The Very Best of Vaughn Monroe

by Vaughn Monroe

Overview

If ever there was a musical populist of the big-band era who managed to hang on into the rock & roll era, it was bandleader/vocalist Vaughn Monroe. Monroe's pleasant baritone vocalizing fit like a glove around the smooth love ballads that his band played, scoring numerous hits (70 all told) well into the late '50s. This 20-track collection samples the very biggest of these hits, including "Racing with the Moon," "Riders in the Sky," "There! I've Said It Again," "My Devotion," "Red Roses for a Blue Lady," "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)," "Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)," and "That Lucky Old Sun." Monroe's style was pure vanilla and his honey-toned baritone always found the right tune for his style, and rather than chasing trends (the only one here deviating from formula is 1954's "They Were Doin' the Mambo"), he found his niche and didn't stray far from it, giving the people a simple, recognizable style that was easy to digest. Vaughn Monroe is one of RCA Victor's best-selling artists of all time, and his legacy is well served by this wonderful little set. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	10/20/1998
Label:	Taragon Records
UPC:	0783785103226
Rank:	94074

Tracks

1. Racing with the Moon (Vaughn's Theme)
2. There I Go
3. My Devotion
4. When the Lights Go on Again (All Over the World)
5. Let's Get Lost
6. The Trolley Song
7. There! I've Said It Again
8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
9. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
10. Ballerina
11. Red Roses for a Blue Lady
12. Riders in the Sky
13. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
14. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
15. Bamboo
16. Thanks, Mister Florist
17. Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)
18. They Call the Wind Maria
19. Lady Love
20. They Were Doin' the Mambo

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vaughn Monroe   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marilyn Duke   Primary Artist
Moon Men   Primary Artist
Moon Maids   Primary Artist
The Norton Sisters   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Colin Escott   Liner Notes
Hy Zaret   Composer
Roc Hillman   Composer
Vaughn Monroe   Composer
Roy Brodsky   Composer
Marty Wekser   Annotation
Ralph Blane   Composer
Buddy Bernier   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
B. Russell   Composer
Harry Beasley Smith   Composer
Johnny Watson   Composer
Moon Maids   Performer
Moon Men   Performer
Stan Jones   Composer
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
David Mann   Composer
Sid Tepper   Composer
Sol Marcus   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Irving Weiser   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Eliot Goshman   Assembly,Processing,Compilation Producer
Beasley Smith   Composer
Bennie Benjamin   Composer
Eddie Seiler   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
Johnny Napton   Composer
Robert Rice   Annotation
Dennis Ferrante   Transfer Engineer
Marilyn Duke   Performer
Jule Styne   Composer
Nat Simon   Composer
Jimmie Hodges   Composer
The Norton Sisters   Performer
Redd Evans   Composer
Dave Mann   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Sonny Burke   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer