Those Wonderful Years: 1930s & 1940s Pop Ballads

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sentimental Journey
recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc., Morley Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Les Brown & Doris Day3:52
2Piano Concerto in B-flat
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:15
3Taking a Chance on Love
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Helen Forrest3:07
4Moonlight Cocktail
background vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
lead vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist)
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
Glenn Miller Orchestra & Ray Eberle3:19
5I Don’t Want to Walk Without You
lead vocals:
Helen Forrest
performer:
Helen Forrest
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Walk Without You (from 1942 film “Sweater Girl”) (on 1941-12-11)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser (in 1941)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Harry James & Helen Forrest2:54
6The Breeze and I
recording of:
The Breeze and I
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
publisher:
E.B. Marks Music Corp.
translated version of:
Andalucía
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:02
7Heartaches
Ted Weems and His Orchestra2:43
8Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
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 (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)
version of:
Never No Lament
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:22
9I Hear a Rhapsody
recording of:
I Hear a Rhapsody
lyricist and composer:
Jack Baker (US songwriter "I Hear a Rhapsody"), George Fragos and Dick Gasparre
publisher:
Broadcast Music Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra & Bob Carroll3:19
10Moonlight in Vermont
Billy Butterfield & His Orchestra & Margaret Whiting3:13
11Cruising Down the River
Russ Morgan2:39
12In the Blue of the Evening
recording of:
In the Blue of Evening (1940s song)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Alfonso D’Artega (songwriter and conductor)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra2:57
13Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:15
14Dancing in the Dark
recording of:
Dancing in the Dark
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
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 (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:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:02