The Radio Years 1939–1955

~ Release by Frank Sinatra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Record One
2▶CD: Record Two
3▼CD: Record Three
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1Till the End of Time
recording of:
Till the End of Time
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
3:05
2What Makes the Sunset
recording of:
What Makes the Sunset?
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
2:40
3I Fall in Love Too Easily
recording of:
I Fall in Love Too Easily
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
AF Encore Fund LLC, Applause and Encore Music, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
1:40
4I Begged Her
recording of:
I Begged Her
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
3:42
5Don’t Forget Tonight Tomorrow
recording of:
Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow
lyricist:
Jay Milton
composer:
Leo "Ukie" Sherin
publisher:
Barton Music Corp.
2:33
6That’s for Me
recording of:
That’s for Me (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
1:51
7I Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:02
8I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-12-05)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-05)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-05)
recording of:
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (on 1945-12-05)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Carroll and Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric 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 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 リトルスター・コピーライトマネージメント (Little Star Copyright Management)
version of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
part of:
Irene (the musical)
2:27
9Aren’t You Glad You’re You
recorded in:
Palm Springs, California, United States (on 1946-02-20)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1946-02-20)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1946-02-20)
cover recording of:
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? (on 1946-02-20)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1945)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1945)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
live cover recording of:
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? (on 1946-02-20)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1945)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1945)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
1:29
10It Might as Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1945 winner)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
2:36
11Lilly Belle
recording of:
Lily Belle
writer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Irving Taylor
2:28
12If I Loved You
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:40
13Slowly
recording of:
Slowly
writer:
Kermit Goell and David Raksin
2:12
14Great Day
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1945-12-26)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1945-12-26)
conductor:
Axel Stordahl (on 1945-12-26)
cover recording of:
(It’s Gonna Be a) Great Day (on 1945-12-26)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., LSQ Music Co. and WC Music Corp.
1:21
15I Only Have Eyes for You
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
4:05
16Oh! What It Seemed to Be
recording of:
Oh, What It Seemed to Be
writer:
Bennie Benjamin, Frankie Carle and George David Weiss
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Santly-Joy, Inc. and The Songwriters Guild
2:27
17Full Moon and Empty Arms
recording of:
Full Moon and Empty Arms
writer:
Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Fanfare Music Company and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
is based on:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
3:02
18Exactly Like You
recording of:
Exactly Like You
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
1:52
19Medley: Summertime / It Ain’t Necessarily So / Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess
medley including a recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
medley including a recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
medley including a recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:08
4▶CD: Record Four
5▶CD: Record Five
6▶CD: Record Six