Andrews Sisters

The Andrews Sisters –amerykańskie trio wokalne, które w epoce przed rock and rollem było najpopularniejszym żeńskim zespołem. Ich płyty nagrane wspólnie z Bingiem Crosby biły (podczas II wojny światowej) rekordy popularności. W skład tria wchodziły La Verne Andrews (ur. 6 VII 1911 w Mound, USA - zm. 8 V 1967 w Brentwood), Maxene Andrews (ur. 3 I 1916 w Mound, USA - zm. 21 X 1995 w Bostonie) oraz Patty Andrews (ur. 16 II 1918 w Mound, USA). Najlepszymi warunkami głosowymi dysponowała P. Andrews i to ona była wokalistką wiodącą.

Siostry urodziły się i wychowały w okolicach Minneapolis w stanie Minnesota. Tam zaczęły występować w kabaretach i wodewilach, odnosząc na początku lat 30-tych lokalny sukces. W połowie dekady przeniosły się do Nowego Jorku, gdzie z początku występowały w hotelu Edison. W 1938 podpisały umowę z wydawnictwem Decca Records i nagrały Be Mir Bist Du Schoen, starą piosenkę żydowską z nowymi słowami autorstwa Saula Chaplina i Sammy'ego Cahna. Utwór odniósł sukces komercyjny, a sławę tria przypieczętowały dwie następne piosenki - Hold Tight, Hold Tight i Roll Out the Barrel, amerykańska wersja starej melodii czeskiej The Beer Barrel Polka.
W 1940 siostry zostały zaangażowane do filmu Argentine Nights, co stało się początkiem licznego udziału w obrazach komediowych. W 1944 nawiązały współpracę z Bingiem Crosby, która zaowocowała takimi przebojami jak Don't Fence Me in, Pistol Packin' Mama, Is You is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby?, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positiue, The Three Caballeros, Along the Navajo Trail, Jingle Bells oraz Sparrow m the Tree Top.

Nagrywały także ze znanymi wykonawcami, m.in. z Lesem Paulem, Burlem Ivesem, Dannym Kaye, Carmen Mirandą, Guyem Lombardo i Ernestem Tubbem. Począwszy od pierwszego przeboju z 1938 siostry regularnie umieszczały na listach bestsellerów również piosenki pod własnym nazwiskiem. Do najpopularniejszych należą: Says May Heart, Say Si Si, Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar, I'll Be With You in. Apple Blossom Time, Tree Little Sisters, Strip Polka i Straighten Cip and Fly Right.

Siostry pracowały wspólnie aż do śmierci LaVerne w 1967. Realizowały jednocześnie swoje własne płyty solowe. W szczytowym momencie kariery mogły się pochwalić rekordową liczbą 60 mln. sprzedanych płyt, co nawet dzisiaj stanowi ewenement.

Dzięki sukcesowi piosenki Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy z ich repertuaru, nagranej w 1973 przez Bette Midler, Patty i Maxene Andrews odzyskały popularność, wznowiły działalność i wystąpiły w musicalu Ouer Here!, wystawionym na Broadwayu. Po śmierci Maxene, ostatnia pozostała przy życiu siostra - Patty - występowała m.in. z Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Single

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [UK]	Komentarz
Bei mir bist du schoen/Nice work if you can get it	Andrews Sisters	01.1938	-	1[5][10] side B:12[3]	Decca 1562	[piosenka z musicalu "I would if I could"][side B:utwór z filmu "A damsel in distress"]
Joseph,Joseph	Andrews Sisters	03.1938	-	18[1]	Decca 1691	[written by Sammy Cahn/Nellie Casman/Saul Chaplin/Samuel Steinberg]
Ti-Pi-Tin	Andrews Sisters	03.1938	-	12[4]	Decca 1703	[written by María Mendez Grever/Raymond Leveen]
Shortenin' bread	Andrews Sisters	03.1938	-	16[2]	Decca 1744	-
Says my heart	Andrews Sisters	07.1938	-	10[5]	Decca 1875	[written by Burton Lane/Frank Loesser]
Tu-Li-Tulip time/Sha-sha	Andrews Sisters	09.1938	-	9[4] side B:17[1]	Decca 1974	[written by María Mendez Grever/Raymond Leveen]
Lullaby to a Jitterburg/Pross-Tchai [Goodbye]	Andrews Sisters	05.1939	-	10[3] side B:15[1]	Decca 2082	[written by Sammy Cahn/Saul Chaplin]
Hold tight,hold tight	Andrews Sisters	01.1939	-	2[11]	Decca 2214	-
You don't know how much you can suffer	Andrews Sisters	05.1939	-	14[1]	Decca 2414	[written by Franklin/Friend]
Beer Barrel Polka [Roll out the barrel]/Well all right [Tonight's the night]	Andrews Sisters	05.1939	-	4[7] side B:5[15]	Decca 2462	[written by Lew Brown/Wladimir A. Timm/Jaromír Vejvoda/Vasec Zeman]
Chico's love song	Andrews Sisters	11.1939	-	11[5]	Decca 2756	-
Yodelin jive/Ciribiribin [They're so in love]	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	11.1939	-	4[11]	Decca 2800	[written by Lew Brown/Wladimir A. Timm/Jaromír Vejvoda/Vasec Zeman][with Joe Venuti Orchestra]
Say "Si Si" [Para vigo me voy]/Let's have another one	Andrews Sisters	03.1940	-	4[8]	Decca 3013	[written by Lecuona/Luban/Stillman][#19 hit for Xavier Cugat in 1936][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The woodpecker song/Down by the Ohio	Andrews Sisters	04.1940	-	7[2]	Decca 3065	[written by Harold Adamson/Cherubin Bruno/Eldo DiLazzaro][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Beat me daddy,Eight to a bar/Pennsylvania 6-5000	Andrews Sisters	10.1940	-	19[1]	Decca 3375	[written by Hughie Prince/Don Raye/Eleanore Sheehy][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Ferryboat serenade [La Piccinina]/Hit the road	Andrews Sisters	12.1940	-	8[3]	Decca 3328	[written by Harold Adamson/Eldo DiLazzaro/Mario Penzeri][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Scrub me mama with a boogie beat/Johnny Feddler [I got]	Andrews Sisters	02.1941	-	18[1]	Decca 3553	[written by Don Raye][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Boogie woogie bugle boy/Bounce me brother with a solid four	Andrews Sisters	03.1941	-	15[4]	Decca 3598	[written by Hughie Prince/Don Raye][#8 hit for Bette Midler in 1973][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
I'll be with you in Apple Blossom Time/I,Yi,Yi,Yi,Yi [I like you very much]	Andrews Sisters	05.1941	-	5[11]	Decca 3622	[written by Neville Fleeson/Al VonTilzer][#2 hit for Charles Harrison in 1920r;#31 hit for Tab Hunter in 1959r][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The shrine of Saint Cecilia/Jack of all trades	Andrews Sisters	01.1942	-	17[3]	Decca 4097	[written by Pern Jokern/Carroll Loveday][#96 hit for Faron Young in 1957r][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Three little sisters/[Toy balloon]Boolee Boolee boon	Andrews Sisters	08.1942	-	19[1]	Decca 18 319	[written by Victor Mizzy/Irv Taylor][piosenka z filmu "Private buckaroo"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Strip polka/Mister five by five	Andrews Sisters	10.1942	-	6[4] side B:17[2]	Decca 18 470	[written by Johnny Mercer][with Vic Schoen Orchestra][piosenka z filmu "Behind the eight ball"]
Pistol packin' mama/Vict'ry polka	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	11.1943	-	2[9] side B:6[5]	Decca 23 277	[gold-US][written by al. Dexter][with Vic Schoen Orchestra][3[6].R&B Chart]
Shoo-shoo baby/Down in the valley	Andrews Sisters	01.1944	-	1[9][19] side B:17[3]	Decca 18 572	[written by Phil Moore][with Vic Schoen Orchestra][piosenka z filmu "Three cheers for the boys"][side B:from the movie "Moonlight and cactus";#71 hit for Solomon Burke in 1962r]
Straighten up and fly right/Tico-tico	Andrews Sisters	06.1944	-	8[13] side B:18[1]	Decca 18 606	[written by Nat King Cole/Irving Mills][#73 hit for DeJohn Sisters in 1958][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Sing a tropical song/There'll be a jubilee	Andrews Sisters	07.1944	-	18[1]	Decca 18 581	[written by Fields & McHugh/Frank Loesser][piosenka z filmu "Happy-Go-Lucky"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
[There'll be a]Hot time in the town of Berlin [When The Yanks go marching in]/Is you is or is you ain't [Ma' baby]	Andrews Sisters	09.1944	-	1[6][14] side B:2[13]	Decca 23 350	[piosenka z filmu "Follow boys"][side B:#81 hit for Buster Brown in 1960][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Don't fence me in/The Three Caballeros	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	11.1944	-	1[8][21] side B:8[5]	Decca 23 364	[gold-US][written by Robert Fletcher/Cole Porter][piosenka z filmu "Hollywood canteen"][#45 hit for Tommy Edwards in 1960][side B:tytułowa piosenka z filmu animowanego][side B:written by Ernesto Cortázar/Manuel Esperón/Ray Gilbert][with Vic Schoen Orchestra][9[1].R&B Chart]
Rum and Coca-Cola/One meat ball	Andrews Sisters	01.1945	-	1[10][20] side B:15[1]	Decca 18 636	[gold-US][written by Morey Amsterdam/Paul Baron/Jeri Sullivan][adaptacja piosenki calypso z Trynidadu]][with Vic Schoen Orchestra][side B:adaptacja piosenki z 1855r "The lone fish ball"][side B:written by Lou Singer/Hy Zaret][3[3].R&B Chart]
Corns for my country/I'm in a jam [With baby]	Andrews Sisters	01.1945	-	21[1]	Decca 18 628	[piosenka z filmu "Hollywood canteen"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive/There's a fellow waiting in Poughkeepsie	Andrews Sisters	02.1945	-	2[12]	Decca 23 379	[written by Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer][piosenka z filmu "Here comes the wave"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Along The Navajo Trail/Good,good,good [That's you-That's you]	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	09.1945	-	2[11]	Decca 23 437	[written by Dick Charles/Eddie DeLange/Larry Markes][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The blond sailor/Lily Belle	Andrews Sisters	09.1945	-	8[8]	Decca 18 700	[written by Mitchell Parish][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Money is the root of all evil [Take it away,take it away,take it away]/Johnny Fedora	Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	02.1946	-	9[5]	Decca 23 474	[written by Alex Krarmer/Joan Whitney][with Guy Lombardo]
Patience and fortitude/Red River Valley	Andrews Sisters	03.1946	-	12[1]	Decca 18 780	[written by Billy Moore/Blackie Warren][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
South America,Take it away/Get your kicks on "Route 66!"	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	08.1946	-	2[19]	Decca 23 569	[gold][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Call me mister"][side B:#61 hit for Depeche Mode in 1988][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
I don't know why [I just do]/Azusa	Andrews Sisters	08.1946	-	17[1]	Decca 18 899	[written by Fred E. Ahlert/Roy Turk][#2 hit for Wayne King in 1931;#12 hit for Linda Scott in 1961][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The house of blue lights/A man is a brother to a mule	Andrews Sisters and Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra	09.1946	-	15[5]	Decca 23 641	[written by Don Raye/Freddie Slack][#9 hit for Chuck Miller in 1955]
Rumors and flying/Them that has-gets	Andrews Sisters with Les Paul	10.1946	-	4[13]	Decca 23 656	[written by Bennie Benjamin/George David Weiss][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Christmas island/Winter wonderland/	Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians	12.1946	-	7[4]	Decca 23 722	[written by Lyle Moraine]
Tallahassee/Go West,Young Man!	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	07.1947	-	10[10]	Decca 23 885	[with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Near you/How lucky you are	Andrews Sisters	09.1947	-	2[17]	Decca 24 171	[written by Francis Craig/Kermit Goell][#11 hit for Roger Williams in 1958][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The Lady from 29 palms/The turntable song ['Round,An'round,A'n round]	Andrews Sisters	10.1947	-	7[2]	Decca 23 976	[written by Allie Wrubel][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Civilization [Bongo,bongo,bongo]	Danny Kaye-Andrews Sisters	11.1947	-	3[11]	Decca 23 940	[written by Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Angel in the wings"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Toolie Oolie Doolie [The yodel polka]/I hate to lose you	Andrews Sisters	04.1948	-	3[17] side B:14[7]	Decca 24 380	[written by Arthur Beul/Vaughn Horton][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Heartbreaker/[Every time they play the] Sabre dance	Andrews Sisters	05.1948	-	21[5] side B:21[3]	Decca 24 427	[written by Berk/Matthew Campanozzi/Freedman][with Harmonica Gentlemen]
The woody woodpecker/Put'em in a box,Tie'em with a ribbon [And throw 'em in the deep blue sea]	Danny Kaye-Andrews Sisters	07.1948	-	18[6]	Decca 24 462	[written by Idries, Ramey/George Tibbles][with Harmonica Gentlemen]
Underneath the arches/You call everybody darling	Andrews Sisters	09.1948	-	5[14] side B:8[12]	Decca 24 490	[written by Bud Flanagan][#11 hit for George Olsen in 1933][with Billy Terment Orchestra]
Cuanto La Gusta/The matador	Carmen Miranda-Andrews Sisters	10.1948	-	12[14]	Decca 24 479	[written by Ray Gilbert/Gabriel Ruíz][piosenka z filmu "A date with Judy"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
A hundred and sixty acres/At the flying "W"	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	11.1948	-	23[2]	Decca 24 481	[with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Bella bella Marie/The money song	Andrews Sisters	11.1948	-	23[2]	Decca 24 499	[written by Pelosi/Towers/Winkler][piosenka z filmu "Music man"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Christmas Island/Winter wonderland	Andrews Sisters	01.1949	-	26[1]	Decca 23 722	-
The pussy cat song [Nyow!Nyot nyow!]/Don't worry 'bout strangers	Patty Andrews and Bob Crosby	01.1949	-	12[6]	Decca 24 533	[written by Dick Manning]
More beer!/Let a smile be your umbrella [On a rainy day]	Andrews Sisters	01.1949	-	30[3]	Decca 24 548	[written by Glenn Miller][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
I'm bitin' my fingernails and thinking of you/Don't rob another man's castle	Andrews Sisters and Ernest Tubb with The Texas Troubadours	05.1949	-	30[1]	Decca 24 592	[written by Ernest Benedict/Larry Sanders/Ernest Tubb/Roy West]
Now!Now!Now! Is the time/Oh,you sweet one [The Schnitzelbank song]	Andrews Sisters and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra	07.1949	-	21[1]	Decca 24 548	[written by Bob Burns/Geoff Howe]
I can dream,can't I?/The wedding of Lili Marlene	Andrews Sisters	09.1949	-	1[5][25] side B:20[2]	Decca 24 705	[written by Sammy Fain/Irving Kahal][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Right this way"][#5 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1938][with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra]
Charley my boy/She wore a yellow ribbon	Andrews Sisters	12.1949	-	15[4] side B:22[2]	Decca 24 812	[written by Ted Fio Rito/Gus Kahn][#3 hit for Eddie Cantor in 1924][with Russ Morgan Orchestra]
Merry Christmas polka/Christmas candles	Andrews Sisters	01.1950	-	18[1]	Decca 24 748	[with Guy Lombardo Orchestra]
Quicksilver/Have i told you lately that i love you?	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	01.1950	-	6[17] side B:24[4]	Decca 24 827	[side B:#29 hit for Ricky Nelson in 1957][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
The wedding samba/I see,I see [Asi Asi]	Carmen Miranda and Andrews Sisters	01.1950	-	23[3]	Decca 24 841	[written by Glenn Miller][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
I wanna be loved/I've just got to get out of the habit	Andrews Sisters	05.1950	-	1[2][21]	Decca 9-27 007	[written by Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Billy Rose][with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra]
Can't we talk it over/There will never be another you	Andrews Sisters	09.1950	-	22[1]	Decca 9-27 115	[written by Ned Washington/Victor Young][#10 hit for Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers in 1932][with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra]
A bushel and a peck/Guys and dolls	Andrews Sisters	12.1950	-	22[4]	Decca 9-27 252	[written by Frank Loesser][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "Guys and dolls"][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
A penny a kiss-A penny a hug/Zing Zing-Zoom Zoom	Andrews Sisters	03.1951	-	17[7]	Decca 9-27 414	[written by Ralp Care/Buddy Kaye][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Sparrow in the tree top/Forsaking all others	Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters	03.1951	-	8[15]	Decca 9-27 477	[written by Bob Merrill][with Vic Schoen Orchestra]
Too young/Gotta find somebody to love	Andrews Sisters	06.1951	-	19[6]	Decca 9-27 569	[written by Sylvia Dee/Sidney Lippman][#13 hit for Donny Osmond in 1972][with Victor Young Orchestra]
I'm in love again/It never entered my mind	Andrews Sisters	06.1951	-	24[1]	Decca 9-27 635	[written by Sylvia Dee/Sidney Lippman][piosenka z musicalu na Broadway'u "The Greenwich Village Follies of 1925][with Gordon Jenkins Orchestra]
Suddenly there's a valley/Booga-Da-Woog	Patty Andrews	11.1955	-	69[5]	Capitol 3228	[with Harold Mooney Orchestra]

Albumy

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
The Andrews Sisters	Andrews Sisters	09.1946	-	5[1]	Decca 458	-