Essential Early Recordings

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

Tracklist

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1Sierra Sue
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-03-22)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-03-22)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-03-22)
recording of:
Sierra Sue (on 1940-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Buell Carey (songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bing Crosby3:02
2Love in Bloom
recording of:
Love in Bloom (on 1934-07-05)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:06
3Swinging 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)
Bing Crosby52:31
4Sam's Song (The Happy Tune)
recording of:
Sam’s Song
lyricist:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Lew Quadling
Bing and Gary Crosby2:54
5Silent Night, Holy Night
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Bing Crosby3:02
6Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1947-03-25)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby and Al Jolson3:00
7Just 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 Crosby with Cocoanut Grove Orchestra3:23
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)
Bing Crosby2:35
9White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
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)
Bing Crosby4.253:05
10You Are My Sunshine
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1941)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (in 1941)
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-07-08)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Bing Crosby2:34
11I've Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1933-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., 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)
Bing Crosby3:23
12Out 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
13Bob White (Watcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-09-25)
lead vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1937-09-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1937-09-25)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1937-09-25)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing To‐night (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. (on 1937-09-21)
Bing Crosby and Connee Boswell2:37
14It's Easy to Remember
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-02-21)
background vocals:
The Rhythmettes (from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz) (on 1935-02-21) and Three Shades of Blue (1930s vocal group) (on 1935-02-21)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-02-21)
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1935-02-21)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1935-02-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1201 (3))
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)
Bing Crosby3:12
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
Bing Crosby3:15
16You 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
17Wrap 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.
Bing Crosby with Cocoanut Grove Orchestra3:25
18Dinah
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
19Soon
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-02-21)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-02-21)
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1935-02-21)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Soon (from the film "Mississippi") (on 1935-02-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Bing Crosby3:04
20Sunday, 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.
Bing Crosby2:38