The Crooner: The CBS Years 1928–1934

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rose of Mandalay
recording of:
Rose Of Mandalay (on 1928-12-28)
lyricist and composer:
Ted Koehler and Frank Magine
Ipana Troubadors2:27
2(Anyone Can See With Half an Eye That) I’m Crazy Over You
recording of:
I'm Crazy Over You
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Sam Lanin’s Famous Players3:22
3My Kinda Love
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
recording of:
My Kinda Love (on 1929-01-26)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Dorsey Brothers & Their Orchestra3:13
4My Angeline
recording of:
My Angeline (on 1929-03-07)
lyricist:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
composer:
Mabel Wayne
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:29
5Little Pal
recording of:
Little Pal
lyricist:
Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson and Al Jolson
composer:
Lew Brown, Ray Henderson and Al Jolson
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:12
6Oh! Miss Hannah
recording of:
Oh Miss Hannah (on 1929-05-04)
writer:
Jessie L. Deppen (songwriter) and Thekla Hollingsworth (songwriter)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:26
7Orange Blossom Time
recording of:
Orange Blossom Time (on 1929-05-04)
lyricist and composer:
Gus Edwards and Joe Goodwin
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:43
8Waiting at the End of the Road
recording of:
Waiting at the End of the Road (from "Hallelujah")
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:54
9Southern Medley
recording of:
Southern Medley (on 1929-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
James A. Bland and Stephen Foster (composer)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:55
10I’m Sorry, Dear
recording of:
I'm Sorry Dear (on 1931-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Scott, Harry Tobias and Anson Weeks
Bing Crosby3:13
11Can’t We Talk It Over?
recording of:
Can't We Talk It Over
writer:
Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby3:09
12I Found You
recording of:
I Found You
lyricist and composer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
Bing Crosby3:23
13Snuggled on Your Shoulder
recording of:
Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled in Your Arms)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo
Bing Crosby3:16
14Starlight (Help Me Find the One I Love)
recording of:
Starlight (Help Me Find The One I Love) (on 1932-02-16)
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Bernice Petkere
Bing Crosby3:05
15Love, You Funny Thing
recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
Bing Crosby3:04
16Shine
recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Bing Crosby3:12
17“Face the Music” Medley: Soft Lights & Sweet Music / On a Roof in Manhattan
medley including a recording of:
On A Roof In Manhattan
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
medley including a recording of:
Soft Lights and Sweet Music
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Victor Young & Brunswick Orchestra4:21
18Shadows on the Window
recording of:
Shadows on the Window
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Victor Young & Brunswick Orchestra3:07
19Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and Gordon Clifford
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
Bing Crosby3:04
20You’re Still in My Heart
recording of:
You're Still In My Heart
lyricist:
Jack Yellen
composer:
Dan Dougherty
Bing Crosby2:58
▼ CD 2
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1Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
vocals:
The Boswell Sisters (on 1932-04-13) and Bing Crosby (on 1932-04-13)
orchestra:
Don Redman and His Orchestra (on 1932-04-13)
recording of:
Lord, You Made the Night Too Long (on 1932-04-13)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
Bing Crosby & The Boswell Sisters5:26
2Waltzing in a Dream
recording of:
Waltzing in a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Bing Crosby, Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby2:36
3Happy‐Go‐Lucky‐You and Broken‐Hearted Me
recording of:
Happy-Go-Lucky You (and Broken-Hearted Me) (credited to "Murray, Goodhart, Hoffman")
composer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Bing Crosby3:07
4Lazy Day
recording of:
Lazy Day (on 1932-04-24)
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn, Gus Kahn, Eric Maschwitz and George Posford (English Composer)
Bing Crosby3:01
5Let’s Try Again
recording of:
Let's Try Again (on 1932-04-24)
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Isham Jones
Bing Crosby3:06
6With Summer Coming On (I’m Still without a Sweetheart)
recording of:
With Summer Coming On (I'm Still without a Sweetheart)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
Bing Crosby2:36
7Love Me Tonight
recording of:
Love Me Tonight
writer:
Bing Crosby, Ned Washington and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby3:08
8Some of These Days
recording of:
Some of These Days
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks
Bing Crosby2:37
9Linger a Little Longer in the Twilight
recording of:
Linger A Little Longer In The Twilight
lyricist and composer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:10
10We’re a Couple of Soldiers
recording of:
We're a Couple of Soldiers, My Baby and Me
writer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:03
11Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
recording of:
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Jay Gorney
Bing Crosby33:15
12Sweet Sue
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1932-10-25)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist)
composer:
Will J. Harris (early 1900s songwriter/lyricist) and Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Bing Crosby2:54
13Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep
recording of:
Let’s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep (from the 1932 show "George White’s Music Hall Varieties")
lyricist and composer:
Herman Hupfeld
Bing Crosby3:12
14I’ll Follow You
recording of:
I’ll Follow You
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
Bing Crosby3:02
15Someday We’ll Meet Again
recording of:
Someday We'll Meet Again
lyricist:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
composer:
Milton Ager
Bing Crosby3:10
16On a Street of Dreams
recording of:
Street of Dreams
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
Bing Crosby3:15
17It’s Within Your Power
recording of:
It's Within Your Power
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby3:12
18I’m Playing With Fire
recording of:
I'm Playing With Fire (on 1933-01-09)
writer:
Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby3:08
19Try a Little Tenderness
recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
Bing Crosby3:10
20You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me
recording of:
You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), 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)
Bing Crosby with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians2:50
21Young and Healthy
recording of:
Young And Healthy (on 1933-01-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1932)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1932)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Bing Crosby with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians3:10
22You’re Beautiful To‐Night My Dear
recording of:
You're Beautiful Tonight, My Dear
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Carmen Lombardo
Bing Crosby with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians3:08
▼ CD 3
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1I’ve Got the World on a String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bing Crosby3:24
2My Honey’s Loving Arms
recording of:
My Honey’s Loving Arms
writer:
Joseph Meyer (US songwriter) and Harry Ruby
Bing Crosby & The Mills Brothers3:01
3What Do I Care, It’s Home!
recording of:
What Do I Care It's Home
lyricist and composer:
Harry Smolin (songwriter) and Roy Turk
Bing Crosby3:11
4You’ve Got Me Crying Again
recording of:
You’ve Got Me Crying Again
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
composer:
Isham Jones
Bing Crosby3:07
5Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn
recording of:
Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Ned Washington
composer:
Edgar Hayes
Bing Crosby3:03
6Stay on the Right Side of the Road
recording of:
Stay on the Right Side of the Road (on 1933-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
Bing Crosby2:45
7Here Is My Heart
recording of:
Here Is My Heart (on 1934-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Bing Crosby2:48
8Learn to Croon
recording of:
Learn to Croon (on 1933-06-13)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby2:40
9My Love
recording of:
My Love (on 1933-06-09)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby3:01
10I’ve Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House
recording of:
I've Got To Pass Your House To Get To My House (on 1933-06-09)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby2:57
11Blue Prelude
recording of:
Blue Prelude (on 1933-06-13)
lyricist:
Gordon Jenkins
composer:
Joe Bishop
Bing Crosby3:15
12I Would If I Could, but I Can’t
recording of:
I Would If I Could, but I Can’t (on 1933-06-09)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby, Alan Grey (songwriter) and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Bing Crosby and Alan Grey (songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:13
13Shadow Waltz
recording of:
Shadow Waltz (on 1933-06-13)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
Bing Crosby2:52
14I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song
recording of:
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (on 1933-06-16)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Bing Crosby3:30
15There’s a Cabin in the Pines
recording of:
There's a Cabin in the Pines (on 1933-06-16)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
Bing Crosby3:20
16The Last Round Up
recording of:
The Last Round Up (on 1933-09-27)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. (on 1933-09-06)
Bing Crosby3:09
17Home on the Range
recording of:
Home on the Range (on 1933-09-27)
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes (American composer and arranger, predominantly of Christian choral music)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
Bing Crosby3:26
18Let’s Spend an Evening at Home
recording of:
Let's Spend An Evening At Home (on 1933-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Barris and Arthur Freed
Bing Crosby3:11
19May I?
recording of:
May I? (on 1934-02-25)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
Bing Crosby2:56
20Little Dutch Mill
recording of:
Little Dutch Mill (on 1934-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Barris and Arthur Freed
Bing Crosby2:47
21Shadows of Love
recording of:
Shadows Of Love (on 1934-03-10)
lyricist and composer:
Alvin S. Kaufman, Mickey Kippel (songwriter) and Mildred Kaufman (songwriter)
Bing Crosby2:47
22Ridin’ Around in the Rain
recording of:
Ridin' Around In The Rain (on 1934-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Austin and Carmen Lombardo
Bing Crosby2:56
23Give Me a Heart to Sing To
recording of:
Give Me A Heart To Sing To (on 1934-07-05)
lyricist:
Maxson F. Judell (songwriter) and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
Bing Crosby3:19