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One Version:
(P) CDD
(C) The International Music Company AG

Distributed by
The International Music Company AG
Rahlau 4-6
22045 Hamburg

Past Perfect 24 Carat Gold Edition
ACUM
Stereo

Order No. 204220 PC 325

Another Version:
(C) and (P) by Trumpets of Jericho Ltd.
Gan Galram
Industrial Zone P.O. Box 6
20101 Karmiel
Israel

Distributed by
The International Music Company AG
Rahlau 4-6
22045 Hamburg
Israel

Past Perfect 24 Carat Gold Edition
ACUM
Stereo

Order No. 20.4224-PP

Each CD has it's own jewel case with it's own text insert and an individual barcode (that is not listed here).

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-13 05:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: What A Little Moonlight Can Do
#TitleRatingLength
1Your Mother's Son-In-Law2:45
2Riffin' the Scotch
2:33
3I Wished on the Moon
recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:07
4What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
3:01
5Miss Brown to You
recording of:
Miss Brown to You
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
3:03
6A Sunbonnet Blue (And a Little Straw Hat)
recording of:
A Sunbonnet Blue
writer:
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
2:54
7What a Night, What a Moon, What a Girl2:59
8I'm Painting the Town Red
recording of:
I’m Painting the Town Red
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Sam H. Stept
13:01
9It's Too Hot for Words2:49
10Twenty-Four Hours a Day3:04
11Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town2:46
12Eeny Meeny Miney Mo
recording of:
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
13:15
13If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
3:13
14These 'N' That 'N' Those3:15
15You Let Me Down
recording of:
You Let Me Down
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:55
16Spreadin' Rhythm Around
recording of:
Spreadin’ Rhythm Around
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:56
17Life Begins When You're in Love
3:04
18It's Like Reaching for the Moon
recording of:
It’s Like Reaching for the Moon
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Gerald Marqusee and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:22
19These Foolish Things
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:17
2▼CD: Billie's Blues
#TitleRatingLength
1I Cried For You3:13
2Guess Who
recording of:
Guess Who
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Burton Lane
3:11
3Did I Remember
recording of:
Did I Remember
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1936)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1936)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (on 1936-05-26)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
2:52
4No Regrets
2:38
5Summertime
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
writer:
Erik de Vahl
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:55
6Billie's Blues
recording of:
Billie’s Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Billie Holiday (until 1936-08-01)
publisher:
Basart Editions
2:40
7A Fine Romance
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
D. Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
J. Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
2:51
8I Can't Pretend
3:06
9One, Two, Button Your Shoe
recording of:
One, Two, Button Your Shoe (from “Pennies From Heaven”)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
2:49
10Let's Call A Heart A Heart
recording of:
Let’s Call a Heart a Heart
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
3:03
11Easy To Love
recording of:
Easy to Love
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
Born to Dance
3:13
12With Thee I Swing
3:17
13The Way You Look Tonight
3:05
14Who Loves You
recording of:
Who Loves You?
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
J. Fred Coots
3:14
15Pennies From Heaven
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven
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)
3:15
16That's Life I Guess
recording of:
That’s Life I Guess
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:08
17I Can't Give You Anything But Love
vocals:
Billie Holiday (in 1936)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (in 1936)
recording of:
I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., 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), 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) 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)
3:28
18One Never Knows, Does One
3:04
19I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
2:54
3▼CD: The Mood That I'm In
#TitleRatingLength
1If My Heart Could Only Talk
3:05
2Please Keep Me In Your Dreams2:18
3He Ain't Got Rhythm
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:50
4This Year's Kisses
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:09
5Why Was I Born
recording of:
Why Was I Born?
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1929)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1929)
2:51
6I Must Have That Man
recording of:
I Must Have That Man
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:55
7The Mood That I'm In
recording of:
The Mood That I'm In
writer:
Al Sherman (jazz trombone) and Abner Silver
3:01
8You Showed Me The Way
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
2:59
9Sentimental And Melancholy2:38
10My Last Affair
3:10
11Carelessly
recording of:
Carelessly
writer:
Norman Ellis (songwriter), Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
3:06
12How Could You
recording of:
How Could You?
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:29
13Moanin' Low
3:04
14Where Is The Sun?
recording of:
Where Is the Sun?
writer:
Lee David and John Redmond (singer, songwriter)
2:46
15Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:37
16They Can't Take That Away From Me
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., 1968‐09‐19–1999‐11‐09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:04
17I Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Going2:47
18Sun Showers
recording of:
Sun Showers
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:06
19Yours And Mine
3:13
4▼CD: Me, Myself and I
#TitleRatingLength
1I'll Get By
3:09
2Mean To Me3:08
3Foolin' Myself
recording of:
Foolin’ Myself
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
publisher:
Chappell Music Co. Inc.
3:02
4Easy Living
recording of:
Easy Living
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1937) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1937)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1937, in 1964)
3:03
5I'll Never Be The Same3:04
6Me, Myself And I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
2:34
7A Sailboat In The Moonlight2:51
8Born To Love
recording of:
Born to Love
writer:
M. K. Jerome and Jack Scholl
2:39
9Without Your Love
recording of:
Without Your Love (1930s jazz/blues song)
composer:
Johnny Lange and Fred Stryker
2:52
10Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
recording of:
(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
3:04
11Who Wants Love?
recording of:
Who Wants Love?
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Franz Waxman
2:34
12Trav'lin' All Alone
recording of:
Trav’lin’ All Alone (on 1937-09-13)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:15
13He's Funny That Way
2:40
14Nice 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)
3:10
15Things Are Looking Up
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
3:22
16My Man
3:04
17Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
3:17
18My First Impression Of You
recording of:
My First Impression of You
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:48
19When You're Smiling
2:48
5▼CD: On The Sentimental Side
#TitleRatingLength
1I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
2:46
2If Dreams Come True
recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
3:04
3Now They Call It Swing
2:59
4On the Sentimental Side
3:06
5Back in Your Own Backyard
recording of:
Back in Your Own Back Yard
additional lyricist:
Al Jolson
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Dave Dreyer
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:40
6When a Woman Loves a Man
recording of:
When a Woman Loves a Man
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (in 1938) and Gordon Jenkins (in 1938)
publisher:
Anne‐Rachel Music Corp.
2:24
7You Go to My Head
recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
2:52
8The Moon Looks Down and Laughs2:57
9If I Were You
42:25
10Forget If You Can
recording of:
Forget If You Can
lyricist:
Jack Manus (lyricist)
writer:
Len Joy and Kay Upham
2:52
11Having Myself a Time
recording of:
Havin’ Myself a Time
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
2:31
12Says My Heart
recording of:
Says My Heart
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1938)
composer:
Burton Lane (in 1938)
2:51
13I Wish I Had You
2:52
14I'm Gonna Lock My Heart
2:09
15The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:44
16I Can't Get Started
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke (Russian-American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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)
2:50
17I've Got a Date With a Dream
2:43
18You Can't Be Mine
2:23
19Everybody's Laughing2:59
6▶CD: April In My Heart
7▶CD: Body And Soul
8▶CD: All Of Me
9▶CD: How Am I To Know
10▶CD: There Is No Greater Love