The Great American Composers: Harold Arlen

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bloomer Girl Overture
Lehman Engel5:56
2Lets Take a Walk Around the Block
recording of:
Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934) and Yip Harburg (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
New World Music Company Ltd. and S.A. Music Co.
Doris Day2:42
3I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Eileen Farrell2:58
4Fun to Be Fooled
cover recording of:
Fun to Be Fooled
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Tony Bennett3:52
5Right as the Rain
recording of:
Right as the Rain
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (ended), Glocca Morra Music Corp. and S.A. Music Co.
Earl Wrightson3:13
6Get Happy
recording of:
Get Happy
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1929)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Remick Music Corp., S.A. Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Summer Stock
part of:
The Nine‐Fifteen Revue (1930)
Leslie Uggams2:56
7Little Biscuit
recording of:
Little Biscuit
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen3:57
8Moanin’ in the Mornin’
recording of:
Moanin’ in the Mornin’
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Judy Roderick3:34
9Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Damita Jo4:00
10For Every Man There’s a Woman
cover recording of:
For Every Man There’s a Woman
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Tony Bennett3:18
11I Never Has Seen Snow
recording of:
I Never Has Seen Snow
lyricist:
Harold Arlen and Truman Capote
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation and S.A. Music Co.
Eileen Farrell3:47
12My Shining Hour
recording of:
My Shining Hour (The Sky’s the Limit)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) (ended), Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
Harold Arlen3:23
13I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), 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) 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)
Robert Goulet2:59
14Little Drops of Rain
recording of:
Little Drops of Rain
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Earl Wrightson2:18
15Today I Love Everybody
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-02-10)
bass:
James Richardson (on 1965-02-10)
drums (drum set):
Hindal Butts (on 1965-02-10)
guitar:
Kenny Burrell (on 1965-02-10)
piano:
Ted Harris (Soul music writer) (on 1965-02-10)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1965-02-10)
live cover recording of:
Today I Love Everybody (on 1965-02-10)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Harold Arlen
Aretha Franklin3:27
16When the Sun Comes Out
recording of:
When the Sun Comes Out
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Robert Horton2:20
17What Good Does It Do?
cover recording of:
What Good Does It Do?
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Tony Bennett4:10
18I Wonder What Became of Me?
recording of:
I Wonder What Became of Me?
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
Diahann Carroll3:09
19The Morning After
Eileen Farrell3:36
20Evalina
recording of:
Evelina (from Bloomer Girl)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
Joel Grey3:03
21Ac‐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)
Harold Arlen2:36