These Were Our Songs: The Late ’30s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: 1939
2▶12" Vinyl: 1938
3▶12" Vinyl: 1937
4▶12" Vinyl: 1936
5▶12" Vinyl: 1935
6▶12" Vinyl: Side One: These Were Our Bands / Side Two: … And Here’s What We Danced To
7▼12" Vinyl: Side One: These Were Our Guys / Side Two: … And These Were Our Girls
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M1Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Bing Crosby with Matty Malneck and His Orchestra?:??
M2I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
Dick Powell with Victor Young and His Orchestra?:??
M3My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Ink Spots3.5?:??
M4Thanks for the Memory
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra?:??
M5Your Feet’s Too Big
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-11-03)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (jazz double bass player) (on 1939-11-03)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-11-03)
guitar:
John Smith (US jazz guitarist, active 1930s-1960s) (on 1939-11-03)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-11-03)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (jazz trumpet player) (on 1939-11-03)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-11-03)
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller and His Rhythm, Fats Waller?:??
M6The Whiffenpoof Song
vocals:
The Gentlemen Songsters and Rudy Vallée
Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees, Rudy Vallée and The Gentlemen Songsters?:??
N1When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
recording of:
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
lyricist:
Howard Johnson (songwriter / lyricist) and Kathy Smith
composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Kate Smith and The Ambassadors with Jack Miller and His Orchestra?:??
N2The Man I Love
Dorothy Lamour with Lou Bring and His Orchestra?:??
N3Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Andrews Sisters?:??
N4Embraceable You
Judy Garland with Victor Young and His Orchestra?:??
N5Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
The Boswell Sisters?:??
N6Once in a While
Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra?:??