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

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Four Boys and a Guitar - The Thirties
▼ 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