The Golden Years, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

(SEE NOTE BELOW PRIOR TO TRACK MERGES)

4 jewel-cased CDs in a simple cardboard slipcase. Each CD has its own barcode etc, respectively
5020959358125
5020959358224
5020959358323
5020959358422

NB: from the back panels of each disc:

"Please note that these recordings are many years old and the quality of reproduction
is representative of the recording techniques in use at the time."

Unlike its sequel, only one of the 4 discs (d4) has this note:

"Tracks marked * are new recordings by the original artist or one or more members of the original group."

In this case, d4 t01 - t09, t14 - t15, and t17 - t20 are re-recordings and NOT to be merged.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-30 08:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The War Years: 25 Hits From The Blitz
2▶CD: Forty Mania: 25 Swingtime Favourites
3▼CD: Direct From Hollywood: 25 Songs From Movieland
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1Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1938-10-07)
orchestra:
MGM Orchestra (on 1938-10-07)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1938-10-07) and Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1938-10-07)
arranger:
Herbert Stothart (composer)
orchestrator:
Murray Cutter
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1938-10-07)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland4.52:52
2I Wanna Be Loved by You
cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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)
recording of:
I Wanna Be Loved by You (Good Boy/Some Like It Hot)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar
composer:
Harry Ruby and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
BMG Firefly, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Harry Ruby Music Co., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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)
Marilyn Monroe3:01
3Gone Fishin’
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-04-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1951-04-27)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1951-04-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1951-04-27)
recording of:
Gone Fishin’
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong2:32
4’s Wonderful
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music Company Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Doris Day1:34
5Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
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)
part of:
American Splendor
Frank Sinatra3:14
6Straighten Up and Fly Right
producer:
Lee Gillette
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1961-03-23)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1961-03-23)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-23)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-03-23)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-03-23)
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right (on 1961-03-23)
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)
Nat ‘King’ Cole52:28
7For Me and My Gal
lead vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-07-26) and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1942-07-26)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-26)
cover recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly52:33
8Shine
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers3:22
9Indian Love Call
lead vocals:
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”) (on 1936-09-17)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1924 operetta-style musical)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy3:35
10The Lady Is a Tramp
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
Lena Horne2:20
11Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
cover recording of:
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Jule Styne
publisher:
Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
part of:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 musical based on novel of the same name by Anita Loos)
Marilyn Monroe3:34
12Jeepers Creepers
cover recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
writer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 nominee)
Tony Bennett2:07
13A Cottage for Sale
cover recording of:
A Cottage for Sale
lyricist:
Larry Conley (jazz bandleader/songwriter/trombonist)
composer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Billy Eckstine3:27
14Singin’ in the Rain
recording of:
Singin’ in the Rain
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S.E.Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
part of:
The Hollywood Revue (1929 MGM musical film)
Doris Day1:58
15The Night Is Young and You’re So Beautiful
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-09-26)
vocals:
Hal Hopper (on 1945-09-26), June Hutton (on 1945-09-26), Chuck Lowry (on 1945-09-26), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-09-26), Dinah Shore (on 1945-09-26) and Clark Yocum (on 1945-09-26)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-09-26)
performer:
Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) and Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
recorded at:
Vine Street Playhouse in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-09-26)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1586 (2))
cover recording of:
The Night Is Young and You're so Beautiful (on 1945-09-26)
writer:
Irving Kahal (in 1936) and Dana Suesse (American composer) (in 1936)
composer:
Dana Suesse (American composer)
Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore2:13
16The Best Things in Life Are Free
vocals:
June Allyson and Peter Lawford
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Lennie Hayton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MGM/UA (in 1947)
recording of:
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Good News)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Good News (1947 film)
June Allyson & Peter Lawford2:57
17Friendship
recording of:
Friendship
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939 stage musical)
Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer2:35
18On the Sunny Side of the Street
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and 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)
part of:
American Splendor
Nat ‘King’ Cole2:32
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 Crosby2:58
20Little Miss Broadway
Shirley Temple & George Murphy3:35
21Civilisation (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1947-09-27) and Danny Kaye (on 1947-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1947-09-27)
recording of:
Civilization (Angel in the Wings) (on 1947-09-27)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard (in 1947)
composer:
Carl Sigman (in 1947)
Danny Kaye & The Andrews Sisters23:05
22The Spaniard That Blighted My Life
Al Jolson & Bing Crosby3:18
23Be My Love
Mario Lanza2:56
24That’s My Desire
recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Louis Armstrong2:53
25Put It There, Pal
Bing Crosby & Bob Hope2:23
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