Swinging on a Star

~ Song

Relationships

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.
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17) (order: 11)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Bing-crosby-swinging-on-a-star-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/28184 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0034403844 [info]
Songfacts:https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bing-crosby/swinging-on-a-star [info]
Wikidata:Q2479430 [info]
referred to in medleys:Big Band Swing
Bing Crosby Medley
later versions:À toi de choisir (Swinging On A Star)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1944-02-07Swingin On A StarBing Crosby2:32
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:31
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:35
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:31
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:32
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:28
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:32
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:34
1944-02-07Swinging on a StarBing Crosby?:??
1944-04-13Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:45
1944-06-29Swingin’ on a Star (mx. VP 857)Bing Crosby2:24
1944-10-14Swingin’ on a StarcoverFrank Sinatra with Connie Boswell and The Mark Warnow Orchestra?:??
1944-12-04Swinging on a StarBing Crosby With Cass Daley, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Diana Lynn, Robert Benchley, Billy De Wolfe?:??
1944Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:31
1953-12-18 – 1953-12-28Swinging on a StarLucy Ann Polk2:32
1955-11Swingin' on a StarinstrumentalBob Enevoldsen2:16
1955-12-29Swingin' on a StarinstrumentalManny Albam3:19
1956-05Swinging on a StarcoverBeverly Kenney with Ralph Burns Orchestra3:05
1956-11Medley: Out of Nowhere / Swingin’ on a Star (parody)medleyFrank Sinatra1:45
1957-06Swinging on a StarcoverJoy Bryan3:11
1959-02-21Swinging on a StarinstrumentalBuddy Collette2:56
1964-01-27Swinging on a Star (original studio master)coverFrank Sinatra2:53
1978-11Swinging on a StarinstrumentalRuby Braff2:29
1988-05-18 – 1988-06-04Pops Salutes the Oscars: When You Wish Upon a Star / Swingin' on a Star / Moon River / Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head / Theme from The Way We Were / The Shadow of Your SmilemedleyJohn Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra10:50
1990-08 – 1990-09Swinging on a StarMichael Feinstein2:26
1991-09-25 – 1991-09-27Swinging on a StarcoverThe Stefan Scaggiari Trio3:58
1992-02Swinging on a StarRay Alexander Sextet4:44
1993-11Swinging on a StarinstrumentalRuby Braff?:??
2003-10Swinging on a Star (live, 2003-10: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, BW, Germany)cover and liveMax Raabe & Palast Orchester2:44
Bing Crosby favoriter: Don’t Fence Me In / Swinging on a Star / Blue Skiesinstrumental and medleyArvid Sundin och Stig Holm?:??
Disco Medleycover, medley and partialMini★Pops?:??
Swing on a StarBing Crosby2:41
Swing on a StarFrank Sinatra3:43
Swing on a StarBing Crosby2:33
Swing With Bing Medleyinstrumental and medleyLarry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra5:26
Swingin' on a StarBing Crosby2:21
Swingin' on a StarFrank Sinatra2:36
Swingin' on a StarFrank Sinatra2:33
Swingin' on a StarOscar Peterson4:37
Swingin' on a StarcoverMaureen McGovern2:47
Swingin' on a StarBing Crosby2:39
Swingin' on a StarBing Crosby2:33
Swingin' On A StarCharlie Ventura & Flip Phillips3:07
Swingin' On A StarliveOscar Peterson, Barney Kessel ∙ Herb Ellis ∙ Ray Brown4:22
Swingin’ on a StarcoverPeggy Lee with the Dave Barbour Quartet2:47
Swingin’ on a StarcoverPeggy Lee2:48
Swingin’ on a StarFrank Sinatra2:34
Swingin’ On a StarBing Crosby2:48
Swingin’ on a Star (live)liveBing Crosby2:48
Swinging on a starOscar Peterson4:54
Swinging on a StarDoris Day2:03
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby with The Williams Brothers Quartet and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra2:30
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:30
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:52
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:28
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:29
Swinging on a StarDoris Day & Bing Crosby2:33
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby?:??
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:44
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby & The Williams Brothers Quartet2:31
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:29
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:28
Swinging on a StarOscar Peterson4:59
Swinging on a StarOscar Peterson4:53
Swinging on a StarOscar Peterson4:58
Swinging on a StarOscar Peterson5:32
Swinging on a StarOscar Peterson5:36
Swinging on a StarThe Oscar Peterson Trio5:33
Swinging on a StarThe Oscar Peterson Trio4:54
Swinging on a StarDoris Day2:05
Swinging on a StarDoris Day with Les Brown and His Orchestra3:14
Swinging on a StarcoverPeggy Lee with Dave Barbour and His Quintet2:40
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:31
Swinging on a StarBig Dee Irwin & Little Eva2:39
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:34
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:35
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:35
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:36
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:34
Swinging on a StarFrank Sinatra2:31
Swinging on a StarSpooky & Sue2:38
Swinging on a StarcoverJoanie Bartels2:33
Swinging on a StarRosemary Clooney3:04
Swinging on a StarRosemary Clooney3:04
Swinging on a StarcoverSpooky & Sue2:36
Swinging on a StarinstrumentalDave McKenna3:35
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:33
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:34
Swinging on a StarliveBing Crosby6:30
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:27
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby feat. John Scott Trotter2:32
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:33
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:44
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby6:55
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:48
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:50
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:29
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:34
Swinging on a StarJohn Scott Trotter and His Orchestra feat. Bing Crosby2:33
Swinging on a StarBing Crosby2:29
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