginning his career singing with the Red Nichols band, he had his first hits with Sammy Kaye's orchestra during the war and immediate post-war years, before going solo and reeling off a string of chart entries through the early '50s and into the rock 'n' roll era, adapting his style to suit the changing tastes in the pop market. This great-value 50-track 2-CD set comprises all his career hits in the Billboard, Cash Box, Your Hit Parade and UK charts, including his 1954 UK No. 1 and US No. 2 "Hold My Hand", and his other Top 5 hits "That's My Desire", with Sammy Kaye, "Careless Hands", "I'll Walk Alone" and "I'm Yours", and also his hits duetting with other artists. He was one of the vocalists who very much captured the musical zeitgeist of his era, and this will bring back many nostalgic memories for those who were around at the time, as well as being a fitting recognition of a talented artists whose legacy is often overshadowed by his high-profile peers
1 I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
2 I Came Here to Talk for Joe - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
3 That's My Desire - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
4 The Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
5 An Apple Blossom Wedding - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
6 Serenade of the Bells - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
7 The Little Old Mill - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
8 I'll Hate Myself in the Morning - Various Performers
9 I Love You, Yes I Do - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
10 Hand in Hand - Various Performers
11 Tell Me a Story - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
12 Down Among the Sheltering Palms - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
13 Careless Hands - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
14 Kiss Me Sweet - Various Performers
15 Room Full of Roses - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
16 Baby, It's Cold Outside - Various Performers
17 It Isn't Fair - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
18 My Lily and My Rose - Don Cornell/Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
19 Are You Lonesome Tonight
20 I Need You So
21 I'll Walk Alone
22 I'm Yours
23 This Is the Beginning of the End
24 You'll Never Get Away - Don Cornell/Teresa Brewer
- Disc 2 -
1 I
2 Be Fair
3 S'posin'
4 She Loves Me
5 Please Play Our Song
6 You're on Trial
7 The Gang That Sang 'Heart of My Heart' - Don Cornell, Alan Dale & J Desmond
8 Size 12
9 Hold Me
10 Believe in Me
11 Hold My Hand
12 I'm Blessed
13 No Man Is An Island
14 Give Me Your Love
15 Most of All
16 The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
17 Stranger in Paradise
18 The Bible Tells Me So
19 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
20 Young Abe Lincoln
21 Teenage Meeting
22 Rock Island Line
23 See Saw
24 My Faith, My Hope, My Love
25 Mama Guitar
26 Play Some Music for Broken Hearts
Don Cornell was one of the coterie of Italian-American crooners to come to the fore in the post-war years, and who enjoyed his heyday in what is often called the "golden age of popular music" in the early '50s. Beginning his career singing with the Red Nichols band, he had his first hits with Sammy Kaye's orchestra during the war and immediate post-war years, before going solo and reeling off a string of chart entries through the early '50s and into the rock 'n' roll era, adapting his style to suit the changing tastes in the pop market. This great-value 50-track 2-CD set comprises all his career hits in the Billboard, Cash Box, Your Hit Parade and UK charts, including his 1954 UK No. 1 and US No. 2 "Hold My Hand", and his other Top 5 hits "That's My Desire", with Sammy Kaye, "Careless Hands", "I'll Walk Alone" and "I'm Yours", and also his hits duetting with other artists. He was one of the vocalists who very much captured the musical zeitgeist of his era, and this will bring back many nostalgic memories for those who were around at the time, as well as being a fitting recognition of a talented artists whose legacy is often overshadowed by his high-profile peers
