Pops by Gershwin

~ Release by George Gershwin; Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Copyright: © 2026 Universal Music Operations Limited
℗ 1990 Universal International Music B.V.

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-19 00:53 UTC.

Tracklist

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1An American in Paris
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
recording of:
An American in Paris (revised by F. Campbell-Watson) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
arranger:
Frank Campbell-Watson
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
revision of:
An American in Paris
recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin18:49
2Porgy and Bess, Symphonic Suite
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
arranger:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) and Alexander Courage
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way” (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
medley including a recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin17:09
3Girl Crazy Suite
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
arranger:
Leroy Anderson
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
medley including a recording of:
Bidin’ My Time (from Girl Crazy) (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
But Not for Me (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
Embraceable You (in 1989-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
medley including a recording of:
Bidin’ My Time (from Girl Crazy)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
medley including a recording of:
I Got Rhythm (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin5:56
4Rhapsody in Blue
recording engineer:
Tom Clark (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
piano:
Misha Dichter (pianist) (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Henk Kooistra (dutch audio engineer) and John Newton (editor, engineer mixer)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1989-06)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:11