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.

 Beautiful Dreamer    
 Blue Jeans      
 Dreams        
 Goodnight        
 Homesick        
 I Hate To Lose You       
 I Just Knew        
 I Love You        
 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows       
 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles       
 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry     
 If I Had My Way       
 If We Can't Be The Same Old Sweethearts, We'll Jus        
 If You've Ever Loved        
 In The Garden        
 In The Land Of Beginning Again  
 My Confession        
 My Dog Has Fleas        
 On Paradise Island        
 Peg O' My Heart        
 Shine On, Harvest Moon       
 Smiles       Lee S. Roberts 
 When I Lost You        
 When We're Dancing        
 You Made Me Love You