Golden Greats

~ Release by The Ink Spots (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Java Jive
cover recording of:
Java Jive (on 1940-07-16)
lyricist:
Milton Drake (in 1940)
composer:
Ben Oakland (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
43:03
2If I Didn’t Care
recording of:
If I Didn’t Care (on 1939-01-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
3.353:05
3Whispering Grass
2:43
4Bless You
recording of:
Bless You (For Being an Angel) (1939 song) (on 1939-10-11)
writer:
Don Baker (Dert) and Eddie Lane (American songwriter)
32:49
5My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3.53:12
6I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (on 1939-10-11)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills 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 (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (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)
2:48
7Your Feet’s Too Big
2:49
8When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
recording of:
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (on 1940-05-13)
lyricist:
Leon René
composer:
Leon René (in 1940)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
42:58
9I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire
4.352:58
10We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
recording of:
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)
writer:
Nelson Cogane (in 1939), Sammy Mysels (in 1939) and Dick Robertson (US jazz vocalist, 1920s-1940s) (in 1939)
composer:
Nelson Cogane and Sammy Mysels
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Penn Music Co.
43:21
11Stompin’ at the Savoy
2:53
12Adress Unknown
2:58
13It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
2:26
14Maybe
recording of:
Maybe (on 1940-06-11)
writer:
Allan Flynn and Frank Madden (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins (publisher)
3.653:07
15Brown Gal
2:54
16Swing High, Swing Low
2:40
17Coquette
3:09
18Memories of You
3:01
19Do I Worry?
recording of:
Do I Worry? (1940s song) (on 1940-08-08)
writer:
Stanley Cowan (composer, songwriter) and Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
32:41
20When the Sun Goes Down
3:16
21With Plenty of Money and You
2:53
22I’ll Never Smile Again (Until I Smile at You)
3:23
23Just for a Thrill
2:50
24Someone Is Rocking My Dreamboat
3:13
25Until the Real Thing Comes Along
33:35
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (on 1942-07-28)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
33:05
2Ev’ry Night About This Time
33:17
3Ring Telephone Ring
3:12
4Puttin’ and Takin’
33:13
5I’d Climb the Highest Mountain
33:09
6Shout, Brother, Shout
3:04
7So Sorry
32:43
8We’ll Meet Again
3:15
9A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
3:17
10Cow Cow Boogie
2:54
11That Cat Is High
2:53
12Street of Dreams
recording of:
Street of Dreams (on 1942-07-28)
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.
3:00
13I’m Making Believe
3:14
14I’ll Get By
2:53
15You Bring Me Down
3:10
16Pork Chops and Gravy
2:50
17It’s Funny to Everyone but Me
3:00
18Why Didn’t You Tell Me?
3:19
19Into Each Life the Rain Must Fall
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-08-30)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (on 1944-08-30)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
3.53:12
20Keep Away From My Doorstep
recording of:
Keep Away From My Doorstep
writer:
Horace Gerlach
2:53
21I Wish I Could Stay the Same
3:13
22I Hope to Die If I Told a Lie
2:50
23Thoughtless
33:05
24I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3.52:44
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1To Each His Own
cover recording of:
To Each His Own (on 1946-07-08)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (American songwriter)
composer:
Jay Livingston
The Ink Spots33:13
2No Orchids for My Lady
The Ink Spots3:10
3The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Ink Spots2:35
4The Gypsy
recording of:
The Gypsy (on 1946-02-26)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
The Ink Spots2:45
5I Cover the Waterfront
The Ink Spots2:49
6That’s the Way It Is
recording of:
That’s the Way It Is (in 1945)
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3:18
7Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
The Ink Spots2:35
8Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart
recording of:
Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart
writer:
Roy C. Bennett (US songwriter) and Sid Tepper
The Ink Spots3:05
9You’re Breaking My Heart
The Ink Spots3:20
10You Were Only Fooling
The Ink Spots2:52
11Information Please
The Ink Spots2:25
12Prisoner of Love
The Ink Spots33:04
13It Isn’t a Dream Anymore
The Ink Spots2:51
14T’Aint Nobody’s Bizness
The Ink Spots2:56
15Who Wouldn’t Love You?
The Ink Spots2:17
16I Wish I Could Stay the Same
The Ink Spots3:20
17Mine All Mine, My, My
The Ink Spots2:26
18That’s Where I Came In
The Ink Spots2:50
19The Sweetest Dream
The Ink Spots2:42
20Ask Anyone Who Knows
recording of:
Ask Anyone Who Knows (on 1947-02-27)
writer:
Alvin S. Kaufman, Sol Marcus and Edward Seiler
The Ink Spots3:17
21Little Small Town Girl
cover recording of:
Little Small Town Girl (with the Big Town Dreams)
lyricist:
Jules Loman (songwriter)
composer:
Hugo Rubens
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3:04
22The Way It Used to Be
The Ink Spots3:17
23Sometime
The Ink Spots2:52
24I Still Feel the Same About You
recording of:
I Still Feel the Same About You
writer:
Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Don Reid (American big band leader, singer and songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3:16
25If
The Ink Spots2:59

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ASIN:UK: B000068CUB [info]