Swings the Great American Songbook

~ Release by Ray Charles (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Alexander’s Ragtime Band
cover recording of:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1911)
publisher:
Williamson Music, Inc.
2:53
2Georgia on My Mind
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
3:40
3You Are My Sunshine
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
3:01
4Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:01
5Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
4:40
6It Had to Be You
cover recording of:
It Had to Be You
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
2:45
7My Melancholy Baby
cover 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)
4:26
8Moonlight in Vermont
cover 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)
3:03
9New York’s My Home
cover recording of:
New York’s My Home
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
3:04
10The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again
recording of:
The Sun’s Gonna Shine Again
lyricist and composer:
Sam Sweet
2:40
11A Fool for You
recording of:
A Fool for You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
3:04
12Lonely Avenue
recording of:
Lonely Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Doc Pomus
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Great Moments in Music LLC, Pomus Songs Inc., Progressive Music (publisher), Spirit One Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., 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)
2:38
13That’s Enough
recording of:
That’s Enough
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:47
14Let the Good Times Roll
cover recording of:
Let the Good Times Roll
writer:
Fleecie Moore (in 1946) and Sam Theard (in 1946)
publisher:
Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP), Theard Swanson Publishing and Warock Corp.
sub-publisher:
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))
2:53
15Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
recording of:
Hard Times (Nobody Knows Better Than I)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:58
16Unchain My Heart
cover recording of:
Unchain My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Sharp
writer:
Teddy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and B Sharp Music (owned by Bobby Sharp, for publisher and copyrights use) (in 1987)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
2:53
17Baby, It’s Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
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)
4:11
18My Bonnie
cover recording of:
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
publisher:
Charles E. Pratt (in 1881)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1422)
2:51
19I Believe to My Soul
recording of:
I Believe to My Soul
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:03
20Come Rain or Come Shine3:42
21Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
cover recording of:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
composer:
James A. Bland
2:03
22Early in the Morning
cover recording of:
Early in the Morning
writer:
Dallas Bartley, Leo Hickman and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
publisher:
Cherio Corp.
2:48
23It Should Have Been Me
recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
2:47
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1We’ll Be Together Again
recording of:
We’ll Be Together Again
lyricist:
Frankie Laine
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Cares Music, Cares Music Company, EDM Music, Fischer-Carey Music Co., Marmor Music, Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd., Terry Fischer Music Co., ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:20
2Side by Side
cover recording of:
Side by Side
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
2:23
3Birth of the Blues
cover recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
5:12
4Don’t You Know
recording of:
Don’t You Know
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
2:50
5Chattanooga Choo Choo
cover recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:06
6People Will Say We’re in Love
cover recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:52
7Stella by Starlight
cover recording of:
Stella by Starlight
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1946)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1944)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:52
8Sweet Georgia Brown
cover 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)
2:32
9Cocktails for Two
cover recording of:
Cocktails for Two
lyricist:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
composer:
Sam Coslow
3:16
10The Man I Love
cover recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
4:29
11There’s No You
cover recording of:
There’s No You
lyricist:
Thomas Montgomery Adair
writer:
G. Durgom
composer:
Hal Hopper
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
4:52
12Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:43
13Two Years of Torture
cover recording of:
Two Years of Torture
writer:
Percy Mayfield and Charles Morris (Bluesman with several stage names)
3:26
14Together1:35
15When Your Lover Has Gone2:51
16’Deed I Do
cover recording of:
’Deed I Do
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch
composer:
Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
2:28
17You Won’t Let Me Go
cover recording of:
You Won’t Let Me Go
writer:
Bud Allen and Buddy Johnson
3:23
18For All We Know
cover recording of:
For All We Know (1934 song)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1934)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1934)
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated) (ended), Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ended), Leo Feist, Inc. (ended), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) (ended), Tro-Cromwell Music, Inc. (ended), John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music, Sis ’n Bro Music Company and Toy Town Tunes, Inc.
3:45
19Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
cover recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Cryin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:45
20Yes Indeed
cover recording of:
Yes Indeed
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
2:17
21Music, Music, Music
cover recording of:
Music! Music! Music!
writer:
Bernie Baum and Stephan Weiss
2:55
22Takes Two to Tango
cover recording of:
Takes Two to Tango
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
3:21