This is one of the hotter performances by this outstanding British orchestra. Ray Noble (1903-1978) was a British bandleader, composer, arranger and actor. Noble studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and became leader of the HMV Records studio band in 1929. The band featured members of many of the top hotel orchestras of the day. The most popular vocalist with Noble's studio band was Al Bowlly (1899-1941). Bowlly gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Jimmy Liquime. Bowlly arrived in London for the first time as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra. In the 1930s, he was to sign two contracts which were to change his fortunes. Despite Bowlly's stellar success in Britain through the early 1930s, he never achieved the same measure of fame in the USA, and his absence from the UK when he moved to the States in 1934 damaged his popularity with UK audiences. His career also began to suffer as a result of problems with his voice from around 1936, which affected the frequency of his recordings. Al Bowlly returned to England at the end of 1937 and in February 1938 he began recording with Lew Stone again. Recordings with Al Bowlly in 1938 rank as good as those made during the earlier years. This excellent recording was made in 1931.