These Were Our Songs: The Late ’30s

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Annotation

(if the discids are correct) track #4.9 "Embraceable You" by Judy Garland appears to actually be a recording from the 1943 Girl Crazy film soundtrack, with male quintet and Georgie Stoll and his orchestra — despite the general theme of this Reader's Digest compilation.

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-03 19:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1939 (1–12) / 1938 (13–23)
2▼CD: 1938 (1) / 1937 (2–13) / 1936 (14–20)
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1Two Sleepy People
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik & His Orchestra3:03
2Bei mir bist du schoen (Means That You’re Grand)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version) (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters3:09
3The Love Bug Will Bite You (If You Don’t Watch Out)
The Mills Brothers3:00
4It’s the Natural Thing to Do
recording of:
It's the Natural Thing to Do
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:16
5Where or When
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
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:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
The Benny Goodman Trio3:25
6Boo‐Hoo!
vocals:
The Lombardo Trio
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:10
7They Can’t Take That Away From Me
vocals:
Bob Eberle
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:15
8I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:39
9That Old Feeling
vocals:
Bob Goday (1930s vocalist with Shep Fields)
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with Bobby Goday2:28
10Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
The Ink Spots2:40
11September in the Rain
vocals:
Carmen Lombardo
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:56
12Sweet Leilani
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1937-02-23)
performer:
Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians (on 1937-02-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
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 Crosby & Lani McIntyre and his Hawaiians3:18
13Marie
vocals:
Jack Leonard and Chorus
recording of:
Marie (on 1937-01-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:22
14Goody Goody
vocals:
Helen Ward
recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:30
15It’s De‐Lovely
vocals:
Jerry Cooper
Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra3:05
16Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Hollywood (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. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1936)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra33:13
17There’s a Small Hotel
vocals:
Durelle Alexander
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra vocal Durelle Alexander3:15
18In the Chapel in the Moonlight
vocals:
Bob Goday (1930s vocalist with Shep Fields)
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with Bobby Goday3:17
19It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
vocals:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:55
20With Plenty of Money and You
Dick Powell With Victor Young & His Orchestra2:25
3▶CD: 1936 (1–5) / 1935 (6–17) / These Were Our Bands (18)
4▶CD: These Were Our Bands (1–5) / These Were Our Girls (6–11) / These Were Our Guys (12–17) / … And Here’s What We Danced To (18–23)

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