Andrews Sisters, The

One of the true vocal hits of its time, The Andrews Sisters were one of the best American close harmony singing groups of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. They consisted of three authentic sisters: contralto LaVerne, soprano Maxene, and mezzo-soprano Patricia “Patty”. It is considered that they sold an estimated 80 million records.

The Andrews Sisters’ harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Pentatonix, and others. They were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. Presented here are 28 of their greatest hits.

PERSONNEL:

• THE ANDREWS SISTERS - (vocals), on all tracks, with:
• Orchestras conducted by Vic Schoen,
• Gordon Jenkins, Billy Ternent & Victor Young.

Recorded in Los Angeles and New York between 1937 & 1951.

TRACKS:

• 01) BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY
• 02) A BUSHEL AND A PECK
• 03) I’LL BE WITH YOU IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME
• 04) LULLABY OF BROADWAY
• 05) RHUMBOOGIE
• 06) ALEXANDER’S RAGTIME BAND
• 07) CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
• 08) I WANNA BE LOVED
• 09) I CAN DREAM, CAN’T I?
• 10) YOU CALL EVERYBODY DARLING
• 11) COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS INSTEAD OF SHEEP
• 12) YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER
• 13) DON’T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE (WITH ANYONE ELSE BUT ME)
• 14) TICO-TICO
• 15) RUM AND COCA COLA
• 16) SHOO-SHOO-BABY
• 17) BEAT ME DADDY, EIGHT TO THE BAR
• 18) IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND
• 19) THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU
• 20) PENNSYLVANIA POLKA
• 21) SAY SI SI
• 22) SHORTNIN’ BREAD
• 23) OH JOHNNY! OH JOHNNY! OH!
• 24) BEI MIR BIST DU SCHÖN
• 25) STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
• 26) CIVILIZATION (BONGO BONGO BONGO) [with Danny Kaye]
• 27) AC-CENT-TCHU-ATE THE POSITIVE [with Bing Crosby]
• 28) MELE KALIKIMAKA [with Bing Crosby]

• TOTAL TIME: 78:56 min.