The Golden Years

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

Annotation

Original editor: "Part of a set, of which I only have some of the CD’s. Unsure whether it was a box set, all the discs I have are in individual cases."


Individual cat#s / barcodes (mostly speculation):

CD 1: RMGR0270 (?) / 9325425007306 (?)
CD 2: RMGR0271 / 9325425007313 (?)
CD 3: RMGR0272 / 9325425007320 (?)
CD 4: RMGR0273 (?) / 9325425007337 (?)
CD 5: RMGR0274 / 9325425007344 (?)
CD 6: RMGR0275 / 9325425007351
CD 7: RMGR0276 / 9325425007368
CD 8: RMGR0277 / 9325425007375 (?)

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-15 15:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Someone to Watch Over Me
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
sub-publisher:
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:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:26
2Put Your Dreams Away
3:09
3The Song Is You
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
3:26
4Too Romantic
recording of:
Too Romantic
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation (on 1940-01-30)
3:18
5I’ve Got a Crush on You
recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:18
6Polka Dots and Moonbeams
double bass:
Ray Leatherford (on 1940-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-03-04)
guitar:
Al Avola (on 1940-03-04)
piano:
Bob Kitsis (on 1940-03-04)
saxophone:
Babe Russin (on 1940-03-04), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-04), Johnny Mince (on 1940-03-04), Hymie Shertzer (on 1940-03-04) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-03-04)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-03-04), Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1940-03-04), Dave Jacobs (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-04) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-04)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1940-03-04), Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-03-04), Ray Linn (on 1940-03-04) and Zeke Zarchy (on 1940-03-04)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-03-04)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-03-04)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-03-04)
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (on 1940-03-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
ABC Music Co. (799 Sevenih Avenue, New York 1930s-1940s), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:21
7I Guess I’ll Have to Dream the Rest
recording of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Dream the Rest
lyricist:
Martin Block (disc jockey) and Mickey Stoner
composer:
Bud Green
3:32
8Take Me
recording of:
Take Me
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:01
9Only Forever
recording of:
Only Forever
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 nominee)
1:29
10I Should Care
recording of:
I Should Care
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
11Nature Boy
recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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)
3:22
12Oh, What It Seemed to Be3:01
13I Believe
recording of:
I Believe (Frank Sinatra song)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
3:05
14You and I
recording of:
You and I (1941 Meredith Willson song, popularized by Bing Crosby)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:45
15S’Posin’
recording of:
S’posin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Paul Denniker
publisher:
Mayfair Music Corp.
2:48
16The Music Stopped
recording of:
The Music Stopped
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp.
3:00
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