Decade of Hits: The 40’s

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1Long Ago and Far Away
Jo Stafford2:54
2Don’t Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-07-25)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters3:06
3I’ll Walk Alone
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”) (in 1944-03)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore2:41
4Besame mucho (Kiss Me Much)
recording of:
Bésame mucho (English lyric version by Sunny Skylar)
composer:
Consuelo Velázquez
translator:
Sunny Skylar
publisher:
Latin American Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Promotora Hispano Americana De Musica S.A.
translated version of:
Bésame mucho (Kiss Me Much, Bésame, bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la última vez)
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Bob Eberly and Kitty Kallen, vocals3:02
5I’ll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
Harry James Orchestra, Dick Haymes, vocal2:42
6My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time
recording of:
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time
lyricist:
Mann Curtis
composer:
Vic Mizzy (US television & movie composer) (in 1945)
Les Brown & His Band of Renown, Doris Day, vocal3:18
7Till the End of Time
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1945)
recording of:
Till the End of Time (on 1945-07-03)
lyricist:
Buddy Kaye (in 1945)
composer:
Ted Mossman (in 1945)
is based on:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
Perry Como3:09
8On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
vocals:
Judy Garland (from 1945-05-15 until 1945-09-10)
conductor and chorus master:
Lennie Hayton
recording of:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls, 1946 film) (from 1945-05-15 until 1945-09-10)
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: 1946 winner)
part of:
The Harvey Girls (1946 film)
Judy Garland with The Merry Macs55:53
9Rum and Coca Cola
The Andrews Sisters2:36
10Saturday Night Is the Lonliest Night of the Week
recording of:
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night in the Week)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Barton Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell Music Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Quaytor Productions LLC, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific 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 (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)
Frank Sinatra2:46
11It’s Been a Long Long Time
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-07-24)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1945-07-24)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1945-07-24)
cover recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (on 1945-07-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
Harry James Orchestra, Kitty Kallen, vocal3:25
12To Each His Own
Eddy Howard3:00
13The Gypsy
The Ink Spots2:45
14You Keep Coming Back Like a Song
vocals:
Dinah Shore (in 1946, on 1946-07-04)
conductor:
Harry Bluestone (on 1946-07-04)
recording of:
You Keep Coming Back like a Song (on 1946-07-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1946)
part of:
The 19th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Dinah Shore2:24
15South America, Take It Away
Xavier Cugat Orchestra2:51
16Across the Alley From the Alamo
recording of:
Across the Alley From the Alamo (in 1947)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
The Mills Brothers2:29
17Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra and vocal3:27
18Prisoner of Love
vocals:
Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (on 1945-12-18)
orchestra:
Russ Case and His Orchestra (on 1945-12-18)
cover recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
recording of:
Prisoner of Love (on 1945-12-18)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Russ Columbo (American singer, songwriter, violinist and actor) and Clarence Gaskill
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Perry Como43:28
19Guilty
vocals:
Margaret Whiting (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Jerry Gray and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
cover recording of:
Guilty (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
Margaret Whiting3:12
20Mam’selle
Art Lund3:17
21Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
Stan Kenton Orchestra2:41
22Symphony
Freddy Martin Orchestra3:09
23That’s My Desire
recording of:
That’s My Desire
lyricist:
Carroll Loveday
composer:
Helmy Kresa
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Frankie Laine2:48
24A Sunday Kind of Love
Claude Thornhill Orchestra3:27
25Anniversary Song
Al Jolson3:03
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