American Songbook: Richard Whiting

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Tracklist

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1My Ideal
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-07-21)
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1942-07-21)
orchestra:
Billy Butterfield's Orchestra (on 1942-07-21)
recording of:
My Ideal (from “Playboy of Paris”) (on 1942-07-21)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Newell Chase and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Margaret Whiting2:53
2Louise
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (on 1929-03-14)
conductor:
Leonard Joy (conductor, composer) (on 1929-03-14)
recording of:
Louise (from "Innocents of Paris") (on 1929-03-14)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Maurice Chevalier3:19
3Beyond the Blue Horizon
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-08-05)
lead vocals:
Jeanette MacDonald (on 1930-08-05)
vocals:
The Rounders (vocal group) (on 1930-08-05)
recording of:
Beyond the Blue Horizon (from "Monte-Carlo") (on 1930-08-05)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
W. Franke Harling and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
Jeanette MacDonald and The Rounders2:15
4Honey
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-02-07)
vocals:
Rudy Vallee (on 1929-02-07)
performer:
Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees (on 1929-02-07)
recording of:
Honey (on 1929-02-07)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie and Seymour Simons
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees3:25
5Eadie Was a Lady (Pt. 1 and 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-12-16)
vocals:
Ethel Merman (on 1932-12-16)
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1932-12-16)
recording of:
Eadie Was a Lady (on 1932-12-16)
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Ethel Merman6:04
6Rock and Roll
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1934-10-04)
vocals:
The Boswell Sisters (on 1934-10-04)
orchestra:
Jimmy Grier and His Orchestra (on 1934-10-04)
recording of:
Rock and Roll (on 1934-10-04)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
The Boswell Sisters2:46
7Here's the Key to My Heart
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-07-13)
vocals:
Alice Faye (on 1934-07-13)
conductor:
Freddy Martin (on 1934-07-13)
recording of:
Here's the Key to My Heart (on 1934-07-13)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Alice Faye3:01
8On the Good Ship Lollipop
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1934)
vocals:
Shirley Temple (US actor, singer, dancer, businesswoman & diplomat) (in 1934)
orchestra:
20th Century Fox studio orchestra (in 1934)
recording of:
On the Good Ship Lollipop (in 1934)
lyricist:
Sidney Clare (in 1934)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1934)
Shirley Temple3:09
9You're an Old Smoothie
vocals:
Billy Hughes (Western Swing musician/songwriter) (on 1933-01-21) and Lee Wiley (on 1933-01-21)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Serenaders (on 1933-01-21)
recording of:
You’re an Old Smoothie (on 1933-01-21)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
Victor Young and His Serenaders featuring Lee Wiley and Billy Hughes2:59
10When Did You Leave Heaven?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-18)
vocals:
Tony Martin (born Alvin Morris, actor and popular crooner of the 30s/40s/50s) (on 1936-07-18)
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1936-07-18)
recording of:
When Did You Leave Heaven? (on 1936-07-18)
lyricist:
Walter Bullock
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), SBK Robbins Catalog, Inc. and Whiting Music Corp.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
Tony Martin2:55
11Miss Brown to You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1935-07-02)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1935-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1935-07-02)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-07-02)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1935-07-02)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1935-07-02)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1935-07-02)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1935-07-02)
recording of:
Miss Brown to You (on 1935-07-02)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Billie Holiday3:02
12Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-08-30)
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss) (on 1937-08-30)
conductor:
Lou Forbes (on 1937-08-30)
recording of:
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (on 1937-08-30)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Dick Powell2:17
13Till We Meet Again
vocals:
Kate Smith (American singer)
conductor:
Jack Miller (conductor, singer)
recording of:
Till We Meet Again (1918 song)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1918)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1918)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Kate Smith3:11
14Guilty
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1946-08)
strings:
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (in 1946-08)
lead vocals:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1946-08)
vocals:
The Meltones (backing group for Mel Torme) (in 1946-08)
recording of:
Guilty (in 1946-08)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Mel Tormé and The Meltones3:12
15Sleepy Time Gal
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-06-26)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1953-06-26)
performer:
Buddy Cole Trio (on 1953-06-26)
recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal (on 1953-06-26)
lyricist:
Joseph R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan
composer:
Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Bing Crosby2:34
16My Future Just Passed
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-16)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1955-12-16)
orchestra:
Jack Pleis's Orchestra (on 1955-12-16)
recording of:
My Future Just Passed (on 1955-12-16)
lyricist:
George Marion, Jr.
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Carmen McRae3:18
17She's Funny That Way
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-06-30)
vocals:
Nat "King" Cole (on 1958-06-30)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1958-06-30)
recording of:
She’s Funny That Way (on 1958-06-30)
lyricist:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1928)
writer:
Neil Moret and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Neil Moret (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI April Music Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Robbins Music Corp. and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.
Nat "King" Cole3:05
18True Blue Lou
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-04-24)
vocals:
Tony Bennett (US jazz/standards vocalist) (on 1963-04-24)
conductor:
Ralph Burns (on 1963-04-24)
performer:
Ralph Sharon Trio (on 1963-04-24)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
True Blue Lou (on 1963-04-24)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Tony Bennett2:45
19Ain't We Got Fun
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-11-13)
vocals:
Doris Day (on 1951-11-13) and Danny Thomas (US singer & actor) (on 1951-11-13)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (on 1951-11-13)
recording of:
Ain’t We Got Fun? (on 1951-11-13)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Doris Day and Danny Thomas2:27
20Too Marvelous for Words
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-10)
double bass, drums (drum set) and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-03-10)
vocals:
Jeri Southern (on 1955-03-10)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1955-03-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
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)
Jeri Southern4:19
21Breezin' Along With the Breeze
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1988)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Ken Peplowski (in 1988)
double bass:
John Goldsby (in 1988)
drums (drum set):
Terry Clarke (Canadian jazz drummer) (in 1988)
guitar:
Bucky Pizzarelli (in 1988)
piano:
Dave Frishberg (in 1988)
vocals:
Susannah McCorkle (in 1988)
recording of:
Breezin’ Along With the Breeze (in 1988)
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1926) and Seymour Simons (in 1926)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1926)
Susannah McCorkle3:13
22Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks
double bass:
Terry Lassiter (on 1977-01-10)
drums (drum set):
Jim Lackey (on 1977-01-10)
piano:
Loonis McGlohon (on 1977-01-10)
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1977-01-10)
arranger:
Loonis McGlohon
recording of:
Can’t Teach My Old Heart New Tricks (music by Richard A. Whiting; first performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra) (on 1977-01-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Margaret Whiting3:50

Credits

Release

liner notes:Margaret Whiting
associate producer:Dennis Britton
executive producer:Bruce Talbot
producer:Dwight Blocker Bowers (task: series)
mastering:Frank Abbey (engineer / producer)
design:Joe Yacinski (task: designer)
booklet editor:Jane Sapp
artwork:Ed Lee (design, photography, art direction)