The Essential Bing Crosby

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Tracklist

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▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (Big band-era drummer) (on 1929-01-26)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1929-01-26)
piano:
Arthur Schutt (on 1929-01-26)
reeds:
Arnold Brilhart (on 1929-01-26) and Jimmy Dorsey (on 1929-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Herbert Spencer (big band tenor sax) (on 1929-01-26)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1929-01-26) and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1929-01-26)
trumpet:
Fred "Fuzzy" Farrar (on 1929-01-26), Leo McConville (on 1929-01-26) and Phil Napoleon (on 1929-01-26)
tuba [brass bass]:
Hank Stern (Jazz bassist) (on 1929-01-26)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1929-01-26)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1929-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Bing Crosby with The Dorsey Brothers3:18
2Snuggled on Your Shoulder
recording of:
Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled in Your Arms) (on 1932-01-21)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo
Bing Crosby3:12
3Makin’ Whoopee
recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (on 1928-12-22)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Company, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby3:11
4Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn (78rpm version)
recording of:
Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn (on 1933-03-14)
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Ned Washington
composer:
Edgar Hayes
Bing Crosby with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:00
5Changes
recording of:
Changes (on 1927-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1927)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby2:53
6I’m Coming Virginia
recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1927-04-29)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby3:11
7Ol’ Man River
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1928-01-11)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby3:11
8You Took Advantage of Me
alto saxophone and flute:
Hal McLean (on 1928-04-25)
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1928-04-25)
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-04-25)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-04-25)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1928-04-25)
double bass:
Mike Trafficante (on 1928-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Harold McDonald (drummer active in the 1920’s) (on 1928-04-25)
piano:
Roy Bargy (pianist) (on 1928-04-25) and Lennie Hayton (on 1928-04-25)
trombone:
Boyce Cullen (trombonist) (on 1928-04-25), Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1928-04-25), Wilbur Hall (on 1928-04-25) and Bill Rank (on 1928-04-25)
trumpet:
Henry Busse (on 1928-04-25), Charlie Margulis (on 1928-04-25) and Eddie Pinder (jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-04-25)
violin:
John Bowman (US jazz violin player) (on 1928-04-25), Kurt Dieterle (on 1928-04-25), Charles Gaylord (on 1928-04-25), Matty Malneck (on 1928-04-25), Mario Perry (on 1928-04-25) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1928-04-25)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-04-25), Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) (on 1928-04-25), Charles Gaylord (on 1928-04-25) and Austin “Skin” Young (on 1928-04-25)
recording of:
You Took Advantage of Me (on 1928-04-25)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1928)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1928)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with Bing Crosby & Bix Beiderbecke2:53
9From Monday On
recording of:
From Monday On (on 1928-02-13)
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra with Bing Crosby & Bix Beiderbecke3:03
10’Tain’t So, Honey, ’Tain’t So
alto saxophone:
Rube Crozier (on 1928-06-10) and Chester Hazlett (on 1928-06-10)
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1928-06-10)
baritone saxophone:
Red Mayer (on 1928-06-10) and Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-06-10)
bass clarinet:
Chester Hazlett (on 1928-06-10)
bassoon:
Rube Crozier (on 1928-06-10)
clarinet:
Irving Friedman (on 1928-06-10) and Red Mayer (on 1928-06-10)
cor anglais:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-06-10)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1928-06-10)
double bass:
Mike Trafficante (on 1928-06-10)
drums (drum set):
George Marsh (drums) (on 1928-06-10)
piano:
Roy Bargy (pianist) (on 1928-06-10)
saxophone [C-melody sax]:
Frank Trumbauer (on 1928-06-10)
tenor saxophone:
Irving Friedman (on 1928-06-10), Red Mayer (on 1928-06-10) and Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-06-10)
trombone:
Boyce Cullen (trombonist) (on 1928-06-10) and Bill Rank (on 1928-06-10)
trumpet:
Charles Margulis (on 1928-06-10) and Eddie Pinder (jazz trumpeter) (on 1928-06-10)
tuba:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-06-10)
violin:
Kurt Dieterle (on 1928-06-10), Matty Malneck (on 1928-06-10), Mario Perry (on 1928-06-10) and Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1928-06-10)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-06-10)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1928-06-10)
recording of:
’Taint So, Honey, ’Taint So (on 1928-06-10)
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby2:42
11I’ll Get By (as Long as I Have You)
producer:
Sam Lanin
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
The Ipana Troubadors
recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1928-12-28)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Bing Crosby2:48
12Louise
recording of:
Louise (from "Innocents of Paris") (on 1929-03-15)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Bing Crosby3:19
13After You’ve Gone
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1929-10-18)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby2:34
14Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight
recording of:
Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight (on 1930-03-22)
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:18
15Dinah
orchestra:
Benny Krueger Brunswick Studio Orchestra
performer:
The Mills Brothers
recording of:
Dinah (on 1931-12-16)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers2:51
16St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1932-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Bing Crosby with Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra4:19
17Love, You Funny Thing
recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing (on 1932-02-23)
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
Bing Crosby3:01
18Love Me Tonight
recording of:
Love Me Tonight (on 1932-05-26)
writer:
Bing Crosby, Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby feat. Frank Trumbauer with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra3:04
19Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days (on 1932-05-26)
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
Bing Crosby2:34
20Please
recording of:
Please (on 1932-09-16)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Bing Crosby with Anson Weeks & His Orchestra3:05
21Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1932-04-23)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Bing Crosby with Isham Jones & His Orchestra3:03
22Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra33:12
23I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bing Crosby3:21
24Blue Prelude
recording of:
Blue Prelude (on 1933-06-13)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
Bing Crosby3:12
25The Last Round Up
recording of:
The Last Round Up (on 1933-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)
Bing Crosby3:06
▼Digital Media 2
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1Home on the Range
recording of:
Home on the Range (on 1933-09-27)
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
Bing Crosby3:23
2Thanks
recording of:
Thanks (on 1933-08-27)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
part of:
Too Much Harmony (1933 film)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra3:16
3Temptation
recording of:
Temptation (on 1933-10-22)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra3:06
4My Honey’s Loving Arms
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms (on 1933-01-26)
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
Bing Crosby2:58
5Beautiful Girl
recording of:
Beautiful Girl (on 1933-09-27)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra3:18
6Young and Healthy
recording of:
Young And Healthy (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1932)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1932)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Bing Crosby3:07
7Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?
recording of:
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (on 1933-12-11)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1933)
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer) (in 1933)
Bing Crosby3:08
8Love in Bloom
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1934-07-05)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1934-07-05)
orchestra:
Irving Aaronson & His Commanders (on 1934-07-05)
recording of:
Love in Bloom (on 1934-07-05)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Irving Aaronson & His Commanders3:08
9Love Thy Neighbor
recording of:
Love Thy Neighbor (on 1934-02-25)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby with Nat W. Finston and His Paramount Orchestra3:05
10Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep
recording of:
Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep (from the 1932 show "George White’s Music Hall Varieties") (on 1932-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
Bing Crosby3:09
11Here Lies Love
recording of:
Here Lies Love (on 1932-04-23)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:06
12Moonstruck
recording of:
Moonstruck (on 1933-06-09)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra3:22
13How Deep Is the Ocean?
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1932-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
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
Bing Crosby3:12
14The Day You Came Along
recording of:
The Day You Came Along (on 1933-08-27)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra3:07
15I Guess It Had to Be That Way
recording of:
I Guess It Had to Be That Way (on 1933-08-27)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra3:02
16Black Moonlight
recording of:
Black Moonlight (on 1933-08-27)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra3:14
17After Sundown
recording of:
After Sundown (on 1933-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Arthur Freed
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra3:10
18We’ll Make Hay While the Sun Shines
recording of:
We'll Make Hay While The Sun Shines (on 1933-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Arthur Freed
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra3:13
19Our Big Love Scene
recording of:
Our Big Love Scene (on 1933-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Arthur Freed
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra2:42
20Once in a Blue Moon
recording of:
Once in a Blue Moon (on 1934-02-25)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby with Nat W. Finston and His Paramount Orchestra3:03
21Happy‐Go‐Lucky‐You and Broken‐Hearted Me
recording of:
Happy-Go-Lucky You (and Broken-Hearted Me) (credited to "Murray, Goodhart, Hoffman") (on 1932-04-23)
composer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Bing Crosby3:04
22May I?
recording of:
May I? (on 1934-02-25)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby2:48
23(She Walks Like You – She Talks Like You) She Reminds Me of You
recording of:
(She Walks Like You - She Talks Like You) She Reminds Me of You (on 1934-03-13)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby with Jimmie Grier and His Orchestra2:57
24Shadows of Love
recording of:
Shadows Of Love (on 1934-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin S. Kaufman, Mickey Kippel (songwriter) and Mildred Kaufman (songwriter)
Bing Crosby2:44
25Paradise
recording of:
Paradise (on 1932-03-15)
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Gordon Clifford
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:01

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