20 Original Hit Songs of 1942

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Why Don’t You Do Right?
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right?
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Peggy Lee3:18
2The Night We Called It a Day
recording of:
The Night We Called It a Day
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
BMI/Embassy Music Corp. and Dorsey Brothers Music
Frank Sinatra3:23
3At Last
recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Glenn Miller3:08
4Up Jumped You With Love
Fats Waller3:20
5When the Lights Go On Again
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:03
6Stormy Monday Blues
alto saxophone:
Leroy Harris (on 1942-03-19)
double bass:
Truck Parham (on 1942-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Traylor (on 1942-03-19)
guitar:
Skeeter Best (on 1942-03-19)
piano:
Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-19)
reeds:
Scoops Carry (on 1942-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone) (on 1942-03-19), Budd Johnson (on 1942-03-19) and Willie Randall (on 1942-03-19)
trombone:
George Hunt (on 1942-03-19), Joe McLewis (on 1942-03-19) and Gerald Valentine (on 1942-03-19)
trumpet:
Harry "Pee Wee" Jackson (US trumpeter) (on 1942-03-19), Shorty McConnell (on 1942-03-19) and Jesse Miller (trumpet) (on 1942-03-19)
vocals:
Billy Eckstine (on 1942-03-19)
recording of:
Stormy Monday Blues (on 1942-03-19)
writer:
Bob Crowder (tenor saxophone), Billy Eckstine and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
7 Arts and Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra3:10
7Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme) (on 1942-02-24)
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Harry James3:00
8Six Flats Unfurnished
recording of:
Six Flats Unfurnished
writer:
Richard Maltby (Richard Maltby, Sr., 1914-1991)
Benny Goodman3:18
9Pistol Packin’ Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter and His Troopers42:48
10I Want to Rock
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1942-02-02)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1942-02-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1942-02-02)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1942-02-02)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1942-02-02)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1942-02-02)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1942-02-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1942-02-02) and Walter "Foots" Thomas (on 1942-02-02)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1942-02-02) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-02-02)
trumpet:
Shad Collins (on 1942-02-02), Jonah Jones (on 1942-02-02), Russell Smith (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-02-02) and Lammar Wright (on 1942-02-02)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1942-02-02)
Cab Calloway2:51
11I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues
cover recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Lena Horne3:15
12The Old Music Master
recording of:
The Old Music Master
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael2:28
13Amor
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra3:18
14In the Blue of the Evening
recording of:
In the Blue of Evening (1940s song)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Alfonso D’Artega (songwriter and conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tommy Dorsey2:58
15When I Sing
Deanna Durbin3:26
16The Thing‐Ummy‐Bob
Gracie Fields2:45
17I Remember You
recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
Harry James & Helen Forrest3:25
18I Got a Girl in Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Glenn Miller3:18
19Swing Out to Victory
Fats Waller2:37
20Mad About the Boy
cover recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Lena Horne2:59