The Absolutely Essential (3 CD Collection)

~ Release by The Andrews Sisters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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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