Bing's Gold Records (BMG Direct Club)

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Tracklist

1CD
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1Sweet Leilani
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-02-23)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-02-23)
performer:
Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians (on 1937-02-23)
cover recording of:
Sweet Leilani (on 1937-02-23)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 winner)
23:19
2New San Antonio Rose
alto saxophone:
Matty Matlock (on 1940-12-16) and Arthur Rando (on 1940-12-16)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1940-12-16)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-12-16)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1940-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1940-12-16)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1940-12-16)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1940-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-12-16) and Gil Rodin (on 1940-12-16)
trombone:
Elmer Smithers (on 1940-12-16)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1940-12-16) and Al King (Big Band-era trumpeter) (on 1940-12-16)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
3:19
3White Christmas
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1942-05-29)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-05-29)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1942-05-29)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-05-29)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 57)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1942-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
53:03
4Silent Night, Holy Night
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1942-06-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-06-08)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (on 1942-06-08)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-06-08)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1942-06-08)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
52:43
5Sunday, Monday or Always
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-07-02)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1943-07-02)
vocals:
Bing Crosby and The Ken Darby Singers (on 1943-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1943)
recording of:
Sunday, Monday or Always (on 1943-07-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1943)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1943)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
2:40
6Pistol Packin' Mama
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Pistol Packin’ Mama (on 1943-09-27)
publisher:
Albert Poindexter (on 1942-02-16)
lyricist and composer:
Al Dexter
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.353:03
7Jingle Bells
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-09-27) and Bing Crosby (on 1943-09-27)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1943-09-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1943-09-27)
cover recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1943-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
32:36
8I'll Be Home for Christmas
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1943-10-01)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1943-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1945)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1943-10-01)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 50)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas (on 1943-10-01)
lyricist:
James Kimball Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co., Piedmont Music Company, Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
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)
52:57
9Swinging on a Star
background vocals:
Williams Brothers Quartet (vocal quartet comprised of Bob, Don, Dick and Andy Williams) (on 1944-02-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1944-02-07)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1944-02-07)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-02-07)
recording of:
Swinging on a Star (on 1944-02-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
42:32
10Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby)
lyricist and composer:
James Royce Shannon
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:01
11Don't Fence Me In
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25) and Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25)
lead vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-07-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-07-25)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-07-25)
conductor:
Vic Schoen (on 1944-07-25)
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3.53:06
12I Can't Begin to Tell You
engineered in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-08-07)
piano:
Carmen Cavallaro (American pianist) (on 1945-08-07)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-08-07)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1945)
orchestra:
Carmen Cavallaro's Orchestra
conductor:
Carmen Cavallaro (American pianist) (in 1945)
performer:
Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I Can’t Begin to Tell You (on 1945-08-07)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
WC Music Corp.
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
32:56
13MacNamara's Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song)
lyricist:
John J Stamford (songwriter) and The Jesters (Irish group from the '40s) (in 1945)
composer:
Shamus O'Connor (songwriter)
revision of:
MacNamara’s Band
2:44
14South America, Take It Away
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
South America, Take It Away (on 1946-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
part of:
Call Me Mister (1946 revue)
53:13
15Alexander's Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
3:00
16Whiffenpoof Song
3:04
17Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-08)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Choir (on 1947-11-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-11-08)
recording of:
Now Is the Hour (on 1947-11-08)
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Stewart (from 1945 until 1947)
lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott (Clement William Scott, 1841-1904, theatre critic, playwright and lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., On Backstreet Music Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and The Boston Music Company
translated version of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
3:10
18Galway Bay
recording of:
Galway Bay (on 1947-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
3:03
19Dear Hearts and Gentle People
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-10-26)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1949-10-26)
vocals:
Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires (on 1949-10-26)
orchestra:
Perry Botkin’s String Band (on 1949-10-26)
conductor:
Perry Botkin (on 1949-10-26)
recording of:
Dear Hearts and Gentle People (on 1949-10-26)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Sammy Fain
2:42
20Play a Simple Melody
bass saxophone:
Joe Rushton (on 1950-06-23)
clarinet:
Matty Matlock (on 1950-06-23)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player) (on 1950-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1950-06-23)
guitar:
Perry Botkin (on 1950-06-23)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1950-06-23)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1950-06-23)
trombone:
Lou McGarity (on 1950-06-23)
trumpet:
Manny Klein (on 1950-06-23)
recording of:
Play a Simple Melody (on 1950-06-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music
2:56
21Sam's Song
recording of:
Sam’s Song
lyricist:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Lew Quadling
2:53