My Ideal: The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Margaret Whiting (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Might as Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
Margaret Whiting3:14
2Whirlwind
recording of:
Whirlwind
writer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”)
Margaret Whiting2:40
3The Story of My Life
Margaret Whiting2:57
4I Speak to the Stars
Margaret Whiting3:05
5Singing Bells
Margaret Whiting2:23
6Moonlight in Vermont
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1944-09-20)
orchestra:
Billy Butterfield and His Orchestra (on 1944-09-20)
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont (on 1944-09-20)
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
Margaret Whiting3:13
7Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk
recording of:
Let’s Take an Old-Fashioned Walk
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Margaret Whiting3:06
8True Love
Margaret Whiting2:31
9Bidin' My Time
Margaret Whiting2:48
10Sorry
recording of:
Sorry
writer:
Buddy Pepper and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Margaret Whiting2:55
11I Just Love You
Margaret Whiting2:42
12Oops!
Margaret Whiting2:45
13All Through the Day
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1945-12-10)
conductor:
Carl Kress (on 1945-12-10)
recorded at:
WMCA Radio Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-10)
recording of:
All Through the Day (on 1945-12-10)
writer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Jerome Kern
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Margaret Whiting2:39
14In Love in Vain
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1945-12-10)
conductor:
Carl Kress (on 1945-12-10)
recorded at:
WMCA Radio Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-10)
recording of:
In Love in Vain (on 1945-12-10)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and PolyGram International Music B.V. (not for release label use!)
Margaret Whiting3:01
15I Kiss You a Million Times
Margaret Whiting2:43
16C.O.D.
Margaret Whiting1:52
17Three Rivers
Margaret Whiting2:56
18Home Cookin'
recording of:
Home Cookin’
writer:
Jay Livingston and Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:52
19Lucky Us
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:53
20Ain't We Got Fun
recording of:
Ain’t We Got Fun?
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan and Gus Kahn
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope2:19
21Blind Date
producer:
Lee Gillette
vocals:
Bob Hope (on 1950-05-11), The Starlighters (1940s-50s vocal group that accompanied Jo Stafford, among others) (on 1950-05-11) and Margaret Whiting (on 1950-05-11)
orchestra:
Billy May and His Orchestra (on 1950-05-11)
Margaret Whiting & Bob Hope3:16
22April Showers
Margaret Whiting2:41
23Stowaway
Margaret Whiting3:00
24Come Rain or Come Shine
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1946-02-17)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1946-02-17)
recording of:
Come Rain or Come Shine (on 1946-02-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1946)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), S.A. Music Co. and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia AB
Margaret Whiting3:00
25Stay With the Happy People
Margaret Whiting2:51
26While the Angelus Was Ringing
Margaret Whiting2:46
27My Son, My Son
Margaret Whiting2:57
28The Second Time in Love
Margaret Whiting2:26
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Heart Stood Still
Margaret Whiting2:44
2My Funny Valentine
Margaret Whiting2:45
3This Can't Be Love
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Margaret Whiting2:37
4I Didn't Know What Time It Was
recording of:
I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1939)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
Margaret Whiting3:12
5Lover
Margaret Whiting3:06
6Little Girl Blue
recording of:
Little Girl Blue
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1935)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1935)
arranger:
Sarah Latto
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., T.B. Harms Co., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Warner Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., Williamson Music Company, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), 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) 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:
Jumbo
Margaret Whiting3:14
7Thou Swell
recording of:
Thou Swell
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Marlin Enterprises and Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases)
Margaret Whiting2:45
8My Romance
Margaret Whiting2:50
9Take Care, My Love
Margaret Whiting2:58
10It's Nice to Have You Home
Margaret Whiting2:59
11It's a Most Unusual Day
Margaret Whiting3:12
12A Tree in the Meadow
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1948)
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1948-05-25)
orchestra:
Frank Devol and His Orchestra (in 1948)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders (932 N Western Ave location till 1949) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1948-05-25)
recording of:
A Tree in the Meadow (1948 song) (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Margaret Whiting2:42
13Over and Over and Over
Margaret Whiting3:00
14My Future Just Passed
recording of:
My Future Just Passed
lyricist:
George Marion, Jr.
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer)
Margaret Whiting2:53
15That's for Sure
Margaret Whiting2:11
16I've Forgotten You
Margaret Whiting3:11
17This Little Piggy Went to Market
Margaret Whiting2:53
18Hoppy, Topper and Me (Duet with William Boyd)
Margaret Whiting3:15
19So Far
Margaret Whiting3:09
20A Wonderful Guy
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1949-03-10)
orchestra:
Frank Devol and His Orchestra (on 1949-03-10)
recording of:
I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy (South Pacific) (on 1949-03-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Margaret Whiting2:49
21Younger Than Springtime
recording of:
Younger Than Springtime
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Margaret Whiting2:56
22A Cock-Eyed Optimist
recording of:
A Cockeyed Optimist (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Margaret Whiting2:10
23Moonlight in Vermont
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn (songwriter)
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), 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)
Margaret Whiting2:45
24Ask Me
Margaret Whiting2:01
25Old Enough
Margaret Whiting2:08
26Baby, It's Cold Outside
producer:
Johnny Mercer
vocals:
Johnny Mercer (on 1949-03-18) and Margaret Whiting (on 1949-03-18)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (on 1949-03-18)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1949-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer2:50
27The Freedom Train
choir vocals:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (on 1947-09-12)
vocals:
Peggy Lee (jazz vocalist) (on 1947-09-12), Johnny Mercer (on 1947-09-12) and Margaret Whiting (on 1947-09-12)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (on 1947-09-12)
performer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1947-09-12)
cover recording of:
The Freedom Train (on 1947-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Margaret Whiting, Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman & The Pied Pipers3:13
28God Bless America
Margaret Whiting2:46
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1My Own True Love
2:51
2I'll Walk Alone
2:39
3It Happened at the Festival of Roses
2:31
4How Deep Is the Ocean
3:06
5River Road Two Step
2:26
6Don't Tell Me
2:35
7If I Can Love You in the Morning
2:57
8Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
vocals:
Margaret Whiting
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
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), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
3:09
9The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
lead vocals:
Margaret Whiting
vocals:
The Mellomen (American singing quartet)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Mistletoe Kiss Polka
writer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) and Constance Palmer
2:37
10Far Away Places
recorded in:
Mexico (in 1948) and Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1948-10-01)
vocals:
The Crew Chiefs (on 1948-10-01) and Margaret Whiting (on 1948-10-01)
orchestra:
Frank Devol and His Orchestra (in 1948)
cover recording of:
Far Away Places (in 1948)
writer:
Alex Kramer (in 1948) and Joan Whitney (in 1948)
publisher:
Laurel Music Corp.
3:17
11My Dream Is Yours
recording of:
My Dream Is Yours
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:22
12I'm in Love With You
2:54
13Don't Rock the Boat, Dear
2:32
14When Is Sometime?
3:10
15Guilty
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Jerry Gray and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
cover recording of:
Guilty (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
3:12
16Something Wonderful Happens
2:48
17Lover, Lover
2:45
18A Man
2:50
19Forever and Ever
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1949-01-27)
orchestra:
Frank Devol and His Orchestra (on 1949-01-27)
recording of:
Forever and Ever (on 1949-01-27)
lyricist:
Malia Rosa and Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
composer:
Franz Winkler (Austrian composer & musician)
arranger:
Walter Baumgartner (Swiss composer and conductor)
is based on:
Fliege mit mir in die Heimat
3:13
20Look for the Silver Lining
recording of:
Look for the Silver Lining
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Sally (1920 musical)
2:59
21'round and 'round
2:10
22Faithful
3:08
23I've Told Every Little Star
2:02
24The Night Holds No Fear
2:54
25Friendly Star
2:22
26Once You Find Your Guy
2:34
27I Gotta Get Out of the Habit
2:58
28Day In - Day Out
3:17
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