These Were Our Songs: The Early '30s

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Tracklist

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1You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), 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:
42nd Street (full musical)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:57
2Stormy Weather
recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Harold Arlen with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:18
3Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
recording of:
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
lyricist:
George Brown (aka Billy Hill) (US songwriter)
composer:
Peter de Rose
Ray Noble and His Orchestra2:32
4Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
George Hall and His Orchestra3:03
5Now's the Time to Fall in Love (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper)
alto saxophone:
Gene Kardos (on 1931-11-13)
piano:
Joel Shaw (on 1931-11-13)
reeds:
Mike Doty (on 1931-11-13)
vocals:
Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (on 1931-11-13)
Gene Kardos and his Orchestra2:56
6Auf Wiedersehn, My Dear
recording of:
Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear (german lyrics)
lyricist:
Milton Ager and Al Goodhart
composer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Al Hoffman
translator:
Charles Amberg
translated version of:
Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear
Jack Denny and His Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra3:22
7Fit as a Fiddle
recording of:
Fit as a Fiddle (and Ready for Love)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1932)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:43
8Prisoner of Love
recording of:
Prisoner of Love
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Russ Columbo with Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra3:38
9Mimi
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (on 1932-06-29)
recording of:
Mimi (from 1932 film "Love Me Tonight") (on 1932-06-29)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Maurice Chevalier with Nat Finston and His Orchestra2:28
10Night and Day
reeds:
Jess Smith (reeds in Leo Reisman & His Orchestra) (on 1932-11-22) and Burt Williams (on 1932-11-22)
trombone:
Ernie Gibbs (on 1932-11-22)
trumpet:
Lew Sherwood (on 1932-11-22)
violin:
Lew Conrad (on 1932-11-22) and Sammy Schklar (on 1932-11-22)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1932-11-22)
orchestra:
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (on 1932-11-22)
conductor:
Leo Reisman (violinist, bandleader, arranger) (on 1932-11-22)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-11-22)
recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1932-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra53:28
11Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day
recorded at:
Brunswick Recording Studio, 799 Seventh Avenue, (1924-1931) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day (on 1931-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert, Bing Crosby and Roy Turk
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. (on 1931-10-29)
Bing Crosby2:55
12Willow Weep for Me
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:44
13One Hour With You
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1932-04-24)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra (on 1932-04-24)
recording of:
One Hour With You (from "One Hour With You") (on 1932-04-24)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Jeanette MacDonald with Nat Finston and The Paramount Studio Orchestra3:11
14Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Gordon Clifford
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:00
15All of Me
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Russ Columbo with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra3:10
16Tiger Rag
guitar:
Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14) and John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1932-04-14)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Jr. (on 1932-04-14)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1932-04-14) and Herbert Mills (on 1932-04-14)
recording of:
Tiger Rag ("Hold that tiger" lyrics) (on 1932-04-14)
lyricist:
Harry DeCosta
composer:
Eddie Edwards (Jazz trombonist), Nick LaRocca, Henry Ragas, Tony Sbarbaro and Larry Shields
is based on:
Tiger Rag (original 1917 instrumental version)
The Mills Brothers1:51
17Star Dust
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
Wayne King & His Orchestra3:08
18Sweet and Lovely
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
Victor Young & The Brunswick Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1931-09-14)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
Bing Crosby3:03
19Dancing in the Dark
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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) 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 Band Wagon (1953 film)
Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:52
20Sing Something Simple
recording of:
Sing Something Simple
writer:
Cliff Adams and John Logan ("sing something simple")
Leo Reisman & His Orchestra2:55
21Love Letters in the Sand
recording of:
Love Letters in the Sand
lyricist:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
composer:
J. Fred Coots, Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Ted Black & His Orchestra2:52
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