Remembering the 40s

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Mono recordings

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Tracklist

1▶Cassette: 1940 / 1941 – 1942
2▶Cassette: 1943 – 1944 / 1944 – 1945
3▼Cassette: 1946 / 1947
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E1(Give Me) Five Minutes More
recording of:
Five Minutes More
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Melrose Music Corp.
The Squadronaires3:08
E2Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Lew Stone & His Nova Tones2:48
E3The Old Lamp Lighter
cover recording of:
The Old Lamp Lighter (1946 song)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Nat Simon
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra & Billy Williams Choir3:09
E4South America, Take It Away
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1946-05-11) and Bing Crosby (on 1946-05-11)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen’s Orchestra and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-05-11)
conductor:
Vic Schoen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
South America, Take It Away (on 1946-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
part of:
Call Me Mister (1946 revue)
Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen and His Orchestra3:10
E5Glow‐Worm
recording of:
The Glow Worm (original 1905 translation)
composer:
Paul Lincke
translator:
Lilla Cayley Robinson
translated version of:
Lysistrata: „Glühwürmchen, Glühwürmchen flimm're” (Glühwürmchen-Idyll)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers3:12
E6I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
cover recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
publisher:
Burton Avenue Songs, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント (Little Star Copyright Management)
version of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Perry Como3:11
E7Anniversary Song
recording of:
Anniversary Song
composer:
Iosif Ivanovici (in 1880), Saul Chaplin (in 1946) and Al Jolson (in 1946)
version of:
Valurile Dunării (The Waves of the Danube)
Anne Shelton3:15
E8McNamara’s Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song)
lyricist:
John J Stamford (songwriter) and The Jesters (Irish group from the '40s) (in 1945)
composer:
Shamus O'Connor (songwriter)
revision of:
MacNamara’s Band
Bing Crosby, The Jesters & Bob Haggart and His Orchestra2:48
E9Ole Buttermilk Sky
recording of:
Ole Buttermilk Sky (1946 song)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Hoagy Carmichael2:18
E10They Say It’s Wonderful (From Annie Get Your Gun)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Perry Como2:37
E11Humoresque
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:29
E12Let Bygones Be Bygones
recording of:
Let Bygones Be Bygones (1933 song)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Gilbert (songwriter)
Issy Bonn2:43
E13To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots3:10
E14The Coffee Song
cover recording of:
The Coffee Song (1946 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music, Inc.
Edmundo Ros2:36
E15Prisoner of Love
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1945-12-18)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (on 1945-12-18)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
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)
recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
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)
Perry Como43:30
E16Cement Mixer (Pu‐Ti Put‐Ti)
recording of:
Cement Mixer
composer:
Slim Gaillard
The Squadronaires2:37
F1Confess
cover recording of:
Confess (1947 song)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
Doris Day & Buddy Clark3:00
F2Open the Door, Richard
cover recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:06
F3Ballerina (dance, Ballerina, dance)
recording of:
Ballerina
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra3:29
F4I’ll Make Up for Everything
recording of:
I’ll Make Up for Everything (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Ross Parker
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Vera Lynn3:16
F5The Shoemaker’s Serenade
recording of:
The Shoemaker's Serenade (1947 song)
writer:
Eddie Lisbona and Joe Lubin
Johnny Denis and His Ranchmen3:22
F6I’ll Hold You in My Heart
recording of:
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (’Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) (on 1947-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Arnold, Hal Horton (songwriter) and Tommy Dilbeck
publisher:
Adams, Vee & Abbott, Inc. (on 1947-05-15)
Eddy Arnold & His Tennessee Plowboys42:44
F7Hear My Song, Violetta
recording of:
Hear My Song, Violetta (1937 song, version of "Hör' mein Lied, Violetta")
lyricist and translator:
Harry S Pepper (songwriter)
composer:
Othmar Klose, Rudolf Lukesch and Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Hör mein Lied, Violetta
Mantovani3:05
F8Chi‐Baba, Chi‐Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
background vocals:
The Satisfiers (in 1947)
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1947-04-10)
orchestra:
Lloyd Shaffer and His Orchestra (in 1947)
recording of:
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Perry Como2:59
F9Fiddle‐Faddle
recording of:
Fiddle‐Faddle (1947 instrumental)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1947-01-01)
Kingsway Symphony Orchestra3:12
F10My Love Is Only for You
recording of:
My Love Is Only for You (1946 song)
lyricist:
Clarkson Rose (comedian / songwriter)
composer:
Conrad Leonard
Primo Scala and His Accordian Band3:21
F11Easter Parade
cover recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:43
F12The Stars Will Remember You
recording of:
The Stars Will Remember (1946 song)
writer:
Don Pelosi and Leo Towers (songwriter)
Scotty McHarg3:08
F13I Wish I Didn’t Love You So
cover recording of:
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So (The Perils of Pauline)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 20th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dick Haymes2:53
F14Alexander’s Ragtime Band
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1947-03-25 until 1947-03-26)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (from 1947-03-25 until 1947-03-26) and Al Jolson (from 1947-03-25 until 1947-03-26)
orchestra:
Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra (from 1947-03-25 until 1947-03-26)
conductor:
Morris Stoloff (from 1947-03-25 until 1947-03-26)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: J 452 (2))
cover recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1947-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby, Al Jolson & Morris Stoloff & His Orchestra3:03
F15May I Call You Sweetheart?
recording of:
May I Call You Sweetheart? (1947 song)
writer:
Jack Denby (songwriter), Lewis Ilda (songwriter) and Muriel Watson (songwriter)
Issy Bonn2:57
F16The Darktown Poker Club
recording of:
The Darktown Poker Club (1913 song)
lyricist:
Jean Havez (songwriter)
composer:
Will Vodery (songwriter) and Bert Williams
Phil Harris3:13
4▶Cassette: 1948 / 1949