Swing It! The Best of the Mills Brothers 1931-1958

~ Release by The Mills Brothers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Four Boys and a Guitar - The Thirties
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tiger Rag
The Mills Brothers1:58
2Nobody's Sweetheart Now
recording of:
Nobody’s Sweetheart
lyricist:
Ernie Erdman and Gus Kahn
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter) and Elmer Schoebel
The Mills Brothers2:29
3You Rascal, You
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
The Mills Brothers2:23
4Baby Won't You Please Come Home
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Mills Brothers2:33
5Dinah
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1931-12-16)
lead vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1931-12-16)
tenor vocals:
Herbert Mills (on 1931-12-16)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-12-16)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1931-12-16)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers3:00
6I Heard
recording of:
I Heard
composer:
Don Redman
The Mills Brothers2:32
7Shine
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers3:24
8Good-Bye Blues
The Mills Brothers3:02
9Rockin' Chair
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
The Mills Brothers3:28
10Chinatown, My Chinatown
recording of:
Chinatown, My Chinatown
lyricist:
William Jerome (in 1910)
composer:
Jean Schwartz (in 1910)
publisher:
Beuscher and Sim (Related to Éditions Sim)
The Mills Brothers2:44
11Loveless Love
recording of:
Loveless Love
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy
The Mills Brothers2:43
12Sweet Sue, Just You
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
The Mills Brothers3:05
13St Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
The Mills Brothers2:26
14Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
The Mills Brothers2:06
15It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
The Mills Brothers2:27
16Coney Island Washboard
The Mills Brothers2:26
17I've Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
The Mills Brothers2:49
18Swing It, Sister
recording of:
Swing It, Sister
writer:
Harold Adamson and Burton Lane
The Mills Brothers2:38
19Money in My Clothes
The Mills Brothers3:09
20Sleepy Head
The Mills Brothers3:09
21Lazybones
The Mills Brothers3:03
22Dedicated to You
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14, on 1937-02-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-01-14, on 1937-02-03), The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14), Donald Mills (on 1937-02-03), Harry Mills (on 1937-02-03) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-02-03)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-02-03)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers3:16
23Big Boy Blue
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-01-14) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14)
recording of:
Big Boy Blue (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Dan Howell, Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers2:51
24Darling Nelly Gray
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-04-07)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-04-07) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1937-04-07)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-04-07)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1937-04-07) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-04-07)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1937-04-07) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-04-07)
recording of:
Darling Nellie Gray (on 1937-04-07)
composer:
Benjamin R. Hanby
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:50
25The Flat Foot Floogie
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:04
26Sixty Seconds Got Together
recording of:
Sixty Seconds Got Together
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
The Mills Brothers2:48
27Sweet Adeline
recording of:
Sweet Adeline
writer:
Richard Gerard and Harry Armstrong (US producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Alley composer)
The Mills Brothers3:08
28You Tell Me Your Dream and I'll Tell You Mine
The Mills Brothers3:10
▼ CD 2: Barbershop and Big Bands - The Forties
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1WPA
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers2:50
2When You Were Sweet Sixteen
recording of:
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1898 song)
lyricist and composer:
James Thornton (American songwriter)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishers
The Mills Brothers2:49
3By the Watermelon Vine (Lindy Lou)
Roy Felton & The Mills Brothers3:12
4I Yi Yi Yi, Amigo (Cielito Lindo) (Wish Me Luck Amigo)
recording of:
I, yi, yi, yi, yi
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers2:50
5Lazy River
recording of:
Lazy River
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Sidney Arodin
The Mills Brothers2:49
6I'll Be Around
recording of:
I’ll Be Around
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI) and TRO-Ludwig Music, Inc.
The Mills Brothers3:02
7Paper Doll
recording of:
Paper Doll
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:41
8You Always Hurt the One You Love
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers3:11
9Till Then
recording of:
Till Then
composer:
Sol Marcus, Eddie Seiler and Guy Wood
publisher:
Pickwick Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers2:41
10Put Another Chair at the Table
The Mills Brothers3:11
11I Wish
The Mills Brothers2:57
12Don't Be a Baby, Baby
The Mills Brothers3:03
13I Don't Know Enough About You
recording of:
I Don’t Know Enough About You
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
The Mills Brothers3:04
14There's No One but You
The Mills Brothers3:04
15I Guess I'll Get the Papers (And Go Home)
recording of:
I Guess I'll Take the Papers (and Go Home)
writer:
Hal Kanner (director), Hughie Prince and Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
The Mills Brothers2:32
16Too Many Irons in the Fire
The Mills Brothers2:51
17Across the Alley From the Alamo
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
The Mills Brothers2:31
18Dream, Dream, Dream
The Mills Brothers3:10
19Oh, My Achin' Heart
The Mills Brothers2:54
20Manana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
recording of:
Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)
writer:
Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist)
The Mills Brothers2:40
21Gloria
The Mills Brothers3:00
22I Love You So Much It Hurts
The Mills Brothers3:11
23I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Mills Brothers3:17
24Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)
recording of:
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Hodges (Songwriter, composer, author, producer and publisher) (in 1944)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Main Street Songs, Inc. (on 1944-12-29)
The Mills Brothers2:59
25Who'll Be the Next One (To Cry Over You)
The Mills Brothers2:43
26If I Had My Way
The Mills Brothers3:04
27Fairy Tales
Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers2:52
▼ CD 3: Ballads, Swing and Rock & Roll - The Fifties
#TitleRatingLength
1Daddy's Little Girl
2:58
2If You Didn't Cry
2:45
3Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)
2:50
4Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
2:37
5Got Her Off My Hands (But I Can't Get Her Off My Mind)
2:27
6Be My Life's Companion
3:16
7The Glow-Worm
2:43
8A Shoulder to Weep On
2:42
9Twice as Much
2:32
10Say Si Si
recording of:
Say “si si”
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
2:52
11Pretty Butterfly
2:37
12Who Put the Devil in Evelyn's Eyes
2:47
13The Jones Boy
2:58
14She Was Five and He Was Ten
3:05
15You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me (So Why Do You Want Me Now)
3:02
16A Carnival in Venice
2:36
17How Blue?
2:45
18You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
recording of:
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
writer:
James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader) and Larry Stock
publisher:
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:25
19Paper Valentine
2:09
20Opus One
2:18
21Smack Dab in the Middle
recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Charles Calhoun
publisher:
Roosevelt Music
2:51
22Suddenly There's a Valley
recording of:
Suddenly There's a Valley
writer:
Biff Jones (in 1955) and Chuck Meyer (in 1955)
publisher:
Hill & Range Songs
2:47
23Gum Drop
2:39
24Standing on the Corner
2:49
25That's Right
recording of:
That's Right
writer:
Winfield Scott
2:32
26The Knocked-Out Nightingale
2:28
27Queen of the Senior Prom
3:01
28When I Lost You
3:25