They're Playing Our Song (album)

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They're Playing Our Song
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Studio album by
Released 1965
Genre Jazz
Label RCA Victor
Producer Jim Foglesong
Al Hirt chronology
That Honey Horn Sound
(1965)
They're Playing Our Song
(1965)
The Happy Trumpet
(1966)
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They're Playing Our Song is an album by Al Hirt released by RCA Victor in 1965. The album was produced by Jim Foglesong. It was recorded at Webster Hall in Manhattan, New York City. [2]

Contents

The album landed on the Billboard Top LPs chart, reaching #39 in 1966. [3]

Track listing

  1. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
  2. "Paper Doll" (Johnny S. Black)
  3. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
  4. "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
  5. "The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" (Georges Auric, William Engvick)
  6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer)
  7. "There! I've Said It Again" (Redd Evans, David Mann)
  8. "I've Heard That Song Before" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
  9. "I'll Get By" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk)
  10. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
  11. "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" (Louiguy, Jacques Larue, Mack David)
  12. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)

Chart positions

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 39

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