Swinging on a Star: His Greatest Hits of the 30s & 40s

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1It's Easy to Remember
3:13
2Out of Nowhere
3:10
3Just One More Chance
3:28
4At Your Command
recording of:
At Your Command (on 1931-06-24)
writer:
Harry Barris, Bing Crosby and Harry Tobias
3:19
5Dinah
2:58
6Please
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-07-27)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-27)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1940)
recording of:
Please (on 1940-07-27)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:07
7Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
33:10
8You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:52
9The Shadow Waltz
2:49
10Little Dutch Mill
recording of:
Little Dutch Mill (on 1934-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Barris and Arthur Freed
2:46
11Love in Bloom
3:10
12June in January
3:13
13Soon
2:58
14Red Sails in the Sunset
3:14
15I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
2:41
16Pennies from Heaven
3:14
17Sweet Leilani
3:15
18Too Marvelous for Words
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-03-03)
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1937-03-03)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1937-03-03)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1937-03-03)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1937-03-03)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (on 1937-03-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1937-03-03)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1937-03-03)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1937-03-03)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1937-03-03), Don Matteson (on 1937-03-03) and Joe Yukl (on 1937-03-03)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1937-03-03) and George Thow (on 1937-03-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-03-03)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1937-03-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:06
19The Moon Got in My Eyes
3:13
20Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-09-25)
lead vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1937-09-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1937-09-25)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1937-09-25)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing To‐night (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. (on 1937-09-21)
2:39
21I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
2:37
22Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:10
23You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
2:55
24An Apple for the Teacher
vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1939-06-22) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-06-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1939-06-22)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1939-06-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
An Apple for the Teacher (on 1939-06-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:05
25Silent Night
2:37
▼CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Only Forever
3:09
2Sierra Sue
3:03
3Trade Winds
3:17
4Be Careful, It's My Heart
recording of:
Be Careful, It’s My Heart (on 1942-06-28)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
2:45
5Moonlight Becomes You
3:11
6Sunday, Monday or Always
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1943-07-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
2:36
7People Will Say We're in Love
2:57
8Pistol Packin' Mama
3:01
9San Fernando Valley
3:13
10Swinging on a Star
2:31
11I Love You
2:33
12Amor
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Amor (More and More Amor) (on 1944-02-17)
lyricist:
Ricardo López Méndez (Spanish poet and lyricist)
composer:
Gabriel Ruiz (Mexican composer)
translator:
Sunny Skylar
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:37
13I'll Be Seeing You
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You (on 1944-02-17)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:53
14Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby) (on 1944-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
James Royce Shannon
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:13
15Don't Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:05
16It's Been a Long, Long Time
2:59
17I Can't Begin to Tell You
2:52
18MacNamara's Band
2:48
19South America, Take It Away!
3:11
20The Whiffenpoof Song
3:04
21Galway Bay
3:04
22Far Away Places
3:01
23Dear Hearts and Gentle People
2:40
24Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
3:08
25White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
3:03