The Absolutely Essential (3 CD Collection)

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Tracklist

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1Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters2:43
2Bei mir bist du schön
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 Sisters43:08
3The Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters2:54
4Pistol 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.
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby3.353:02
5Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
The Andrews Sisters2:43
6Joseph! Joseph!
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
recording of:
Joseph Joseph (on 1938-02-21)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Nellie Casman, Saul Chaplin and Samuel Steinberg
translated version of:
Yossel, Yossel
The Andrews Sisters2:45
7Ti Pi Tin
The Andrews Sisters2:36
8Shortnin' Bread
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Short’nin’ Bread (traditional song) (on 1938-02-22)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4209)
The Andrews Sisters2:50
9Says My Heart
The Andrews Sisters2:47
10There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-06-30)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-06-30) and Bing Crosby (on 1944-06-30)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1944-06-30)
recording of:
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (on 1944-06-30)
writer:
Joe Bushkin and John DeVries
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby2:52
11Pross-Tchai (Goodbye, Goodbye)
The Andrews Sisters3:12
12Lullaby to a Little Jitterbug
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1938)
recording of:
Lullaby to a Little Jitterbug (in 1938)
The Andrews Sisters3:02
13Yodellin' Jive
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-20)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-09-20) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-09-20)
orchestra:
Joe Venuti & His Orchestra (on 1939-09-20)
recording of:
Yodelin' Jive (on 1939-09-20)
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby3:00
14Begin the Beguine
performer:
Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1939-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
The Andrews Sisters2:47
15Well All Right (Tonight's the Night)
The Andrews Sisters3:03
16The Jumpin' Jive
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
The Andrews Sisters2:50
17Chico's Love Song
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
recording of:
Chico's Love Song (Ma-La-Ja Fah-La Pas-Ka Lah-Tah) (on 1939-09-15)
writer:
Lester Lee, Jerry Seelen (screenwriter, lyricist. songwriter) and Dan Shapiro
The Andrews Sisters3:05
18Ciribiribin
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-20)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-09-20) and Bing Crosby (on 1939-09-20)
orchestra:
Joe Venuti & His Orchestra (on 1939-09-20)
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-09-20)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby2:56
19The Woodpecker Song
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1940)
recording of:
The Woodpecker Song (Reginella campagnola) (on 1940-02-21)
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
translated version of:
Reginella campagnola
The Andrews Sisters3:00
20Down by the Ohio
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Down by the Ohio (on 1940-02-21)
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Abe Olman (songwriter, composer, and music publisher)
part of:
1941
The Andrews Sisters2:57
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1Rum and Coca Cola
The Andrews Sisters3:10
2Shoo Shoo Baby
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1943-10-05)
recording of:
Shoo Shoo Baby (on 1943-10-05)
lyricist and composer:
Phil Moore (composer, jazz pianist and orchestra leader)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Andrews Sisters2:51
3Don't Fence Me In
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!)
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby3:05
4Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-11-09)
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! (on 1939-11-09)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman (songwriter, composer, and music publisher)
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
The Andrews Sisters2:47
5(I'll Be with You in) Apple Blossom Time
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-11-14)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1940-11-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1940)
cover recording of:
(I’ll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time (on 1940-11-14)
lyricist:
Neville Fleeson
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Jerry Vogel Music
The Andrews Sisters3:00
6Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-02-07)
recording of:
Say “si si” (on 1940-02-07)
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
The Andrews Sisters2:32
7Tuxedo Junction
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1940)
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (in 1940)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
The Andrews Sisters3:08
8Rhumboogie
recording of:
Rhumboogie
writer:
Hughie Prince and Don Raye
The Andrews Sisters2:39
9Pennsylvania 6-500
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-08-03)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-08-03)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
The Andrews Sisters3:11
10Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1940-08-28)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1940-08-28)
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song) (on 1940-08-28)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
The Andrews Sisters2:53
11Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1940)
recording of:
Scrub Me Mama With a Boogie Beat (on 1940-11-14)
lyricist and composer:
Don Raye
The Andrews Sisters2:37
12Yes, My Darling Daughter
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
The Andrews Sisters2:47
13I Yi Yi Yi Yi (I Like You Very Much)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
I, yi, yi, yi, yi
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
part of:
That Night in Rio (musical film, 1941)
The Andrews Sisters2:49
14The Three Caballeros
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-07-25)
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)
recording of:
You Belong to My Heart (The Three Caballeros) (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert (songwriter, lyricist and vocalis)
composer:
Agustín Lara
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
translated version of:
Solamente una vez
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby2:42
15Aurora
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1956)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (in 1956)
recording of:
Aurora (in 1956)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
writer:
Mário Lago (Brazilian songwriter) and Roberto Roberti
The Andrews Sisters2:53
16Jealous
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters2:55
17The Shrine of St. Cecilia
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1941)
recording of:
The Shrine of St. Cecilia (in 1941)
The Andrews Sisters2:46
18Three Little Sisters
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1942)
recording of:
Three Little Sisters (in 1942)
writer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) and Irving Taylor
The Andrews Sisters2:18
19Pennsylvania Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1942-05-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania Polka (on 1942-05-28)
writer:
L. Lee and Zeke Manners
The Andrews Sisters2:47
20I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
The Andrews Sisters2:51
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1Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp. and Robert Lane Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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)
The Andrews Sisters2:58
2I Can Dream, Can't I?
solo vocals:
Patti Andrews (on 1949-07-15)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-07-15)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-07-15)
cover recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (on 1949-07-15)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
The Andrews Sisters2:38
3Is You Is or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby2:56
4Near You
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
recording of:
Near You
lyricist:
Kermit Goell (in 1947)
composer:
Francis Craig (in 1947)
publisher:
Supreme Music Corporation (on 1947-07-25)
The Andrews Sisters3:01
5Strip Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1942)
recording of:
Strip Polka (on 1942-07-17)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
The Andrews Sisters2:48
6Straighten Up and Fly Right
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-05-02)
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right (on 1944-05-02)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30)
The Andrews Sisters2:29
7Money Is the Root of All Evil
recording of:
Money Is the Root of All Evil (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away)
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1945) and Joan Whitney (in 1945)
The Andrews Sisters2:37
8South America, Take It Away
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1946-05-11) and Bing Crosby (on 1946-05-11)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen’s Orchestra and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1946-05-11)
conductor:
Vic Schoen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
South America, Take It Away (on 1946-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
part of:
Call Me Mister (1946 revue)
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby3:14
9Tico Tico
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1944-03-07)
recording of:
Tico Tico (English version of "Tico‐Tico no fubá") (on 1944-03-07)
lyricist:
Aloysio de Oliveira
composer:
Zequinha de Abreu (in 1917)
translator:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
translated version of:
Tico-tico no fubá (original Portuguese version)
The Andrews Sisters2:18
10The Blond Sailor
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1945)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (in 1945)
recording of:
The Blond Sailor (in 1945)
lyricist:
Bell Leib and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jakob Pfeil
translated version of:
Fahr mich in die Ferne
The Andrews Sisters3:03
11Put That Ring on My Finger
The Andrews Sisters2:27
12Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some More Sea Food, Mama?)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-11-21)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
writer:
Jerry Brandow, Edward Robinson (songwriter), Lenny Kent, Willie Spotswood (US singer, composer, often credited as "Spotswood") and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
The Andrews Sisters3:12
13Lullaby of Broadway
recording of:
Lullaby of Broadway (from “Gold Diggers of 1935”) (in 1944)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1935)
publisher:
Henrees Music co., M. Witmark & Sons, Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 winner)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
The Andrews Sisters2:47
14The Lady From 29 Palms
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
recording of:
The Lady From 29 Palms
lyricist and composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
The Andrews Sisters2:57
15Your Red Wagon
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1947-10-30)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1947-10-30)
recording of:
Red Wagon (Your Red Wagon) (on 1947-10-30)
lyricist:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
The Andrews Sisters2:38
16Toolie Oolie Doolie
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1947-12-19)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-19)
recording of:
The Yodel Polka (Toolie Oolie Doolie) (on 1947-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Artur Beul (Swiss composer)
translator:
Vaughn Horton
translated version of:
Nach em Räge schiint d'Sunne
The Andrews Sisters2:50
17Heat Wave
cover recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
The Andrews Sisters2:47
18You Call Everybody Darling
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (in 1948, on 1948-07-26)
orchestra:
Bill Ternent and His Orchestra (on 1948-07-26)
recording of:
You Call Everybody Darling (on 1948-07-26)
writer:
Clem Watts, Sam Martin (1940s country songwriter) and Ben Trace
The Andrews Sisters2:24
19Underneath the Arches
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1948-07-26)
orchestra:
Bill Ternent and his Orchestra (on 1948-07-26)
recording of:
Underneath the Arches (on 1948-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Bud Flanagan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Andrews Sisters2:52
20Quicksilver
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-11-25)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1949-11-25) and Bing Crosby (on 1949-11-25)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (on 1949-11-25)
recording of:
Quicksilver (on 1949-11-25)
writer:
Edward Pola, Irving Taylor and George Wyle
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby2:46