Remembering the 40s

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Annotation

Mono recordings

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-05 18:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Cassette: 1940 / 1941 – 1942
2▶Cassette: 1943 – 1944 / 1944 – 1945
3▶Cassette: 1946 / 1947
4▼Cassette: 1948 / 1949
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G1Buttons and Bows
accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-11-30)
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-30)
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-11-30)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore12:05
G2Nature Boy
cover recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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 ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Mantovani3:07
G3A Tree in a Meadow
recording of:
A Tree in the Meadow (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Sam Browne3:27
G4Galway Bay
cover recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
Bing Crosby3:02
G5Because
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1947-12-02)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-02)
cover recording of:
Because (on 1947-12-02)
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Perry Como & Russ Case and His Orchestra2:50
G6Silver Wedding Waltz
recording of:
Silver Wedding Waltz (1948 song)
writer:
Harry Nesbitt (songwriter) and Max Nesbitt (songwriter)
Vera Lynn2:28
G7When You’re in Love
recording of:
When You're in Love (1948 song)
writer:
Dominic John (songwriter, aka Dominic John), Harold Fields and Des O’Connor (English singer, lyricist)
Reggie Goff2:50
G8Mañana
cover recording of:
Mañana (1948 song)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
Edmundo Ros3:12
G9Jumping Bean
recording of:
Jumping Bean (BBC Send for Shiner theme)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon & Kingsway Symphony Orchestra2:09
G10Lazy River
cover recording of:
Lazy River
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael
The Mills Brothers2:45
G11All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (in 1944)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers33:10
G12The Wishing Waltz
recording of:
The Wishing Waltz (1947 song)
lyricist and composer:
Art Noel (songwriter)
Sam Browne & The Squadronaires3:00
G13Now Is the Hour
vocals:
Bing Crosby and The Ken Darby Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1947)
recording of:
Now Is the Hour (on 1947-11-08)
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Stewart (from 1945 until 1947)
lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott (Clement William Scott, 1841-1904, theatre critic, playwright and lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., On Backstreet Music Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and The Boston Music Company
translated version of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
Bing Crosby & Ken Darby Singers3:09
G14You’re Still the Only Girl in the World
Issy Bonn2:50
G15The Fat Man
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
United Artists (in 1949) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recording of:
The Fat Man (on 1949-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino42:40
G16La Vie En Rose
instrumental recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Raymond Legrand2:46
H1Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra3:00
H2Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Gene Autry3.53:15
H3Birdsong at Eventide
recording of:
Bird Songs at Eventide
lyricist:
Royden Barrie (poet/songwriter)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1926)
Ronnie Ronalde2:21
H4Careless Hands
cover recording of:
Careless Hands (1948 song)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman
Bing Crosby2:46
H5Hop-Scotch Polka
recording of:
Hop-Scotch Polka (1949 song)
writer:
Gene Rayburn (American songwriter), Carl Sigman and Billy Whitlock (US ragtime era xylophone)
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:55
H6On The 5.45
recording of:
On the 5.45 (1949 song)
Joy Nichols & Benny Lee2:47
H7“A” - You’re Adorable
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1949-03-01) and The Fontane Sisters (on 1949-03-01)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (on 1949-03-01)
cover recording of:
‘A’ – You’re Adorable (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1948) and Fred Wise (in 1948)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter) (in 1948)
publisher:
Aria Music Co. and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters2:26
H8Confidentially
recording of:
Confidentially (1949 song)
lyricist and composer:
Reg Dixon (comedian)
Reg Dixon2:28
H9I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
recording of:
I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts
writer:
Fred Heatherton (UK Song writer) (in 1944)
Alan Breeze & Billy Cotton & His Band2:47
H10Cruising Down the River
cover recording of:
Cruising Down the River (1945 song)
writer:
Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton
Russ Morgan2:38
H11How Can You Buy Killarney?
recording of:
How Can You Buy Killarney? (1948 song)
writer:
Freddie Grant, Hamilton Kennedy (songwriter), Gerald Morrison and Ted Steele
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Lee Lawrence3:06
H12Peter Cottontail
recording of:
Peter Cottontail (on 1950-03-02)
writer:
Steve Nelson (US songwriter who co-wrote “Frosty the Snowman”) and Jack Rollins (songwriter)
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) (on 1950-01-15)
Gene Autry2:48
H13Is It Too Late?
recording of:
Is It Too Late? (1946 song)
writer:
Leo Towers (songwriter)
Denny Dennis3:18
H14The Four Winds and the Seven Seas
recording of:
The Four Winds and the Seven Seas (1949 song)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Don Rodney
Bing Crosby & Carmen Cavallaro and His Latin Rhythms3:25
H15The Crystal Gazer
recording of:
The Crystal Gazer (1949 song)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Petch (songwriter)
Reggie Goff2:38
H16Dry Bones
recording of:
Dem Bones (aka "Dry Bones" or "Dem Dry Bones", traditional spiritual song)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James Weldon Johnson (US songwriter, author)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:22