16 Most Requested Songs: The 1940s, Volume II

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1Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
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)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:31
2Why Don’t You Do Right
alto saxophone:
Clint Neagley (on 1942-07-27) and Hymie Shertzer (on 1942-07-27)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Poland (on 1942-07-27)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1942-07-27)
double bass:
Cliff Hill (bass) (on 1942-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Hud Davies (on 1942-07-27)
guitar:
Dave Barbour (on 1942-07-27)
piano:
Mel Powell (American composer and jazz pianist) (on 1942-07-27)
tenor saxophone:
Leonard Sims (on 1942-07-27) and Jon Walton (on 1942-07-27)
trombone:
Charlie Castaldo (on 1942-07-27) and Lou McGarity (on 1942-07-27)
trumpet:
Al Davis (on 1942-07-27), Tony Faso (on 1942-07-27), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1942-07-27) and Lawrence Stearns (on 1942-07-27)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1942-07-27)
recording of:
Why Don’t You Do Right? (on 1942-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy
publisher:
Edwin Morris Music and Morley Music Co
version of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
3Brazil
cover recording of:
Aquarela do Brasil
lyricist and composer:
Ary Barroso
recording of:
Brazil (English translation)
writer:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Ary Barroso
translator:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
translated version of:
Aquarela do Brasil
part of:
Brazil
Xavier Cugat2:48
4Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
Frankie Carle and His Orchestra2:48
5My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
lead vocals:
Doris Day
vocals:
Doris Day
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
Les Brown and His Orchestra3:19
6It’s Only a Paper Moon
recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:51
7Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
lead vocals:
Harry Babbitt and Julie Conway
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-05-21)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra3:17
8South America, Take It Away
vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer)
Xavier Cugat2:52
9Far Away Places
recording of:
Far Away Places
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
Dinah Shore3:31
10My Darling, My Darling
orchestra:
George Siravo Orchestra
recording of:
My Darling, My Darling
writer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
Buddy Clark and Doris Day2:33
11It’s Magic
orchestra:
George Siravo Orchestra
recording of:
It’s Magic
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
Doris Day3:25
12Taking a Chance on Love
lead vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1940-11-29)
vocals:
Helen Forrest
recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:12
13Sleepy Lagoon
recording of:
By the Sleepy Lagoon (BBC Desert Island Discs theme) (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1930)
Harry James and His Orchestra2:56
14On a Slow Boat to China
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-06)
lead vocals:
Harry Babbitt (on 1947-11-06) and Gloria Wood (on 1947-11-06)
orchestra:
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (on 1947-11-06)
recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1947-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, 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))
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra3:20
15Baby, It’s Cold Outside
vocals:
Buddy Clark (US 1930s~1940s singer) and Dinah Shore
orchestra:
Ted Dale and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1949)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark2:22
16Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
orchestra:
Harry Zimmerman Orchestra
conductor:
Harry Zimmerman
recording of:
Lavender’s Blue (late 17th c. English folk song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3483)
Dinah Shore3:05

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ASIN:US: B0000026SS [info]

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part of:16 Most Requested Songs