20 Years of #1 Hits 1940–1959

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Tracklist

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1Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (in 1940)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., 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, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:34
2I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again (on 1940-05-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music, MCA Music Publishing, MCA, Inc., Pickwick Music, Universal Music Corp. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:12
3The Breeze and I
alto saxophone:
Sam Rubinowitch (on 1940-04-18) and Milt Yaner (on 1940-04-18)
double bass:
Jack Ryan (on 1940-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Bob "Buddy" Schutz (on 1940-04-18)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (on 1940-04-18)
piano:
Joe Lipman (on 1940-04-18)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1940-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Frazier (on 1940-04-18) and Herbie Haymer (on 1940-04-18)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1940-04-18), Sonny Lee (on 1940-04-18) and Don Matteson (on 1940-04-18)
trumpet:
Cy Baker (on 1940-04-18), Ralph Muzzillo (on 1940-04-18) and Shorty Sherock (on 1940-04-18)
vocals:
Bob Eberly (on 1940-04-18)
recording of:
The Breeze and I (on 1940-04-18)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
publisher:
E.B. Marks Music Corp.
translated version of:
Andalucía
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:03
4Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesí (on 1940-03-03)
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:10
5Make‐Believe Island
recording of:
Make-Believe Island
writer:
Wilhelm Grosz, Charles Kenny and Nick Kenny
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra3:10
6Only Forever
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-07-03)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-07-03)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1940-07-03)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1940)
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 1201 (2))
recording of:
Only Forever (on 1940-07-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Bing Crosby3:10
7Maria Elena
recording of:
Maria Elena (English translated) (in 1941)
lyricist and composer:
Lorenzo Barcelata
translator:
S. K. Russell
translated version of:
Maria Elena (Spanish original)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:05
8Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor (Tonight We Love)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow
premiered at:
[concert]
premiered at:
Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
George Martin Orchestra3:15
9Elmer’s Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune (in 1941)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:06
10We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
recording of:
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me) (in 1941)
writer:
Nelson Cogane (in 1939), Sammy Mysels (in 1939) and Dick Robertson (in 1939)
composer:
Nelson Cogane and Sammy Mysels
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Penn Music Co.
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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 株式会社 Synch事業部
The Ink Spots3:22
11Intermezzo (A Love Story)
recording of:
Intermezzo (title song from the 1939 American film, "Intermezzo: A Love Story" aka "Escape to Happiness")
lyricist:
Robert Henning
composer:
Heinz Provost (in 1935)
is based on:
Intermezzo (aka "Souvenir de Vienne", theme from the 1936 Swedish film, "Intermezzo")
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:15
12Dream Valley
vocals:
Tommy Ryan (in 1941)
recording of:
Dream Valley (in 1941)
writer:
Joe Burke, Charles Kenny and Dick Kenny
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra3:05
13In the Blue of the Evening
recording of:
In the Blue of Evening (1940s song)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Alfonso D’Artega
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra2:57
14Comin’ in on a Wing and a Prayer
recording of:
Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
Robbins Music Corp. (in 1943)
The Song Spinners2:22
15My Devotion
lead vocals:
Vaughn Monroe
recording of:
My Devotion
writer:
Roc Hillman and John Napton
Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra3:08
16Tangerine
vocals:
Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
17It Can’t Be Wrong
Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners3:19
18Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. and WB Music Corp.
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:17
19Mairzy Doats (And Dozy Doats)
recording of:
Mairzy Doats
composer:
Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
publisher:
Al Hoffman Songs Inc., Hallmark Music Co. Inc., Milton Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
The Merry Macs2:43
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