About
Albert Allick Bowlly (7 January 1899 – 17 April 1941) was a British vocalist, crooner, and dance band guitarist who was Britain's most popular singer for most of the 1930s. He recorded upwards of 1,000 songs that were listened to by millions in Britain and other English speaking countries, seeing further success in the United States.
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His most popular songs include "Midnight, the Stars and You", "Blue Moon", "Goodnight, Sweetheart", "Close Your Eyes", "The Very Thought of You", "Guilty", "Heartaches" and "Love Is the Sweetest Thing". He also recorded the only English version of "Dark Eyes" by Adalgiso Ferraris, as "Black Eyes", with lyrics by Albert Mellor.
Member of
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Al Bowlly & His Orchestra eponymous
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Al Bowlly & His Crooner’s Choir eponymous
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
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Mad About the Boy / The Younger Generation
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The Very Thought of You / Little Dutch Mill
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Mademoiselle / My Hat's on the Side of My Head
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Trouble in Paradise / Mademoiselle
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I Only Want One Girl / A Couple of Fools in Love
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We've Got the Moon and Sixpence / Looking on the Bright Side of Life
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If I Had You
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What More Can I Ask? / Her Name Is Mary
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Experiment / Snowball
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What More Can I Ask / Can't We Meet Again
Compilations
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Love Is the Sweetest Thing: Magic of Al Bowlly
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Superstar Files
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The Complete Al Bowlly Collection
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Britain’s First Pop Star - The Best of Al Bowlly
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The Al Bowlly collection: 1927-41
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Everything Stops for Tea
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Centenary Celebrations Apple Music
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The Very Thought of You Apple Music
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XX Век. Ретропанорама
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Essential Collection
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Three Wishes
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Sweetheart
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The Al Bowlly Story Apple Music
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Roll Up the Carpet
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Happy and Contented
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The Al Bowlly Story 1928-41
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Lazy Day
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Can’t We Meet Again
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By the Fireside
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Try a Little Tenderness
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Midnight, the Stars and You
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You Ought to See Sally on Sunday
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Say, Don't You Remember...?
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Midnight the Stars and You, in London 1930-34
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Goodnight Sweetheart Apple Music
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The Dance Band Years
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Goodnight Sweetheart: 20 Nostalgic Classics
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Love is the Sweetest Thing Apple Music
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Love Is The Sweetest Thing Apple Music
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The Very Thought of You Apple Music
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The 1930's, Volume One
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The HMV Sessions 1930-1934
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The Ambassador Of Song
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Al Bowlly
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The Al Bowlly Collection
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Collection
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Big Bands of the 30’s
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Al Bowlly
Links
Supporting musician
Also known as
Al Bowily · Al Bowley · Albert Alex Bowlly · Albert Allick Bowlly · All Bowlly
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f747a4ff-d54f-41b1-be56-97abcf1eb688
- ISNI
- 0000000101416516
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.