Your Hit Parade: 1947

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1Open the Door, Richard!
vocals:
Harry Edison and Bill Johnson (US jazz trombonist in Count Basie and His Orchestra)
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
Count Basie and His Orchestra2:44
2A Gal in Calico
vocals:
Tex Beneke and The Crew Chiefs
performer:
Tex Beneke
recording of:
A Gal in Calico
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra2:51
3Linda
instruments and orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
lead vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer)
spoken vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer) and Anita Gordon
vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer) and Anita Gordon
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JB 344 (1))
recording of:
Linda (1946 song) (on 1946-11-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:21
4A Sunday Kind of Love
lead vocals:
Fran Warren
recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra3:29
5Anniversary Song
orchestra:
Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra
recording of:
Anniversary Song
composer:
Iosif Ivanovici (in 1880), Saul Chaplin (in 1946) and Al Jolson (in 1946)
version of:
Valurile Dunării
Al Jolson3:08
6Chi‐Baba Chi‐Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
background vocals:
The Satisfiers
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1947, on 1947-04-10) and The Satisfiers (in 1947)
performer:
Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Perry Como3:02
7Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
orchestra:
Paul Weston Orchestra
recording of:
Zip‐a‐Dee‐Doo‐Dah (Song of the South)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Joy Music Inc. and Walt Disney Music Company, Inc. (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1945)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 20)
part of:
Song of the South (1946 live action/animated film)
Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers2:56
8Feudin’ and Fightin’
recording of:
Feudin’ and Fightin’
lyricist:
Al Dubin and Burton Lane
composer:
Burton Lane
Dorothy Shay3:24
9That’s My Desire
instruments:
Mannie Klein's All Stars
cover recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Frankie Laine2:49
10I Wish I Didn’t Love You So
background vocals:
The Moon Maids
recording of:
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So (The Perils of Pauline)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra2:49
11Mam’selle
recording of:
Mam’selle
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Edmund Goulding
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Art Lund3:18
12Heartaches
whistling:
Elmo Tanner
recording of:
Heartaches
lyricist:
Al Hoffman
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Universal-On Backstreet Music, Inc.
Ted Weems and His Orchestra2:44
13Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1947-09-27) and Danny Kaye (on 1947-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1947-09-27)
recording of:
Civilization (Angel in the Wings) (on 1947-09-27)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard (in 1947)
composer:
Carl Sigman (in 1947)
Danny Kaye and The Andrews Sisters23:07
14Managua, Nicaragua
vocals:
Stuart Wade and ensemble (40's US big band vocalist)
recording of:
Managua, Nicaragua
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Irving Fields
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra2:53
15I Never Knew
lead vocals:
Bill Lockwood
recording of:
I Never Knew
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Gilbert Keyes Music Company
Sam Donohue and His Orchestra2:57
16Across the Alley from the Alamo
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
The Mills Brothers2:32
17Peg O’ My Heart
recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Buddy Clark3:26
18Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
Margaret Whiting3:13
19Near You
piano [piano solo]:
Francis Craig
vocals:
Bob Lamm (1940s Nashville musician/vocalist)
recording of:
Near You
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
Francis Craig and His Orchestra2:53
20Ballerina
vocals:
Vaughn Monroe
recording of:
Ballerina (on 1947-08-12)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra3:28
21When You Were Sweet Sixteen
background vocals:
The Satisfiers
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1947) and The Satisfiers (in 1947)
performer:
Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898 song)
lyricist and composer:
James Thornton (American songwriter)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishers
Perry Como3:16
22You Do
recording of:
You Do
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Josef Myrow
Dinah Shore2:46
23I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder
recording of:
I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder (in 1947)
writer:
Daryl Hutchins
Eddy Howard and His Orchestra3:04
24Huggin’ and Chalkin’
background vocals:
The Chickadees
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
recording of:
Huggin' and Chalkin'
writer:
Kermit Goell and Clancy Hayes
Hoagy Carmichael2:38

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part of:Your Hit Parade (Time-Life Music) (number: 10) (order: 10)