This 4-CD box-set from Reader’s Digest music features 74 songs performed by a who’s who list of legendary singers from the 20th century. Nearly 4-hours of timeless music… from the early crooners like Al Jolson and Rudy Valee up through the more contemporary artists like Linda Ronstadt and Kenny Rogers. These are original hit songs performed by the original artists.

Condition: Very gently used
CD and Jewel Case are both in very good shape
Booklet is in great condition, too.

What a great lineup of songs and talent: “The Man That Got Away” by Judy Garland, “Que Sera Sera” by Doris Day, “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis, “On the Sunny Side of the Street” by Judy Christy, “They Say It’s Wonderful” by Ethel Merman, “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin, “Downtown” by Petula Clark, “As Time Goes By” by Rudy Vallee plus many more. (See complete track listing below)

Also includes an informative 32-page booklet with notes about all the performers / songs.

This is great for the student of music who wants a wonderful selection of pop music examples that show the evolution of musical styles and production in the last century. But in all honesty, it’s just a great set to put on and have playing before and during dinner. Famous voices serving up a menu of fine musical entrees for you and your family to enjoy, once again.

This unique collection is hard-to-find since it’s been long out-of-print and it was only available to Reader’s Digest subscribers by mail order.

Remember, the purchase price includes free shipping in the USA.

LEGENDARY SINGERS OF THE CENTURY
Readers Digest Music
1998

CD #1
THE GREAT POPULAR SINGERS
01. Bing Crosby - I Can't Begin to Tell You - 2:55
02. Kate Smith - When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain - 3:15
03. Perry Como - Wanted - 3:06
04. Peggy Lee - It's a Good Day - 1:44
05. Nat King Cole - Sweet Lorraine - 2:57
06. Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got a Crush on You - 3:29
07. Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This - 2:18
08. Jo Stafford - You Belong to Me - 3:05
09. Vic Damone - Again - 3:25
10. Margaret Whiting - A Tree in the Meadow - 2:56
11. Frankie Lane - That's My Desire - 2:32
12. Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose - 2:56
13. Tony Martin - Tonight We Love - 2:47
14. Sarah Vaughan - Tenderly - 2:31
15. Tony Bennett - I Wanna Be Around - 2:13
16. Rosemary Clooney - You Make Me Feel So Young - 2:54
17. Eddie Fisher - Oh! My Pa-Pa - 3:07
18. Patti Page - I Can't Get Started - 1:55
19. Lena Horne - More Than You Know - 3:06
20. Johnny Mathis - Chances Are - 3:02

CD #2
- GLORIOUS SINGERS FROM GREAT MUSICALS -
01. Ezio Pinza - Some Enchanted Evening - 3:03
02. Mary Martin - Almost Like Being in Love - 2:56
03. Alfred Drake - Surrey With the Fringe on Top - 3:09
04. Ethel Merman - They Say It's Wonderful - 3:06
05. Shirley Jones - What's the Use of Wond'rin - 3:30
06. Gordon MacRae - You Keep Coming Back Like a Song - 3:00
07. Johnny Melton - In the Still of the Night - 3:06
08. Gertrude Laurence - Hello, Young Lovers - 3:10
09. Nelson Eddy - Indian Love Call - 3:37
- THE GOLDEN VOICES -
10. Mario Lanza - Be My Love - 3:32
11. Jane Froman - I Believe - 3:19
12. Howard Keel - Old Man River - 3:27
13. Luciano Pavarotti - O Sole Mio - 3:23
14. Ellen Farrell - If I Could Tell You (The Firestone Theme) - 2:50
15. Robert Merrill - The White Cliffs of Dover - 4:04
16. Martin Anderson - Ave Maria - 7:23

CD3 - 1:00:02
- MAGICAL SINGERS . . . MOVIE MEMORIES -
01. Judy Garland - The Man That Got Away - 3:37
02. Pat Boone - April Love - 2:44
03. Doris Day - Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - 2:06
04. Al Martino - Love Them from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love) - 3:06
05. Mel Torme - Blue Moon - 3:13
06. Julie London - Cry Me a River - 2:57
07. Fred Astaire - I'm Old Fashioned - 2:27
08. Connee Boswell - There's a Small Hotel - 3:09
09. Harry Belafonte - Island in the Sun - 3:09
10. Connie Francis - Where the Boys Are - 2:40
- POPULAR SINGERS OF ONLY YESTERDAY -
11. Bobby Darin - Mack the Knife - 3:10
12. Pasty Cline - Walkin' After Midnight - 2:36
13. Shirely Bassey - Yesterday - 3:23
14. Ed Ames - Anywhere I Wander - 3:17
15. Petula Clark - Downtown - 3:26
16. Engelbert Humperdinck - The More I See You - 4:04
17. Judy Collins - Both Sides Now - 3:15
18. Kenny Rogers - Lady - 3:52
19. Linda Ronstadt - What's New - 3:51

CD #4
- LEGENDARY BIG-BAND SINGERS -
01. Frank Sinatra - All or Nothing At All - 3:07
02. Helen O'Connell - Green Eyes - 2:00
03. Dick Haymes - When You Wish Upon a Star - 2:50
04. Billie Holiday - Lover Man Oh Where Can You BE - 3:23
05. Kitty Kallen - I'm Beginning to See the Light - 3:15
06. Eddy Howard - Our Love is Here to Stay - 2:13
07. Don Cornell - It's Yours - 2:55
08. June Christy - On the Sunny Side of the Street - 3:53
09. Helen Forrest - I've Heard That Song Before - 3:03
10. Louis Armstrong - The Sheik of Araby - 3:29
- THE EARLY YEARS -
11. Rudy Vallee - As Time Goes By - 3:34
12. Ruth Etting - Love Me or Leave Me - 3:23
13. Maurice Chevalier - Valentine - 3:31
14. Mildred Bailey - All of Me - 3:07
15. Eddie Cantor - Makin' Whoopee - 3:12
16. Al Jolson - Anniversary Song - 3:07
17. Fanny Brice - Mon Homme (My Man) - 3:36
18. John McCormick - It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary - 3:13
19. Enrico Caruso - Over There - 2:49

This is really an interesting, thought-out, collection that well represents the best in vocal talent from the century gone by. Review the tracklist again and see if it isn’t a great match for your music library.

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