Bing Crosby – Victor Herbert

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Bing Crosby – Victor Herbert
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Compilation album by Bing Crosby
Released Original 78 album: 1947
Original LP album: 1951
Recorded 1938
Genre Popular
Length24:23
Label Decca
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Bing Crosby – Victor Herbert is a compilation album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby and Frances Langford of songs written by Victor Herbert.

A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology.

Bing Crosby American singer and actor

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.

Frances Langford Singer, actress

Julia Frances Langford was an American singer and entertainer who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and also made film appearances over two decades.

Contents

Track listing

These songs were featured on a 3-disc, 78 rpm album set, Decca Album No. A-505.

Disc 1 (23814):
A. "I'm Falling in Love with Someone"
B. "Gypsy Love Song"
Disc 2 (23815):
A. "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life"
B. "Sweethearts"
Disc 3 (23816):
A. "When You're Away"
B. "Thine Alone"

LP track listing

Decca released a 10" vinyl LP Bing Crosby Sings Victor Herbert SongsDecca DL 5355 in 1951 containing the same songs with the addition of "I Might Be Your Once-in-a-While" and "Indian Summer". [1] Recording dates follow song titles.

All music composed by Victor Herbert. Recording dates follow song titles.

Victor Herbert American composer

Victor August Herbert was an English- and German-raised American composer, cellist and conductor. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I. He was also prominent among the tin pan alley composers and was later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). A prolific composer, Herbert produced two operas, a cantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 plays, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions and numerous songs, choral compositions and orchestrations of works by other composers, among other music.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsPerformed withLength
1."I'm Falling in Love with Someone" (December 9, 1938) Rida Johnson Young Frances Langford and Victor Young and His Orchestra3:08
2."Gypsy Love Song" (December 9, 1938) Harry B. Smith Frances Langford and Victor Young and His Orchestra3:02
3."Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" (December 2, 1938)Rida Johnson YoungVictor Young and His Orchestra2:53
4."Sweethearts" (December 2, 1938) Robert Bache Smith Victor Young and His Orchestra3:16
Side two
No.TitleLyricsPerformed withLength
1."When You're Away" (December 2, 1938) Henry Blossom Victor Young and His Orchestra3:05
2."Thine Alone" (December 2, 1938)Henry BlossomVictor Young and His Orchestra2:55
3."I Might Be Your Once-in-a-While" (February 7, 1951)Robert Bache Smith John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:02
4."Indian Summer" (February 7, 1951) Al Dubin John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:02

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References

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  2. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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