Tony Martin - Dream A Little Dream

Styles: Vocal, Easy Listening
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:14
Size: 74,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:35)  1. Now I Lay Me Down To Dream
(2:56)  2. When Your Lover Has Gone
(2:33)  3. Learn To Croon
(3:00)  4. You Came Along
(2:33)  5. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
(3:04)  6. Soon
(2:40)  7. Soft Lights And Sweet Music
(3:35)  8. Among My Souvenirs
(2:04)  9. My Baby Just Cares For Me
(3:29) 10. My Silent Love
(2:40) 11. I'll See You In My Dreams

A popular crooner of the 1940s and '50s, Tony Martin's deliberate delivery and romantic ballads were more in keeping with vintage movie musicals than the currents that would shape the pop music of the last half of the 20th century. Taking his inspiration from singers like Russ Columbo, he had already been in some Hollywood musicals by the time he made his first hit record in 1938, "Now It Can Be Told" (with the Ray Noble Orchestra). Drafted into the Navy during World War II, rumors that he'd bribed his way into an officer's commission made work tougher to find after his discharge from the armed forces. 

A brief but fairly successful stint on Mercury in 1946-1947 helped get things going again, after which he moved to RCA and enjoyed many pop hits over the next decade. He also got a lot of work in radio and television, and performed with considerable success on the cabaret circuit with his wife, dancer/actress Cyd Charisse.~ Richie Unterberger https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tony-martin-mn0000012140/biography

 

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Tony Martin - The Best of Tony Martin: The Mercury Years

Styles: Vocal, Easy Listening 
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:51
Size: 178,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:09)  1. To Each His Own
(3:11)  2. I Don't Know Why
(3:04)  3. A Gal In Calico
(3:03)  4. Dreamland Rendezuous
(3:16)  5. I'll See You In My Dreams
(3:04)  6. Without You
(3:10)  7. And Then It's Heaven
(3:15)  8. Guilty
(3:04)  9. Rumors Are Flying
(2:45) 10. As You Desire Me
(2:49) 11. I Never Loved Anyone
(3:12) 12. I Miss That Feeling
(3:07) 13. Sonata
(3:08) 14. If I Love Again
(3:06) 15. Years And Years Ago
(2:51) 16. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame
(3:13) 17. Stardust
(3:07) 18. Dreams Are A Dime A Dozen
(2:59) 19. Make Believe
(3:12) 20. All The Things You Are
(3:07) 21. Would You Believe Me
(2:28) 22. That Old Black Magic
(3:03) 23. Body & Soul
(3:07) 24. Tea For Two
(3:10) 25. As Time Goes By

The Best of the Mercury Years is a 25-track collection of Tony Martin's recordings for Mercury. The compilation contains every track Martin recorded for Mercury, including his hit "To Each His Own," making it the definitive retrospective of his tenure at the label. Even though the collection is complete and lovingly produced, it's concentration on one particular portion of his career makes The Best of the Mercury Years an adequete, but not perfect, introduction. ~ Thomas Erlewine https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-best-of-tony-martin-the-mercury-years-mw0000649014

The Best of Tony Martin: The Mercury Years

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