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22 Great Hits

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Though these are the songs that make the Mills Brothers famous, they are not the original recordings that made these songs famous, and not necessarily sung by the same men that sang the originals (certainly they are considerably older). These are OK, but they lack the punch and familiarity (to a fan like myself) of the originals. The title, though not actually misleading, leads one to believe you will be listening to the original songs--they are not. I recommend only if you must have the complete set of mills Brothers records.

I love the sound of original Mills Brothers,but this was a disappointing collection of their original tunes,done in a 60's style with none of the "class" of earlier releases.

The Mills Brothers started back in 1922, and their musical magic lasted through generations of music lovers. This CD was released in 1985, and I imagine the recordings hail from the 1957-81 period, when Herb, Harry, and Don (pictured on the cover) worked as a trio, appearing on popular TV shows and touring the country. Though the sound reflects a little age, it is nevertheless quite good.
In this compilation, you get updated versions of their first huge hit from 1931, "Tiger Rag", which features some terrific scat singing, their biggest mega-hit from '43, "Paper Doll", and their last # 1 hit from '52, "Glow Worm", as well as their last single to hit the charts in 1968, "Cab Driver".

One of my favorite songs is "Daddy's Little Girl", and their rendition is fabulous, and makes the most of its glorious melody and sweet, sentimental lyrics. Other choice tracks are "Lazy River, the wistful "You Always Hurt the One You Love", and "Cooney Island Washboard", which features some superb honkey tonk piano playing.
Smooth and lighthearted, this is truly great American music. The Mills Brothers were musical pioneers, and deserve their legendary status and their title as "America's Musical Ambassadors to the World"
Total running time is 58'40.

I bought this CD for my mother in law for her 70th birthday and she loves it. The sound is so much better than the original recording on an LP she is absolutly thrilled with this CD. I think I'll buy one for my mother for Christmas as well as the Ink Spots.

I would like to learn how singers, not just the Mills Brothers, can record songs for a certain record company, collect their royalties and then some years later re-record them (after their old contract is up?) and come up with a tired lackluster "too-good-to-be-true" compilation that doesn't match the first versions at all in performance. But here you have it. If you have no recollection of the originals, these will do for you; if you're looking for the old orchestrations (the guitar should fall in right here) and gusto, forget it. Try another compilation.

I purchased this CD because it included several songs I had wanted for a long time, but upon listening to the entire disc, I was very pleasantly surprised to recognize other songs I liked that I didn't know were by the Mills Brothers, and also some songs I'd never heard at all but liked immediately. The Mills Brothers have such a nice, easy-going style, and the quality of their musicianship comes through in each and every song. The album also covers their very long career - from about 1929 right up through the 1960s - and though the styles may change, the level of their quality is always top-notch. I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys songs from those eras.

This could have been a five star with the addition of Sandman.But none the less it is a great CD of easy listening classic songs by one of the best long running groups of all time. They recorded 78's with Crosby in the 40's and was on the Dean Martin show it the 70's. Great music.

I downloaded about half of the songs on this album individually in Amazon MP3 downloads. Only about half of the songs I downloaded were the songs listed. The titles were correct, but when I clicked on the song in my media player, it was a completely different (Mills Brothers) song, perhaps the links are a little scrambled, but I am leary about using the service further as I didn't receive what I was intending to purchase. Song quality was good even if the song was incorrect, though

Easy listening. It is amazing, how four brothers could hamonize so perfectly. Young, old and in between. I can't think of anyone who wouldn't enjoy this kind of music, except someone with a tin ear.

First, these are re-recordings from much later in the career of the Mills Brothers.

Second, they lack the special quality of the originals. They sound mundane, and the instrumental backing is about the quality you'd expect if the Holiday Inn out by the interstate near Akron Ohio was having a band playing in its lounge.

Third, find yourself and buy their original 1930s and 1940s recordings of these tunes, to hear some of the most delightful vocals (including vocal harmonies and their incredible imitations of music instruments) you will ever hear. These are not them.