Oh What a Night for Romancing

Sam Browne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B0000AE7B0
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,466 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Thirties voice after Bing, July 1, 2005

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Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh What a Night for Romancing (Audio CD)

You may not know who Sam Browne is but his voice is the stereotypical voice of late twenties and early thirties music. He was a crooner who had a perfect understanding of the lyrics of these great songs. He sang on thousands of British recordings in the thirties. It is unusual that so little of his music is available as his voice was beautiful. This is a welcome collection and I hope that there will be more to come.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my grandad, December 15, 2005

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C. Rance (England) - See all my reviews
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listening to the samples of my grandfather singing is great. My favourite songs are cheek to cheek and i get along without you very well. They are both very familiar to me.I didnt know this c.d existed, usually he is recorded as a guest singer with the big bands.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vocalist Who Was In Constant Demand, July 13, 2007

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh What a Night for Romancing (Audio CD)

Sam Browne recorded over 2,000 songs with a great variety of British dance bands, and this compilation covers the period from 1930 to 1949. It shows off not only his fine voice, good ear and clear diction, but also the excellent accompaniments. He may have lacked the ability to syncopate freely, which is apparent on "Cheek To Cheek", but that is a minor quibble.

The sound is first-rate, and although the tracks come from a wide variety of sources (including the "unbreakable" Durium record) the acoustic is consistent and the dynamics have been retained, offering nearly 80 minutes of glorious music.