These Were Our Songs: The Early '30s
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1989
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Hot LipsHenry Busse Orchestra2:33
- 2You're the TopCole Porter3:25
- 3The Object of My AffectionJan Garber & His Orchestra2:53
- 4Blue MoonGlen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra3:13
- 5Cocktails for TwoDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:29
- 6I Only Have Eyes for YouEddy Duchin & His Orchestra3:20
- 7Let's Fall in LoveHarold Arlen with Ray Sinatra3:15
- 8You Oughta Be in PicturesRudy Vallée3:25
- 9Don't Let It Bother YouFats Waller and His Rhythm2:51
- 10Heat WaveThe Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:00
- 11P.S. I Love YouGlen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra3:09
- 12Tumbling TumbleweedsSons of the Pioneers3:12
- 13St. Louis BluesLouis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:42
- 14By a WaterfallRudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:31
- 15Forty-Second StreetDon Bestor & His Orchestra3:00
- 16Easter ParadeClifton Webb with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:22
- 17Sophisticated LadyGlen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra3:31
- 18Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra3:23
- 19We're in the Money (The Gold Diggers' Song)Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra2:17
- 20It's Only a Paper MoonPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:25
- CD 2
- 1You're Getting to Be a Habit With MeFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:57
- 2Stormy WeatherHarold Arlen with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:17
- 3Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)Ray Noble and His Orchestra2:31
- 4Smoke Gets in Your EyesGeorge Hall and His Orchestra3:02
- 5Now's the Time to Fall in Love (Potatoes Are Cheaper, Tomatoes Are Cheaper)Gene Kardos and his Orchestra2:55
- 6Auf Wiedersehn, My DearJack Denny and His Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra3:22
- 7Fit as a FiddleFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:42
- 8Prisoner of LoveRuss Columbo with Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra3:37
- 9MimiMaurice Chevalier with Nat Finston and His Orchestra2:27
- 10Night and DayFred Astaire with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra3:275.0 ★
- 112:54
- 12Willow Weep for MePaul Whiteman & His Orchestra2:44
- 13One Hour With YouJeanette MacDonald with Nat Finston and The Paramount Studio Orchestra3:11
- 14ParadiseLeo Reisman & His Orchestra2:59
- 15All of MeRuss Columbo with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra3:09
- 16Tiger RagThe Mills Brothers1:50
- 17Star DustWayne King & His Orchestra3:07
- 18Sweet and LovelyBing Crosby3:03
- 19Dancing in the DarkFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians2:52
- 20Sing Something SimpleLeo Reisman & His Orchestra2:55
- 21Love Letters in the SandTed Black & His Orchestra2:52
- CD 3
- 1Would You Like to Take a Walk?Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:25
- 2Minnie the MoocherCab Calloway & His Orchestra3:10
- 3I Found a Million-Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:14
- 4Dream a Little Dream of MeWayne King & His Orchestra3:22
- 5I Don't Know WhyRuss Columbo3:10
- 6Walkin' My Baby Back HomeMaurice Chevalier with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra2:08
- 7I Surrender, DearBing Crosby with Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra3:40
- 8On the Sunny Side of the StreetHarry Richman3:14
- 9Little White LiesFred Waring & His Pennsylvanians3:01
- 10Get HappyThe High Hatters with Nat Shilkret and His Orchestra2:50
- 11Three Little WordsDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:05
- 12Body and SoulLeo Reisman & His Orchestra3:08
- 13Beyond the Blue HorizonJeanette MacDonald with The Rounders2:13
- 14Happy Days Are Here AgainLeo Reisman & His Orchestra2:41
- 15It's a Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around)Ben Bernie & His Orchestra2:46
- 16Stein Song (University of Maine)Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:18
- 17The Waltz You Saved for MeWayne King & His Orchestra3:26
- 18Puttin' on the RitzHarry Richman with Earl Burtnett and His Los Angeles Hotel Biltmore Orchestra2:46
- 19Georgia on My MindHoagy Carmichael3:10
- 20There Is a Tavern in the TownRudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees3:02
- 21There's Nothing Too Good for My BabyEddie Cantor with Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra2:52
- CD 4
- 1LazybonesThe Mills Brothers2:59
- 2Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm GoneGene Austin with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra2:22
- 3Let Me Call You SweetheartBing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra3:14
- 4MandyFats Waller and His Rhythm2:31
- 5Falling in Love AgainMarlene Dietrich with Friedrich Hollander & His Orchestra3:10
- 6DinahEthel Waters2:44
- 7Stay as Sweet as You AreKate Smith and Her Swanee Music3:13
- 8When I Take My Sugar to TeaThe Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:12
- 9Something to Remember You ByHelen Morgan with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra2:55
- 10My Melancholy BabyJane Froman3:09
- 11The Man From the SouthTed Weems and His Orchestra2:38
- 12I Get a Kick Out of YouPaul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:20
- 13The Very Thought of YouRay Noble and His Orchestra3:33
- 14I Got RhythmRed Nichols and His Five Pennies2:56
- 15My Old FlameTed Lewis and His Orchestra3:11
- 16Sweet Georgia BrownEarl Hines and His Orchestra2:25
- 17All I Do Is Dream of YouJan Garber & His Orchestra2:37
- 18Muskrat RambleBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:13
- 19Mood IndigoDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:09
- 20Anything GoesThe Dorsey Brothers Orchestra2:30
- 21Goodnight SweetheartWayne King & His Orchestra3:17
- 22Au Revoir, Pleasant DreamsBen Bernie & His Orchestra2:29
Release credits
- guitar [4.4, 1.9]
- double bass [4.4, 1.9]
- vocal [18]
- reeds [10]
- vocal [5]
- tenor vocals [16]
- trombone [10]
- additional [9], piano [4.4, 1.9], spoken vocals [9], vocal [1.9, 4.4]
- trombone [4]
- vocal [10]
- conductor [5]
- alto saxophone [5]
- tenor saxophone [9]
- additional [9], drums (drum set) [4.4, 1.9], spoken vocals [9]
- baritone vocals [16]
- guitar [16], tenor vocals [16]
- trumpet [1.9, 4.4]
- soprano vocals [13]
- reeds [10]
- piano [5]
- bass vocals [16], guitar [16]
- vocal [11]
- conductor [10]
- performing orchestra [10]
- violin [10]
- trumpet [10]
- vocal [5]
- vocal [9]
- alto saxophone [4], clarinet [4]
- reeds [5]
- violin [10]
- vocal [11]
- performing orchestra [18]
Issues
T1989