Name: Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection
Brand: MCA
SKU: 7980
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Top o' the Morning

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Album: Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection
#	Song Title	Time
1)	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
2)	MacNamara's Band
3)	Galway Bay
4)	Top o' the Morning
5)	Rosaleen
6)	How Can You Buy Killarney?
7)	It's the Same Old Shillelagh
8)	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) - (first version)
9)	Rose of Tralee, The
10)	Dear Old Donegal
11)	Danny Boy
12)	St. Patrick's Day Parade
13)	I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
14)	Donovans, The
15)	Where the River Shannon Flows
16)	Eileen
17)	With My Shillelagh Under My Arm
18)	My Girl's an Irish Girl
19)	That Tumbledown Shack in Athlone
20)	Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
21)	Isle of Innisfree, The
22)	Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?
23)	Did Your Mother Come from Ireland?
24)	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)

Album: Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection
#	Song Title	Time
1)	When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
2)	MacNamara's Band
3)	Galway Bay
4)	Top o' the Morning
5)	Rosaleen
6)	How Can You Buy Killarney?
7)	It's the Same Old Shillelagh
8)	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) - (first version)
9)	Rose of Tralee, The
10)	Dear Old Donegal
11)	Danny Boy
12)	St. Patrick's Day Parade
13)	I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
14)	Donovans, The
15)	Where the River Shannon Flows
16)	Eileen
17)	With My Shillelagh Under My Arm
18)	My Girl's an Irish Girl
19)	That Tumbledown Shack in Athlone
20)	Two Shillelagh O'Sullivan
21)	Isle of Innisfree, The
22)	Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?
23)	Did Your Mother Come from Ireland?
24)	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)

Performer Notes

Full title: Top O' The Morning: His Irish Collection.
Personnel includes: Bing Crosby (vocals); John Scott Trotter, Bob Haggart, Victor Young, Matty Matlock, The Jeff Alexander Chorus, The Perry Bodkin String Band, The Jesters, The Mellowmen, The King's Men.
Digitally remastered by Paul Elmore.
Personnel: Bing Crosby (vocals).
Audio Remasterer: Paul Elmore.
Recording information: Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Dr. Demento; Frank Driggs; Wayne Knight; Geary Chansley.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Matty Matlock & His Orchestra; John Scott Trotter; The Jesters; Mellomen; Victor Young & His Orchestra; Bob Haggart .
While this collection of Bing Crosby's Irish material contains more than double the amount of tracks on the singer's A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH, there is no overlap whatsoever between the two, which tells you something about the breadth of Irish tunes in the Crosby oeuvre. The approach to the songs here is similar to that found on A LITTLE BIT OF IRISH; pop-oriented orchestral arrangements hold sway instead of traditional folk-oriented instrumentation.
Nevertheless, the increased selection offered here affords the opportunity to dig a little deeper into Crosby's Irish repertoire. So while familiar tunes such as "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra" and "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" are present, there's also more obscure material, including such light-hearted romps as "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?" The extensive selection of TOP O' THE MORNING makes it the definitive Crosby Irish collection.