Greatest Hits 1940–1947

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

Tracklist

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1Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:13
2Dream
recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:05
3If I Loved You
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:09
4I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
recording of:
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Higher and Higher (1944 film)
2:57
5All Through the Day
recording of:
All Through the Day
writer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Jerome Kern
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:05
6Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back
conductor:
Axel Stordahl
performer:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1947-03-11)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recording of:
Ain’tcha Ever Comin’ Back (on 1947-03-11)
writer:
Axel Stordahl, Irving Taylor and Paul Weston
publisher:
Sinatra Songs, Inc.
2:50
7They Say It’s Wonderful
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:09
8What Makes the Sunset
recording of:
What Makes the Sunset?
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
2:55
9Homesick, That’s All
recording of:
Homesick, That's All
writer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
Mayfair Music, Inc.
3:27
10Oh! What It Seemed to Be
recording of:
Oh, What It Seemed to Be
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle and George David Weiss
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Santly-Joy, Inc. and The Songwriters Guild
3:04
11Sunday, Monday or Always
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1943-06-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
3:21
12I Dream of You
3:13
13Day by Day
recording of:
Day by Day
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Hanover Music Corp.
3:13
14I Should Care
bass:
Arthur "Artie" Shapiro (on 1945-03-06)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1945-03-06), Arthur Kafton (on 1945-03-06) and Jack Sewell (on 1945-03-06)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1945-03-06)
French horn:
James Stagliano (on 1945-03-06)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1945-03-06)
harp:
Irma Clow (on 1945-03-06)
instruments:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1945-03-06)
trombone:
Carl Loeffler (on 1945-03-06), Jimmy Skiles (on 1945-03-06) and Joe Yukl (on 1945-03-06)
trumpet:
Donald Anderson (trumpet) (on 1945-03-06), Charles Griffard (on 1945-03-06) and Leonard Mach (on 1945-03-06)
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist) (on 1945-03-06), Dave Sterkin (on 1945-03-06) and Garry White (on 1945-03-06)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1945-03-06), Peter Ellis (1940s violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Gerald Joyce (on 1945-03-06), George Kast (on 1945-03-06), Sol Kindler (on 1945-03-06), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1945-03-06), Anthony Perrotti (on 1945-03-06), Nicholas Pisani (on 1945-03-06), Ted Rosen (on 1945-03-06), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1945-03-06) and Olcott Vail (on 1945-03-06)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1945-03-06), Mannie Gershman (on 1945-03-06), Leonard Hartman (on 1945-03-06), Herbie Haymer (on 1945-03-06) and Harold Lawson (on 1945-03-06)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-03-06)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-03-06)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
cover recording of:
I Should Care (on 1945-03-06)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:04
15Full Moon and Empty Arms
recording of:
Full Moon and Empty Arms
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Fanfare Music Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
3:05
16People Will Say We’re in Love
recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:15
17Oh What a Beautiful Morning
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:56
18The Things We Did Last Summer
recording of:
The Things We Did Last Summer
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America Ltd. (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
3:23
19The House I Live In
recording of:
The House I Live In
lyricist:
Lewis Allan
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:23
20From This Day Forward
recording of:
From This Day Forward
writer:
Mort Greene and Leigh Harline
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
3:05
21This Is the Night
recording of:
This Is the Night
writer:
Lewis Bellin and Redd Evans
publisher:
Jefferson Music Co.
3:18
22Something Old, Something New
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1946-02-24)
bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1946-02-24)
cello:
Fred Goerner (on 1946-02-24), Jack Sewell (on 1946-02-24) and Julius Tannenbaum (on 1946-02-24)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hagan (on 1946-02-24)
French horn:
Richard Perissi (on 1946-02-24)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1946-02-24)
harp:
May Cambern (on 1946-02-24)
instruments:
Ben A. Creitz (woodwind, brass and bass player) (on 1946-02-24)
piano:
Mark McIntyre (American pianist, orchestra leader and songwriter.) (on 1946-02-24)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1946-02-24), Les Jenkins (on 1946-02-24) and Elmer Smithers (on 1946-02-24)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1946-02-24), Manny Klein (on 1946-02-24) and Ray Linn (on 1946-02-24)
viola:
Alexander Neiman (violist) (on 1946-02-24), Leonard Selic (on 1946-02-24) and Dave Sterkin (on 1946-02-24)
violin:
William Bloom (violinist, worked with Frank Sinatra) (on 1946-02-24), Harry Bluestone (on 1946-02-24), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1946-02-24), Gerald Joyce (on 1946-02-24), George Kast (on 1946-02-24), Sol Kindler (on 1946-02-24), Morris King (on 1946-02-24), Samuel Levine (violinist) (on 1946-02-24), Sam Middleman (on 1946-02-24), Nicholas Pisani (on 1946-02-24), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1946-02-24) and Olcott Vail (on 1946-02-24)
woodwind:
Heinie Beau (on 1946-02-24), Herbie Haymer (on 1946-02-24), Jules Kinsler (on 1946-02-24), Harry Schuchman (on 1946-02-24) and Arthur Smith (Saxophonist) (on 1946-02-24)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-02-24)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-02-24)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: JDB 136 (2))
cover recording of:
Something Old, Something New (aka "Here Comes the Bride") (on 1946-02-24)
writer:
Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
recording of:
Something Old, Something New (aka "Here Comes the Bride")
writer:
Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
2:59
23Close to You
recording of:
Close to You
writer:
Al Hoffman, Carl Lampl and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Casa David and Feadbach Music (on 1970-10-29)
3:20
24The Girl That I Marry
recording of:
The Girl That I Marry (from "Annie Get Your Gun")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
3:08