Greatest Hits 1940–1947

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
2:48
2Nancy
recording of:
Nancy
writer:
Phil Silvers (actor) and Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:24
3All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
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), Range Road Music Inc. 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:57
4Five Minutes More
recording of:
Five Minutes More
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Melrose Music Corp.
2:35
5I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:12
6Night and Day
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:06
7You’ll Never Know
recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
3:04
8The Coffee Song
recording of:
The Coffee Song (1946 song)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Dick Miles (songwriter, composer)
publisher:
Cromwell Music, Inc.
2:35
9There Are Such Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-01)
alto saxophone:
Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-01)
bass:
Phil Stevens (tuba) (on 1942-07-01)
cello:
Harold Bemko (on 1942-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1942-07-01)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-01)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1942-07-01)
piano:
Milton Raskin (Milton Raskin) (on 1942-07-01)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-01), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-01), Harry Schuchman (on 1942-07-01), Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-01) and Fred Stulce (on 1942-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1942-07-01), Don Lodice (on 1942-07-01) and Bruce Snyder (on 1942-07-01)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1942-07-01), Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-01), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-01) and Jimmy Skiles (on 1942-07-01)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1942-07-01), James Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1942-07-01), James Zito (on 1942-07-01) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1942-07-01)
viola:
Leonard Atkins (on 1942-07-01) and Sam Ross (violin) (on 1942-07-01)
violin:
Alex Beller (on 1942-07-01), Bernard Tinterow (on 1942-07-01), William Ehrenkrantz (on 1942-07-01), Seymour Miroff (on 1942-07-01), Raoul Polikian (on 1942-07-01), Leonard Posner (on 1942-07-01) and Irving Raymond (on 1942-07-01)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-01)
vocals:
John Huddleston (vocalist) (on 1942-07-01), Chuck Lowry (on 1942-07-01), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1942-07-01), Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1942-07-01), Jo Stafford (on 1942-07-01) and Clark Yocum (on 1942-07-01)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1942-07-01)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1942-07-01)
recording of:
There Are Such Things (on 1942-07-01)
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:44
10Time After Time
recording of:
Time After Time
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:14
11Mam’selle
recording of:
Mam’selle
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Edmund Goulding
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
3:27
12Almost Like Being in Love
recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
2:47
13Stella by Starlight
recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:16
14A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
recording of:
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:16
15Begin the Beguine
recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Jubilee
3:00
16If You Are but a Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-11-14)
bass:
Ward Lay (on 1944-11-14)
cello:
Emmerick Gara (cellist) (on 1944-11-14), George Poliakin (on 1944-11-14) and Avron Twerdowky (cellist) (on 1944-11-14)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1944-11-14)
French horn:
Karl Chlupsa (on 1944-11-14)
guitar:
Matty Golizio (on 1944-11-14)
harp:
Ruth Hill (harpist) (on 1944-11-14)
trombone:
John D'Agostino (trombonist) (on 1944-11-14), Andy Russo (Jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-14) and Charlie Small (trombone) (on 1944-11-14)
trumpet:
Carl Poole (on 1944-11-14), Sammy Shapiro (Sandy Spears, Big Band-era trumpeter) (on 1944-11-14) and Melvin "Red" Solomon (on 1944-11-14)
viola:
Morris Kahan (violist) (on 1944-11-14), Sol Pfaeff (on 1944-11-14) and Sol Rumberg (on 1944-11-14)
violin:
Julius Brand (on 1944-11-14), Frederick Buldrini (on 1944-11-14), Sid Harris (on 1944-11-14), Leonard Kanter (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Murray Kellner (on 1944-11-14), Bernard Kundell (on 1944-11-14), William Lockwood (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Arthur Loesserman (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Harold Micklin (violinist) (on 1944-11-14), Seymour Miroff (on 1944-11-14), Gene Orloff (on 1944-11-14) and Raoul Polikian (on 1944-11-14)
woodwind:
Artie Baker (saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist) (on 1944-11-14), Harry Feldman (on 1944-11-14), Bernie Kaufman (on 1944-11-14), Pete Pumiglio (on 1944-11-14) and Hank Ross (on 1944-11-14)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1944-11-14)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-14)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1944-11-14)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1030 (1))
cover recording of:
If You Are But a Dream (on 1944-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) and Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
recording of:
If You Are But a Dream (on 1944-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Nat Bonx, Jack Fulton (US jazz trombonist, composer & vocalist) and Moe Jaffe (songwriter / bandleader)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:10
17That’s How Much I Love You
recording of:
That’s How Much I Love You
writer:
Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler and Graydon Hall
publisher:
Vogue Music Corp. and Wallace Fowler, Pub.
3:16
18The Dum‐Dot Song
recording of:
The Dum‐Dot Song
writer:
Julian Kay
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
2:59
19A Fellow Needs a Girl
recording of:
A Fellow Needs a Girl (from "Allegro")
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Allegro (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:20
20Don’t Forget Tonight Tomorrow
recording of:
Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow
lyricist:
Jay Milton
composer:
Leo "Ukie" Sherin
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:04
21I Have but One Heart
recording of:
I Have But One Heart
lyricist:
Marty Symes (lyricist)
composer:
Johnny Farrow
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
is based on:
’O marenariello
3:19
22So Far
recording of:
So Far
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1947)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1947)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Allegro (1947 stage musical)
part of:
State Fair
3:16
23September Song
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-07-30)
bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-07-30)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-07-30), John Sewell (on 1946-07-30) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-07-30)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-07-30)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-07-30)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1946-07-30)
harp:
Ann Mason (American harpist) (on 1946-07-30)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-07-30)
saxophone:
Fred Dornbach (on 1946-07-30), Herbert Haymer (on 1946-07-30), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-07-30) and Harry Klee (on 1946-07-30)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-07-30), Edward Kuczborski (on 1946-07-30) and George Jenkins (Trombonist) (on 1946-07-30)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1946-07-30), Manny Klein (on 1946-07-30) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1946-07-30)
viola:
Abe Hochstein (on 1946-07-30), Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-07-30) and Stanley Spiegelman (on 1946-07-30)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-07-30), Werner Callies (on 1946-07-30), Walter Edelstein (on 1946-07-30), Sam Freed (on 1946-07-30), David Frisina (on 1946-07-30), Howard Halbert (on 1946-07-30), Sol Kindler (on 1946-07-30), Morris King (on 1946-07-30), Eugene Lamas (on 1946-07-30), Dan Lube (on 1946-07-30), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-07-30) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1946-07-30)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-07-30)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-07-30)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
September Song (catch-all for versions outside the theatrical context) (on 1946-07-30)
lyricist:
Maxwell Anderson
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
arrangement of:
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song
3:09
24You’ll Never Walk Alone
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-05-01)
bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-05-01)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-05-01), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-05-01) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-05-01)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-05-01)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-05-01)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-05-01)
piano:
Sam Furman (on 1945-05-01)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-05-01), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-05-01) and Paul Weigand (on 1945-05-01)
trumpet:
Charles Griffard (on 1945-05-01), Leonard Mach (on 1945-05-01) and Horace Nelson (on 1945-05-01)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1945-05-01), Maurice Perlmutter (on 1945-05-01) and Dave Sterkin (on 1945-05-01)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-05-01), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-05-01), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-05-01), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-05-01), George Kast (on 1945-05-01), Sol Kindler (on 1945-05-01), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-05-01), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-05-01), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-05-01), Ted Rosen (on 1945-05-01), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-05-01) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-05-01)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-05-01), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-05-01), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-05-01), Herbie Haymer (on 1945-05-01) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1945-05-01)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-05-01)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”), Marvin Bailey (on 1945-05-01), Ruth Clark (on 1945-05-01), Lee Gotch (on 1945-05-01), Ken Lane Singers (on 1945-05-01), Ken Lane (on 1945-05-01), Beverly Mahr (on 1945-05-01), Dorothy McCarty (on 1945-05-01), Mack McLean (on 1945-05-01), Elizabeth Rinkee (on 1945-05-01) and Chuck Schrouder (on 1945-05-01)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-05-01)
performer:
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 1496 (1))
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel) (on 1945-05-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:26
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