Cat. No. 2948E: THE MILLS BROTHERS ~ HITS AND RARITIES 1934-1952. ACROBAT MUSIC FABCD

THE MILLS BROTHERS (SOMETIMES BILLED AS THE FOUR MILLS BROTHERS) WERE ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS FOUR BOYS AND A GUITAR. THE QUARTET MADE OVER 2000 RECORDINGS AND SOLD OVER 50 MILLION RECORDS AND GARNERED AT LEAST 3 GOLD RECORDS. THE BROTHERS WERE THE FIRST BLACK ARTISTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN SHOW ON NATIONAL NETWORK RADIO (ON CBS IN 1930), THEY MADE APPEARANCES IN FILM AND WERE THE FIRST TO HAVE A No. 1 HIT ON THE BILLBOARD SINGLES CHART, WITH "PAPER DOLL" IN 1943. AS THE TITLE OF THIS RELEASE ON ACROBAT SUGGESTS THE ALBUM CONTAINS SEVERAL OF THE BROTHERS HITS ALONG WITH SEVERAL TRACKS RARELY MADE AVAILABLE ON OTHER RELEASES.

TRACK LISTING: My Gal Sal / Rockin' Chair / Sweeter Than Sugar / I've Found A New Baby / What's The Reason / Lulu's Back In Town / Sweet And Slow / The Love Bug Will Get You / Rockin' Chair Swing / Goodbye Blues / Cherry (with Louis Armstrong) / By The Watermelon Vine (Lindy Lou) / Lazy River / Put Another Chair At The Table / I Guess I'll Get The Papers And Go Home / You Always Hurt The One You Love / Till Then / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone / I Got Her Off My Hnds (But I Can't Get Her Off My Mind) / Glow Worm.

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