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The Helen Forrest Hits Collection 1938-46
The Helen Forrest Hits Collection 1938-46

Helen Forrest
Styles: Easy Listening, Pop
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3328
Along with the likes of Kitty Kallen, Helen O’Connell and June Christy, as well as, in their early careers, Peggy Lee and Doris Day, Helen Forrest was one of the striking coterie of female vocalists who graced the dance hall stages with the great names of the swing and big band era, and who appeared on many of their most successful recordings before forging a successful solo career. During the decade from the late 1930s through to the post-war years, Helen Forrest performed and recorded with the orchestras of Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and Harry James, and recorded notable duets with another former big band singer Dick Haymes, racking up a lengthy string of hits on records with those orchestras on which she provided the vocals. This great-value 48-track 2-CD set consists entirely of such records, all of which featured in charts like the Your Hit Parade chart in the years before the Billboard record sales chart was introduced in 1940, or in one or other version of the Billboard charts after that, all of them reaching the Top 25 places. Alongside those “featured vocalist” and duet hits, pride of place goes to her 1944 solo No. 2 “Time Waits For No One”. It includes seven No. 1s - “They Say” and “Thanks For Ev'rything” with Artie Shaw, “I Don't Want To Walk Without You”, “Mister Five By Five”, “I Had The Craziest Dream” and “I've Heard That Song Before” with Harry James and “Taking A Chance On Love” with Benny Goodman. It also features a continuous run of seven Top 10 hits with Dick Haymes. It’s not only a fine and varied showcase for Helen’s talent and versatility as a popular performer with the top bands of the day, but it’s an evocative trawl across the popular music of a significant era in both music and what was going on in the wider world.

Disk 1:
Track Title Artist
1 I Have Eyes Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
2 Deep In A Dream Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
3 They Say Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
4 Thanks For Ev'rything Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
5 Between A Kiss And A Sigh Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
6 Deep Purple Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
7 You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go By Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
8 I Poured My Heart Into A Song Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
9 Comes Love Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
10 Melancholy Mood Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
11 Day In, Day Out Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
12 Many Dreams Ago Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
13 All The Things You Are Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
14 What's The Matter With Me? Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
15 How High The Moon Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
16 The Fable Of The Rose Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
17 I Can't Love You Any More (Any More Than I Do) Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
18 I Can't Resist You Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
19 Dreaming Out Loud Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
20 Perfidia (Tonight) Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
21 My Sister And I Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
22 These Things You Left Me Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
23 Yours Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
24 The Devil Sat Down And Cried Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
Disk 2:
Track Title Artist
1 I Don't Want To Walk Without You Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
2 Skylark Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
3 I Remember You Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
4 But Not For Me Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
5 He's My Guy Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
6 I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me) Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
7 Mister Five By Five Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
8 I Had The Craziest Dream Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
9 Manhattan Serenade Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
10 I've Heard That Song Before Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
11 Taking A Chance On Love Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
12 Cabin In The Sky Helen Forrest with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
13 I Heard You Cried Last Night Helen Forrest with Harry James & His Orchestra
14 Time Waits For No One Helen Forrest
15 Long Ago (And Far Away) Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
16 It Had To Be You Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
17 Together Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
18 I'll Buy That Dream Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
19 Some Sunday Morning Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
20 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
21 Oh! What It Seemed To Be Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
22 Come Rain Or Come Shine Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
23 In Love In Vain Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
24 Why Does It Get So Late So Early Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes
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