Best Things in Life Are Free

Ray Henderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B000001HJR
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #441,749 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

2. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World - Frank Crumit

3. Don't Bring Lulu - Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra

4. Lucky Day - Howard Lanin& His Orchestra

5. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue - The California Ramblers

6. Herer I Am Broken Hearted - Gene Austin

7. Black Bottom - Annette Hanshaw

8. Bye, Bye, Blackbird - Layton & Johnstone

9. Magnolia - Johnny Marvin

10. The Varsity Drag - Zelma O'Neal

11. Sonny Boy - Al Jolson

12. You're The Cream In My Coffee - Ruth Etting

13. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You - Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

14. I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All? - The High Hatters

15. Sunny Side Up - Johnny Hamps & His Kentucky Serenaders

16. Button Up Your Overcoat - Ruth Etting

17. My Song - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees

18. That's Why Darkies Were Born - Paul Robeson

19. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries - Hutch

20. The Thrill Is Gone - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tunes by a great songwriter, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Things in Life Are Free (Audio CD)

Henderson, though one of the giants of American popular music, was, strangely, only one of three great songwriters from his neighborhood, since Harold Arlen & Jack Yellen grew up within walking distance of him on the east side of Buffalo. All of Henderson's music is great, & much of it is well known, although his name isn't anymore (in fact, his name never was, since Henderson wasn't his name - his real name was Ray Brost). The only two drawbacks are that (a) Henderson wrote so much that even 25 songs don't cover all of his best known works (e.g. "I Wanna Be Bad" isn't here), & (b) some of the songs were better done by performers other than the ones here. The most glaring example is "Let's Call it a Day", which in this CD is performed in a saccharine fashion but which was recorded elsewhere in a much more up tempo manner, all to the good.

And one other criticism - 1920s mono recordings don't need a CD - a tape would be fine.

Criticism notwithstanding, the guy was a phenomenal writer. If you like Irving Berlin, you'll like Henderson also.