Let Me Sing & I'm Happy [Import]

Al Jolson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B0001EMM2O
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Swanee

2. April Showers

3. Ma Blushin' Rosie

4. My Mammy

5. You Made Me Love You

6. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody

7. California, Here I Come

8. Sonny Boy

9. Avalon

10. The Anniversary Song

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbbin' Along

2. Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone

3. Down Among the Sheltering Palms

4. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

5. I Only Have Eyes for You

6. That Wonderful Girl of Mine

7. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover/Baby Face

8. Pretty Baby

9. Chinatown, My Chinatown

10. After You've Gone

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1945 - 1950 Decca Studio Masters on CD - Jolson's Best, July 26, 2005

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Kevin J. Roberts - See all my reviews
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This 2 cd set contains 58 out of 71 Decca Studio masters from 1945 to 1950. At this time, Jolson's voice had its deepest and most soulful, resonant tone. The highlight is the set of eight Stephen Foster songs, Jolson's last recordings. It's hard to name another major singer whose voice and sound were at their peak at age 64. Jolson is amazing, and this set is a bargain.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jolson., August 28, 2004

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Scott W. Richards Sr. - See all my reviews
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The voice, the talent, the memories are all here. Great music and songs created from the past. Jolson was the greatest and this CD will not dissapoint you. highly recommend for everyone. "you ain't heard nothing yet"..

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE WORLD'S GREATEST ENTERTAINER', January 11, 2007

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SALOON SINGER - See all my reviews

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As the entry for Jolie said in Wikepedia, Bing Crosby, Rod Stewart, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Wilson, Judy Garland and Mick Jagger all referred to him as 'The World's Greatest Entertainer.' He could according to Charlie Chaplin, make an audience happy or sad because of his ability to project emotions in a way that compelled his audiences to respond in kind. On a CD or on a DVD, we can only imagine what Jolson in live performance must have been like. What this CD collection does is preserve his last recordings on Decca which can be argued to be his best in that they were the most technically advanced and his voice was richer than on some of the earliest recordings which are found on other collections I have. I'm tempted to conclude that everyone who collects recordings of great vocalists should own a copy of this collection because of Jolson's singular status as the first super star of show business and the epitome of what an entertainer is supposed to be. He's the Ur Entertainer.