These Were Our Songs: The Early '30s

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Tracklist

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1Lazybones
recording of:
Lazy Bones
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
The Mills Brothers3:00
2Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
Gene Austin with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra2:22
3Let Me Call You Sweetheart
recording of:
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
lyricist:
Beth Whitson
composer:
Leo Friedman
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra3:14
4Mandy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-28)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Mezz Mezzrow (on 1934-09-28)
double bass:
Billy Taylor (jazz bassist) (on 1934-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Harry Dial (on 1934-09-28)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1934-09-28)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
trombone:
Floyd O'Brien (on 1934-09-28)
trumpet:
Herman Autrey (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1934-09-28)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1934-09-28)
recording of:
Mandy (1919 song) (on 1934-09-28)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1919)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:32
5Falling in Love Again
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1930-02-06)
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1930-02-06)
conductor:
Friedrich Hollaender (on 1930-02-06)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1930-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich with Friedrich Hollander & His Orchestra3:11
6Dinah
recording of:
Dinah
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Ethel Waters2:44
7Stay as Sweet as You Are
cover recording of:
Stay as Sweet as You Are
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Kate Smith and Her Swanee Music3:14
8When I Take My Sugar to Tea
recording of:
When I Take My Sugar to Tea
composer:
Pierre Norman Connor, Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:12
9Something to Remember You By
recording of:
Something to Remember You By
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Helen Morgan with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra2:55
10My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Jane Froman3:10
11The Man From the South
recording of:
The Man From the South
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Ted Weems and His Orchestra2:39
12I Get a Kick Out of You
recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:21
13The Very Thought of You
recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:34
14I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies2:56
15My Old Flame
recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Ted Lewis and His Orchestra3:11
16Sweet Georgia Brown
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
Earl Hines and His Orchestra2:26
17All I Do Is Dream of You
recording of:
All I Do Is Dream of You (Singin’ in the Rain)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (stage musical)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
Jan Garber & His Orchestra2:37
18Muskrat Ramble
recording of:
Muskrat Ramble (1926 original instrumental version)
composer:
Kid Ory (in 1926)
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:13
19Mood Indigo
recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
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) and 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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:09
20Anything Goes
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra2:31
21Goodnight Sweetheart
recording of:
Goodnight, Sweetheart
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ray Noble
translator:
Rudy Vallée
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
1941
Wayne King & His Orchestra3:17
22Au Revoir, Pleasant Dreams
recording of:
Au revoir (Auf Wiederseh’n, my Dear)
lyricist:
Milton Ager and Al Goodhart
composer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) and Al Hoffman
translator:
Robert Valaire
translated version of:
Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear
Ben Bernie & His Orchestra2:30

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