#1 Hits of the 1940s

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Darn That Dream
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1939-11-22) and Toots Mondello (on 1939-11-22)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-11-22)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-11-22)
guitar:
Arnold Covey (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bus Bassey (on 1939-11-22) and Jerry Jerome (on 1939-11-22)
trombone:
Red Ballard (on 1939-11-22), Vernon Brown (on 1939-11-22) and Ted Vesely (on 1939-11-22)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-11-22), Johnny Martel (1930s US jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-22) and Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1939-11-22)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1939-11-22)
arranger:
Eddie Sauter
recording of:
Darn That Dream (on 1939-11-22)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1939)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1939)
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP)
part of:
Swingin’ the Dream
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, vocal by Mildred Bailey3:00
2I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights, vocal by Larry Cotton and Donna & Her Don Juans (Gordon, Charlie & George)3:20
3Who Wouldn’t Love You
lead vocals:
Harry Babbitt and Trudy Erwin
recording of:
Who Wouldn’t Love You (on 1942-01-20)
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carey (US songwriter) and Carl Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Music World Publishing Co. (on 1942-04-09)
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra, vocal by Trudy Erwin & Harry Babbitt2:35
4Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme) (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Harry James & His Orchestra2:57
5Pistol Packin’ Mama
accordion:
Paul Sells (on 1942-03-20)
bass:
Fred Whiting (US double bassist) (on 1942-03-20)
guitar:
Johnny Bond (country music guitarist, singer, songwriter and historian) (on 1942-03-20), Al Dexter (on 1942-03-20) and Dick Reinhart (country and western singer, multi-instrumentalist bandleader and actor) (on 1942-03-20)
steel guitar:
Frankie Marvin (US country musician) (on 1942-03-20)
trumpet:
Harry Hollinger (on 1942-03-20)
lead vocals:
Al Dexter
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square Recording Studios (KNX and Columbia Broadcasting System) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 39)
recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1942-03-20)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Al Dexter & His Troopers42:50
6Rumors Are Flying
recording of:
Rumors Are Flying
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
Frankie Carle & His Orchestra, vocal by Marjorie Hughes2:53
7Anniversary Song
conductor:
Morris Stoloff
recording of:
Anniversary Song
composer:
Iosif Ivanovici (in 1880), Saul Chaplin (in 1946) and Al Jolson (in 1946)
version of:
Valurile Dunării (The Waves of the Danube)
Dinah Shore3:04
8Open the Door, Richard!
recording of:
Open the Door, Richard (1946 song)
lyricist:
Dan Howell and John Mason ("Spider Bruce", vaudeville comedian)
composer:
Jack McVea
The Three Flames, vocal by “Tiger” Haynes3:19
9Love Somebody
recording of:
Love Somebody
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
Doris Day & Buddy Clark3:04
10I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Les Brown & His Orchestra2:56

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ASIN:US: B00005IAGM [info]