Tracks
1.1 Wha'dja Do to Me 1.2 When I Take My Sugar to Tea 1.3 Roll on, Mississippi, Roll on 1.4 Shout, Sister, Shout 1.5 Sing a Little Jingle 1.6 I Found a Million Dollar Baby 1.7 It's the Girl 1.8 It's You 1.9 Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon 1.10 I Can't Write the Words 1.11 Shine on, Harvest Moon 1.12 Heebie Jeebies 1.13 River, Stay 'Way from My Door 1.14 An Ev'ning in Caroline 1.15 Nothing Is Sweeter Than You 1.16 I Thank You Mister Moon 1.17 Was That the Human Thing to Do? 1.18 Put That Sun Back in the Sky 1.19 Stop the Sun, Stop the Moon 1.20 Everybody Loves My Baby 1.21 There'll Be Some Changes Made 1.22 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 1.23 If It Ain't Love 1.24 Got the South in My Soul 2.1 Nights When I'm Lonely 2.2 We're on the Highway to Heaven 2.3 That's What I Like About You 2.4 My Future Just Passed 2.5 Heebie Jeebies 2.6 Gee, But I'd Like to Make You Happy 2.7 Don't Tell Him, What Happened to Me 2.8 I Surrender Dear 2.9 Star Dust 2.10 Sing a Little Jingle 2.11 Gems from George White's Scandals, PTS. 1 ; 2 2.12 We've Got to Put That Sun Back in the Sky 2.13 Was That the Human Thing to Do 2.14 California Medley, Pt. 1: California, Here I Come/Golden Gate/Fisco, He 2.15 California Medley, Pt. 2: Hail Stanford/Avalon/Avalon Town/Whispering/I 2.16 Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long 2.17 "O.K. America!" Medley, Pt. 2: My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountain 2.18 "O.K. America!" Medley, Pt. 1: She Was Just a Tarter's Darter/Love Me T 3.1 Was That the Human Thing to Do? 3.2 California Medley, Pt. 2: Hail, Stanford, Hail!/Avalon/Avalon Town/Whis 3.3 Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long 3.4 "O.K., America!" Medley, Pt. 2: My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountain 3.5 "O.K., America!" Medley, Pt. 1: She Was Just a Tarter's Daughter/Love M 3.6 Doggone, I've Done It 3.7 Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane 3.8 Old Yazoo 3.9 We Just Couldn't Say "Goodbye" 3.10 Sleep, Come on and Take Me 3.11 Down Among the Sheltering Palms 3.12 Down on the Delta 3.13 Charlie Two-Step 3.14 Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia 3.15 It Don't Mean a Thing 3.16 Louisiana Hayride 3.17 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day 3.18 Crazy People 3.19 Mood Indigo 3.20 Forty-Second Street 3.21 Shuffle Off to Buffalo 4.1 California Medley, Pt. 2 4.2 O.K. America, Pt. 2 4.3 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye 4.4 Sleep, Come on and Take Me 4.5 Down Among the Sheltering Palms 4.6 Mood Indigo 4.7 Forty-Second Street 4.8 The Gold Diggers' Song 4.9 It's Sunday Down in Caroline 4.10 Puttin' It on 4.11 Swanee Mammy 4.12 Sophisticated Lady 4.13 That's How Rhythm Was Born 4.14 Song of Surrender 4.15 Coffee in the Morning (Kisses in the Night) 4.16 You Oughta Be in Pictures (My Star of Stars) 4.17 I Hate Myself (For Being So Mean to You) 4.18 Goin' Home 4.19 The Lonesome Road 4.20 Rock and Roll 4.21 If I Had a Million Dollars 4.22 The Object of My Affection 4.23 It's Written All Over Your Face 4.24 Dinah 5.1 O.K. America 5.2 Coffee in the Morning (Kisses in the Night) 5.3 Alexander's Ragtime Band 5.4 The Darktown Strutters' Ball 5.5 Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong 5.6 Why Don't You Practice What You Preach? 5.7 If I Had a Million Dollars 5.8 The Object of My Affection 5.9 It's Written All Over Your Face 5.10 Dinah 5.11 Way Back Home 5.12 Every Little Moment 5.13 Travelin' All Alone 5.14 St. Louis Blues 5.15 Fare Thee Well, Annabelle 5.16 Lullaby of Broadway 5.17 Top Hat, White Tie and Tails 5.18 Cheek to Cheek 5.19 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 5.20 The Music Goes 'Round and Around 5.21 Let Yourself Go 5.22 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 6.1 Close Farm-Ony: Night Life/Give, Cow, Give/Unknown [Excerpt] 6.2 Newsreel: Put That Sun Back in the Sky 6.3 The Big Broadcast: Paramount/Crazy People/Heebie Jeebies 6.4 Ramblin' Round Radio Row, Pt. 1: Louisiana Waddle [Excerpt] 6.5 Sleepy Time Down South/Louisiana Waddle 6.6 Moulin Rouge: Coffee in the Morning and Kisses in the Night 6.7 Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round: Rock and Roll
Notes
The Boswell Sisters inauspiciously launched their recording career in New Orleans, their hometown, on March 22, 1925. Early local appearances featured Connie, the eldest, on cello, Helvetia (Vet) on violin, and Martha at the piano, but the city's Jazz environment made Connie and Vet switch to saxophone and banjo, respectively. At first, the singing was almost incidental, but it became their ticket to national attention five years later when they moved to New York and became a fixture on radio shows. The Boswell Sisters were notable for their tight harmony as well as their unique ability to modulate pitch and give familiar songs a new melodic twist. They were the cutting edge that inspired future groups, including the Andrews Sisters, who began their own career by emulating them, even down to their Southern accent. The exuberant sisters recorded a string of hits in the 1930s, sometimes teaming up with fellow vocalists, such as Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers. Instrumental accompaniments are by some of the days most popular musicians and bands, including the Dorsey Brothers, Don Redman, Red Nichols, and Benny Goodman. Considering their popularity and impact, the sisters had a relatively brief run, disbanding in 1936 when Martha and Vet married outside of the music industry and decided to give priority to family life. Connie, however, continued and enjoyed a successful solo career. This boxed set contains the entire Boswell Sisters output of commercially released recordings- a remarkable set of performances that paved the way for the vocal trio genre. It also includes a bonus DVD featuring more extraordinary performances.
