The Anthology

~ Release by The Ink Spots (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Your Feet's Too Big
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1936-05-12)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
2:50
2I Wish You the Best of Everything
3:15
3If I Didn't Care
recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
3.353:04
4Just for a Thrill
recording of:
Just for a Thrill (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:48
5It's Funny to Everyone but Me
recording of:
It's Funny to Everyone but Me (on 1939-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:59
6Address Unknown
cover recording of:
Address Unknown (on 1939-08-17)
writer:
Dedette Lee Hill, Carmen Lombardo and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
32:55
7My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3.53:16
8Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1939-10-03)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:59
9I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1939-10-11)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., 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)
2:46
10Bless You
recording of:
Bless You (For Being an Angel) (1939 song) (on 1939-10-11)
writer:
Don Baker (Dert) and Eddie Lane (American songwriter)
32:51
11When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
recording of:
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (on 1940-05-13)
lyricist:
Leon René
composer:
Leon René (in 1940)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
42:58
12Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)
vocals:
The Ink Spots
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1940)
recording of:
Whispering Grass (on 1940-06-11)
writer:
Doris Fisher and Fred Fisher
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
2:42
13Maybe
recording of:
Maybe (on 1940-06-11)
writer:
Allan Flynn and Frank Madden (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins (publisher)
3.653:05
14We Three
recording of:
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (on 1940-07-16)
writer:
Nelson Cogane (in 1939), Sammy Mysels (in 1939) and Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (in 1939)
composer:
Nelson Cogane and Sammy Mysels
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Penn Music Co.
3:21
15Java Jive
cover recording of:
Java Jive (on 1940-07-16)
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
43:03
16I'll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1940-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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
33:25
17Do I Worry?
recording of:
Do I Worry? (1940s song) (on 1940-08-08)
writer:
Stanley Cowan (composer, songwriter) and Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
32:41
18My Greatest Mistake
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake (on 1940-08-20)
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
3:19
19Ring, Telephone, Ring
recording of:
Ring, Telephone, Ring (on 1940-12-23)
composer:
Buck Ram and Peter Tinturin
3:10
20I Can't Stand Losing You
3:16
21That's When Your Heartaches Begin3:22
22I Wish I Could Say the Same
3:18
23I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
3:08
24We'll Meet Again
cover recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (on 1941-02-04)
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co., World Music, Inc. and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:12
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along
The Ink Spots3:32
2I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire (on 1941-08-27)
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
The Ink Spots4.353:03
3Someone's Rocking My DreamboatThe Ink Spots33:18
4Don't Tell a Lie About Me, Dear (and I Won't Tell the Truth About You)
The Ink Spots3:08
5Who Wouldn't Love You?
The Ink Spots2:16
6Ev'ry Night About This Time
The Ink Spots3:17
7Street of Dreams
recording of:
Street of Dreams (on 1942-07-28)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
The Ink Spots2:58
8Don't Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1942-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
The Ink Spots3:02
9I'll Get By (as Long as I Have You)
cover recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1943-12-22)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
The Ink Spots2:52
10I'm Making Believe
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1944-08-30)
recording of:
I'm Making Believe (on 1944-08-30)
writer:
Mack Gordon and James V. Monaco
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3:12
11I'm Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3.52:45
12The Sweetest Dream
The Ink Spots2:44
13The Gypsy
recording of:
The Gypsy (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
The Ink Spots2:47
14Prisoner of Love
recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1946-03-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Ink Spots3:01
15I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1946-03-18)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
The Ink Spots2:57
16I Get the Blues When It Rains
recording of:
I Get the Blues When It Rains (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Marcy Klauber and Harry Stoddard
The Ink Spots2:43
17To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots33:12
18That's Where I Came In
The Ink Spots2:52
19Ask Anyone Who Knows
recording of:
Ask Anyone Who Knows (on 1947-02-27)
writer:
Alvin S. Kaufman, Sol Marcus and Edward Seiler
The Ink Spots3:22
20You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)
The Ink Spots2:55
21You're Breaking My Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart (based on the Italian song Mattinata) (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and arranger:
Pat Genaro (Songwriter) and Sunny Skylar
is based on:
Mattinata
The Ink Spots3:23
22Sometime
recording of:
Sometime (on 1950-06-15)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
The Ink Spots2:55
23The Way It Used to Be
The Ink Spots3:20
24If
recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
composer:
Tolchard Evans
The Ink Spots2:58

Credits

Release

art direction:Vartan (art direction)
photography:Frank Driggs
Bill Proctor (music historian)
liner notes:Joseph F. Laredo
Bill Proctor (music historian) (in 1997-08)
engineer:Steven Lasker
executive producer:Andy McKaie
compiler:Bill Proctor (music historian)
design:Junie Osaki
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5415543 [info]
ASIN:US: B000007QE6 [info]