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The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bing Crosby
Label: Geffen Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2922
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000463702
UPC: 602498817582
EAN: 0602498817582
ASIN: B000BYR9ZO
Release Date: January 24, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) - Bing Crosby, Turk, Roy | | • | Stardust - Bing Crosby, Parish, Mitchell | | • | Blue Hawaii - Bing Crosby, Robin, Leo | | • | Pennies from Heaven - Bing Crosby, Burke, Johnny | | • | Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby, Owens, Harry | | • | You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby - Bing Crosby, Mercer, Johnny | | • | Home on the Range - Bing Crosby, Traditional | | • | White Christmas - Bing Crosby, Berlin, Irving | | • | Sunday, Monday or Always - Bing Crosby, Burke, Johnny | | • | Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby, Burke, Johnny | | • | Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) - Bing Crosby, Shannon, James Royc | | • | Don't Fence Me In - Bing Crosby, Porter, Cole | | • | Road to Morocco - Bing Crosby, Burke, Johnny | | • | It's Been a Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby, Cahn, Sammy | | • | MacNamara's Band - Bing Crosby, Shamus | | • | Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bing Crosby, Berlin, Irving | | • | Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) - Bing Crosby, Kaihau, Maewa | | • | Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Bing Crosby, Hilliard, Bob | | • | Play a Simple Melody - Bing Crosby, Berlin, Irving | | • | In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening - Bing Crosby, Mercer, Johnny | | • | Ol' Man River - Bing Crosby, Kern, Jerome | | • | Around the World (In Eighty Days) - Bing Crosby, Adamson, Harold |
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 Pleasant listening May 31, 2008
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 May 30, 2008
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 ! April 23, 2008
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 March 17, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
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.
The Definitive Crosby, a misnomer January 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's called "The Definitive Collection," and it isn't. Such a volume would include some of Crosby's early work with Paul Whiteman, then his later brilliance with the Mills Brothers. Any "definitive collection" of Crosby work would contain his "St. Louis Blues" recording with Duke Ellington in 1930 or so.
This music is perfectly good, but I bought it for a friend who had just begun to appreciate Crosby. In that regard, it is a disappointment.
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