The Parlor Songs Academy
Irving Berlin - Volume 1
The early works of Irving Berlin, 1910-1922
Release date: January 2012
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1
Everybody Step-1921
A song from Berlin's Music Box Revue that capitalized on the dancing craze.
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3:31
2
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody-1919
Written for Ziegfeld Follies of 1919.
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2:14
3
After You Get What You Want-1920
Another of Berlin's great novelty songs.
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3:41
4
When I Lost You-1912
Another solo by Debbie Purdue. The first full blown ballad Berlin ever wrote.
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2:16
5
All By Myself-1921
One of the most popular and recorded of Berlin's songs in the 20s.
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3:15
6
When My Baby Smiles-1919
Not the same song as "When My Baby Smiles At Me" by Ted Lewis
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2:59
7
Crinoline Days-1922
Featured in Berlin's Music Box Revue of 1922-23
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3:12
8
That International Rag-1913
Like "Alexander's Ragtime Band", this song is not true Ragtime, but captured the craze.
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2:51
9
You'd Be Surprised-1919
Solo performance by Parlor Songs Academy female vocalist Debbie Purdue.
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3:15
10
Home Again Blues-1921
Another "Home" song.
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3:11
11
The Hand That Rocked My Cradle Rules My Heart-1919
Another of Berlin's songs nostalgic for "Home" and "Mother".
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3:07
12
Homesick-1922
A tune like many songs of the period in which "Home" was a central theme.
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3:02
13
I Love a Piano-1915
Although he loved a piano, Berlin never learned to play in any key except "F-sharp".
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3:05
14
I Want To Be In Dixie-1911
First published under the title "Im Going Back to Dixie".
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2:20
15
Try It On Your Piano-1910
A rather ribald (for the times) novelty song.
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2:24
