America’s Number Ones of the 40s

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Tracklist

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1Twelfth Street Rag
recording of:
Twelfth Street Rag
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra2:51
2Tree in the Meadow
recording of:
A Tree in the Meadow (1948 song)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
Margaret Whiting2:41
3Buttons and Bows
accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-11-30)
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1947-11-30)
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-11-30)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
Dinah Shore & Her Happy Valley Boys12:02
4All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
vocals:
George Rock (on 1947-12-06)
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (on 1947-12-06)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Yetter Gardner (songwriter and music teacher) (in 1944)
Spike Jones and His City Slickers33:08
5A Little Bird Told Me
recording of:
A Little Bird Told Me
lyricist and composer:
Harvey O. Brooks
Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters2:40
6My Darling, My Darling
recording of:
My Darling, My Darling
writer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae2:35
7Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)
Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters2:14
8Cruising Down the River
recording of:
Cruising Down the River (1945 song)
writer:
Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton
Blue Barron and His Orchestra2:54
9I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
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)
Les Brown and His Orchestra2:56
10Cruising Down the River
recording of:
Cruising Down the River (1945 song)
writer:
Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks2:36
11Careless Hands
cover recording of:
Careless Hands (1948 song)
writer:
Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman
Mel Tormé3:16
12Riders in the Sky
recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (in 1949)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (US songwriter and actor “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”) (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
Vaughn Monroe2:59
13Forever and Ever
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks2:52
14’A’ You’re Adorable
recording of:
‘A’ – You’re Adorable
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1948) and Fred Wise (in 1948)
composer:
Sidney Lippman (American songwriter) (in 1948)
publisher:
Aria Music Co. and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
Perry Como with The Fontane Sisters2:25
15Some Enchanted Evening
recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Perry Como3:29
16You’re Breaking My Heart
recording of:
You’re Breaking My Heart (based on the Italian song Mattinata)
lyricist and arranger:
Pat Genaro (Songwriter) and Sunny Skylar
is based on:
Mattinata
Vic Damone3:14
17Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
recording of:
Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Hodges (Songwriter, composer, author, producer and publisher) (in 1944)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Main Street Songs, Inc. (on 1944-12-29)
Vaughn Monroe3:07
18That Lucky Old Sun
recording of:
That Lucky Old Sun
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1949)
composer:
Beasley Smith (in 1949)
publisher:
Beasley Smith Music, Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co. and Robbins Music Corp.
Frankie Laine2:58
19Slipping Around
recording of:
Slippin’ Around
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman (in 1949)
Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely2:12
20Mule Train
cover recording of:
Mule Train
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Frankie Laine & The Mule-Skinners2:35
21Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry (“The Singing Cowboy”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 30), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
Gene Autry & The Pinafores3.53:10
22I Can Dream, Can’t I?
solo vocals:
Patti Andrews (on 1949-07-15)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-07-15)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-07-15)
cover recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (on 1949-07-15)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
The Andrews Sisters2:39

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ASIN:US: B07KZ3P6BZ [info]