The McGuire Sisters - Best Of 1953-62 (CD)

The McGuire Sisters were one of the most popular of the many female vocal groups who came to prominence in the early 50s and enjoyed huge success through the next few years on both sides of the Atlantic. Modelled initially on the Andrews Sisters, the three sisters from Ohio, Christine, Dorothy and Phyllis, learnt to sing together in the church where their mother was a minister, and got their break via the famed Arthur Godfrey Talent Show. They had their first hits in 1954, going on to rack up over 40 Billboard and Cash Box chart entries through to 1962, with several making the UK charts. This great value 54-track 2-CD set, with extensive booklet notes and discographical and chart information, includes all those hits, plus a selection of their other popular A & B sides released on the Coral label during that time. It naturally includes their landmark No. 1 hits "Sincerely" and "Sugartime". It's a collection that not only provides a fine showcase for their distinctive talents, but also captures the spirit of the times, as traditional pop music vied for position with the emerging power of rock 'n' roll in the charts.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Miss You (The Three McGuire Sisters)
2. Picking Sweethearts (The Three McGuire Sisters)
3. Hey, Mister Cotton Picker (The McGuire Sisters)
4. Are You Looking for a Sweetheart (The McGuire Sisters)
5. Cling to Me (The McGuire Sisters with Johnny Desmond and Eileen Barton)
6. Pine Tree, Pine Over Me (The McGuire Sisters with Johnny Desmond and Eileen Barton)
7. Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight (The McGuire Sisters)
8. Lonesome Polecat (The McGuire Sisters)
9. Muskrat Ramble (The McGuire Sisters)
10. Christmas Alphabet (The McGuire Sisters)
11. Sincerely (The McGuire Sisters)
12. No More (The McGuire Sisters)
13. Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine in (The McGuire Sisters)
14. The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane (The McGuire Sisters)
15. Doesn't Anybody Love Me? (The McGuire Sisters)
16. It May Sound Silly (The McGuire Sisters)
17. Rhythm and Blues - Mama's Got Rhythm, Papa's Got the Blues (The McGuire Sisters)
18. Somethings Gotta Give (The McGuire Sisters)
19. Kiss Me and Kill Me with Love (The McGuire Sisters)
20. Heart (The McGuire Sisters)
21. Give Me Love (The McGuire Sisters)
22. Sweet Song of India (The McGuire Sisters)
23. He (The McGuire Sisters)
24. The Littlest Angel (The McGuire Sisters)
25. My Baby's Got Such Lovin' Ways (The McGuire Sisters)
26. Baby, Baby Be Good to Me (The McGuire Sisters)

Disc: 2

1. Missing (The McGuire Sisters)
2. Delilah Jones (The McGuire Sisters)
3. Picnic (The McGuire Sisters)
4. In the Alps (Lawrence Welk and the McGuire Sisters)
5. Weary Blues (Lawrence Welk and the McGuire Sisters)
6. Every Day of My Life (The McGuire Sisters)
7. Endless (The McGuire Sisters)
8. Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams (The McGuire Sisters)
9. Kid Stuff (The McGuire Sisters)
10. Blue Skies (The McGuire Sisters)
11. Please Don't Do That to Me (The McGuire Sisters)
12. Beginning to Miss You (The McGuire Sisters)
13. Around the World in 80 Days (The McGuire Sisters)
14. Kiss Them for Me (The McGuire Sisters)
15. Sugartime (The McGuire Sisters)
16. Ding Dong (The McGuire Sisters)
17. Volare (The McGuire Sisters)
18. May You Always (The McGuire Sisters)
19. Summer Dreams (The McGuire Sisters)
20. Peace (The McGuire Sisters)
21. Red River Valley (The McGuire Sisters)
22. Livin' Dangerously (The McGuire Sisters)
23. The Last Dance (The McGuire Sisters)
24. Just for Old Time's Sake (The McGuire Sisters)
25. Tears on My Pillow (The McGuire Sisters)
26. Just Because (The McGuire Sisters)
27. Sugartime Twist (The McGuire Sisters)
28. I Really Don't Want to Know (The McGuire Sisters)