1929 HITS ARCHIVE: Softly As In A Morning Sunrise - Nat Shilkret (Franklyn Baur, vocal)

Sigmund Romberg-Oscar Hammerstein tune from their 1928 stage production “The New Moon,” later filmed as “New Moon” by MGM in 1930, and again in 1940 with Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy starring. CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 21775 - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein II-Romberg) by Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra, vocal by Franklyn Baur, recorded in NYC October 18, 1928 THE 1929 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1929 (some were recorded in 1928) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed.