In this wonderful collection Ian Whitcomb shows how to handle the uke in such a romantic way that the gently murmuring strums emerge to act as a sweet stream of accompaniment upon which one's vocals can float along smoothly and pleasingly. All of the classic ballads included in this book were originally published before the ukulele established itself as an instrument to be taken seriously by the pop industry, before it became the 1920's equivalent of the rock guitar. The music on the companion compact disc is performed by Ian Whitcomb and his various bands and orchestras. The music is written in standard notation with chord symbols and fretboard diagrams for soprano or tenor uke in standard (G-C-E-A) tuning. Lyrics are also included. 96 pp. Sugg retail $23.99
Songs are:
| Beautiful Dreamer | Stephen Foster | |
| Blue Jeans | Lou Traveller | |
| Dreams | Ian Whitcomb | |
| Goodnight | Ian Whitcomb | |
| Homesick | Irving Berlin | |
| I Hate To Lose You | Archie Gottler | |
| I Just Knew | Ian Whitcomb | |
| I Love You | Ian Whitcomb | |
| I'm Always Chasing Rainbows | Harry Carroll | |
| I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles | Jaan Kenbrovin And John Williams Kellette | |
| I'm Sorry I Made You Cry | N. J. Clesi | |
| If I Had My Way | James Kendis | |
| If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts, We'll Jus | Jimmie V. Monaco | |
| If You've Ever Loved | Ian Whitcomb | |
| In The Garden | Ian Whitcomb | |
| In The Land Of Beginning Again | George W. Meyer | |
| My Confession | Ian Whitcomb | |
| My Dog Has Fleas | Ian Whitcomb | |
| On Paradise Island | Ian Whitcomb | |
| Peg O' My Heart | Fred Fischer | |
| Shine On, Harvest Moon | Nora Bayes And Jack Norworth | |
| Smiles | Lee S. Roberts | |
| When I Lost You | Irving Berlin | |
| When We're Dancing | Ian Whitcomb | |
| You Made Me Love You | James V. Monaco |