His Greatest Hits & Finest Performances

~ Release by Bing Crosby (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▼ CD 4
#TitleRatingLength
1Medley: Louise/Mimi
1:26
2I Don't Know Why
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why (on 1952-03-12)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
2:21
3Moonlight Bay
recording of:
Moonlight Bay (1912 song) (on 1951-04-18)
lyricist:
Edward Madden
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
3:19
4If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake
recording of:
If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d’ve Baked a Cake) (on 1950-05-24)
writer:
Clem Watts, Al Hoffman and Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
2:50
5On Top Of Old Smokey
recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky (on 1951-06-27)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
3:09
6Surrey With The Fringe On Top
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (on 1954-02-07)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:58
7Young At Heart
recording of:
Young at Heart (on 1954-03-14)
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh
composer:
Johnny Richards
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Cherio Corp., June's Tunes, Moncur Street Music Ltd., Ocheri Publishing Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
3:22
8Two To Tango
recording of:
Takes Two to Tango (on 1953-01-08)
writer:
Al Hoffman (in 1952) and Dick Manning (American songwriter) (in 1952)
2:33
9You Gotta Start Off Each Day With A Song
recording of:
You Gotta Start Off Each Day With A Song (on 1946-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Durante
4:19
10Vaya Con Dios
recording of:
Vaya con Dios (original) (on 1953-09-27)
writer:
Inez James, Buddy Pepper and Larry Russell (Film composer)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd. and Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
4:03
11Medley: Lazy River/Paper Doll
3:30
12Hand Holdin' Music
recording of:
Hand Holdin’ Music (on 1949-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
3:28
13On A Slow Boat To China
recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1948-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
2:30
14It Might As Well Be Spring
recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1948-01-14)
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 (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: 18)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
4:32
15That's A Plenty
recording of:
That’s a Plenty (on 1952-11-27)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Lew Pollack
publisher:
Janeiro Music Co. and Lew Pollack Music
2:57
16I Can Dream Can't I?
recording of:
I Can Dream, Can’t I (on 1950-02-22)
orchestrator:
Billy May
lyricist:
Irving Kahal
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Fain Music Company, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), The New Irving Kahal Music Company (Different publisher then "New Irving Kahal Music") and Mario Music Corp. (on 1937-11-13)
3:02
17Clancy Lowered The Boom
recording of:
Clancy Lowered the Boom (on 1949-03-30)
writer:
Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
3:28
18For Me And My Gal
recording of:
For Me and My Gal (on 1952-05-28)
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)
1:06
19Til We Meet Again
recording of:
Till We Meet Again (1918 song) (on 1952-02-20)
lyricist:
Raymond B. Egan (in 1918)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1918)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:31
20May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You
recording of:
May the Good Lord Keep and Bless You (Religious song) (on 1951-02-28)
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
3:16