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The Best of Al Hirt
Greatest hits album by
Released1965
Genre Jazz
Length39:02
Label RCA Victor
Al Hirt chronology
Cotton Candy
(1964)
The Best of Al Hirt
(1965)
Live at Carnegie Hall
(1965)

The Best of Al Hirt is a compilation album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1965. [1] The album peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. [2]

Track listing

  1. " Java" ( Allen Toussaint, Alvin Tyler, Freddy Friday)
  2. " Stranger in Paradise" ( Robert Wright, George Forrest)
  3. " Bourbon Street Parade"
  4. "The Best Man" (featuring Ann-Margret)
  5. " Stella by Starlight" ( Victor Young)
  6. "Holiday for Trumpet"
  7. " I Love Paris" ( Cole Porter)
  8. " Sugar Lips" ( Billy Sherrill, Buddy Killen)
  9. " Poor Butterfly" ( Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
  10. " Cotton Candy" (Russ Damon)
  11. " Love Makes the World Go 'Round" (Theme from Carnival!) ( Bob Merrill)
  12. " When the Saints Go Marching In"

Chart positions

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 13

References

  1. ^ Al Hirt, The Best of Al Hirt Retrieved April 11, 2013
  2. ^ Al Hirt, The Best of Al Hirt Chart Position Retrieved April 11, 2013