John McCormack found extraordinary success as a concert hall artist, being declared in 1918 ‘the most popular singer in the world’ and at one stage selling more records than Caruso.

The 26 recordings collected on this eighth volume of Naxos’s bestselling John McCormack Edition not only illustrate his peerless artistry, they also illuminate the world of musical America during the closing months of World War I and its aftermath.

Popular songs from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean give ample scope for McCormack to weave his timeless vocal magic for listeners both old and young.

Contents:
- SULLIVAN: My Irish Song of Songs
- BURLEIGH: Little Mother of Mine
- SANDERSON: God Be With Our Boys Tonight
- RICE: Dear Old Pal of Mine
- WOOD: Love’s Garden of Roses
- HEAD: Sometime You’ll Remember Me
- SANDERSON: God Be With Our Boys Tonight
- BERLIN: Yip! Yip! Yaphank: Dream On, Little Soldier Boy
- COHAN: When You Come Back
- METHVEN: The Better ’Ole; When You Look in The Heart of a Rose
- WOOD: Roses of Picardy
- KERN: She’s A Good Fellow: The First Rose of Summer
- SCHNEIDER: Only You
- LÖHR: Rose of My Heart, with Howard Rattay (violin)
- HAMBLEN: The Road That Brought You to Me, with Howard Rattay (violin)
- SANDERS: That Tumble Down Shack in Athlone, with Howard Rattay (violin)
- DEL RIEGO: Thank God for a Garden, with Francis J Lapitino (harp) & Rosario Bourdon (celeste)
- BUTTERFIELD: When You and I Were Young, Maggie
- WALTERS: Somewhere, with Howard Rattay (violin)
- BLAUFUSS: Your Eyes Have Told Me So, with Rosario Bourdon (celeste)
- BALL: Macushla: ’Tis An Irish Girl I Love And She’s Just Like You, with Howard Rattay (violin)
- MESSAGER: Monsieur Beaucaire: Honour and Love
- CRAXTON: Beneath the Moon of Lombardy, with Howard Rattay (violin) & John Witzmann (violin)
- WALDROP: Sweet Peggy O’Neill
- TRADITIONAL arr. Hughes: The Bard of Armagh
- WOOD: Wonderful World of Romance