Eddie Cantor's Tips on the Stock Market [Monologue]
A Cottage for Sale - Conley, Larry
Get Happy - Arlen, Harold
Sweeping the Clouds Away [From: Paramount on Parade] - Coslow, Sam
Laughing at Life - Kenny, Charles F.
It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) [From: Playboy of Paris] - Chase,
Cheer Up! Good Times Are Comin' - Greer,
Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz! [Ballyhoo] - Anthony, N
Singing a Vagabond Song [From: Putting on the Ritz] - Burton,
Son of the Sun [From: Luana] - Brennan,
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum [From Hallelujah I'm A Bum] - Hart, Lorenz
Big City Blues [From: Fox Movietone Follies of 1929] - Conrad,
There's a Tear for Every Smile in Hollywood [From: Showgirl in ...] - Green,
Ten Cents a Dance - Hart, Lorenz
Cigarettes Cigars [From: Ziegfeld Follies of 1931] - Gordon,
Just a Gigolo [From: Doctor Cheer CBS Radio Transcription] - Caesar,
Love for Sale [From: The New Yorkers'] - Porter, Cole
We Can Live on Love - Dubin, Al
Track Listings (22) - Disc #2
There's No Depression in Love - Dougherty,
Now's the Time to Fall in Love [From: Palmy Days'] - Lewis,
I'm an Unemployed Sweetheart - Leslie,
I Got Five Dollars [From: America's Sweetheart'] - Hart, Lorenz
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store) - Dixon, Mort
Last Dollar - Nichols, Red
Here It Is Monday and I've Still Got a Dollar - Cleary,
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Barris, Harry
Whistling in the Dark - Boretz,
Dancing in the Dark [From: The Band Wagon] - Dietz, Howard
Alone Together [From: Flying Colors] - Dietz, Howard
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries [Excerpt from: Gems from: White, ...] - Brown, Lew
(We've Got To) Put That Sun Back in the Sky - Kahal,
Shoo the Hoodoo Away - Harris,
Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away - Lombardo,
Headin' for Better Times - Mencher,
Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee [From: Face the Music] - Berlin, Irving
Sittin' on a Rubbish Can - Burke,
Underneath the Arches - Allan, Dave [Drums]
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Gorney, Jay
Remember My Forgotten Man [From: Gold Diggers of 1933] - Dubin, Al
It Must Be Swell to Be Laying Out Dead - Darnell, Shelby
Track Listings (22) - Disc #3
Supper Time [From: As Thousands Cheer] - Berlin, Irving
Banking on the Weather [From: Crooner] - Fain,
A Shanty in Old Shanty Town - Little,
(Here We Are) Rolling in Love [From: The Old Fashioned Way] - Gordon,
I'd Rather Be a Beggar With You - King, Perry
Here You Come with Love - Moret, Neil
Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep) - Hupfeld, Herman
The Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Hill, Billy [1]
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day [From: Roman Scandels] - Cooke, Sam
If I Ever Get a Job Again - Baer,
Them Good Old Times Are Coming Back Again - Miller,
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [From: The Three Little Pigs] - Church,
There's a New Day Coming - Ager,
Buy America! - Lewis,
Hey! Young Fella - Fields, Dorothy
The Grass Is Getting Greener - Burke, Johnny [Lyri
(I Went Hunting) And the Big Bad Wolf Was Dead - Burton,
We're Out of the Red [From: Stand Up and Cheer] - Brown,
We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers Song) [From: Gold Diggers of 1933] - Dubin, Al
The Road Is Open Again [From: The Road Is Open Again] - Fain,
Let 'Em Eat Cake [From: Let 'Em Eat Cake] - Gershwin, George
In a One Room Flat - Rainger,
Track Listings (22) - Disc #4
What Have We Got to Lose? (Hi-Ho-Lack-A-Day) - Alter,
Stringin' Along on a Shoe String - Adamson, Harold
When My Ship Comes in [From: Kid Millions] - Donaldson,
If I Had a Million Dollars [From: Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round] - Malneck, Matty
Our Penthouse on Third Avenue - Brown,
Raisin' the Rent [From: The Cotton Club Revue] - Arlen, Harold
Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Burke, Johnny [Lyri
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams [From: Moulin Rouge] - Dubin, Al
Now I'm a Lady (Goin' to Town) - Coslow, Sam
I Gotta Get up and Go to Work - Hupfield,
Gotta Go to Work Again [From: My Man Godrey] - Fairchild,
Are You Making Any Money? - Hupfield,
Got the Jitters - Loeb, John Jacob
Rain - DeRose,
With Plenty of Money and You [From: Gold Diggers of 1937] - Dubin, Al
I'm Feeling Like a Million [From: Broadway Melody of 1938] - Brown,
Slumming on Park Avenue [From: On the Avenue] - Berlin, Irving
Whistle While You Work [From: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs] - Churchill, Frank
W.P.A. - Stone, Jesse
Hey Pop! I Don't Wanna Go to Work - Cherney,
Dawn of a New Day - Gershwin, George
Happy Days Are Here Again - Ager,
4-CD LP-sized box set with 160-page hardcover book brings to light the explosion of creativity that miraculously took place during the rough years of 1929-1941. 88 songs in all featuring artists Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Le... more »e Morse, Gene Kardo, Connee Boswell, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Mills Brothers & many others.« less
4-CD LP-sized box set with 160-page hardcover book brings to light the explosion of creativity that miraculously took place during the rough years of 1929-1941. 88 songs in all featuring artists Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Lee Morse, Gene Kardo, Connee Boswell, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Mills Brothers & many others.
A great selection that is well-organized and well-produced.
05/26/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This set provides songs about the depression and they are arranged in chronological order. All the well-know songs are here but not always in the best-known versions. This is actually a wise choice. I suspect the producer assumed that the average purchaser already had versions of many of these songs and deliberately chose some alternative recordings. Some of these alternatives are good and some are not. I found it curious that the producer was critical of some of his own choices. One wonders why he would criticize his own selection rather than choose a better one. The book that accompanies the discs provides a discography for each song and a short essay that places it in the context of the depression. The essays are breezy and lack depth. There are a few howlers in the comments, but for the most part they are enjoyable. The mastering on some of the selections is questionable, but overall the job has been done well. Surface noise is sometimes high but my ears tell me that it was left so that the sound of the original recording would not be obscured. This is a terrific set albeit a bit pricey."
Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
