The Words and Music of Cole Porter

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let's Do It
recording of:
Let's Do It (Noël Coward version) (on 1941-03-21)
additional lyricist:
Noël Coward
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
version of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
Billie Holiday & Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra2:55
2Don’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!)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen and His Orchestra33:05
3It’s De-Lovely
recording of:
It’s De‐Lovely (on 1936-09-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Red, Hot and Blue (1936 Cole Porter musical)
Frances Day2:31
4How Could We Be Wrong?
recording of:
How Could We Be Wrong? (Nymph Errant) (on 1933-11-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Nymph Errant (Cole Porter Musical)
Al Bowlly & Lew Stone & His Band3:14
5Experiment
vocals:
Gertrude Lawrence
recording of:
Experiment (Nymph Errant) (on 1933-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Nymph Errant (Cole Porter Musical)
Gertrude Lawrence & Ray Noble and His Orchestra2:35
6Miss Otis Regrets
recording of:
Miss Otis Regrets (on 1934-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1934)
Jay Wilbur and His Band, Sam Browne2:57
7You Do Something to Me
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
You Do Something to Me (Fifty Million Frenchmen musical comedy) (on 1939-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Marlene Dietrich & Victor Young & His Orchestra2:59
8Blow, Gabriel, Blow
recording of:
Blow, Gabriel Blow (Anything Goes) (on 1935-07-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Nat Gonella & His Georgians3:10
9Easy to Love
recording of:
Easy to Love (on 1936-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
Frances Langford & Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:42
10I’ve Got You on My Mind
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1932-11-22)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (on 1932-11-22)
recording of:
I’ve Got You on My Mind (Gay Divorce musical) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman & His Orchestra2:43
11Anything Goes
recording of:
Anything Goes (on 1934-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter3:03
12Night and Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-12-13)
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1939-12-13) and Jack Washington (on 1939-12-13)
double bass and double bass [string bass]:
Walter Page (on 1939-12-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1939-12-13)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-13)
piano:
Joe Sullivan (piano, USA) (on 1939-12-13)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1939-12-13)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1939-12-13) and Harry Edison (on 1939-12-13)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1939-12-13)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1939-12-13)
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
Billie Holiday42:59
13What Is This Thing Called Love?
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1938-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:12
14My Heart Belongs to Daddy
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1939-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Cotton & His Band & Evelyn Dove3:19
15You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To
recording of:
You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To (on 1943-07-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Noël Coward1:55
16Rap Tap on Wood
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1936-08-03)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-08-03)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-08-03)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-08-03)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (on 1936-08-03)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-08-03)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1936-08-03)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-08-03)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-08-03), Don Matteson (on 1936-08-03) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-08-03)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1936-08-03) and George Thow (on 1936-08-03)
vocals:
Frances Langford (on 1936-08-03)
recording of:
Rap Tap on Wood (from MGM picture "Born to Dance") (on 1936-08-03)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Born to Dance
Frances Langford & Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:28
17Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1939-07-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
Joe Loss and His Band, Chick Henderson3:30
18The Physician
recording of:
The Physician (from the musical “Nymph Errant”) (on 1933-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Nymph Errant (Cole Porter Musical)
Gertrude Lawrence & Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:03
19Let's Misbehave
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1928-03-01)
vocals:
Phil Saxe & chorus (on 1928-03-01)
recording of:
Let’s Misbehave (Paris musical) (on 1928-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1927)
Irving Aaronson and His Commanders & Phil Saxe2:50
20I’ve Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1936-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Born to Dance
Virginia Bruce3:12
21Just One of Those Things
recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1941-01-17)
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)
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Sam Browne3:06
22You’re the Top
recording of:
You’re the Top (on 1934-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
Cole Porter3:22