The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 3
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1I’ll Never Smile Again
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-10-24)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1945-10-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-10-24)
vocals:
Hal Hopper (on 1945-10-24), June Hutton (on 1945-10-24), Chuck Lowry (on 1945-10-24), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-10-24) and Clark Yocum (on 1945-10-24)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1945-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-10-24)
arranger:
Fred Stulce
recorded at:
Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-24)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1623 (1))
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1945-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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
3:27
2Without a Song
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-10-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-10-24)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recorded at:
Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-24)
recording of:
Without a Song (on 1945-10-24)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., CBS Miller Catalog, Inc., Chappell & Co., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., Johnny Mathis Music, Inc., LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
Great Day!
2:21
3Oh! What It Seemed to Be
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-11-14)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-11-14)
performer:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-11-14)
recorded at:
Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-14)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB-VP 1708 (2))
recording of:
Oh, What It Seemed to Be (on 1945-11-14)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle and George David Weiss
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Santly-Joy, Inc. and The Songwriters Guild
2:57
4Old School Teacher
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-15)
bass:
Frank Siravo (on 1945-11-15)
bassoon:
Harold Goltzer (American classical and jazz bassoonist) (on 1945-11-15)
drums (drum set):
Nat Polen (on 1945-11-15)
flute:
Julius Baker (flautist) (on 1945-11-15) and Eddie Powell (on 1945-11-15)
French horn:
Harry Berv (hornist) (on 1945-11-15) and Albert Goltzer (on 1945-11-15)
guitar:
Art Ryerson (on 1945-11-15)
instruments:
Ludwig Flato (on 1945-11-15)
oboe:
Mitch Miller (on 1945-11-15)
trombone:
Will Bradley (US boogie woogie trombonist & bandleader) (on 1945-11-15), William Pritchard (on 1945-11-15) and Andy Russo (Jazz trombonist) (on 1945-11-15)
woodwind:
Bernie Kaufman (on 1945-11-15), Reggie Merrill (on 1945-11-15) and Paul Ricci (on 1945-11-15)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-11-15)
conductor:
Mitch Miller (on 1945-11-15)
performer:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
arranger:
Mitch Miller and Alec Wilder
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB-VP 1708 (1))
recording of:
Old School Teacher (on 1945-11-15)
writer:
Willard Robison
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
3:25
5White Christmas
recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), 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
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 15)
3:15
6My Romance
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-01-23)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) and Dinah Shore (on 1946-01-23)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-01-23)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB 46 (1))
cover recording of:
My Romance (on 1946-01-23)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, 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
part of:
Jumbo
3:15
7The Song Is You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-02-13)
instruments:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-02-13)
spoken vocals:
Bob Hope (on 1946-02-13)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-02-13)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB 145)
cover recording of:
The Song Is You (on 1946-02-13)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
3:36
8Should I (Reveal)
recording of:
Should I
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
2:26
9Where Is My Bess
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-01-16)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-01-16)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-01-16)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess” (on 1946-01-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
3:10
10Soliloquy
recording of:
Soliloquy (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
8:09
11I Fall in Love With You Ev’ry Day
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-04-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-04-10)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-04-10)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
I Fall in Love With You Ev'ry Day (on 1946-04-10)
writer:
Arthur Altman, Frank Loesser and Manning Sherwin
publisher:
Stept, Inc.
1:48
12They Say It’s Wonderful
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-04-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-04-24)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-04-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1946-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
2:39
13You Are Too Beautiful
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-04-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-04-24)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl’s Orchestra
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-04-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB 110 (2))
recording of:
You Are Too Beautiful (on 1946-04-24)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:55
14Come Rain or Come Shine
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
2:29
15One for My Baby
3:08
16Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
3:55
17Sunflower
recording of:
Sunflower
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:05
18If You Are but a Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-10-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-10-23)
conductor:
Raymond Paige (on 1944-10-23)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
If You Are but a Dream (on 1944-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) and Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:46
19Strange Music
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-10-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-10-23)
conductor:
Raymond Paige (on 1944-10-23)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
Song of Norway: Strange Music (on 1944-10-23)
lyricist:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
composer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist), Edvard Grieg (composer) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (original for piano)
is based on:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (for piano)
part of:
Song of Norway
3:28
20Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-10-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-10-23)
conductor:
Raymond Paige (on 1944-10-23)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
The Cradle Song (Brahms’ Lullaby) (on 1944-10-23)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
translator:
Natalia Macfarren
translated version of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
2:38
21Dick Haymes, Dick Todd and Como
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-10-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-10-23)
orchestra:
Raymond Paige And His Orchestra (on 1944-10-23)
conductor:
Raymond Paige (on 1944-10-23)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Dick Haymes, Dick Todd and Como (on 1944-10-23)
additional lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
parody version of:
Sunday, Monday or Always
2:41
22Don’t Forget Tonight, Tomorrow
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-10-31)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-10-31)
vocals:
Hal Hopper (on 1945-10-31), June Hutton (on 1945-10-31), Chuck Lowry (on 1945-10-31), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-10-31) and Clark Yocum (on 1945-10-31)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-10-31)
performer:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1945-10-31)
recorded at:
Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-31)
cover recording of:
Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow (on 1945-10-31)
lyricist:
Jay Milton
composer:
Leo "Ukie" Sherin
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
2:29
23Was the Last Time I Saw You
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-11-07)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-11-07)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1945-11-07)
recording of:
The Last Time I Saw You (on 1945-11-07)
writer:
Marjorie Goetschius and Edna Osser
3:00

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Release

ASIN:US: B00009ZV5U [info]

Release Group

Wikidata:Q7759564 [info]