The Best of The Mills Brothers, Volume 2

~ Release by The Mills Brothers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Moonlight and Roses
recording of:
Moonlight and Roses (1921 song)
lyricist:
Ben Black (English-born composer, 1889–1950) (in 1921) and Neil Moret (in 1921)
composer:
Edwin Lemare (British organist and composer) (in 1888)
is based on:
Andantino in D-flat major, op. 83 no. 2 "Moonlight and Roses"
2:34
C2Poor Butterfly
recording of:
Poor Butterfly
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
2:34
C3Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:57
C4On the Banks of the Wabash
recording of:
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
anthem of:
Indiana, United States (from 1913 to present)
lyricist:
Paul Dresser
composer:
Paul Dresser (in 1897)
3:19
C5My Wild Irish Rose
2:30
C6You Can't Be True, Dear
recording of:
You Can’t Be True
lyricist:
Hal Cotton (songwriter) and Gerhard Ebeler
composer:
Hans Otten (composer)
arranger:
Kenneth Griffin (40s US organist)
arrangement of:
You Can’t Be True, Dear
2:18
D1Any Time
cover recording of:
Any Time
lyricist and composer:
Herbert Happy Lawson (in 1921)
publisher:
Adams-Lawson Music Publishers (on 1921-12-22) and Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Co. (on 1921-12-27)
2:29
D2Bye Bye Blackbird
recording of:
Bye Bye Blackbird
lyricist:
Mort Dixon (in 1926)
composer:
Ray Henderson (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter, Olde Clover Leaf Music, Ray Henderson Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:16
D3Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka
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")
2:15
D4South of the Border
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
writer:
Michael Carr (songwriter) and Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
2:34
D5Home on the Range
2:30
D6You Never Miss the Water 'till the Well Runs Dry
recording of:
You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry
writer:
Arthur Kent and Paul Secon
2:40
D7Tennessee Waltz
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
2:22