The Centenary Collection

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Swingin' on a Star
background vocals:
Williams Brothers Quartet (vocal quartet comprised of Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams) (on 1944-02-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-07)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1944-02-07)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-07)
recording of:
Swinging on a Star (on 1944-02-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
52:31
2Moonlight Becomes You
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1942)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (in 1942)
recording of:
Moonlight Becomes You (on 1942-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
33:11
3I'll Be Seeing You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-17)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-17)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra (on 1944-02-17)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1993)
cover 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)
2:51
4Sunday, 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.
2:37
5Red Sails in the Sunset
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-11-12)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-11-12)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1935-11-12)
cover recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (on 1935-11-12)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:14
6Just One More Chance
recording of:
Just One More Chance (on 1931-09-02)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:17
7Where 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)
32:54
8Brother Can You Spare a Dime
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
33:13
9Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-24)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-24)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
George Stoll & His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24) and Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1936)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
3:13
10Out 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)
3:13
11Silent Night, Holy Night
recording of:
Silent Night, Holy Night (arranged by Malcolm Sargent) (on 1935-11-13)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
3:02
12Please
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.
3:04
13Mule Train
recording of:
Mule Train (on 1949-10-26)
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
2:57
14It's Easy to Remember
recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (on 1935-02-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:18
15June in January
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1934-11-09)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1934-11-09)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1934-11-09)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
June in January (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
3:16
16White Christmas
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1942-05-29)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-05-29)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-05-29)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-29)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 57)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1942-05-29)
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)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
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)
3:05
17Don't Fence Me In
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-07-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-07-25)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-07-25)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-07-25)
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!)
33:06
18Along the Navajo Trail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-06-29)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1945-06-29) and Bing Crosby (on 1945-06-29)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1945-06-29)
cover recording of:
Along the Navajo Trail (on 1945-06-29)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Dick Charles (US songwriter) and Larry Markes
2:47
19(There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go March)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-06-30)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-06-30) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-06-30)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-06-30)
recording of:
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (on 1944-06-30)
writer:
Joe Bushkin and John DeVries
2:55
20Route 66
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
3:16
21South Rampart Street Parade
recording of:
South Rampart Street Parade (1952 song version) (on 1952-09-05)
lyricist:
Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian) (in 1952)
composer:
Ray Bauduc (in 1937) and Bob Haggart (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
South Rampart Street Parade (original 1937 instrumental version)
3:21
22Quicksilver
recording of:
Quicksilver (on 1949-11-25)
writer:
Edward Pola, Irving Taylor and George Wyle
2:45
▼CD 2
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1Yes Indeed
vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1940-12-13) and Bing Crosby (on 1940-12-13)
orchestra:
Bob Cosby's Bob Cats (on 1940-12-13)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1940-12-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Yes Indeed (on 1940-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
Bing Crosby3:10
2After You've Gone
cornet:
Wild Bill Davison (on 1946-01-16)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1946-01-16)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1946-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1946-01-16)
valve trombone:
Brad Gowans (on 1946-01-16)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1946-01-16)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1946-01-16)
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)
Bing Crosby3:13
3The Birth of the Blues
recording of:
Birth of the Blues (on 1941-05-26)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Bing Crosby3:16
4You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-10-04)
alto saxophone:
Joe Kearns (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
clarinet:
Irving Fazola (on 1938-10-04)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1938-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1938-10-04)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1938-10-04)
piano:
Bob Zurke (on 1938-10-04)
reeds:
Matty Matlock (on 1938-10-04) and Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Gil Rodin (on 1938-10-04)
trombone:
Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04) and Warren Smith (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1938-10-04), Billy Butterfield (on 1938-10-04) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1938-10-04)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (on 1938-10-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bing Crosby42:56
5Sweet 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 Crosby3:08
6Someday Sweetheart
recording of:
Someday Sweetheart (on 1934-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Benjamin Franklin Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Curry Spikes
publisher:
Spikes Bros. and Carter Music House (on 1919-12-26)
Bing Crosby3:17
7On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1946-01-21)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and 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
part of:
American Splendor
Bing Crosby2:47
8St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1932-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
Bing Crosby with Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra4:31
9Your Socks Don't Match
recording of:
Your Socks Don't Match (on 1944-07-26)
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Leon Carr
Bing Crosby3:00
10Mississippi 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 Orchestra3:12
11I Ain't Got Nobody
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody (on 1941-07-30)
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
Bing Crosby3:04
12Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1940-12-13)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Bing Crosby2:35
13When My Dreamboat Comes Home
recording of:
When My Dreamboat Comes Home (on 1942-05-27)
writer:
Dave Franklin (cartoon music composer) and Cliff Friend
Bing Crosby2:27
14I Still Suits Me
recording of:
Ah Still Suits Me (Show Boat, 1936 film) (on 1947-03-17)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
Bing Crosby3:04
15Gone Fishin'
recording of:
Gone Fishin’ (on 1951-04-25)
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Bing Crosby2:26
16People Will Say We're in Love
recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love (on 1943-08-23)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
music quoted on:
Finale (Oklahoma!)
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Bing Crosby2:59
17The Eagle and Me
recording of:
The Eagle and Me (on 1944-10-13)
lyricist:
EY. Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Bing Crosby3:15
18I Love You
recording of:
I Love You (on 1944-12-15)
lyricist:
Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Edvard Grieg (composer)
Bing Crosby3:03
19Close as Pages in a Book
recording of:
Up in Central Park: Act I. Close as Pages in a Book (on 1945-04-18)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
Up in Central Park: Act I
Bing Crosby3:11
20If I Loved You
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel) (on 1947-12-24)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Bing Crosby3:22
21I've Never Been in Love Before
recording of:
I’ve Never Been in Love Before (on 1950-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
Bing Crosby2:57
22Some Enchanted Evening
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific) (on 1949-03-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Bing Crosby3:00
▼CD 3
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1You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
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)
3:15
2Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1944-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:15
3A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1940-12-20)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
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)
3:25
4Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1938-07-08)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
lyrics quoted on:
Doin’ Time
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
recording of:
Suppertime
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:07
5How 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
2:58
6Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
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.
3:23
7The Folks Who Live on the Hill
recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill (on 1937-09-20)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
3:04
8Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
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)
3:22
9(I Don't Stand) The Ghost of a Chance (With You)
recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1932-10-14)
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.
3:12
10Stardust
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1939)
orchestra:
The Matty Malneck Orchestra
conductor:
Matty Malneck
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-08-19)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
American Splendor
3:02
11Long Ago and Far Away
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1944-05-03)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms (in 1944)
2:55
12A Gal in Calico
recording of:
A Gal in Calico (on 1946-05-07)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
2:36
13Embraceable You
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1947-11-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
2:55
14Old Folks
recording of:
Old Folks (on 1938-10-14)
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
2:54
15Autumn Leaves
recording of:
Autumn Leaves (jazz standard, english lyrics) (on 1950-09-07)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1945)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1945)
translator:
Johnny Mercer (in 1947)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Enoch & Cie., Morley Music Corp. and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
translated version of:
Les Feuilles mortes
3:27
16Just One of Those Things
recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1945-01-21)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
3:11
17But Beautiful
recording of:
But Beautiful (on 1947-11-13)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
2:44
18I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-07-11)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1938-07-11)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra (on 1938-07-11)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1938)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams (on 1938-07-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Santly Joy Select, Inc. (on 1938-05-07)
2:36
19Only Forever
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-07-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-03)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-03)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
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)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1201 (2))
recording of:
Only Forever (on 1940-07-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:12
20(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)
3:04
21Be 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.
2:44
22Zing a Little Zong
vocals:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
Zing a Little Zong (on 1952-05-08)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1952)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1952)
3:34
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1Dinah
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
2:56
2A Couple of Song and Dance Men
recording of:
A Couple of Song and Dance Men (on 1946-07-24)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:20
3Mine
recording of:
Mine (on 1944-07-31)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1933)
part of:
Let 'em Eat Cake
2:43
4Sam's Song
recording of:
Sam’s Song (on 1950-06-23)
lyricist:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Lew Quadling
2:53
5Do You Ever Think of Me
recording of:
Do You Ever Think of Me? (on 1940-07-23)
lyricist:
John Cooper (1920s jazz songwriter) and Harry D. Kerr
composer:
Earl Burtnett
2:42
6Mister Meadowlark
recording of:
Mister Meadowlark (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Walter Donaldson
2:38
7It's Been a Long, Long Time
recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (on 1945-07-12)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
2:57
8The Way You Look Tonight
recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-08-19)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:34
9The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
recording of:
The Spaniard That Blighted My Life (on 1947-03-25)
composer:
Billy Merson
3:16
10Prove It by the Things You Do
recording of:
Prove It by the Things You Do (on 1945-09-13)
lyricist:
Doris Fisher
composer:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
2:17
11Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
3:00
12Once and for Always
recording of:
Once and for Always (on 1947-12-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
3:12
13Busy Doin' Nothin'
recording of:
Busy Doing Nothing (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court) (on 1947-12-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
3:00
14If I Were a Bell
recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (on 1950-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
3:11
15Put It There Pal
recording of:
Put It There Pal (on 1944-12-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
2:23
16I Can't Begin to Tell You
engineered in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-07)
piano:
Carmen Cavallaro (on 1945-08-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-08-07)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1945)
orchestra:
Carmen Cavallaro's Orchestra
conductor:
Carmen Cavallaro (in 1945)
performer:
Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I Can’t Begin to Tell You (on 1945-08-07)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
32:54
17I'm Falling in Love With Someone
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. I'm Falling in Love With Someone (Captain Dick) (on 1938-12-09)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
3:05
18In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”) (on 1951-06-20)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 24)
3:25
19When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
recording of:
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (on 1946-05-07)
lyricist:
George Graff, Jr. and Chauncey Olcott
composer:
Ernest R. Ball
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (in 1912)
2:57
20The Rose of Tralee
recording of:
The Rose of Tralee (on 1945-07-17)
lyricist:
Edward Mordaunt Spencer
composer:
Charles William Glover
3:19
21How Can You Buy Killarney
recording of:
How Can You Buy Killarney? (1948 song) (on 1949-11-06)
writer:
Freddie Grant and Hamilton Kennedy (songwriter)
3:05
22Galway Bay
recording of:
Galway Bay (on 1947-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
2:59