So Rare: A Selection by Barry Humphries of His Favourite Gramophone Records

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Tracklist

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1So Rare
vocals:
Hildegarde (US singer, Hildegarde Loretta Sell)
recording of:
So Rare (on 1937-08-30)
lyricist:
Jack Sharpe (American songwriter)
composer:
Jerry Herst
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Hildegarde3:17
2I Get Along Without You Very Well
piano:
Turner Layton
vocals:
Turner Layton
recording of:
I Get Along Without You Very Well (on 1939-07-08)
lyricist:
Jane Brown Thompson
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1939)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP) and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Turner Layton3:18
3Room Five Hundred and Four
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band
recording of:
Room Five Hundred and Four (in 1941)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
Vera Lynn3:26
4Sand in My Shoes
vocals:
Chick Henderson
orchestra:
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
recording of:
Sand in My Shoes (on 1941-09-07)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
Chick Henderson3:25
5Oceans of Time
vocals:
Jack Buchanan (Scottish actor) and Elsie Randolph
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
recording of:
Oceans of Time (on 1933-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
Jack Buchanan & Elsie Randolph3:09
6The Way You Look Tonight
vocals:
Comedy Harmonists
medley including a recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
medley including a recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (in 1936)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Comedy Harmonists2:58
7I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Hildegarde (US singer, Hildegarde Loretta Sell)
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends ("Boy Friends" is a subset of the "Savoy Orpheans")
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (in 1937)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Hildegarde3:17
8These Foolish Things
piano:
'Hutch' Leslie Hutchinson (Leslie Hutchinson)
vocals:
'Hutch' Leslie Hutchinson (Leslie Hutchinson)
recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Hutch3:31
9A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
vocals:
Dorothy Carless
orchestra:
Geraldo and His Orchestra
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (on 1940-06-29)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
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)
Dorothy Carless3:15
10Gone With the Wind
vocals:
Larry Cotton
orchestra:
Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers
recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1937-06-16)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Horace Heidt and His Brigadiers2:58
11From Me to You
vocals:
Al Bowlly
orchestra:
Lew Stone & His Band
recording of:
From Me to You (on 1933-10-10)
writer:
F. Andre, Nat Conney and Wayne King
Al Bowlly3:00
12Stardust
vocals:
Marjorie Stedeford
orchestra:
The Six Swingers (Australian group)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1935-06-27)
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
Marjorie Stedeford3:21
13Bei Dir war es immer so schön
vocals:
Rosita Serrano
conductor:
Kurt Hohenberger
recording of:
Bei dir war es immer so schön (in 1940)
lyricist:
Hans Fritz Beckmann (German lyricist)
composer:
Theo Mackeben
Rosita Serrano3:22
14Whispering
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1934-12-17)
vocals:
Comedy Harmonists
cover recording of:
Whispering (on 1934-12-17)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Comedy Harmonists3:11
15The Touch of Your Lips
vocals:
Hildegarde (US singer, Hildegarde Loretta Sell) (on 1936-05-01)
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends ("Boy Friends" is a subset of the "Savoy Orpheans") (on 1936-05-01)
recording of:
The Touch of Your Lips (on 1936-05-01)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
Hildegarde33:01
16What's New
vocals:
Anne Lenner and Eric Whitley
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends ("Boy Friends" is a subset of the "Savoy Orpheans")
recording of:
What’s New? (on 1939-11-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Anne Lenner and Eric Whitley3:06
17Laura
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1946-05-18)
vocals:
Jean Sablon (French actor, songwriter, jazz singer) (on 1946-05-18)
conductor:
Paul Baron (conductor) (on 1946-05-18)
arranger:
Paul Baron (conductor)
recording of:
Laura (french lyrics) (on 1946-05-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
David Raksin
translator:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
translated version of:
Laura (1945 song)
Jean Sablon3:23
18Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
vocals:
Anne Lenner
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends ("Boy Friends" is a subset of the "Savoy Orpheans")
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1934-12-15)
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
Anne Lenner2:50
19I Only Have Eyes for You
vocals:
'Hutch' Leslie Hutchinson (Leslie Hutchinson)
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You (on 1934-11-30)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!)
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:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Hutch3:14
20Hands Across the Table
vocals:
Lucienne Boyer
recording of:
Hands Across the Table (on 1934-11-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Jean Delettre
Lucienne Boyer3:01
21As Time Goes By
vocals:
Rudy Vallée
recording of:
As Time Goes By (the song from “Casablanca”) (on 1931-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (ended), Chappell (library/production music), Redwood Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1931)
sub-publisher:
香港商華納音樂出版有限公司台灣分公司 (Warner Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Casablanca (original soundtrack of the 1942 American film)
Rudy Vallée3:32
22The Moon Got in My Eyes
vocals:
Hildegarde (US singer, Hildegarde Loretta Sell)
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends ("Boy Friends" is a subset of the "Savoy Orpheans")
medley including a recording of:
All You Want to Do Is Dance (on 1937-09-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
medley including a recording of:
The Moon Got in My Eyes (on 1937-09-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Hildegarde3:01
23Sophisticated Lady
piano:
'Hutch' Leslie Hutchinson (Leslie Hutchinson)
vocals:
'Hutch' Leslie Hutchinson (Leslie Hutchinson)
recording of:
Sophisticated Lady
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Hutch3:20
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