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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Geffen Records
Salesrank: 2901
Released: January 24, 2006 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Definitive Collection Track Listing:
1. Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) - Bing Crosby,
2. Stardust - Bing Crosby
3. Blue Hawaii - Bing Crosby, Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians
4. Pennies from Heaven - Bing Crosby, Georgie Stoll & His Orchestra
5. Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby, Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians
6. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bing Crosby, Bob Crosby
7. Home on the Range - Bing Crosby, Victor Young & His Orchestra
8. White Christmas - Bing Crosby, , John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
9. Sunday, Monday or Always - Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers
10. Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby, , John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
11. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) - Bing Crosby, , John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
12. Don't Fence Me In - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
13. Road to Morocco - Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Vic Schoen & His Orchestra
14. It's Been a Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby, Les Paul
15. MacNamara's Band - Bing Crosby, Bob Haggart
16. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra
17. Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) - Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Choir & Instrumental Group
18. Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Perry Botkin's String Band, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Bing Crosby
19. Play a Simple Melody - Bing Crosby, Matty Matlock's All Stars
20. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Bing Crosby, Four Hits & A Miss, Matty Matlock's All Stars, Jane Wyman
21. Ol' Man River - Buddy & His Trio Cole, Bing Crosby
22. Around the World (In Eighty Days) - Buddy Cole & His Orchestra, Bing Crosby
The Definitive Collection Reviews:
Bing Crosby is classic 
2009-01-30 - For all the generation that thinks this style music is out dated and lame, I just want them to know that this is part of the foundation that other music came from. It is artists like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby that music sprang up. It was new it was original and it was amazing to listen to, back than and today. I believe that in order to understand today, you much look back and understand where we came from and give credit to the greats.
Pleasant listening 
2008-05-31 - The smooth voice of Crosby and some great old songs, such as Stardust, Alexander's Ragtime Band, and Play a Simple Melody. And, of course, White Christmas and Swinging on a Star. Most enjoyable.
memories, great voice 
2008-05-30 - I enjoyed the music and as always a terrific voice. The songs are very old, but I enjoyed listening to them. I wish they had some of his later songs too.
Excellent selection !
2008-04-23 - This is an excellent Bing Crosby's music selection for the first listening. After buying this one I've became a great fan of him. Now I'm getting his films and reading his life. If it is your first CD from Crosby, get this one and you will like it very much.
fine collection that's best used as a primer to the great Bing Crosby
2008-03-17 - The Definitive Collection is a single CD retrospective of some of Bing Crosby's finest artistry. Naturally, a single CD with twenty-two tracks can't possibly be all of the very "best of" Bing's work; but as a single CD compilations it's one of the stronger ones out there. The sound quality is pretty good and the artwork is very nicely done.
"Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)" starts the CD off with Bing singing his very best--and really, when you think about it, was there ever a time when he DIDN'T sing his very best? SMILE Bing sings this very sweetly and although there's some minor surface noise it doesn't really interfere much with the beauty of this track. "Stardust" is another earlier recording by Bing; and he sings this beyond perfection. He also gets to show off his wide vocal range on "Stardust" and the musical accompaniment works well for "Stardust." There's also Bing performing "Pennies From Heaven;" Bing sings this with panache and it's no wonder he was considered the best crooner ever! (Well, maybe with the lone exception of Frank Sinatra.)
"You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" features Bing's vocals squarely in the spotlight; and this version of this popular tune gets a fine big band style arrangement that uses the brass to great advantage. "White Christmas" is one of the best selling records of all time; and Bing was the only crooner who could ever have made this so. Bing delivers this melancholy ballad with all his heart and soul; and this impresses me greatly. "Swinging On A Star" puts Bing in the center and the backup vocalists sing perfectly as well.
"Don't Fence Me In" showcases Bing's vocals and you won't be disappointed! The Andrews Sisters join up with Bing for this number and they do a wonderful job of singing along with Bing. "It's Been A Long, Long Time" also shines like pure gold when Bing performs this classic ballad; I predict that you'll enjoy "It's Been A Long, Long Time" very much.
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" has Al Jolson singing this duet with Bing; and together these two superb singers render this tune fresh, energetic and enjoyable every time you hear it! Al and Bing never sounded better! "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" sounds like a more recent recording by Bing, Jane Wyman with Four Hits And A Miss; and he sings this with his buddies in grand style.
In short, Bing Crosby fans will want this album--it's really very good. I will take off one star for the surface noise on the first several tracks and the slightly misleading title that claims this single CD is a "definitive" collection when a true "definitive" collection would have to include so much more. I also recommend this CD for fans of classic pop vocals.
