I’m Beginning to See the Light (mx. HC0 112601B)
~ Recording by Harry James and His Orchestra vocal by Kitty Kallen
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | ?:?? | Harry James and His Orchestra vocal by Kitty Kallen | Harry James and His Great Vocalists | Harry James and His Orchestra | Album |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | HL 7169 |
| 4.2 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | 3:16 | Harry James and His Orchestra feat. Kitty Kallen | Great Vocalists of the Big Band Era | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia Special Products | P6 14538 |
| 1.6 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | 3:17 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The Kitty Kallen Story | Kitty Kallen | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A2K 48978 |
| 3.14 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:17 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C3K 52862 |
| 2.16 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:17 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Swing That Music! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products, The Smithsonian Collection of Recordings | RD 102 |
| 3.17 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:16 | Kitty Kallen with Harry James and His Orchestra | Dance Hall Days | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Beautiful Music Company | A-26093, DMC2-1238 |
| 2.20 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | 3:14 | Harry James and His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen | Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.) | JXK 65750 |
| 2.20 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:16 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | J2K 65788 |
| 2.20 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:16 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Pop Music: The Early Years 1890-1950 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.11 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:17 | Harry James and His Orchestra | I've Heard That Song Before: The Hits of Harry James | Harry James and His Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Jasmine Records (UK label) | JASCD 375 |
| 1.22 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:13 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1942-1944 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series) | 1227 |
| 1.2 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:15 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1944-1945 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Album + Compilation |
| Classics Records (compilations of the Chronological Series) | 1268 |
| 3.8 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:19 | Harry James and His Orchestra | All the Big Bands | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.24 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | 3:14 | Harry James & His Orchestra | Jazz in the Charts 078 (1944-1945) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Membran Music Ltd. | 223777-222 |
| 3.13 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:14 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The War: A Ken Burns Film | Various Artists | Album + Compilation + Soundtrack |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA Red Seal | 88697 14540 2 |
| 1.13 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:14 | Harry James & His Orchestra | I'm Beginning to See the Light: Dance Hits From the Second World War | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 14539 2 |
| 1.12 | I’m Beginning to See the Light | 3:16 | Harry James and His Orchestra | Jukebox Favourites: The Best of Swing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| AP Music Ltd. | AUPCD2200 |
| 2.4 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:17 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The Big Band Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Emporio | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.6 | I'm Beginning to See the Light | 3:15 | Harry James and His Orchestra | The Best of the War Years | Harry James and His Orchestra | Album + Compilation | |||
Relationships
| alto saxophone: | Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21) |
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| baritone saxophone: | George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21) |
| cello: | Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21) |
| double bass: | Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21) |
| drums (drum set): | Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21) |
| guitar: | Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21) |
| piano: | Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21) |
| tenor saxophone: | Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21) |
| trombone: | Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21) |
| trumpet: | Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21) James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21) Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21) Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21) |
| valve trombone: | Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21) |
| viola: | Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21) Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21) |
| violin: | Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21) Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21) Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21) Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21) Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21) John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21) Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21) |
| vocals: | Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21) |
| orchestra: | Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21) |
| arranger: | Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor) |
| recording of: | I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21) |
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Related works
I’m Beginning to See the Light
| lyricist: | Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944) |
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| composer: | Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944) Johnny Hodges (in 1944) Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944) |
| publisher: | Anne-Rachel Music Corp. |
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| referred to in medleys: | Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 2) |
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