Al Starita

AI've never seen a Smile like yours
BMy Heart is bluer than your Eyes

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: 5658
Genre: Voice
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #9944

Al Starita recorded two popular ballads for Columbia 5658 in the early sound era.

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More by Al Starita 17 other records

Al Starita
1. AA House on a Hill Top
2. BI lift up my Finger and say tweet tweet
Al Starita performing two novelty songs on Columbia—'A House on a Hill Top' and the comic 'I Lift Up My Finger and Say Tweet Tweet'. Starita is not identified in standard discographies.AI summary

Columbia 5393 Comic
Al Starita
1. AHe loves and she loves
2. BFunny Face
Al Starita recorded jazz and light orchestral material for Columbia's early numbered series around the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5108 Jazz
Al Starita
1. AHow long has this been going on
2. BIt don't do nothin' but rain
Al Starita on Columbia 4908, performing 'How long has this been going on' and 'It don't do nothin' but rain', jazz-influenced popular recordings from the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4908 Jazz
Al Starita
1. AI want to be alone with Mary Brown
2. BConstantinople
Al Starita recorded 'I Want to Be Alone with Mary Brown' and 'Constantinople' for Columbia, catalogue 4886, likely in the 1920s-1930s dance era; Starita was an accomplished bandleader and recording musician of that period.AI summary

Columbia 4886 Dance
Al Starita
1. AI'm mad about you
2. BDance little Lady
Al Starita on Columbia 4834, performing 'I'm mad about you' and 'Dance little Lady' — a dance-band side from the mid-1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4834 Dance
Al Starita
1. AIf I had you
2. BA Kiss before the Dawn
Al Starita performs 'If I Had You' and 'A Kiss Before the Dawn' on Columbia — likely a dance, novelty, or light vocal side from the 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5022 Dance
Al Starita
1. AJericho
2. BMy Mother's Eyes
Al Starita, a prolific British dance-band recording artist, performing 'Jericho' and 'My Mother's Eyes' on Columbia 5418 in the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 5418 Dance
Al Starita
1. AMinnetonka
2. BSleepy Town
Al Starita recorded 'Minnetonka' and 'Sleepy Town' for Columbia. Starita was a British bandleader and pianist of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia 5073 Instrumental
Al Starita
1. ANothing could be sweeter
2. BJoin the Navy
Al Starita in two novelty numbers on Columbia: "Nothing could be sweeter" and "Join the Navy", from the early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia 4613 Voice
Al Starita
1. APainting the Clouds with Sunshine
2. BSmiling Irish Eyes
Al Starita recorded two popular songs from early sound films—"Painting the Clouds with Sunshine" and "Smiling Irish Eyes"—for Columbia 5654.AI summary

Columbia 5654 Voice
Al Starita
1. ARhythm King
2. BOh what a Night to love
Al Starita recorded 'Rhythm King' and 'Oh What a Night to Love' for Columbia. The titles and Columbia 5000-series catalogue number place this in the late 1920s dance-music era.AI summary

Columbia 5266 Dance
Al Starita
1. AThe One I'm looking for
2. BSweet so and so
Al Starita recorded 'The One I'm Looking For' and 'Sweet So and So' for Columbia, catalogue 4799, in the 1920s-1930s era; Starita was an active bandleader and recording musician on the British dance scene.AI summary

Columbia 4799 Dance
Al Starita
1. ATry to learn to love
2. BA Room with a View
Al Starita on Columbia 4833, a British dance-band recording of the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4833 Dance
Al Starita
1. AUp in the Clouds
2. BThinking of you
Al Starita on Columbia 5307. Starita was a British-Italian bandleader and recording artist of the 1920s-1930s, and his work appears on several British labels. This Columbia side represents his orchestra or vocal recording, though the specific titles and artists require confirmation.AI summary

Columbia 5307 Dance
Al Starita
1. AVirginia
2. BMy Rock-a-bye Baby
Columbia 5119 Dance
Al Starita
1. AWho did you did
2. BHappy go lucky Bird
Columbia 5308 Dance
Al Starita
1. AWhy do I love you
2. BMake believe
Al Starita recorded 'Why Do I Love You' and 'Make Believe' for Columbia, catalogue 4900. These are popular songs from the late 1920s; Starita is likely an American or dance-band vocalist.AI summary

Columbia 4900 Voice