The Best of the Decca Years, Volume One: Hits! (BMG club edition)

~ Release by Judy Garland (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Matrix / Runout: D110497 2/94 1DA1

1. (Broadway Music Corp., ASCAP) Recorded September 24, 1937. Originally Decca 1463
2. (EMI Feist Catalog, Inc., ASCAP) Recorded July 28, 1939. Originally Decca 2672
3. (Waner sic Bros. Music, ASCAP) Recorded July 28, 1939. Originally Decca 18543
4. (Chappell & Co., ASCAP) Recorded October 16, 1939. Originally Decca 2881
5. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded April 10, 1940. Originally Decca 3174
6. (Chappell & Co., ASCAP) Recorded April 15, 1940. Originally Decca 3165
7. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded December 18, 1940 Originally Decca 3593
8. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded October 24, 1941. Originally Decca 4072
9. (Mills Music, Inc., ASCAP) Recorded July 26, 1942. Originally Decca 18480
10. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded April 20, 1944. Originally Decca 23362
11. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded April 21, 1944. Originally Decca 23361
12. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded April 21, 1944. Originally Decca 23360
13. (Bourne Co./Dorsey Brothers Music, ASCAP) Recorded March 9, 1945. Originally Decca 23410
14. (EMI Feist Catalog Inc., ASCAP) Recorded September 10, 1945. Originally Decca 23458

Annotation last modified on 2023-02-27 15:24 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dear Mr. Gable / You Made Me Love You
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1937-09-24)
recording of:
(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You (on 1937-09-24)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Roger Edens
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
James V. Monaco
arranger:
Roger Edens
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
version of:
You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want to Do It)
Judy Garland53:11
2Over the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-28)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
conductor:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (on 1939-07-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1939)
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1939-07-28)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Judy Garland2:48
3Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
lead vocals:
Judy Garland
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-07-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra Under Direction of Victor Young
recording of:
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart (on 1939-07-29)
lyricist and composer:
James F. Hanley
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Judy Garland52:55
4Embraceable You
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1939-10-16)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra (on 1939-10-16)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1939-10-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland52:50
5I'm Nobody's Baby
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-10-04)
orchestra:
Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra (on 1940-10-04)
recording of:
I’m Nobody’s Baby (on 1940-10-04)
writer and composer:
Milton Ager, Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter) and Lester Santly
Judy Garland42:52
6Friendship
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-04-15)
performer:
Johnny Mercer
recording of:
Friendship (on 1940-04-15)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
part of:
Anything Goes
part of:
DuBarry Was a Lady (1939 stage musical)
Judy Garland duet with Johnny Mercer52:33
7Our Love Affair
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-12-18)
recording of:
Our Love Affair (on 1940-12-18)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed (in 1939)
composer:
Roger Edens (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Judy Garland42:55
8How About You?
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-10-24)
recording of:
How About You? (on 1941-10-24)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist, Inc., 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)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Judy Garland52:59
9For Me and My Gal
lead vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-07-26) and Gene Kelly (US dancer/actor) (on 1942-07-26)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra (on 1942-07-26)
recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
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 (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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
cover recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
E. Ray Goetz (in 1917) and Edgar Leslie (in 1917)
composer:
George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
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 (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)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Judy Garland duet with Gene Kelly52:29
10The Boy Next Door
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-20)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1944-04-20)
recording of:
The Boy Next Door (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”) (on 1944-04-20)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Harms, Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland43:05
11The Trolley Song
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-21)
orchestra:
The Georgie Stoll Orchestra (on 1944-04-21)
conductor:
Georgie Stoll (on 1944-04-21)
recording of:
The Trolley Song (“‘Clang, Clang, Clang,’ Went the Trolley…”) (on 1944-04-21)
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Hugh Martin
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland52:51
12Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1944-04-21)
orchestra:
Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1944-04-21)
recording of:
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis (on 1944-04-21)
lyricist:
Andrew B. Sterling (American lyricist) (in 1904)
composer:
Kerry Mills (in 1904)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 film)
Judy Garland52:12
13Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)
vocals and performer:
Bing Crosby (on 1945-09-03) and Judy Garland (on 1945-09-03)
recording of:
Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (on 1945-09-03)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Judy Garland duet with Bing Crosby33:07
14On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-07-07)
background vocals:
The Merry Macs
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1945-07-07) and The Merry Macs (on 1945-07-07)
orchestra:
The Lyn Murray Orchestra
conductor:
Lyn Murray
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film) (on 1945-07-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 19)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Judy Garland53:11

Credits

Release

manufactured for:BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2073915 [info]