It’s Easy to Remember

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1: The Rhythm Boy
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1I’ve Got the Girl
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1926-10-18)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1926-10-18)
tenor vocals:
Al Rinker (on 1926-10-18)
orchestra:
Don Clark and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra (on 1926-10-18)
concertmaster:
Don Clark (early 1900s band leader / saxophonist)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the Girl (on 1926-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
Bing Crosby with Don Clark and His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra2:48
2Muddy Water
double bass:
Al Armer (on 1927-03-07)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1927-03-07)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-03-07)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1927-03-07)
arranger:
Matty Malneck
recording of:
Muddy Water (on 1927-03-07)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:12
3Side by Side
alto saxophone:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1927-04-29)
cornet:
Red Nichols (on 1927-04-29)
double bass:
Al Armer (on 1927-04-29)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1927-04-29)
tenor vocals:
Harry Barris (on 1927-04-29) and Al Rinker (on 1927-04-29)
vocals:
The Rhythm Boys (vocal group including Bing Crosby, 1927-1930) (on 1927-04-29)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-04-29)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1927-04-29)
arranger:
Max Farley
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-29)
cover recording of:
Side by Side (on 1927-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:05
4From Monday On
recording of:
From Monday On (on 1928-04-23)
writer:
Harry Barris and Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys2:59
5Mississippi Mud
alto saxophone:
Chester Hazlett (on 1928-01-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1928-01-20)
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-01-20)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-01-20)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (on 1928-01-20)
drums (drum set):
George Marsh (drums) (on 1928-01-20) and Hal McDonald (drummer) (on 1928-01-20)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1928-01-20) and Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-01-20)
piano:
Lennie Hayton (on 1928-01-20)
reeds:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-01-20)
saxophone [c melody saxophone] and spoken vocals:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-01-20)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-01-20)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1928-01-20)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-01-20)
orchestra:
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (on 1928-01-20)
concertmaster:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-01-20)
recording of:
Mississippi Mud (on 1928-01-20)
writer:
Harry Barris (in 1927) and James Cavanaugh (in 1927)
Bing Crosby with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:13
6’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
Bing Crosby with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra2:48
7If I Had You
producer:
Sam Lanin
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1929-01-25)
orchestra:
Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra (on 1929-01-25)
recording of:
If I Had You (on 1929-01-25)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
Bing Crosby with Sam Lanin and His Orchestra3:14
8Can’t We Be Friends?
recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends? (on 1929-09-27)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Bing Crosby3:04
9Happy Feet
guitar:
Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recordeded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1930-03-10)
recording of:
Happy Feet (on 1930-02-10)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1930)
Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:00
10You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
recording of:
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (on 1930-03-23)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1930)
composer:
Pierre Norman Connor (in 1930) and Sammy Fain (in 1930)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1930)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:15
11Three Little Words
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1930-08-26)
vocals:
Rhythm Boys (vocal group including Bing Crosby, 1927-1930) (on 1930-08-26)
orchestra:
Duke Ellington Orchestra (led by Mercer Ellington)
conductor:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Three Little Words (on 1930-08-26)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Bing Crosby with Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra3:04
12I Surrender, Dear
recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1931-01-19)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby with Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra3:42
13Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your Troubles Away)
piano:
Harry Barris
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-03-02)
orchestra:
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Bing Crosby3:25
14Just a Gigolo
recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
C’est mon gigolo
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Bing Crosby3:23
15Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-03-30)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1931-03-30)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Bing Crosby3:10
16Just One More Chance
recording of:
Just One More Chance (on 1931-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby with Victor Young and His Orchestra3:17
17I’m Through With Love
recording of:
I’m Thru With Love (on 1931-06-12)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Fud Livingston and Matty Malneck
publisher:
Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (pre‐MGM/UA Entertainment Co. era, 1924–1981) (on 1931-04-17)
Bing Crosby3:16
18I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five‐&‐Ten Cent Store)
cover recording of:
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store) (on 1931-06-12)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Olde Clover Leaf Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Bing Crosby3:03
19Dancing in the Dark
orchestra:
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1931-08-19)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., 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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Bing Crosby2:27
20Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-11-23)
orchestra:
Benny Krueger Brunswick Studio Orchestra (on 1931-11-23)
recording of:
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day (on 1931-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert, Bing Crosby and Roy Turk
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1931-10-29)
Bing Crosby32:53
21Dinah
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 and The Mills Brothers2:56
22St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Bing Crosby with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra4:33
23Sweet 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 and His Orchestra3:02
24Please
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 and His Orchestra3:03
25(I Don’t Stand A) Ghost of a Chance (With You)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:11
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