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Jack Buchanan
Oceans of Time
Genres: Special Interest, Pop

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Sweet So-and-So [From That's a Good Girl]
2. Who? [From Sunny]
3. There's Always Tomorrow [From Stand Up and Sing]
4. You Forgot Your Gloves
5. Alone with My Dreams [From Man of Mayfair]
6. Goodnight, Vienna [From Goodnight Vienna]
7. Living in Clover [From Goodnight, Vienna]
8. Oceans of Time [From Mr Whittington]
9. Who Do You Think You Are? [From Mr Whittington]
10. Weep No More, My Baby [From Mr Whittington]
11. The Sun Is Round the Corner [From Mr Whittington]
12. Fancy Our Meeting [From That's a Good Girl]
13. Now That I've Found You [From That's a Good Girl]
14. Yes, Mr Brown [From Yes, Mr Brown]
15. Leave a Little Love for Me [From Yes, Mr Brown]
16. Not Bad [From Big Business]
17. Like Monday Follows Sunday [From Big Business]
18. One Good Tune Deserves Another [From Brewster's Millions]
19. I Think I Can [From Brewster's Millions]
20. So Green [From That's a Good Girl]
21. Oh! La! La! [From That's a Good Girl]
22. I'm in a Dancing Mood [From This'll Make You Whistle]
23. This'll Make You Whistle
24. Without Rhythm [From This'll Make You Whistle]
25. There Isn't Any Limit to My Love [From This'll Make You Whistle]
26. Everything Stops for Tea [From Come Out of the Pantry]
27. From One Minute to Another [From Come Out of the Pantry]

CD Details

All Artists: Jack Buchanan
Title: Oceans of Time
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Dutton Vocalion UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 3/9/2010
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop
Styles: Nostalgia, Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 765387616526

CD Reviews

A DISARMINGLY CASUAL SINGING STYLE

Barry McCanna | Normandy, France | 04/04/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the tracklist:

Sweet So-and-So; Who?+; There's Always Tomorrow*; You Forgot Your Gloves; Alone with My Dreams; Goodnight, Vienna; Living in Clover; Oceans of Time*; Who Do You Think You Are?*; Weep No More, My Baby; The Sun is Round the Corner (ER solo); Fancy Our Meeting*; Now that I've Found You*; Yes, Mr Brown; Leave a Little Love for Me; Not Bad; Like Monday Follows Sunday*; One Good Tune Deserves Another; I Think I Can; So Green; Oh! La! La!; I'm in a Dancing Mood*; This'll Make You Whistle*; Without Rhythm; There Isn't Any Limit to My Love; Everything Stops for Tea; From One Minute to Another

With *Elsie Randolph, + Binnie Hale, $ Elsie Stuart

Jack Buchanan was described by Brian Rust as a "nonchalant singer-dancer", which strikes me as a pretty accurate description. Between 1931 and 1936 there were 15 recording sessions, eleven of which are represented here, either in whole or in part, plus a song apiece from 1926 and 1928. Where he dueted his usual partner was Elsie Randolph, and she's present on eight tracks, one of which she sings solo. The songs are all from either shows or films in which he appeared, and the languid characters he tended to portray were reflected in his disarmingly casual singing style. As for Elsie Randolph, her voice was perfectly suited to her role as the ingénue to his sophisticated romantic lead.

Although both had a different style from that of a dance band singer, yet Percival Mackey, Ray Noble, Debroy Somers and Geraldo number among the accompanists. Furthermore, many of the songs went into the dance band repertoire, and were recorded by other vocalists. So these well-mastered recordings provide a basis of comparison, and should appeal not only to devotees of the stage and screen, but also to dance band enthusiasts."