The Very Best of the Irving Berlin Songbook

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1Let’s Face the Music and Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1936-01-30)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Fred Astaire2:29
2Always
cover recording of:
Always (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
3There’s No Business Like Show Business
vocals:
Louis Calhern, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel and Keenan Wynn
recording of:
There’s No Business Like Show Business (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (on 1949-11-21)
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
Howard Keel, Betty Hutton, Louis Calhern & Keenan Wynn2:31
4Cheek to Cheek
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1958-12-23)
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1958-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-12-23)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-12-23)
piano:
Ronnell Bright (on 1958-12-23)
reeds:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-12-23)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1958-12-23) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-12-23)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1958-12-23), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-12-23) and Benny Powell (on 1958-12-23)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1958-12-23), Eugene Young (on 1958-12-23) and Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-12-23)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1958-12-23)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-12-23)
cover recording of:
Cheek to Cheek (from “Top Hat”) (on 1958-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
publisher:
Irving Berlin (England) Music Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., 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)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1935 nominee)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Sarah Vaughan2:46
5How Deep Is the Ocean?
recording of:
How Deep Is the Ocean? (on 1946-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1932)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
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)
Frank Sinatra2:59
6I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
producer:
Lee Gillette
lead vocals:
Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
conductor:
Gus Levene (in 1959)
arranger:
Irving Berlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1959)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (in 1959)
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)
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)
Dean Martin42:43
7Be Careful, It’s My Heart
recording of:
Be Careful, It’s My Heart (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Eydie Gormé2:28
8Anything You Can Do
vocals:
Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton
recording of:
Anything You Can Do (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (ended) and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton3:09
9You Can Have Him
cover recording of:
You Can Have Him (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1949)
Nina Simone5:50
10Easter Parade
double bass:
Moses Allen (on 1939-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1939-04-07)
guitar:
Al Norris (on 1939-04-07)
piano:
Edwin Wilcox (on 1939-04-07)
reeds:
Earl Carruthers (on 1939-04-07), Dan Grissom (on 1939-04-07) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1939-04-07)
trombone:
Russell Bowles (on 1939-04-07), Elmer Crumbley (on 1939-04-07) and Trummy Young (on 1939-04-07)
trumpet:
Sy Oliver (on 1939-04-07), Eddie Tompkins (on 1939-04-07) and Paul Webster (trumpet, jazz musician) (on 1939-04-07)
woodwind:
Ted Buckner (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-04-07) and Joe Thomas (US jazz tenor saxophone player) (on 1939-04-07)
recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”) (on 1939-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra2:41
11He Ain’t Got Rhythm
recording of:
He Ain’t Got Rhythm (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Billie Holiday2:51
12Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly
recording of:
Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly (Annie Get Your Gun) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Mary Martin2:27
13Say It Isn’t So
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Say It Isn’t So (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars2:54
14Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
recording of:
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Al Jolson2:23
15Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company 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)
The McGuire Sisters1:50
16Let’s Take an Old Fashioned Walk
recording of:
Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Doris Day & Frank Sinatra3:00
17How About Me?
recording of:
How About Me? (in 1955)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1928)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Eddie Fisher2:54
18Marie
recording of:
Marie (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:20
19You’re Laughing at Me
alto saxophone:
Scoops Carry (on 1937-01-19)
double bass:
Truck Parham (on 1937-01-19)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1937-01-19)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1937-01-19)
piano:
Teddy Cole (jazz pianist) (on 1937-01-19)
tenor saxophone:
Herbie Haymer (on 1937-01-19)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1937-01-19)
vocals:
Mildred Bailey (on 1937-01-19)
recording of:
You’re Laughing at Me (on 1937-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
Mildred Bailey2:50
20Play a Simple Melody
recording of:
Play a Simple Melody (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music
Gary Crosby & Friend2:54
21This Is the Army, Mr Jones
recording of:
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones (in 1943)
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1942)
Irving Berlin2:22
22Steppin’ Out With My Baby
recording of:
Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Easter Parade) (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1948)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
Gordon MacRae2:30
23It’s a Lovely Day Today
cover recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Today (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
Ella Fitzgerald2:27
24What’ll I Do
recording of:
What’ll I Do? (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
Nat King Cole3:04
25Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tap dance:
Fred Astaire
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Adele Astaire and Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Fred Astaire3:50
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1Isn’t It a Lovely Day
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1958-03-13)
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-03-13)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1958-03-18)
performer:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (on 1958-03-18)
arranger:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-03-13)
cover recording of:
Isn’t This a Lovely Day? (from “Top Hat”) (on 1958-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Ella Fitzgerald3:28
2They Say It’s Wonderful
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Co. and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Frank Sinatra3:06
3Puttin’ On the Ritz
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-03-26)
vocals and performer:
Fred Astaire (on 1930-03-26)
orchestra:
Columbia Studio Orchestra (on 1930-03-26) and Van Phillips and His Orchestra (on 1930-03-26)
recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz (on 1930-03-26)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
Fred Astaire2:35
4I Got the Sun in the Morning
recording of:
I Got the Sun in the Morning (from “Annie Get Your Gun”) (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Mary Martin & John Raitt3:18
5Alexander’s Ragtime Band
recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
arranger:
Deseő Csaba
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
Johnnie Ray2:28
6The Girl That I Marry
recording of:
The Girl That I Marry (from "Annie Get Your Gun") (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Howard Keel2:35
7All By Myself
recording of:
All by Myself (in 1962)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1921)
Bobby Darin3:06
8Everybody’s Doing It
clarinet:
Johnny Mintz (on 1938-03-10)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1938-03-10)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1938-03-10)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1938-03-10)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1938-03-10)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1938-03-10)
trumpet:
Pee Wee Erwin (on 1938-03-10)
vocals:
Edythe Wright (on 1938-03-10)
recording of:
Everybody’s Doing It Now (on 1938-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
translator:
Jaap van de Merwe
Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven2:56
9You’re Just in Love
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1950) and The Fontane Sisters (in 1950)
orchestra:
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (in 1950)
recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam) (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Call Me Madam
Perry Como2:57
10I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean
alto saxophone:
Sol Kane (on 1942-03-12) and Bud Shiffman (on 1942-03-12)
baritone saxophone:
Art Ralston (on 1942-03-12)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-03-12)
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1942-03-12)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Collier (drums, percussion) (on 1942-03-12)
guitar:
Tom Morgan (Big band era guitarist) (on 1942-03-12)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-03-12)
tenor saxophone:
George Berg (on 1942-03-12) and Vido Musso (on 1942-03-12)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1942-03-12) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-03-12)
trumpet:
Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-03-12), John Napton (on 1942-03-12) and Bernie Privin (on 1942-03-12)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-03-12)
cover recording of:
I Threw a Kiss in the Ocean (on 1942-03-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Peggy Lee3:00
11When I Lost You
recording of:
When I Lost You (in 1940)
lyricist:
Irving Berlin
composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1912)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Bing Crosby3:14
12Roses of Yesterday
cover recording of:
Roses of Yesterday (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Tony Bennett2:54
13Heatwave
recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”) (in 1933)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
Ethel Waters3:01
14I Never Had a Chance
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1947-08-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-06)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-06)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-06)
recording of:
I Never Had a Chance (on 1947-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
The Nat King Cole Trio2:51
15The Piccolino
recording of:
The Piccolino (from “Top Hat”) (in 1935)
composer:
Irving Berlin
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
Ginger Rogers3:16
16You’re Lonely and I’m Lonely
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-04-23)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1940-04-23)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1940-04-23)
saxophone:
Don Lodice (on 1940-04-23), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-23), Johnny Mince (on 1940-04-23), Hymie Shertzer (on 1940-04-23) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-04-23)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-04-23), Les Jenkins (on 1940-04-23) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-23)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1940-04-23), Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-04-23), John Dillard (Jazz Musician) (on 1940-04-23) and Ray Linn (on 1940-04-23)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-04-23)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader)
arranger:
Axel Stordahl
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-23)
recording of:
You're Lonely and I'm Lonely (on 1940-04-23)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra3:12
17I Want to Be in Dixie
vocals:
Dorothy Carless
recording of:
I Want to Be in Dixie (in 1943)
writer:
Irving Berlin and Ted Snyder
Geraldo and His Orchestra3:10
18Me!
recording of:
Me! (Irving Berlin song) (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Ben Selvin and His Orchestra2:53
19This Year’s Kisses
vocals:
Alice Faye (on 1937-01-24)
conductor:
Cy Feuer (on 1937-01-24)
recording of:
This Year’s Kisses (on 1937-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Alice Faye2:55
20Russian Lullaby
recording of:
Russian Lullaby (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Bunny Berigan3:07
21Change Partners
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (in 1952-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
tenor saxophone:
Flip Phillips (in 1952-12)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Change Partners (from “Carefree”) (in 1952-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1938)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Fred Astaire3:19
22Slumming on Park Avenue
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1958-03-13)
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-03-13)
conductor:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
performer:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1958)
arranger:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1958-03-13)
cover recording of:
Slumming on Park Avenue (on 1958-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
Ella Fitzgerald2:23
23White Christmas
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-03-19)
choir vocals:
Ken Darby Singers (on 1947-03-19)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1947-03-19)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (on 1947-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 20) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 34)
recording of:
White Christmas (on 1947-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), 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)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
Bing Crosby4.23:05
24Waiting at the End of the Road
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1929-08-29)
instrumental recording of:
Waiting at the End of the Road (from “Hallelujah”) (on 1929-08-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Fats Waller3:22
25The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-13)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-13)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-13)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-13) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-13) and The Mills Brothers (on 1938-06-13)
recording of:
The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On) (on 1938-06-13)
lyricist:
Irving Berlin
composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1927)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
Louis Armstrong with The Mills Brothers3:13