Golden Greats

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1The Road to Morocco
recording of:
Road to Morocco
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
2:35
2Moonlight Becomes You
recording of:
Moonlight Becomes You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
3:08
3San Fernando Valley
recording of:
San Fernando Valley
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
3:11
4Dolores
recording of:
Dolores
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
3:09
5Mr. Meadowlark
recording of:
Mister Meadowlark
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Walter Donaldson
2:38
6San Antonio Rose
alto saxophone:
Matty Matlock (on 1940-12-16) and Arthur Rando (on 1940-12-16)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1940-12-16)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-12-16)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1940-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1940-12-16)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1940-12-16)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1940-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-12-16) and Gil Rodin (on 1940-12-16)
trombone:
Elmer Smithers (on 1940-12-16)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1940-12-16) and Al King (Big Band-era trumpeter) (on 1940-12-16)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
3:13
7Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
2:40
8You Are My Sunshine
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1941)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (in 1941)
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-07-08)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
2:34
9I’ll Be Seeing You
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:50
10The Waiter, the Porter and the Upstairs Maid
recording of:
The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
3:11
11Be Honest With Me
recording of:
Be Honest With Me
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”) (in 1940) and Fred Rose (songwriter) (in 1940)
2:38
12Yes, Indeed
vocals:
Connee Boswell (on 1940-12-13) and Bing Crosby (on 1940-12-13)
orchestra:
Bob Cosby's Bob Cats (on 1940-12-13)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1940-12-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Yes Indeed (on 1940-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
3:09
13I Can’t Begin to Tell You
engineered in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-07)
piano:
Carmen Cavallaro (on 1945-08-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-08-07)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1945)
orchestra:
Carmen Cavallaro's Orchestra
conductor:
Carmen Cavallaro (in 1945)
performer:
Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I Can’t Begin to Tell You (on 1945-08-07)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
32:53
14Trade Winds
recording of:
Trade Winds (1940s song)
writer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:15
15Swinging on a Star
background vocals:
Williams Brothers Quartet (vocal quartet comprised of Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams) (on 1944-02-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-07)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1944-02-07)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-07)
recording of:
Swinging on a Star (on 1944-02-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 17)
52:32
16Miss You
recording of:
Miss You
writer:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Harry Tobias
2:44
17Walking the Floor Over You
cover recording of:
Walkin’ the Floor Over You (on 1942-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Ernest Tubb
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:09
18Don’t Fence Me In
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-07-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-07-25)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-07-25)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-07-25)
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
33:05
19Along the Santa Fe Trail
recording of:
Along the Santa Fe Trail
lyricist:
Edwina Coolidge and Al Dubin
composer:
Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
3:06
20Sunday, Monday or Always
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1943-07-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
2:36
21Put It There Pal
recording of:
Put It There Pal
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
2:22
22If You Please
recording of:
If You Please
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:08
23Is You Is or Is You Ain’t (Ma Baby)?
recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:57
24Macnamara’s Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song)
lyricist:
John J Stamford (songwriter) and The Jesters (Irish group from the '40s) (in 1945)
composer:
Shamus O'Connor (songwriter)
revision of:
MacNamara’s Band
2:42
25White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
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)
4.253:01
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