The Great Bing Crosby, Volume 2 (special centenary edition)

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

Tracklist

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1I’m Coming Virginia
baritone saxophone:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1927-04-29)
cornet:
Red Nichols (on 1927-04-29)
guitar:
Gilbert Torres (1920s US guitarist) (on 1927-04-29)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1927-04-29)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1927-04-29)
tenor vocals:
Harry Barris (on 1927-04-29) and Al Rinker (on 1927-04-29)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-04-29)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1927-04-29)
arranger:
Matty Malneck
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-29)
cover recording of:
I’m Coming Virginia (on 1927-04-29)
lyricist:
Will Marion Cook
composer:
Donald Heywood
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:05
2Muddy Water
double bass:
Al Armer (on 1927-03-07)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1927-03-07)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1927-03-07)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1927-03-07)
arranger:
Matty Malneck
recording of:
Muddy Water (on 1927-03-07)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Peter de Rose and Harry Richman
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:08
3Mississippi Mud
alto saxophone:
Chester Hazlett (on 1928-01-20)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1928-01-20)
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-01-20)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-01-20)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1928-01-20)
drums (drum set):
George Marsh (drums) (on 1928-01-20) and Hal McDonald (drummer) (on 1928-01-20)
guitar:
Carl Kress (on 1928-01-20) and Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-01-20)
piano:
Lennie Hayton (on 1928-01-20)
reeds:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-01-20)
saxophone [c melody saxophone] and spoken vocals:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-01-20)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-01-20)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1928-01-20)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-01-20)
orchestra:
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (on 1928-01-20)
concertmaster:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-01-20)
recording of:
Mississippi Mud (on 1928-01-20)
writer:
Harry Barris (in 1927) and James Cavanaugh (in 1927)
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:10
4Make Believe
double bass:
Steve Brown (1920s jazz bassist) (on 1928-01-27)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1928-01-27)
trombone:
Bill Rank
trumpet:
Henry Busse (on 1928-01-27)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1928-01-27)
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-01-27)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (on 1928-01-27)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1928-01-27)
recorded at:
Victor’s Church Studio in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-01-27)
cover recording of:
Make Believe (Show Boat) (on 1928-01-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co. (in 1927)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:55
5Lovable
alto saxophone:
Chester Hazlett (on 1928-03-15) and Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-03-15)
banjo:
Mike Pingitore (on 1928-03-15)
baritone saxophone:
Charles Strickfaden (on 1928-03-15)
bass saxophone:
Min Leibrook (on 1928-03-15)
cello and piano:
Tom Satterfield (pianist) (on 1928-03-15)
clarinet:
Izzy Friedman (on 1928-03-15)
cornet:
Bix Beiderbecke (American jazz cornettist, pianist and composer) (on 1928-03-15)
drums (drum set):
Harold McDonald (drummer active in the 1920’s) (on 1928-03-15)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Frankie Trumbauer (on 1928-03-15)
trombone:
Bill Rank (on 1928-03-15)
trumpet:
Henry Busse (on 1928-03-15) and Charlie Margulis (on 1928-03-15)
violin:
Matty Malneck (on 1928-03-15)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1928-03-15)
recording of:
Lovable (on 1928-03-15)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Holmes (songwriter), Seymour Simons and Richard A. Whiting
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:01
6Just a Gigolo
recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra3:19
7Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
piano:
Harry Barris
baritone vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-03-02)
orchestra:
Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (songwriter) (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra3:23
8I Found a Million Dollar Baby
cover recording of:
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store) (on 1931-06-12)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Olde Clover Leaf Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Bing Crosby3:02
9Gems From “George White’s Scandals” Intro: This Is the Missus / The Thrill Is Gone / My Song / That’s Love / That’s Why Darkies Were Born / Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
compilation of:
Gems From George White’s Scandals, Part I: Intro--"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", (a) "This Is the Missus", (B) "The Thrill Is Gone", (C) "My Song" by Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) and The Brunswick Orchestra with Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, The Mills Brothers & Frank Munn and Gems From George White’s Scandals, Part II: (a) "That's Love", (B) "That's Why Darkies Were Born", (C) "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" by Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) and The Brunswick Orchestra with Bing Crosby, The Boswell Sisters, The Mills Brothers & Frank Munn
medley including a recording of:
Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1931) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1931)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1931)
medley including a recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931) (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
medley including a recording of:
This Is the Missus (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
medley including a recording of:
My Song
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
medley including a recording of:
That's Why Darkies Were Born
lyricist and composer:
Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
medley including a recording of:
That’s Love
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
Bing Crosby with The Boswell Sisters, Frank Munn & The Mills Brothers?:??
10Paradise
recording of:
Paradise (on 1932-03-15)
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Gordon Clifford
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:01
11Shine
performer:
The Mills Brothers
recording of:
Shine (on 1932-02-29)
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Bing Crosby with The Mills Brothers3:10
12St. Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1932-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bing Crosby4:29
13My Woman
recording of:
My Woman (on 1932-02-23)
writer:
Bing Crosby, Irving Wallman and Max Wartell
Bing Crosby2:56
14Shadow Waltz
recording of:
Shadow Waltz (on 1933-06-13)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Bing Crosby2:56
15Stay on the Right Side of the Road
recording of:
Stay on the Right Side of the Road (on 1933-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
Bing Crosby2:45
16Learn to Croon
recording of:
Learn to Croon (on 1933-06-09)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby2:42
17The Day You Came Along
recording of:
The Day You Came Along (on 1933-08-27)
writer:
Sam Coslow and Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:19
18a) Going Hollywood / b) Temptation
Bing Crosby?:??
19Love in Bloom
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1934-07-05)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1934-07-05)
orchestra:
Irving Aaronson & His Commanders (on 1934-07-05)
recording of:
Love in Bloom (on 1934-07-05)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 nominee)
Bing Crosby3:09
20June in January
recording of:
June in January (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
Bing Crosby3:13
21Red Sails in the Sunset
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-11-12)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-11-12)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1935-11-12)
cover recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (on 1935-11-12)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bing Crosby3:10
22On Treasure Island
Bing Crosby2:59
23For Love Alone (I Have So Little to Give)
Bing Crosby2:56
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1South Sea Island Magic
vocals:
Bing Crosby
performer:
Dick McIntire and His Hawaiians
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
South Sea Island Magic
lyricist:
Lysle Tomerlin
composer:
Andy Iona Long (Hawaiian musician & songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:00
2Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-09-25)
lead vocals:
Connee Boswell (jazz-pop vocalist) (on 1937-09-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1937-09-25)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1937-09-25)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing To‐night (on 1937-09-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. (on 1937-09-21)
Bing Crosby with Connee Boswell2:35
3Alexanders Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (on 1938-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby with Connee Boswell3:06
4Road to Morocco
recording of:
Road to Morocco (on 1942-06-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Bing Crosby3:00
5Mr Crosby and Mr Mercer
recording of:
Mr. Crosby and Mr. Mercer
Bing Crosby with Johnny Mercer2:50
6Mexican Rose
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1938-07-11)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney (composer)
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
Bing Crosby2:47
7Just a Kid Named Joe
Bing Crosby3:06
8Little Sir Echo
Bing Crosby2:50
9You Made Me Love You
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-23)
vocals:
The Merry Macs (on 1940-07-23)
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1940-07-23)
recording of:
You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It) (on 1940-07-23)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Broadway Music Corp.
part of:
Irene (the musical)
Bing Crosby with Merry Macs3:00
10Sierra Sue
Bing Crosby2:59
11Dolores
orchestra:
Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats
performer:
The Merry Macs
recording of:
Dolores (on 1940-12-23)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bing Crosby with Merry Macs3:08
12The Birth of the Blues
recording of:
Birth of the Blues (on 1941-05-26)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
Bing Crosby3:12
13A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1940-12-20)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bing Crosby3:20
14One Sweet Letter From You
recording of:
One Sweet Letter From You (on 1944-02-17)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Sidney Clare
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bing Crosby2:57
15I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blues Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (on 1942-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
Bing Crosby3:12
16Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Bing Crosby2:41
17Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1942-01-27)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bing Crosby3:04
18Sunday, Monday or Always
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1942-07-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers2:33
19San Fernando Valley
recording of:
San Fernando Valley (on 1943-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
Bing Crosby3:12
20Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Bing Crosby2:27
21Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1945-08-09)
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!)
Bing Crosby3:05
22I Love You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-11)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-11)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1944-02-11)
cover recording of:
I Love You (Mexican Hayride musical) (on 1944-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
recording of:
I Love You (Mexican Hayride musical) (on 1944-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
Bing Crosby2:40
23Ol’ Man River
Bing Crosby3:02
24Who’s Sorry Now
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song) (on 1945-09-05)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
Bing Crosby2:44
25(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-05-10)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1946-05-10) and Bing Crosby (on 1946-05-10)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-05-10)
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 (on 1946-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
Bing Crosby with Andrews Sisters3:13
26I Got Rhythm
cover recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Bing Crosby with Peggy Lee1:45
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1McNamara’s Band
Bing Crosby with The Jesters2:40
2Sioux City Sue
Bing Crosby with The Jesters3:01
3Feudin’ and Fightin’
Bing Crosby with The Jesters3:13
4Lili Marlene
Bing Crosby3:10
5Silver Threads Among the Gold
Bing Crosby3:00
6Far Away Places
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1948-11-25)
choir vocals:
The Ken Darby Choir (on 1948-11-25)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1948-11-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Music Ltd. (in 1948)
recording of:
Far Away Places (on 1948-11-25)
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers2:58
7Galway Bay
Bing Crosby3:00
8Careless Hands
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1949)
recording of:
Careless Hands (1948 song) (in 1949)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman
Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers2:43
9All My Love
Bing Crosby2:40
10I Cross My Fingers
Bing Crosby3:00
11When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues
Bing Crosby with Gary Crosby3:25
12It Had to Be You
recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
Bing Crosby3:08
13Misto Cristofo Columbo
Bing Crosby3:13
14Isle of Innisfree
recording of:
The Isle of Innisfree
lyricist and composer:
Dick Farrelly (songwriter)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Bing Crosby3:00
15Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay
Bing Crosby2:30
16Nobody’s Sweetheart
Bing Crosby2:41
17I Might Be Your Once‐In‐A‐While
Bing Crosby3:05
18Hush‐A‐Bye
Bing Crosby with supporting cast: music directed by Victor Young3:05
19The Small One – A Christmas Story
Bing Crosby as The Prince & Lurene Tuttle as The Swallow; Narrator – Orson Welles; music directed by Victor Young12:42
20The Happy Prince – An Oscar Wilde Fairytale
Bing Crosby12:10