The Cream of the Crop: The Best of Barber Shop Quartet

~ Release by The Square Pegs (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1South Rampart Street Parade
cover recording of:
South Rampart Street Parade (1952 song version)
lyricist:
Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian) (in 1952)
composer:
Ray Bauduc (in 1937) and Bob Haggart (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
South Rampart Street Parade (original 1937 instrumental version)
3:29
2If You Were the Only Girl in the World
cover recording of:
If You Were the Only Girl (in the World)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey
composer:
Nat D. Ayer
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Vagabond Lover
2:42
3Whispering
cover recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
2:25
4Ragtime Cowboy Joe
cover recording of:
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
publisher:
F.A. Mills (in 1912)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Maurice Abrahams and Lewis F. Muir
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:47
5Sweet Genevieve / On the Banks of the Wabash
arranger:
Freddie Williams (vocalist)
medley including a cover recording of:
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
anthem of:
Indiana, United States (from 1913 to present)
lyricist:
Paul Dresser
composer:
Paul Dresser (in 1897)
medley including a cover recording of:
Sweet Genevieve
writer:
George Stanley Cooper (songwriter) and Henry Tucker (US songwriter, 19th century)
2:33
6Mandy
cover recording of:
Mandy (1919 song)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1919)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:20
7Tea for Two
cover recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), 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:
No, No, Nanette
2:58
8Molly Bear
arranger:
Freddie Williams (vocalist)
recording of:
Molly Bear
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:42
9In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
cover recording of:
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
writer:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) and Egbert Van Alstyne (in 1905)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:52
10Emaline
cover recording of:
Emaline
writer:
Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:01
11Lida Rose (from ‘The Music Man’)
recording of:
Lida Rose (The Music Man)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
part of:
The Music Man
3:07
12I Wouldn’t Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You / Who Were You With Last Night?
medley including a cover recording of:
I Wouldn’t Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You
writer:
Chas Collins (music hall song composer) and Tom Mellor
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
medley including a cover recording of:
Who Were You With Last Night?
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter) and Mark Sheridan (music hall artist 1900's)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:54
13The Sunshine of Your Smile
cover recording of:
The Sunshine of Your Smile
lyricist:
Leslie Leonard Cooke
composer:
Lilian Ray
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:36
14Sixty Seconds Every Minute
cover recording of:
Sixty Seconds Got Together
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
2:52
15A Cuppa Coffee, a Sandwich and You (from ‘Margie’)
recording of:
A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You
lyricist:
Al Dubin and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:01
16If I Had You
cover recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
2:57
17Rollin’ Round the World
cover recording of:
Rolling Round the World
lyricist and composer:
Scott Sanders ("Rolling round the world" writer)
2:38
18Oh Susanna
arranger:
Freddie Williams (vocalist)
cover recording of:
Oh! Susanna
orchestrator:
Herbert Spencer (Production music composer)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11745)
2:30
19Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
arranger:
Mike Pearne
cover recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
3:04
20Way Back Home
cover recording of:
Way Back Home
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Tom Waring
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:21
21I Wonder Whoi’s Kissing Her Now
cover recording of:
I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
lyricist:
Frank R. Adams (American author, screenwriter, composer & newspaper reporter) and Will M. Hough
composer:
Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
1:54
22Java Jive
cover recording of:
Java Jive
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
writer:
Drake and Oakland
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:00
23The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
cover recording of:
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1913)
composer:
Harry Carroll (in 1913)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
2:32

Credits

Release

assistant engineer:Sam Avery (engineer)
engineer:Richard Millard (engineer)
producer:Michael John (producer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Music Collection International Ltd. (not for release label use! renamed Demon Music Group Ltd. since 2000-01-19) (in 1998)