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Few pop singers of the 20th century had a greater impact on how vocalists approached their craft than Bing Crosby. Bing was one of the first singers to understand how to use the microphone to his advantage, and his phrasing brought jazz and blues influences into the mainstream in a new way, while maintaining an infectious, upbeat, easygoing vocal personality. In 1956, Crosby recorded the album Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around..., in which he paid homage to some of his favorite singers by interpreting their signature songs, including Al Jolson ("April Showers"), Nat King Cole ("Mona Lisa"), Louis Armstrong ("Ain't Misbehavin'"), the Mills Brothers ("Paper Doll"), Billy Eckstine ("Prisoner of Love"), and even his frequent comic foil Bob Hope ("Thanks for the Memory"). In 2014 the album was reissued in an expanded edition, featuring an additional ten songs with Crosby covering a handful of pop standards, as well as unreleased session outtakes.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Buddy DeSylva, ComposerLyricist - Louis Silvers, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Harry von Tilzer, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - George Whiting, Author - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Russ Columbo, Composer - Leo Robin, Author - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Clarence Gaskill, Composer - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Harry Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Thomas Waller, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jack Pleis, Producer - Johnny S Black, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Henry Sanicola, ComposerLyricist - Frank Sinatra, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Sol Parker, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1942 Geffen Records
Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Ray Evans, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Richard Dehr, ComposerLyricist - Frank Miller, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Terry Gilkyson, ComposerLyricist - Jack Pleis, Producer
℗ 1956 Geffen Records
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Frederick Loewe, Composer - Alan Jay Lerner, Composer - Buddy Cole & His Trio, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1960 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Buddy Cole & His Trio, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1957 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Buddy Cole & His Trio, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1957 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Sam Coslow, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Buddy Cole, Producer - Buddy Cole & His Trio, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1955 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Turner Layton, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, Producer, MainArtist - Henry Creamer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Arthur Johnston, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Grant Clarke, ComposerLyricist - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - George W. Meyer, ComposerLyricist - Bill Morrow, Producer - Murdo MacKenzie, Producer
℗ 1953 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, ComposerLyricist - Walter Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, FeaturedArtist - Bill Morrow, Producer - Murdo MacKenzie, Producer
℗ 1953 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Tolchard Evans, Composer - Buddy Cole, Producer - Erell Reaves (-1934)/Stanley Damerell, Author
℗ 2010 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Ben Ryan, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - The Four Aces, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Bill Morrow, Producer - Murdo MacKenzie, Producer
℗ 1954 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Bert Kalmar, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - Bill Morrow, Producer - Murdo MacKenzie, Producer
℗ 1951 Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3, LP & HLC Properties, Ltd.
Album review
Few pop singers of the 20th century had a greater impact on how vocalists approached their craft than Bing Crosby. Bing was one of the first singers to understand how to use the microphone to his advantage, and his phrasing brought jazz and blues influences into the mainstream in a new way, while maintaining an infectious, upbeat, easygoing vocal personality. In 1956, Crosby recorded the album Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around..., in which he paid homage to some of his favorite singers by interpreting their signature songs, including Al Jolson ("April Showers"), Nat King Cole ("Mona Lisa"), Louis Armstrong ("Ain't Misbehavin'"), the Mills Brothers ("Paper Doll"), Billy Eckstine ("Prisoner of Love"), and even his frequent comic foil Bob Hope ("Thanks for the Memory"). In 2014 the album was reissued in an expanded edition, featuring an additional ten songs with Crosby covering a handful of pop standards, as well as unreleased session outtakes.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:23
- Main artists: Bing Crosby
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bing Crosby P&D
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 HLC Properties Ltd. ℗ 2014 HLC Properties Ltd.
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