Dick Haymes - The Ballad Singer

The Ballad Singer By  Dick Haymes Very Good Condition Dick Haymes was quite possibly the best ballad singer of the '40s, and here are 13 examples of his unique way with a song: Oh, Look at Me Now; on a Slow Boat to China; What's New?; Cheek to Cheek; This Time, the Dream's on Me; a Very Precious Love; You're My Girl; the Long Hot Summer; So Far; Moonlight Becomes You; You Stepped Out of a Dream; a Sinner Kissed an Angel, and My Heart Stood Still. A Review: I'm not sure where the title "The Ballad Singer" comes from for this eponymously titled anthology, which has Haymes doing a variety of ballads and swingers, the familiar and the rare, and with assorted accompaniments. On the opener, "Oh, Look at Me Now," he's obviously been taking breathing lessons from Sinatra or the latter's mentor, Tommy Dorsey, ignoring the comma and delivering in a single breath repeated long phrases like, "I never knew the technique of kissing, I never knew the thrill I could get from your touch." Of the unfam