The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 2, 1925-32

Boswell Sisters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 2009)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nostalgia Arts
• ASIN: B00004RCAB
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,130 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nights When I'm Lonely

2. We're on the Highway to Heaven

3. That's What I Like About You

4. My Future Just Passed

5. Heebie Jeebies

6. Gee, But I'd Like to Make You Happy

7. Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me

8. I Surrender, Dear

9. Stardust

10. Sing a Little Jingle

11. Gems from George White's Scandals, Pt. 1-2: Life Is Just a Bowl of ...

12. (We've Got To) Put That Sun Back in the Sky

13. Was That the Human Thing to Do?

14. California Medley, Pt. 1: California, Here I Come/Golden ...

15. California Medley, Pt. 2: Hail, Stanford, Hail! /Avalon/Avalon Town

16. Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long

17. "O.K. America! " Medley, Pt. 2: My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountain

18. "O.K. America! " Medley, Pt. 1: She Was Just a Tarter's Darter/Love Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful thirties music, March 2, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 2, 1925-32 (Audio CD)

This is, perhaps, the least essential of the five volumes in this series, but that does not make it any less entertaining. Most of their hits can be found on Volumes 1 and 5, while Volume 3 contains many songs that were (and are) favorites with their fans even though they weren't hits. Of the remaining two volumes, volume 4 is perhaps slightly stronger than this one.

As is characteristic of this series, some tracks appear on more than one volume. For example, OK America parts 1 and 2, California medley part 2, Lawd you made the night too long and Was that the human thing to do? All appear on Volume 3, which I've already reviewed. Although the recording dates match up, it seems that they are different takes because the track lengths differ.

Nevertheless, there is much great music here, including Don't tell him and their distinctive version of the often-covered Stardust. Neither of these songs can be found on the other volumes in this fine series.

The Boswell sisters have been an inspiration and an influence to many that followed. Brilliant though many of them were, none of them ever quite recaptured the Boswell sound.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, April 18, 2000

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Aaron (Aaron) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 2, 1925-32 (Audio CD)

These are rare gems by the jazz vocal group The Boswell Sisters, with some great solos by Connee Boswell(scat vocal), as well as the Dorsey Brothers, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, and other jazz legends... A must buy for classic jazz fans..

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great package!, February 27, 2001

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David Scott "mottdeterre" (Claremont, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 2, 1925-32 (Audio CD)

All three volumes of this collection are first-rate. The sound is the best I've heard on any of their releases. If you haven't heard the Sisters, do yourself a favor!