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Kate Smith
God Bless America
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain - Kate Smith, Johnson
2. Shine on Harvest Moon - Kate Smith, Bayes
3. Some Sunday Morning - Kate Smith, Heindorf
4. Say It Over and Over Again - Kate Smith, Farres
5. Embraceable You - Kate Smith, Gershwin
6. Beautiful Dreamer - Kate Smith, DP
7. The Last Time I Saw Paris - Kate Smith, Hammerstein
8. Stay as Sweet as You Are - Kate Smith, Gordon, Mack
9. Makin' Faces at the Moon - Kate Smith, Hoffman
10. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Kate Smith, Clare
11. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Kate Smith, Maschwitz
12. Who Cares? (As Long as You Care for Me) - Kate Smith, Gershwin
13. Bei Mir Bist du Schoen - Kate Smith, Jacobs
14. Easter Parade - Kate Smith, Berlin
15. I'm Stepping out with a Memory Tonight - Kate Smith, Magidson
16. The Continental - Kate Smith, Conrad, Con
17. Time on My Hands - Kate Smith, Adamson
18. Snuggled on Your Shoulder - Kate Smith, Lombardo, Carmen
19. Rose O' Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song) - Kate Smith, Lewis
20. You Call It Madness - Kate Smith, Columbo
21. I Got Rhythm - Kate Smith, Gershwin
22. When My Ship Comes In - Kate Smith, Donaldson
23. I Cried for You - Kate Smith, Arnheim
24. Now Is the Hour - Kate Smith, Kaihou
25. We'll Meet Again - Kate Smith, Charles
Track Listings (25) - Disc #2
1. The White Cliffs of Dover - Kate Smith, Burton
2. I Don't Want to Walk Without You - Kate Smith, Loesser
3. Be Careful It's My Heart - Kate Smith, Berlin
4. If I Have to Go on Without You - Kate Smith, Dubin
5. How Do I Know It's Real? - Kate Smith, Lee
6. Love, You Funny Thing - Kate Smith, Ahlert
7. I Only Have Eyes for You - Kate Smith,
8. Tears on My Pillow - Kate Smith, Autry, Gene
9. Somebody Loves Me - Kate Smith, DeSylva, Buddy
10. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) - Kate Smith, Ahlert
11. Just a Prayer Away - Kate Smith, Kapp
12. Ridin' High - Kate Smith, Porter
13. Along the Santa Fe Trail - Kate Smith, Coolidge
14. Sioux City Sue - Kate Smith, Freedman, Ray
15. There's a Gold Mine in the Sky - Kate Smith, Kenny, Nick A.
16. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That an Irish Lullaby) - Kate Smith, Shannon
17. Mother Machree - Kate Smith, Ball
18. When You Wish Upon a Star - Kate Smith, Harline
19. You'll Never Know, Sweetheart - Kate Smith, Cobey
20. It Had to Be You - Kate Smith, Jones, Isham
21. If I Had My Life to Live Over - Kate Smith, Jaffe
22. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes - Kate Smith, Burke
23. It's Never Too Late (To Say You're Sorry) - Kate Smith, Loeb
24. Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - Kate Smith, Ellsworth, Bob
25. Anniversay Song - Kate Smith, Chaplin
Track Listings (25) - Disc #3
1. Seems Like Old Times - Kate Smith, Loeb
2. There Goes That Song Again - Kate Smith, Cahn
3. Imagination - Kate Smith, Burke
4. Time Was - Kate Smith, Luna
5. Bless This House - Kate Smith, Brahe
6. The Woodpecker Song (Reginella Campagnola) - Kate Smith, Adamson
7. One Dozen Roses - Kate Smith, Donovan, Walter
8. Blues in the Night - Kate Smith, Arlen
9. My Melancholy Baby - Kate Smith, Burnett, Ernie
10. River, Stay 'Way from My Door - Kate Smith, Dixon
11. Don't Fence Me In - Kate Smith, Porter
12. When the Roses Bloom Again - Kate Smith, Burton
13. Ask Anyone Who Knows - Kate Smith, Kaufman
14. Two Dreams Met - Kate Smith, Gordon, Mack
15. And There You Are - Kate Smith, Fain
16. I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean - Kate Smith, Berlin, Irving
17. Memory Lane - Kate Smith, Conrad
18. The Miracle of the Bells - Kate Smith, Connor
19. When I Lost You - Kate Smith, Berlin
20. Don't Worry 'Bout Me - Kate Smith, Bloom
21. It All Comes Back to Me Now - Kate Smith, Kramer
22. Maybe It's Love - Kate Smith, Gottler
23. You Didn't Have to Tell Me (I Knew It All the Time) - Kate Smith, Donaldson
24. Too Late - Kate Smith, Lewis
25. God Bless America - Kate Smith, Berlin

CD Details

All Artists: Kate Smith
Title: God Bless America
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Dynamic Ent.
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 8/5/2008
Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 827139354824

CD Reviews

Here is the track listing for the 3 cd set

DodgyUSA | Jamaica Plain, MA United States | 08/30/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"CD 1

When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain

Shine On Harvest Moon

Some Sunday Morning

Say It Over And Over Again

Embraceable You

Beautiful Dreamer

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Stay As Sweet As You Are

Makin' Faces At The Moon

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Who Cares? (As Long As You Care For Me)

Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen

Easter Parade

I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight

The Continental

Time On My Hands

Snuggled On Your Shoulder

Rose O' Day (The Filla-Ga-Dusha Song)

You Call It Madness

I Got Rhythm

When My Ship Comes In

I Cried For You

Now Is The Hour

We'll Meet Again

CD 2

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover

I Don't Want To Walk Without You

Be Careful It's My Heart

If I Have To Go On Without You

How Do I Know It's Real?

Love, You Funny Thing

I Only Have Eyes For You

Tears On My Pillow

Somebody Loves Me

I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

Just A Prayer Away

Ridin' High

Along The Santa Fe Trail

Sioux City Sue

There's A Gold Mine In The Sky

Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby)

Mother Machree

When You Wish Upon A Star

You'll Never Know Sweetheart

It Had To Be You

If I Had My Life To Live Over

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

It's Never Too Late (To Say You're Sorry)

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place

Anniversary Song

CD 3

Seems Like Old Times

There Goes That Song Again

Imagination

Time Was

Bless This House

The Woodpecker Song (based on Reginalla Campagnola)

One Dozen Roses

Blues In The Night

My Melancholy Baby

River, Stay `Way From My Door

Don't Fence Me In

When The Roses Bloom Again

Ask Anyone Who Knows

Two Dreams Met

And There You Are

I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean

Memory Lane

The Miracle Of The Bells

When I Lost You

Don't Worry `Bout Me

It All Comes Back To Me Now

Maybe It's Love

You Didn't Have To Tell Me (I Knew It All The Time)

Too Late

God Bless America"

WRONG SONG LISTINGS!!!!! ALL WRONG!

Victor Vail | Rockville, MD USA | 08/26/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Kate Smith was a true landmark in American music. No one sang like she did. She recorded for decades - without her voice failing (like so many other singers). And yet, she has been so grossly misrepresented on CD's. Her greatest body of work (in my opinion) is the work she did for RCA (several albums in the 1960's), when her voice was rich beyond belief - and orchestrations lush, contemporary, well recorded. BUT... where are these albums on CD? A few have surfaced, but only a few - and what HAS surfaced has NOT been re-mastered. In fact, much of what has resurfaced on CD is WORSE sounding than the original albums. The lady deserves much better than this. She gave us a lifetime of all-out singing. It's a shame.

This new CD is both a "must-have" and a "disappointment."

A "must-have" because there is simply not much out there for Kate - and this 3 CD set has many songs that have not appeared on other CD compilations.

A "disappointment" for many reasons... No liner notes. No photos. The track listing on Amazon (and practically EVERY website & music store!) is TOTALLY incorrect. The ONLY song in the Amazon.com listing that Kate sings on this set is "God Bless America". She sings NONE of the other songs.

The CD is also disappointing because NONE of the songs were re-mastered. The audio level varies from song to song. Some songs sound pretty good, with her voice WAY up front... while the next song will be so low, you can't understand what she's singing/saying. Many of the songs sounded better/clearer on the albums. By the way, most of these songs were 78 rpms. Only a few appeared on albums - nothing more recent than 1954 (Kate's Capitol Records album).

I was going to give a complete listing of songs, but hey - there are 75 songs on this CD. Way too many to list. There are some VERY early Kate Smith songs on this (Shine On Harvest Moon, for instance), and up to Who Cares (which I'm pretty sure is the version off her Capital Records album, 1954).

I will say, though, it was a joy to hear Seems Like Old Times, Bless This House, Some Sunday Morning, Beautiful Dreamer, etc. Her voice is strong, secure (as always) - but definitely more dated sounding than the volume of work she did for RCA.

Do I recommend this CD? Yeah. It's Kate, after all - and 75 songs for this price is a real bargain. Just don't expect good sound. (I'm actually thinking about running this through my home computer to adjust volumes, clean up the muddy sound on a lot of it, and burn a copy for my own use.) It's at least SOMETHING - until RCA gets off their ... and puts out a Kate Smith collection worthy of the woman.

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