Bing-His Legendary Years 1931-1957

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 1993 MCA Records Inc.
This Compilation ℗ 1993 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Tracklist

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1Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-11-23)
guitar:
Eddie Lang (on 1931-11-23)
saxophone [C-melody saxophone]:
Benny Krueger (on 1931-11-23)
tuba:
Hank Stern (on 1931-11-23)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-11-23)
recording of:
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day (on 1931-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert, Bing Crosby and Roy Turk
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1931-10-29)
Bing Crosby3:03
2Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-03-30)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1931-03-30)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
Bing Crosby3:09
3Just One More Chance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-05-04)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-05-04)
orchestra:
CBS Studio Orchestra (on 1931-05-04)
cover recording of:
Just One More Chance (on 1931-05-04)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston
Bing Crosby3:30
4I’m Thru With Love
recording of:
I’m Thru With Love (on 1931-06-12)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Fud Livingston and Matty Malneck
publisher:
Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, Inc. (on 1931-04-17)
Bing Crosby3:07
5I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)
cover recording of:
I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store) (on 1931-06-12)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
Olde Clover Leaf Music and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra3:03
6At Your Command
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1931-06-24)
piano:
Harry Barris (on 1931-06-24)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-06-24)
recording of:
At Your Command (on 1931-06-24)
writer:
Harry Barris, Bing Crosby and Harry Tobias
Bing Crosby3:20
7I Apologize
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra
recording of:
I Apologize (on 1931-08-19)
writer:
Ed G. Nelson, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp. and DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:19
8Dancing in the Dark
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra
recorded at:
Brunswick Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1931-08-19)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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 Synch事業部
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Bing Crosby2:31
9Star Dust
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1931-08-19)
orchestra:
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra (on 1931-08-19)
recorded at:
Brunswick Recording Studio, 799 Seventh Avenue in New York, New York, United States (on 1931-08-19)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1931-08-19)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Bing Crosby2:47
10The Moon Was Yellow (And the Night Was Young)
recording of:
The Moon Was Yellow (And the Night Was Young) (on 1934-10-05)
publisher:
Edgar Leslie
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Edgar Leslie
publisher:
Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Herald Square Music, Inc. and Pencil Mark Music, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:05
11Two Cigarettes in the Dark
recording of:
Two Cigarettes in the Dark (on 1934-10-05)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Lew Pollack
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra & Bing Crosby3:12
12With Every Breath I Take
recording of:
With Every Breath I Take (writers Robin/Rainger) (on 1934-11-09)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin
Bing Crosby3:14
13June in January
recording of:
June in January (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
Bing Crosby3:16
14Love Is Just Around the Corner
recording of:
Love Is Just Around the Corner (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist:
Leo Robin
composer:
Lewis E. Gensler
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
Bing Crosby3:05
15Soon
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-02-21)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-02-21)
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1935-02-21)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
recording of:
Soon (from the film "Mississippi") (on 1935-02-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers
Bing Crosby3:05
16Down by the River
recording of:
Down by the River (on 1935-02-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers
Bing Crosby2:53
17It's Easy to Remember
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-02-21)
background vocals:
The Rhythmettes (on 1935-02-21) and Three Shades of Blue (on 1935-02-21)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-02-21)
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1935-02-21)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1935-02-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc.
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 1201 (3))
recording of:
It’s Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget) (on 1935-02-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1935)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation
Bing Crosby3:13
18Red Sails in the Sunset
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-11-12)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1935-11-12)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1935-11-12)
cover recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset (on 1935-11-12)
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy
composer:
Hugh Williams
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bing Crosby3:14
19Silent Night, Holy Night
recording of:
Silent Night, Holy Night (arranged by Malcolm Sargent) (on 1935-11-13)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Bing Crosby, Guardsmen Quartet & Victor Young and His Orchestra3:05
20I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements) (on 1936-03-29)
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 & Victor Young and His Orchestra3:20
21I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
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 Crosby2:41
22Pennies 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 Crosby3:14
23A Fine Romance
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Bing Crosby & Dixie Lee Crosby3:08
24Sweet 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)
Bing Crosby3:16
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