The Encyclopaedia of Music: Best of the 30’s, Volume 2

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You’re the Top
Cole Porter3:25
2The Donkey Serenade
Allan Jones3:23
3Moonlight Serenade
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-04)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
Glenn Miller3.53:25
4They Say
Artie Shaw2:47
5Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1935-03-20)
soprano vocals:
Jeanette MacDonald with orchestra (on 1935-03-20)
vocals:
Nelson Eddy (on 1936-09-19) and Jeanette MacDonald (on 1936-09-19)
orchestra:
MGM Studio Orchestra (on 1936-09-19)
conductor:
Herbert Stothart (composer) (on 1936-09-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1957)
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody) (on 1935-03-20)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
recording of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II. Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life (aka The Dream Melody) (on 1936-09-19)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
Naughty Marietta: Act II
Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald3:31
6Falling in Love Again
vocals:
Marlene Dietrich (actress and singer) (on 1939-12-11)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-12-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (Hollywood; fka Recordings, Inc. 1934–40, before Decca took it over) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1939-12-11)
recording of:
Falling in Love Again (Can’t Help It) (on 1939-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
translator:
Reginald Connelly and Sammy Lerner
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, BMG Songs, Inc. (in 1930) and Samuel M. Lerner Publications (in 1930)
translated version of:
Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt
Marlene Dietrich2:56
7A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-28)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-07-28)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-28)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1936-07-28)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Fred Astaire2:55
8Paradise
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.
Russ Columbo3:14
9Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1931-03-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
Bing Crosby3:24
10Marie
recording of:
Marie
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey3:21
11Minnie the Moocher
recording of:
Minnie the Moocher
lyricist and composer:
Cab Calloway and Irving Mills
publisher:
Big Bad Voodoo Music
is based on:
Willie the Weeper
Cab Calloway3:12
12It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
recording of:
It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
lyricist and composer:
Billy Mayhew (in 1936)
Fats Waller2:57
13Always
Deanna Durbin3:06
14You’re Driving Me Crazy
Guy Lombardo3:19
15If I Didn’t Care
The Ink Spots3:06

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part of:The Encyclopaedia of Music (number: 30.2) (order: 3)