MCCORMACK, John: McCormack Edition, Vol. 8: The Acoustic Recordings (1918-1920)

John McCormack found extraordinary success as a concert hall artist, being declared in 1918 ‘the most popular singer in the world’ and at one stage selling more records than Caruso. The 26 recordings collected on this eighth volume of Naxos’s bestselling John McCormack Edition not only illustrate his peerless artistry, they illuminate the world of musical America during the closing months of World War I and its aftermath. Popular songs from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean give ample scope for McCormack to weave his timeless vocal magic for listeners both old and young.

Tracklist

Sullivan, Daniel J.
Dubin, Alfred - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
1 My Irish Song of Songs 02:45
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Burleigh, Henry Thacker
Brown, Walter - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
2 Little Mother of Mine 02:31
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Sanderson, Wilfred Ernest
Bowles, Frederick G. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
3 God be with Our Boys Tonight 03:33
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Rice, Gitz
Robe, Harold - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
4 Dear Old Pal Of Mine 03:06
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Wood, Haydn
Rutherford, Ruth - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
5 Love's Garden of Roses 03:08
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Head, Maurice L.
Wallace, Raymond - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
6 Sometime You'll Remember Me 03:17
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Sanderson, Wilfred Ernest
Bowles, Frederick G. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
7 God be with Our Boys Tonight 03:32
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Berlin, Irving
Berlin, Irving - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
8 Yip, Yip, Yaphank: Dream On Little Soldier Boy 03:30
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Cohan, George M.
Cohan, George M. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
9 When You Come Back 03:10
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Methven, Florence
Gillespie, Marian - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
10 The Better Ole: When You Look in the Heart of a Rose 02:45
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Wood, Haydn
Weatherly, Frederick Edward - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
11 Roses of Picardy 02:53
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Kern, Jerome
Caldwell, Anne - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
12 She's a Good Fellow: The First Rose of Summer 02:49
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Schneider, Edwin
Reynolds, Elizabeth K. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
13 Only You 02:33
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Lohr, Hermann
Eardley-Wilmot, D. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
14 Rose of My Heart 03:20
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Hamblen, Bernard
Hamblen, Bernard - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
15 The Road That Brought You to Me 02:35
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Carlo, Monte
Sanders, Alma M.
Pascoe, Richard - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
16 That Tumble Down Shack in Athlone 03:04
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Del Riego, Teresa
Del Riego, Teresa - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
17 Thank God for a Garden 02:24
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Butterfield, James A.
Johnson, George Washington - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
18 When You And I Were Young, Maggie 03:13
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Walters, Alston
Walters, Alston - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
19 Somewhere 03:25
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Blaufuss, Walter
Kahn, Gus - Lyricist
Alstyne, Egbert van - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
20 Your Eyes Have Told Me So 02:48
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Ball, Ernest R.
Dubin, Al - Lyricist
Brennan, Joseph Keirn - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
21 Macushla: 'Tis an Irish Girl I Love and She's Just Like You 02:44
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Messager, André
Ross, Adrian - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
22 Monsieur Beaucaire, Act II: Honour and Love 03:22
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Craxton, Harold
Lockton, Edward - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Witzmann, John (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
23 Beneath the moon of Lombardy 02:44
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Howard (violin)
Witzmann, John (violin)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Waldrop, Uda
Redding, Joseph P. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
24 Sweet Peggy O'Neill 02:15
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Hughes, Herbert - Arranger
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
25 The Bard of Armagh 03:05
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Wood, Haydn
Simpson, Harold - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
26 Wonderful World of Romance 03:27
McCormack, John (tenor)
Victor Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:17:58