Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon: Their U.S. Top 20 Hits

LES PAUL & MARY FORD's impact and influence was immeasurable, not merely as singers and musicians but for their recording, mixing and studio practices, notably overdubbing, tape delay, phasing and multi-tracking. Les was a full-on genius/visionary, totally re-imagining the design and acoustics of the electric guitar. Mary was an awesome singer, possessed of a mellifluous, extraordinarily versatile voice, which Les was able to multi-track to perfection. During the early 1950s they became the first "modern" Pop stars, their cutting-edge techniques yielding a run of enormous hits, which crossed the musical genres. 'How High The Moon' topped the U. S. charts for 9-weeks, while 'Vaya Con Dios' spent 11-weeks at No. 1. This compilation presents all their U. S. Top 20 records between 1945 and 1955, including a couple backing other big names before they made it themselves, and a bonus track of a 45 which only made it to #23.

    1 It's Been a Long, Long Time (With Bing Crosby)
    2 Rumours Are Flying (With the Andrews Sisters)
    3 Nola
    4 Tennessee Waltz
    5 Little Rock Getaway
    6 Mockin' Bird Hill
    7 How High the Moon
    8 Josephine
    9 I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine
    10 The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
    11 Whispering
    12 Just One More Chance
    13 Jazz Me Blues
    14 Jingle Bells
    15 Tiger Rag
    16 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
    17 Carioca
    18 Smoke Rings
    19 In the Good Old Summertime
    20 Meet Mister Callaghan
    21 Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me
    22 My Baby's Coming Home
    23 Lady of Spain
    24 Bye Bye Blues
    25 I'm Sitting on Top of the World
    26 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)
    27 Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)
    28 Don'cha Hear Them Bells
    29 I Really Don't Want to Know
    30 I'm a Fool to Care
    31 Whither Thou Goest
    32 Mandolino
    33 Hummingbird