Hit of the War Years

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Annotation

12 CDs in a multiple keep case

Annotation last modified on 2020-11-11 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: We’ll Meet Again
2▶CD: Goodnight Sweetheart
3▶CD: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
4▶CD: Leaning on a Lampost
5▶CD: You Are My Sunshine
6▶CD: Chattanooga Choo Choo
7▶CD: The Biggest Aspidistra in the World
8▶CD: The Sun Has Got His Hat On
9▶CD: Fools Rush In
10▶CD: Java Jive
11▶CD: Falling in Love Again
12▼CD: My Melancholy Baby
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1My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1938-12-12)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Bing Crosby?:??
2I Cried for You
recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1938-12-12)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
Bing Crosby?:??
3You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1938-10-04)
alto saxophone:
Joe Kearns (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
clarinet:
Irving Fazola (on 1938-10-04)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1938-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1938-10-04)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1938-10-04)
piano:
Bob Zurke (on 1938-10-04)
reeds:
Matty Matlock (on 1938-10-04) and Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-10-04)
tenor saxophone:
Gil Rodin (on 1938-10-04)
trombone:
Ward Silloway (US jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04) and Warren Smith (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-10-04)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1938-10-04), Billy Butterfield (on 1938-10-04) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1938-10-04)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1938-10-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (on 1938-10-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bing Crosby3.5?:??
4I’m Falling in Love With Someone
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. I'm Falling in Love With Someone (Captain Dick) (on 1938-12-09)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
Bing Crosby with Frances Langford?:??
5Only Forever
recording of:
Only Forever (on 1940-07-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
Bing Crosby?:??
6If I Had My Way
recording of:
If I Had My Druthers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gene de Paul
Bing Crosby?:??
7I Haven’t Time for Being a Millionaire
recording of:
I Haven’t the Time to Be a Millionaire (on 1940-04-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Bing Crosby?:??
8Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day
recording of:
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day (on 1940-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert, Bing Crosby and Roy Turk
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1931-10-29)
Bing Crosby?:??
9Did Your Mother Come From Ireland
recording of:
Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
Bing Crosby?:??
10Sunday, Monday or Always
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-07-02)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1943-07-02)
vocals:
Bing Crosby and The Ken Darby Singers (on 1943-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1943)
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1943-07-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
Bing Crosby?:??
11Oh What a Beautiful Morning
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!) (on 1943-08-23)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Bing Crosby and Trudy Erwin?:??
12Swinging on a Star
recording of:
Swinging on a Star (on 1944-02-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
Bing Crosby?:??
13You Got Me Where You Want Me
recording of:
You’ve Got Me Where You Want Me
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bing Crosby and Judy Garland?:??
14Too‐Ra‐Loo‐Ra‐Loo‐Ra
recording of:
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby) (on 1944-07-07)
lyricist and composer:
James Royce Shannon
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Bing Crosby?:??
15AC‐Cent‐Tchu‐Ate the Positive
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)
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters?:??
16Is You or Is You Ain’t My Baby
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1944-06-30)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters?:??
17Along the Navajo Trail
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-06-29)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1945-06-29) and Bing Crosby (on 1945-06-29)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1945-06-29)
cover recording of:
Along the Navajo Trail (on 1945-06-29)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Dick Charles (US songwriter) and Larry Markes
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters?:??
18Baia
cover recording of:
Baía (The Three Caballeros) (on 1945-02-11)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Ary Barroso
version of:
Na Baixa do Sapateiro (first released in 1938, aka “Bahia” or “Baía”)
Bing Crosby?:??
19Aren’t You Glad You’re You?
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-09-10)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra (on 1945-09-10)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-10)
recording of:
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? (on 1945-09-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1945)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1945)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bing Crosby?:??
20McNamara’s Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song) (on 1945-12-06)
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?:??

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ASIN:UK: B00GDA8U4O [info]