50 Original Recordings

Bing Crosby

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50 Original Recordings Review

by John Bush

50 Original Recordings, a two-disc collection of Bing Crosby greats distributed by Prism Leisure, presents one of the best compilings of classic Cros material. Focusing on the '30s and '40s, his best era, it includes most of his biggest hits on the second disc (subtitled "Million Sellers"), including "Swinging on a Star," "Don't Fence Me In," "It's Been a Long, Long Time," "Sunday, Monday or Always," "San Fernando Valley," "Pennies From Heaven," and "White Christmas" (unfortunately absent is "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"). The first disc ("Going My Way") is more eclectic, but still includes several classics: his irresistible duet with Louis Armstrong on "Gone Fishin'," and two of his most sublime hits, "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" and "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening."

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Dear Hearts and Gentle People Sammy Fain / Bob Hilliard	Bing Crosby	02:40	Amazon
2	Play a Simple Melody Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby	02:55	Amazon
3	Gone Fishin' Charles F. Kenny / Nick A. Kenny	Bing Crosby	02:31	Amazon
4	Far Away Places Alex Kramer / Joan Whitney	Bing Crosby	03:01	Amazon
5	I Can't Begin to Tell You Mack Gordon / James V. Monaco	Bing Crosby	02:51	Amazon
6	Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) Jack Elliott / Lew Quading	Bing Crosby	02:55	Amazon
7	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Scotty Wiseman	Bing Crosby	03:20	Amazon
8	In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer	Bing Crosby	03:27	Amazon
9	Mule Train Fred Glickman / Hy Heath / John Lange	Bing Crosby	02:56	Amazon
10	Sioux City Sue Ray Freedman / Dick Thomas	Bing Crosby	02:50	Amazon
11	(Ghost) Riders in the Sky Stan Jones	Bing Crosby	03:02	Amazon
12	If I Loved You Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers	Bing Crosby	03:23	Amazon
13	Night and Day Cole Porter	Bing Crosby	03:13	Amazon
14	A Fella With an Umbrella Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby	02:51	Amazon
15	Day by Day Sammy Cahn / Axel Stordahl / Paul Weston	Bing Crosby	02:54	Amazon
16	Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk) Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	03:09	Amazon
17	Sparrow in the Treetop Bob Merrill	Bing Crosby	03:13	Amazon
18	The Day After Forever Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	03:02	Amazon
19	The Bells of St. Mary's Emmett Adams / Douglas Furber	Bing Crosby	03:09	Amazon
20	Put It There Pal Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	02:22	Amazon
21	Evelina Johnny Mercer	Bing Crosby	03:00	Amazon
22	Going My Way Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	02:53	Amazon
23	You Belong to My Heart Ray Gilbert / Agustín Lara	Bing Crosby	02:26	Amazon
24	Galway Bay Arthur Colahan	Bing Crosby	02:58	Amazon
25	Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song) Maewa Kaihau / Clement Scott / Dorothy Stewart	Bing Crosby	03:11	Amazon

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Swinging on a Star Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	02:31	Amazon
2	Don't Fence Me In Robert Fletcher / Cole Porter	Bing Crosby	03:05	Amazon
3	You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis / Charles Mitchell	Bing Crosby	02:33	Amazon
4	Deep in the Heart of Texas June Hershey / Don Swander	Bing Crosby	02:40	Amazon
5	Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) James Royce Shannon	Bing Crosby	03:12	Amazon
6	It's Been a Long, Long Time Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne	Bing Crosby	02:56	Amazon
7	South America, Take It Away! Harold Rome	Bing Crosby	03:06	Amazon
8	Sunday, Monday or Always Hoagy Carmichael / Johnny Mercer	Bing Crosby	02:34	Amazon
9	The Road to Morocco Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	02:35	Amazon
10	Please Ralph Rainger / Leo Robin	Bing Crosby	03:01	Amazon
11	Pistol Packin' Mama Al Dexter	Bing Crosby	03:00	Amazon
12	I'll Be Seeing You Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal	Bing Crosby	02:49	Amazon
13	MacNamara's Band Guy Bonham / Wamp Carlson / Red Latham / Shamus O'Connor / John J. Stamford	Bing Crosby	02:41	Amazon
14	Alexander's Ragtime Band Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby	02:57	Amazon
15	Whiffenpoof Song Tod Galloway / Meade Minnigerode / George S. Pomeroy	Bing Crosby	03:00	Amazon
16	Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer	Bing Crosby	02:41	Amazon
17	Moonlight Becomes You Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen	Bing Crosby	03:08	Amazon
18	San Fernando Valley Gordon Jenkins	Bing Crosby	03:10	Amazon
19	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) Harry Barris / Ted Koehler / Billy Moll	Bing Crosby	03:04	Amazon
20	An Apple for the Teacher Johnny Burke / James V. Monaco	Bing Crosby	03:06	Amazon
21	I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Johnny Mercer	Bing Crosby	02:39	Amazon
22	Pennies from Heaven Johnny Burke / Arthur Johnston	Bing Crosby	03:11	Amazon
23	Walking the Floor Over You Ernest Tubb	Bing Crosby	03:09	Amazon
24	White Christmas Irving Berlin	Bing Crosby	03:02	Amazon
25	Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) Fred E. Ahlert / Bing Crosby / Roy Turk	Bing Crosby	03:09	Amazon