with great standards was a wow. went on to become the biggest-selling collective music series in history. the new album, the best of the great american songbook. a follow-up to the hugely successful album before, which brought you back into huge vogue in america. is it extraordinary you ve had this career resurgence on great american songs? it is. you know, for a british boy from north london to be sing songs of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, quite remarkable. people telling you don t do this. first i had the idea in the 80s. the record label said, we think you re a rock singer. you don t need to do anything else. when i went to j. records, my current label, they had nothing but enthusiasm. it was done as a labor of love. i said if it loves 50,000, it got off my chest, would be great. i think we re up to 20 million
series in history. the new album, the best of the great american songbook. a follow-up to the hugely successful album before, which brought you back into huge vogue in america. is it extraordinary you ve had this career resurgence on great american songs? it is. for a british boy from north london to be singing songs of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, quite wonderful. i first had the idea in the 80s. the record label said, we think you re a rock singer. you don t need to do anything else. when i went to my current label, they had nothing but enthusiasm. i said if it loves 50,000, it would be great. i think we re up to 20 million now. how long can the franchise continue is?
with great standards was a hit. went on to become the biggest-selling collective music series in history. the new album, the best of the great american songbook. a follow-up to the hugely successful album before, which brought you back into huge vogue in america. is it extraordinary you ve had this career resurgence on great american songs? it is. for a british boy from north london to be singing songs of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, quite wonderful. i first had the idea in the s 80s. the record label said, we think you re a rock singer. you don t need to do anything else. when i went to my current label, they had nothing but enthusiasm. i said if it loves 50,000, it
wow. went on to become the biggest-selling collective music series in history. the new album, the best of the great american songbook. a follow-up to the hugely successful album before, which brought you back into huge vogue in america. is it extraordinary you ve had this career resurgence on great american songs? it is. you know, for a british boy from north london to be sing songs of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, quite remarkable. people telling you don t do this. first i had the idea in the 80s. the record label said, we think you re a rock singer. you don t need to do anything else. when i went to j. records, my current label, they had nothing but enthusiasm. it was done as a labor of love. i said if it loves 50,000, it