The Anthology

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

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼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 Dreamboat
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (on 1941-10-13)
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
The 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]