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

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1H'lo Baby
vocals:
Pat O'Malley
orchestra:
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
recording of:
H'lo Baby (on 1930-02-14)
writer:
Michael N. Cleary, Herb Magidson and Ned Washington
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra3:13
2In the Still of the Night
vocals:
Anne Lenner and George Melachrino
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song) (on 1938-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Anne Lenner & George Melachrino3:08
3Things Are Looking Up
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1937-10-17)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1937-10-17)
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra (on 1937-10-17)
recording of:
Things Are Looking Up (A Damsel in Distress) (on 1937-10-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
Fred Astaire33:10
4It's the Natural Thing to Do
vocals:
Hildegarde (US singer, Hildegarde Loretta Sell)
recording of:
It's the Natural Thing to Do (on 1937-09-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Hildegarde2:45
5Isn't It Romantic?
vocals:
Sam Coslow
orchestra:
Nat Finston and The Paramount Studio Orchestra
recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”) (in 1932)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
Nat Finston and His Orchestra4:28
6East of the Sun
vocals:
Anne Lenner
orchestra:
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
recording of:
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) (on 1935-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Brooks Bowman (in 1934)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp. and Chappell & Co.
Anne Lenner3:16
7Night and Day
vocals:
Comedy Harmonists
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1933-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Comedy Harmonists3:17
8Now That I've Found You
vocals:
Jack Buchanan (Scottish actor) and Elsie Randolph
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
recording of:
Now That I've Found You (on 1933-10-04)
lyricist and composer:
Philip Braham
Jack Buchanan & Elsie Randolph3:12
9She Didn't Say Yes
orchestra:
Roy Fox & His Band
recording of:
She Didn’t Say Yes (on 1932-03-22)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach (in 1931)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1931)
Roy Fox & His Band2:56
10All of Me
vocals:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor)
recording of:
All of Me (in 1931)
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Russ Columbo3:09
11Who Do You Think You Are?
vocals:
Jack Buchanan (Scottish actor) and Elsie Randolph
orchestra:
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
recording of:
Who Do You Think You Are? (on 1933-12-19)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
Jack Buchanan & Elsie Randolph2:52
12Heute Nacht oder nie (Tell Me Tonight)
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1932-09-05)
vocals:
Comedian Harmonists
arranger:
Harry Frommermann
recording of:
Heute Nacht oder nie (from the Film “Das Lied einer Nacht“) (on 1932-09-05)
lyricist:
Marcellus Schiffer
composer:
Mischa Spoliansky (composer)
Comedy Harmonists2:58
13Two Sleepy People
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-10-12)
vocals:
Jean Sablon (French actor, songwriter, jazz singer) (on 1938-10-12)
orchestra:
Lou Bring and His Orchestra
conductor:
Lou Bring (conductor and pianist) (on 1938-10-12)
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory") (on 1938-10-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Jean Sablon3:19
14Everything I Have Is Yours
vocals:
Ruth Etting
recording of:
Everything I Have Is Yours (in 1933)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Burton Lane
Ruth Etting2:58
15Dancing in the Dark
piano:
Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson)
vocals:
Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson)
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (in 1931)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Hutch3:05
16Nice Work If You Can Get It
cornet and additional vocals:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist)
vocals:
Maxine Sullivan (jazz singer)
orchestra:
Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra
conductor:
Claude Thornhill
recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1937-10-22)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Maxine Sullivan and Her Orchestra2:50
17The Girl on the Police Gazette
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Girl on the Police Gazette (on 1937-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Dick Powell2:58
18Tansatlantic Lullaby
piano:
Turner Layton
vocals:
Turner Layton
recording of:
Tansatlantic Lullaby (in 1939)
lyricist:
Robert McDermot and Diana Morgan
composer:
Geoffrey Wright
Turner Layton3:25
19Take the World Exactly as You Find It
piano:
Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson)
vocals:
Hutch (Leslie Hutchinson)
recording of:
Take the World Exactly as You Find It (on 1942-12-01)
lyricist:
Phil Park
composer:
Harry Parr-Davies
Hutch3:01
20Mad About the Boy
vocals:
Noël Coward
recording of:
Mad About the Boy (on 1932-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Noël Coward3:15
21Baby, Wotcha Gonna Do Tonight?
vocals:
Lilli Palmer
recording of:
Baby, Wotcha Gonna Do Tonight? (in 1937)
writer:
Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman and Sammy Lerner
Lilli Palmer3:01
22Where the Lighthouse Shines Across the Bay
vocals:
Conrad Veidt
recording of:
Where the Lighthouse Shines Across the Bay (in 1933)
lyricist:
Rowland Leigh
composer:
Allan Gray
translated version of:
Ganz dahinten, wo der Leuchtturm steht
Conrad Veidt3:45
23Ain't It Gorgeous
piano:
George Western
vocals:
George Western and Kenneth Western
recording of:
Ain't It Gorgeous (in 1934)
writer:
George Western and Kenneth Western
The Western Brothers3:56