Bing Sings 96 of His Greatest Hits

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box with rigid cardboard slipcover.

The track order is designed with an automatic record changer in mind. The intended listening order is the first sides of all the records in order, record 1 through 8. Then flip the stack over and listen to the second sides of all the records, starting with record 8 through to record 1.

Track times are not listed on the release, I've added the track times of my vinyl rip.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: The First Crosby Hits / 1950 - 1951
2▶12" Vinyl: 1934 - 1935 / 1949
3▼12" Vinyl: 1936 / 1947-1948
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E1Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-24)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-24)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1936)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bing Crosby with George Stoll’s Orchestra3:10
E2Empty Saddles
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Empty Saddles (on 1936-07-14)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill
Bing Crosby with Victor Young and His Orchestra3:04
E3I'm an Old Cowhand
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1936-07-17)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-07-17)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (on 1936-07-17)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (on 1936-07-17)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-07-17)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1936-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-07-17)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-07-17), Don Matteson (on 1936-07-17) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-07-17)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1936-07-17) and George Thow (on 1936-07-17)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-17)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-17)
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (on 1936-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WC Music Corp.
Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra2:41
E4I Can't Escape From You
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
I Can’t Escape From You (on 1936-07-17)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:13
E5South Sea Island Magic
vocals:
Bing Crosby
performer:
Dick McIntire and His Hawaiians
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
South Sea Island Magic
lyricist:
Lysle Tomerlin
composer:
Andy Iona Long
Bing Crosby with Dick McIntyre and His Hawaiians3:00
E6I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
Bing Crosby with Victor Young and His Orchestra3:15
F1The Whiffenpoof Song
choir vocals:
The Fred Waring Glee Club
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
The Fred Waring Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Fred Waring
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
The Whiffenpoof Song
lyricist:
Meade Minnigerode and George S Pomeroy
composer:
Tod B Galloway
Bing Crosby with The Fred Waring Glee Club and Orchestra3:00
F2Swingin' Down the Lane
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Swingin’ Down the Lane
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. and Leo Feist, Inc. (on 1923-02-26)
Bing Crosby with The John Scott Trotter Orchestra2:38
F3Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
choir vocals:
The Ken Darby Choir
vocals:
Bing Crosby
chorus master:
Ken Darby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Now Is the Hour
additional lyricist:
Dorothy Stewart (from 1945 until 1947)
lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., On Backstreet Music Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. and The Boston Music Company
translated version of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Choir3:08
F4On the Sunny Side of the Street
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton Orchestra
conductor:
Lionel Hampton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
Bing Crosby with Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:44
F5Galway Bay
choir vocals:
Victor Young Chorus
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young Orchestra
conductor and chorus master:
Victor Young
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Galway Bay
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Colahan
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9306)
Bing Crosby with Victor Young, His Orchestra and Chorus3:01
F6Far Away Places
choir vocals:
The Ken Darby Choir
vocals:
Bing Crosby
chorus master:
Ken Darby
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
Bing Crosby with The Ken Darby Choir2:59
4▶12" Vinyl: 1937 / 1946
5▶12" Vinyl: 1938 / 1945
6▶12" Vinyl: 1939 / 1944
7▶12" Vinyl: 1940 / 1943
8▶12" Vinyl: 1941 / 1942