The Golden Years, Volume 1

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

Annotation

(SEE NOTE BELOW PRIOR TO TRACK MERGES)

4 jewel-cased CDs in a simple cardboard slipcase. Each CD has its own barcode etc, respectively
5020959358125
5020959358224
5020959358323
5020959358422

NB: from the back panels of each disc:

"Please note that these recordings are many years old and the quality of reproduction
is representative of the recording techniques in use at the time."

Unlike its sequel, only one of the 4 discs (d4) has this note:

"Tracks marked * are new recordings by the original artist or one or more members of the original group."

In this case, d4 t01 - t09, t14 - t15, and t17 - t20 are re-recordings and NOT to be merged.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-30 08:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The War Years: 25 Hits From The Blitz
2▶CD: Forty Mania: 25 Swingtime Favourites
3▶CD: Direct From Hollywood: 25 Songs From Movieland
4▼CD: Radio Years: 25 Family Favourites
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be Home
Pat Boone2:56
2Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
Dinah Washington2:30
3Mockin’ Bird Hill
Patti Page2:58
4Deck of Cards
cover recording of:
The Deck of Cards
writer:
T. Texas Tyler
Wink Martindale4:11
5It’s Just a Matter of Time
Brook Benton2:32
6Sentimental 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))
Doris Day2:38
726 Miles (Santa Catalina)
The Four Preps2:22
8You’ll Never Know
Dick Haymes2:58
9Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
The Kingston Trio3:08
10Rose Marie
Nelson Eddy & Jeanette MacDonald3:06
11Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
The Andrews Sisters2:59
12I Haven’t Time to Be a Millionaire
double bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1940-04-10)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1940-04-10)
saxophone:
Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-10), Johnny Mince (on 1940-04-10), Hymie Shertzer (on 1940-04-10) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-04-10)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-04-10), Les Jenkins (on 1940-04-10) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-10)
trumpet:
Bunny Berigan (on 1940-04-10), Jimmy Blake (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-04-10), John Dillard (Jazz Musician) (on 1940-04-10) and Ray Linn (on 1940-04-10)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-04-10)
recorded at:
RCA Studio 2 in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-10)
recording of:
I Haven’t the Time to Be a Millionaire (on 1940-04-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Frank Sinatra3:07
13You Always Hurt the One You Love
The Mills Brothers3:23
14Rose, Rose, I Love You
recording of:
Rose Rose I Love You
lyricist:
Wilfrid Thomas
composer:
陳歌辛 (Chen Gexin, Chinese composer)
translated version of:
玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 (Rose, Rose, I Love You)
Frankie Laine2:27
15Fraulein
recording of:
Fraulein
lyricist and composer:
Lawton Williams
Bobby Helms2:47
16You Are My Sunshine
Slim Whitman3:03
17Green Door
Jim Lowe2:13
18Marianne
The Hilltoppers2:22
19With All My Heart
recording of:
With All My Heart (1957 song)
lyricist:
Robert P. Marcucci
composer:
Peter de Angelis
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Jodie Sands2:43
20Perfidia
The Four Aces1:56
21Shut the Door
Billy Cotton3:07
22A Little on the Lonely Side
Anne Shelton3:10
23That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Billy Eckstine3:19
24Love Is Just Around the Corner
Bing Crosby3:02
25When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Perry Como3:14