The Complete Decca Masters

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: 1936–1940
▼ CD 2: 1940–1945
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1(Can This Be) The End of the Rainbow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-10-04)
orchestra:
Bobby Sherwood & His Orchestra
recording of:
Can This Be the End of the Rainbow (on 1940-10-04)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
43:05
2Wearing of the Green
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-10-04)
recording of:
The Wearing of the Green (on 1940-10-04)
lyricist:
Dion Boucicault
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3278)
42:44
3Friendship
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)
52:34
4Our 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)
42:58
5I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-12-18)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (on 1940-12-18)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
publisher:
Burton Avenue Songs, EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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) and リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント
version of:
Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
43:02
6It’s a Great Day for the Irish
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-12-18)
recording of:
It’s a Great Day for the Irish (on 1940-12-18)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Edens
32:28
7A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1940-12-18)
arranger:
Roger Edens
recording of:
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow (on 1940-12-18)
translator:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
translated version of:
Cailín Deas Crúite na mBó
32:38
8The Birthday of a King
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-07-20)
recording of:
The Birthday of a King (on 1941-07-20)
composer:
William Harold Neidlinger
43:11
9The Star of the East
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-07-20)
recording of:
Star of the East (on 1941-07-20)
lyricist:
George Cooper (poet)
arranger:
Amanda Kennedy
is based on:
Star of the Sea (Tune for "Star of the East")
43:09
10How 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)
53:01
11F.D.R. Jones
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-10-24)
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones (on 1941-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
42:32
12Blues in the Night
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1941-10-24)
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1941-10-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
53:06
13Poor You
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-04-03)
recording of:
Poor You (on 1942-04-03)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
42:38
14The Last Call for Love
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-04-03)
recording of:
The Last Call for Love (on 1942-04-03)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
writer:
Margaret Cummings
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
43:07
15On the Sunny Side of the Street
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-04-03)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1942-04-03)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
42:34
16Poor Little Rich Girl
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-04-03)
recording of:
Poor Little Rich Girl (on 1942-04-03)
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
33:06
17That Old Black Magic
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-07-26)
orchestra:
David Rose and His Orchestra
recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1942-07-26)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
42:45
18I Never Knew
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1942-07-26)
recording of:
I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I’m Loving You) (on 1942-07-26)
writer:
Raymond B. Egan (until 1920), Roy K. Marsh (songwriter) (until 1920) and Tom Pitts (songwriter) (until 1920)
42:25
19No Love, No Nothin’
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-12-22)
recording of:
No Love, No Nothin' (on 1943-12-22)
writer:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
43:08
20A Journey to a Star
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-12-22)
recording of:
A Journey to a Star (on 1943-12-22)
42:45
21This Heart of Mine
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1945-01-26)
recording of:
This Heart of Mine (on 1945-01-26)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
43:15
22Love
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1945-01-26)
recording of:
Love (on 1945-01-26)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
43:24
▶ CD 3: The Original Cast Recordings 1942–1945
▶ CD 4: 1945–1947

Credits

Release

liner notes and producer:Ron O'Brien
executive producer:Andy McKaie