The Best of the Andrews Sisters

~ Release by The Andrews Sisters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-01-02)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-01-02), Maxene Andrews (on 1941-01-02), Laverne Andrews (on 1941-01-02) and Patti Andrews (on 1941-01-02)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1941-01-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1941)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (on 1941-01-02)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
publisher:
A4V Digital, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), 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)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
2:45
2Bei mir bist du schön
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version) (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
3:09
3Rum and Coca-Cola
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-10-18)
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso) (on 1944-10-18)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
3:11
4Hold Tight-Hold Tight
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-11-21)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
writer:
Jerry Brandow, Edward Robinson (songwriter), Lenny Kent, Willie Spotswood (US singer, composer, often credited as "Spotswood") and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
3:17
5Shoo, Shoo Baby
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-10-05)
recording of:
Shoo Shoo Baby (on 1943-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Moore (composer, jazz pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
2:52
6South American Way
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-11-09)
recording of:
South American Way (on 1939-11-09)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:48
7Sonny Boy
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-05-29)
recording of:
Sonny Boy (on 1941-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lew Brown (in 1928-08), Buddy DeSylva (in 1928-08) and Ray Henderson (in 1928-08)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1928-08)
2:51
8Rhumboogie
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-03-23)
recording of:
Rhumboogie (on 1940-03-23)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
2:40
9Tico Tico
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-03-07)
recording of:
Tico Tico (English version of "Tico‐Tico no fubá") (on 1944-03-07)
lyricist:
Aloysio de Oliveira
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
translator:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
translated version of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version)
2:18
10Well All Right!
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Well All Right! (Tonight's the Night) (on 1939-05-03)
writer:
Frances Faye, Dan Howell and Don Raye
3:02
11Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
2:54
12Pennsylvania 6-5000
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-08-03)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-08-03)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
3:06
13Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-08-28)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1940-08-28)
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song) (on 1940-08-28)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
2:53
14Say "Si Si" (Para vigo me voy)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-02-07)
recording of:
Say “si si” (on 1940-02-07)
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
2:34
15Oh, Ma-ma! (The Butcher Boy)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-06-05)
recording of:
Oh Ma-Ma! (on 1938-06-05)
writer:
Lew Brown and Rudy Vallée
2:31
16Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1942)
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me) (on 1942-04-04)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp. and Robert Lane Music
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)
2:58
17Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-11-09)
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! (on 1939-11-09)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
2:47
18Pennsylvania Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1942-05-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania Polka (on 1942-05-28)
writer:
L. Lee and Zeke Manners
2:48
19Ti-pi-tin
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-02-21)
recording of:
Ti-Pi-Tin (on 1938-02-21)
writer:
María Grever and Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author)
2:40
20Straigthen Up and Fly Right
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-05-02)
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right (on 1944-05-02)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) 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)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 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)
2:29
21The Strip Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Strip Polka (on 1942-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
2:53
22Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-12-08)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-12-08) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-12-08)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen’s Orchestra (on 1944-12-08)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-12-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive (on 1944-12-08)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
42:44
23Hit the Road
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-07-15)
recording of:
Hit the Road (on 1940-07-15)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Vic Schoen
2:33
24In the Mood
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1952-07-07)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1952-07-07)
recording of:
In the Mood (on 1952-07-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:48
25Elmer's Tune
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-09-26)
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
2:28
26Aurora
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1941-03-18)
recording of:
Aurora (on 1941-03-18)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Mário Lago (Brazilian songwriter) and Roberto Roberti
2:55
27Lullaby of Broadway
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-08-24)
recording of:
Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”) (on 1944-08-24)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935)
publisher:
Henrees Music co., M. Witmark & Sons, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 winner)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:44

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