The Anthology

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Annotation

Copyright: © 1998 Geffen Records
This Compilation ℗ 1998 Geffen Records

Excluded Regions

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-02 18:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Your Feet’s Too Big
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1936-05-12)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
2:48
2I Wish You the Best of Everything
3:13
3If I Didn’t Care
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
3.353:02
4Just for a Thrill
recording of:
Just for a Thrill (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
arranger:
Vance Thompson
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:45
5It’s Funny to Everyone but Me
recording of:
It's Funny to Everyone but Me (on 1939-05-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:56
6Address Unknown
cover recording of:
Address Unknown (on 1939-08-17)
writer:
Dedette Lee Hill, Carmen Lombardo and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
recording of:
Address Unknown
writer:
Dedette Lee Hill, Carmen Lombardo and Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
3.52:53
7My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3.53:13
8Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You (on 1939-10-03)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:57
9I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1939-10-11)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music, Inc.
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:44
10Bless You
recording of:
Bless You (For Being an Angel) (1939 song) (on 1939-10-11)
writer:
Don Baker (Dert) and Eddie Lane (American songwriter)
32:48
11When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
recording of:
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (on 1940-05-13)
lyricist:
Leon René
composer:
Leon René (in 1940)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
43:01
12Whispering Grass (Don’t Tell the Trees)
vocals:
The Ink Spots
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1940)
recording of:
Whispering Grass (on 1940-06-11)
writer:
Doris Fisher and Fred Fisher
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:40
13Maybe
recording of:
Maybe (on 1940-06-11)
writer:
Allan Flynn and Frank Madden (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins (publisher)
3.653:03
14We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me)
recording of:
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (on 1940-07-16)
writer:
Nelson Cogane (in 1939), Sammy Mysels (songwriter) (in 1939) and Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (in 1939)
composer:
Nelson Cogane and Sammy Mysels (songwriter)
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Penn Music Co.
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 株式会社 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:18
15Java Jive
cover recording of:
Java Jive (on 1940-07-16)
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
writer:
Drake and Oakland
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
43:01
16I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1940-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
33:23
17Do I Worry?
recording of:
Do I Worry? (1940s song) (on 1940-08-08)
writer:
Stanley Cowan (composer, songwriter) and Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
32:38
18My Greatest Mistake
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake (on 1940-08-20)
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
3:17
19Ring, Telephone, Ring
recording of:
Ring, Telephone, Ring (on 1940-12-23)
composer:
Buck Ram and Peter Tinturin
3:07
20I Can’t Stand Losing You
3:13
21That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
recording of:
That’s When Your Heartaches Begin (on 1940-12-23)
writer:
Fred Fisher, Billy Hill (US songwriter) and William Raskin
publisher:
Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:20
22I Wish I Could Say the Same
3:16
23I’d Climb the Highest Mountain
3:06
24We’ll Meet Again
cover recording of:
We’ll Meet Again (on 1941-02-04)
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:12
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along
The Ink Spots3:30
2I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire (on 1941-08-27)
composer:
Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.), Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler
publisher:
Bennie Benjamin Music Inc., Eddie Durham Swing Music Publishing and Ocheri Publishing Corp.
The Ink Spots4.53:01
3Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat
recording of:
Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (on 1941-10-13)
writer:
Leon René, Otis René and Emerson C. Scott
The Ink Spots33:15
4Don’t Tell a Lie About Me, Dear (And I Won’t Tell the Truth About You)
The Ink Spots3:05
5Who Wouldn’t Love You?
The Ink Spots2:14
6Ev’ry Night About This Time
The Ink Spots3:15
7Street of Dreams
recording of:
Street of Dreams (on 1942-07-28)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
The Ink Spots2:56
8Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1942-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
version of:
Never No Lament
The Ink Spots33:00
9I’ll Get By (As long as I Have You)
cover recording of:
I’ll Get by (as Long as I Have You) (on 1943-12-22)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
The Ink Spots2:50
10I’m Making Believe
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1944-08-30)
recording of:
I’m Making Believe (on 1944-08-30)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald3:10
11I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
The Ink Spots3.52:43
12The Sweetest Dream
The Ink Spots2:42
13The Gypsy
recording of:
The Gypsy (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
The Ink Spots2:45
14Prisoner of Love
recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1946-03-18)
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)
The Ink Spots2:59
15I Cover the Waterfront
recording of:
I Cover the Waterfront (on 1946-03-18)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) and Edward Heyman
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
The Ink Spots2:55
16I Get the Blues When It Rains
recording of:
I Get the Blues When It Rains (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist and composer:
Marcy Klauber and Harry Stoddard
The Ink Spots2:40
17To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots33:10
18That’s Where I Came In
The Ink Spots2:50
19Ask Anyone Who Knows
recording of:
Ask Anyone Who Knows (on 1947-02-27)
writer:
Alvin S. Kaufman, Sol Marcus and Edward Seiler
The Ink Spots3:18
20You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)
The Ink Spots2:52
21You’re Breaking My Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart (based on the Italian song Mattinata) (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and arranger:
Pat Genaro (Songwriter) and Sunny Skylar
is based on:
Mattinata
The Ink Spots3:21
22Sometime
recording of:
Sometime (on 1950-06-15)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
The Ink Spots2:53
23The Way It Used to Be
The Ink Spots3:17
24If
recording of:
If (Song, popular in the 1950s) (on 1950-10-23)
lyricist:
Stanley J. Damerell and Robert Hargreaves (songwriter)
writer:
H. Tilsley
composer:
Tolchard Evans
The Ink Spots2:58