The Fantastic 40s

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Tracklist

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1I’ll Be Seeing You
recording of:
I’ll Be Seeing You
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1938)
composer:
Sammy Fain (in 1938)
publisher:
Fain Music (ASCAP), New Irving Kahal Music, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Bing Crosby42:53
2I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi
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)
Carmen Miranda2:17
3Honey Hush
recording of:
Honey Hush (“Oh how I love you honey hush…”)
writer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
Fats Waller3:19
4That’s My Desire
recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Frankie Laine2:52
5Falling Leaves
recording of:
Falling Leaves
composer:
Frankie Carle and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
Glenn Miller3:17
6Couquette
Louis Armstrong2:39
7Zip A Dee Doo Dah
Johnny Mercer52:55
8Mairzy DoatsThe Merry Macs42:48
9This Land Is Your Land
recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
Woody Guthrie2:20
10Dream
recording of:
Dream
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
publisher:
Capitol Songs Inc., Mercer Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Pied Pipers2:54
11I Can’t Get Started
Bunny Berigan4:48
12Cocktails for Two
recording of:
Cocktails for Two
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
Spike Jones and His City Slickers3:02
13On a Slow Boat to China
Kay Kyser3:22
14The Golden Wedding
Woody Herman Orchestra3:12
15The Old Lamplighter
Sammy Kaye3:11
16You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Gene Autry42:31
17People Will Say We’re in Love
Bing Crosby2:59
18Holiday for Strings
recording of:
Holiday for Strings
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
David Rose2:29
19There’s No Business Like Show Business
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman42:34
20Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Ella Mae Morse2:39
21Strange Fruit
recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Billie Holiday3:06
22Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette
recording of:
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
writer:
Merle Travis and Tex Williams
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and American Music (publisher) (on 1947-06-27)
Tex Williams and His Western Caravan2:58
23Brazil
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra2:44
24Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore42:05
25There Are Such Things
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (songwriter) (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Frank Sinatra2:45
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1Mule Train
recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine2:38
2Paper Doll
recording of:
Paper Doll
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:40
3Til the End of Time
recording of:
Till the End of Time
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Perry Como3:14
4McNamara’s Band
recording of:
McNamara’s Band (1945 song)
lyricist:
John J Stamford (songwriter) and The Jesters (Irish group from the '40s) (in 1945)
composer:
Shamus O’Connor (songwriter)
revision of:
MacNamara’s Band
Bing Crosby2:45
5Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Glenn Miller Orchestra43:26
6Ferry Boat Serenade
recording of:
Ferry Boat Serenade
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
The Andrews Sisters3:09
7Love Somebody
recording of:
Love Somebody
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
Doris Day3:05
8Oh, What It Seemed to BeFrankie Carle3:02
9A Little Bird Told Me
recording of:
A Little Bird Told Me
lyricist and composer:
Harvey O. Brooks
Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby2:47
10I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams2:51
11Ac Cent Tchu Ate the Positive
recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), 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:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Johnny Mercer42:52
12Managua Nicaragua
recording of:
Managua, Nicaragua
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Irving Fields
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra2:52
13Flying Home
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra3:17
14Move On Up a Little Higher
recording of:
Move On Up a Little Higher
lyricist and composer:
William Herbert Brewster
writer:
Rev. W.H. Brewster
arranger:
M. Jackson
Mahalia Jackson2:44
15March of the Bob Cats
Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats2:39
16Ballerina
recording of:
Ballerina
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
Vaughn Monroe3:30
17Frenesi
recording of:
Frenesi
composer:
Alberto Domínguez
translator:
Leonard Whitcup
translated version of:
Frenesí
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:05
18To Each His Own
recording of:
To Each His Own
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots3:16
19All or Nothing at All
recording of:
All or Nothing at All
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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)
Harry James and His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra3:01
20I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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)
Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra3:14
21Linger in Your Arms a Little Longer
recording of:
Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby
lyricist and composer:
Herb Magidson
Louis Armstrong3:02
22That’s What I Like About the SouthPhil Harris2:46
23How High the Moon
Benny Goodman3:02
24New San Antonia Rose
recording of:
San Antonio Rose
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bob Wills2:39
25How Are Things in Glocca Mora
recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow")
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Dick Haymes3:02
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1In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
included in:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller43:37
2The Gypsy
The Ink Spots2:47
3House of Blue Lights
Ella Mae Morse2:54
4For Sentimental ReasonsNat King Cole2:57
5Manana
Peggy Lee2:53
6Fine Brown Frame
Nellie Lutcher3:00
7There! I’ve Said It Again
recording of:
There I’ve Said it Again
writer:
Redd Evans and David Mann (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Vaughn Monroe3:14
8Rumours Are FlyingFrankie Carle2:54
9Oh What a Beautiful Morning
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Frank Sinatra3:00
10When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Vera Lynn2:55
11That Lucky Old Sun
Frankie Laine3:01
12I’m Beginning to See the Light
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne‐Rachel Music Corp.
Harry James and His Orchestra3:16
13Huggin and ChalkinHoagy Carmichael2:39
14Caldonia
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman3:05
15Hey! Ba Ba Re BopTex Beneke & Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:04
16The Boys in the Back Room
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-19)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-19)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-19)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-19)
recording of:
The Boys in the Backroom (on 1939-12-19)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Frederick Hollander
Marlene Dietrich2:04
17Fifty Fifty Blues
recording of:
Fifty-Fifty Blues
writer:
Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
Louis Armstrong3:01
18Boogie Woogie Bugle BoyThe Andrews Sisters2:44
19Cow Cow Boogie
Freddie Slack and His Orchestra & Ella Mae Morse3:15
20Near You
Alvino Rey & His Orchestra3:02
21Swinging on a Star
recording of:
Swinging on a Star
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1944 winner)
Bing Crosby & The Williams Brothers2:33
22Chi Baba, Chi Baba
recording of:
Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
Perry Como3:00
23Salt Peanuts
recording of:
Salt Peanuts
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
adaptations:
Salt Peanuts (Pointer Sisters version, with lyrics)
Dizzy Gillespie3:19
24Besame Mucho
Jimmy Dorsey3:04
25Take the A Train
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Duke Ellington2:58
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1I Cover the Waterfront
Louis Armstrong3:17
2Nature Boy
recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Nat King Cole2:56
3My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
Doris Day3:22
4Trolley Song
Pied Pipers3:01
5You Always Hurt the One You Love
recording of:
You Always Hurt the One You Love
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
publisher:
Doris Fisher Music Corp.
The Mills Brothers3:25
6American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
Glenn Miller Orchestra3:25
7String of Pearls
Benny Goodman3:01
8Riders in the Sky
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra2:57
9All That Meat and No Potatoes
recording of:
All That Meat and No Potatoes
lyricist and composer:
Ed Kirkeby (also known as Ed Lloyd and Ted Wallace) and Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:49
10San Fernando Valley
recording of:
San Fernando Valley
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
Bing Crosby3:15
11Hurry On Down
recording of:
Hurry on Down
lyricist and composer:
Nellie Lutcher
Nellie Lutcher2:29
12On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1946 winner)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers3:08
13Fools Rush In
Tony Martin2:58
14Der Fuehrer’s Face
recording of:
Der Fuehrer’s Face
lyricist and composer:
Oliver Wallace (English composer and conductor, Walt Disney Studios)
Spike Jones2:42
15Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:15
16Rum and Coca Cola
recording of:
Rum and Coca‐Cola (calypso)
additional lyricist:
Morey Amsterdam
lyricist:
Lord Invader (calypso vocalist and songwriter)
additional composer:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Jeri Sullivan
composer:
Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH
The Andrews Sisters3:12
17It’s Been a Long Long Time
Kitty Kallen3:26
18Stormy WeatherLena Horne3:51
19Cruising Down the River
recording of:
Cruising Down the River (1945 song)
writer:
Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton
Russ Morgan2:39
20I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Frankie Laine2:50
21Linda
recording of:
Linda (1946 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company)
Buddy Clark3:18
22Heartaches
Ted Weems2:44
23Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
Will Bradley and His Orchestra2:40
24Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
12th Street Rag
Pee Wee Hunt2:54
25A Tree in the Meadow
recording of:
A Tree in the Meadow (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Margaret Whiting2:56